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  • In built, chat, poll, whiteboard, Q&A.
  • End to end granular customisation.
  • 10,000 minutes free every month.
  • No credit card required.

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Experiencing challenges with LiveKit? Fix all with Video SDK
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Super Fast Implementation

Prebuilt templates for creating virtual events and classrooms, as well as adding video calling to your platform in 10 minutes.

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Reduce Development Effort

Custom video tracks, optimized mode for text and motion, preconfigured templates, and code examples save development efforts by 100x.

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Optimized For Best Call Quality

Low-latency across the globe with high bitrate audio and video streams.

Features Comparison: LiveKit vs Video SDK

VideoSDK
LiveKit
No. of Participants (Including Hosts)
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VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants
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LiveKit supports limited participants.
Ease of SDK Integration
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VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for

SDK integration

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Development is moderately tough
Adpative Audio/Video Quality
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VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality.
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LiveKit not offers adaptive audio/video quality.
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network
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Yes
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No
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
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VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
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Limited to host & participant roles
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency
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Available
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Available
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming
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Available (No need for manual config.)
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Not Available
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc.
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VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features
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In LiveKit collaborative features is not available.
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware
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Easy Integration
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Not Available
Webhooks
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Available
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Not Available
Pricing Model
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Pay-as-You-Go

Plan

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Subscription based
Interactive Live Streaming
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VideoSDK supports

Interactive Live Streaming

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LiveKit supports interactive live streaming.
Cloud Recording
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VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities
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LiveKit offers cloud recording capabilities.
Interactive Whiteboard
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VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature
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LiveKit not provides an interactive whiteboard feature.
Multi-platform
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VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach
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LiveKit not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach.
Interactive Participant Support
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Upto 5,000
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LiveKit provides limited support for interactive participants.
Mobile Browser Support
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Video support 91% mobile browsers
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LiveKit offers limited support for mobile browsers.
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity
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VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments..
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LiveKit supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments..
Audio & Video powered by AI
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Yes
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No
Independent of Open Source Dependency
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VideoSDK is not dependent on open source.
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LiveKit is not dependent on open source.
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS
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Yes
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No
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.)
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Yes
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No
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.)
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Yes
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No
Full HD Recording
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VideoSDK supports full HD recording
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LiveKit not supports full HD recording.
Open Source Templates
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VideoSDK rely on open source templates
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LiveKit not heavily rely on open source templates.
Full Custom roles
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VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles
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LiveKit offer limited support for custom roles.
HLS Streaming
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VideoSDK supports HLS streaming
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LiveKit supports HLS streaming.
Cost-effective
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VideoSDK is Cost Effective
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LiveKit is not cost effective.
Prebuilt SDK
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VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration
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LiveKit not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration.
Fully Customizable UI
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VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI
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LiveKit not allows for a customizable UI.
Metaverse Platform Support
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VideoSDK support Metaverse platform
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LiveKit not support Metaverse platform.
Session Analytics
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VideoSDK offer session analytics option
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LiveKit not offer session analytics option.
Data Tracks
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VideoSDK offer track data option
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LiveKit not offer data tracks option.

Price Comparison: LiveKit vs Video SDK

VideoSDK
LiveKit
Volume Discount
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VideoSDK offer the

Volume Discount

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LiveKit not offer the volume discount.
Video Conferencing
  • Video SD: $2.00
  • Video HD: $3.00
  • Video Full HD: $7.00
  • Video 2K: $7.00
  • Video 2K+: $7.00
  • $20 per 1,000 minutes
Analytics
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VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard
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Free
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio
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Yes
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Yes
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month
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Yes
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No
Minimum Price for Video Calls
$0.002 per participant minutes
$0.02 per participant minute
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls
$0.0006 per participant minutes
$0.005 per participant minute
Advanced Firewall Control
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VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control
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No
Compliance & Privacy
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Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
  • HIPPA Complaint
  • GDPR Complaint
  • Data Localization
  • SOC2 : Type 2
  • ISO:27001
  • VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing)
  • CERT-in (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team)
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LiveKit not provides compliance & privacy support.
Cloud Recording Pricing
  • Video SD: $15.00 1,000 minutes (No limit on participants)
  • Video HD: $15.00 1,000 minutes (No limit on participants)
No accurate data available
RTMP Pricing
  • $15 per 1,000 minutes
No accurate data available
ILS Pricing
  • $0.001 per participant minute (Support Full HD)
  • $69 per hour (upto 500 viewers only and doesn't support Full HD)
Storage Pricing
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month
No accurate data available
Support Comparison: LiveKit vs Video SDK
VideoSDK
LiveKit
Support
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Yes
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Yes
Cost
Free
Only accounts having Standard or Enterprise plan
Access to Testing
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All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK
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No
Access to TAM / CS Engineer
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Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers
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No
SLAs
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Affordable SLA with

99.9% Uptime

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Only accounts having Enterprise plan

SUCCESS STORY

How ForagerOne built interactive learning platform with Video SDK

See why customers choose Video SDK
Kanishk Agrawal-Sr. Director - Technology at Judge Group
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“VideoSDK's well-structured product and efficient support team expedited integration. Their excellent user experience and well-defined documentation prompted us to switch from our previous provider.”

Kanishk Agrawal ,

Sr. Director - Technology at Judge Group

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