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LiveKit: the best Open Source alternative to Twilio Video in 2026

LiveKit is open source WebRTC infrastructure for developers who want to build their own realtime video/audio apps, as an alternative to Twilio Video or the Zoom SDK.

License Apache-2.0 ~14k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Video Conferencing
Replaces: Twilio Video
Tech stack: GoWebRTC

Preview

Public image provided by LiveKit on its own website.

Key features

SDKs for web, mobile and backend
Scales to thousands of participants
Composite recording and streaming

LiveKit vs. Twilio Video

Pros

Built to be integrated directly into your own product

Things to consider

Requires your own development, not a ready-to-use video calling app

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  livekit:
    image: livekit/livekit-server:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "7880:7880"
      - "7881:7881"
      - "50000-50100:50000-50100/udp"
    command: ["--dev"]
    volumes:
      - livekit_data:/data
volumes:
  livekit_data: