100ms vs LiveKit
How do 100ms and LiveKit compare? And what does Video SDK offer?
100ms is a cloud platform that empowers developers to integrate video and audio conferencing into Web, Android, and iOS applications. The platform offers REST APIs, SDKs, and a user-friendly dashboard, making it easy to capture, distribute, record, and display live interactive audio and video content.
Livekit is a collection of SDKs that enables the integration of live video and audio into your native applications. It offers various notable features, including live streaming, in-game communication, video calls, and more. Livekit utilizes a modern, end-to-end WebRTC stack to deliver seamless and high-quality real-time communication experiences.
How Video SDK make a difference
If you're looking for a dependable live video conference SDK, you might have come across Livekit and 100ms. Both platforms offer SDKs for integrating live video calling and related features into your application.
While Livekit and 100ms provide reasonably reliable audio and video conferencing performance, achieving this often requires writing lengthy blocks of code. Additionally, you may not find all the necessary features conveniently available in a single SDK.
Now, introducing Video SDK, a user-friendly and efficient SDK that empowers you with a wide range of features, including chat, polls, breakout rooms, streaming capability, and RTMP out – all conveniently available within a single SDK.
In this comparison, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of LiveKit and 100ms, helping you make an informed decision for your video communication needs.
Features comparison : 100ms vs LiveKit vs Video SDK
features | 100ms | LiveKit | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex | ✕ Development is moderately tough | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ Limited | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited to host & participant roles | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Manual configuration needed | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✕ Available but not for everything | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✕ Subscription based | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ 50% | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ 720p | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ Partial | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✕ Partial | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Open source templates | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full Custom roles | ✕ No | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Session analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ Partial | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
features | 100ms | LiveKit | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex | ✕ Development is moderately tough | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ Limited | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited to host & participant roles | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Manual configuration needed | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✕ Available but not for everything | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✕ Subscription based | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ 50% | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ 720p | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ Partial | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✕ Partial | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Open source templates | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full Custom roles | ✕ No | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Session analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ Partial | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost comparison : 100ms vs LiveKit vs Video SDK
features | 100ms | LiveKit | Video SDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing |
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Analytics | ✕ No | ✓ Free | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | $0.004 per participant minute | $0.02 per participant minute | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | $0.001 per participant minute | $0.005 per participant minute | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing |
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RTMP pricing |
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ILS pricing |
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Storage pricing | NA | No accurate data available |
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features | 100ms | LiveKit | Video SDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing |
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Analytics | ✕ No | ✓ Free | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | $0.004 per participant minute | $0.02 per participant minute | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | $0.001 per participant minute | $0.005 per participant minute | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing |
| No accurate data available |
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RTMP pricing |
| No accurate data available |
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ILS pricing |
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Storage pricing | NA | No accurate data available |
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Support comparison : 100ms vs LiveKit vs Video SDK
features | 100ms | LiveKit | Video SDK |
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Support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | Free | Only accounts having Standard or Enterprise plan | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✕ Only accounts having Enterprise plan | ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
features | 100ms | LiveKit | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | Free | Only accounts having Standard or Enterprise plan | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✕ Only accounts having Enterprise plan | ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
See why customers love Video SDK
“We switched from a major international player to Video SDK due to their responsiveness to feedback, superior product, and better service. They outshine bigger players in the market and have been excellent in resolving issues promptly.”
Shilpa Jain ,
CEO & Co-Founder at Talk Your Heart Out
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