Jitsi vs Kurento
A head-to-head comparison of Jitsi and Kurento, And what features does Video SDK offer?
Jitsi is a free and open-source platform that simplifies video conferencing. It offers a user-friendly experience without the need for downloads or plugins, making it an excellent option for those seeking a straightforward live video solution without significant investment.
Kurento is an open-source WebRTC media server. Kurento is built on top of GStreamer, a multimedia framework that is known for its performance. It provides full support for WebRTC, which is a standardized technology for real-time communication over the web.
How Video SDK make a difference?
Jitsi Meet and Kurento are two prominent players in the world of real-time communication, each with its unique strengths and use cases. Jitsi is an open-source video conferencing platform designed for easy-to-use real-time communication, and Kurento is a media server that focuses on providing a platform for building multimedia applications. However, It's essential to be aware of their limitations.
Introducing Video SDK- a powerful and easy-to-use video conferencing SDK that offers a wide range of features, including chat, polls, breakout rooms, streaming capability, and RTMP out. It is the perfect solution for businesses and organizations of all sizes that need to create high-quality and engaging real-time communication experiences.
Here is a comparison of Video SDK with Jitsi and Kurento, and understand why Video SDK is a much better choice for all your needs.
Features Comparison : Jitsi vs Kurento vs Video SDK
features | Jitsi | Kurento | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Limited | ✕ 133 Participants Only | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Requires high coding effort | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ Not available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ Separate Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Manual configuration needed | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Complex integration | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✓ Yes | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | NA | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Upto 133 Only | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ 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 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ 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 | ✕ Limited to host & participant roles | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ No | ✕ Low Customization | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Legacy Solution | ✓ No | ||
Session analytics | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
features | Jitsi | Kurento | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Limited | ✕ 133 Participants Only | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Requires high coding effort | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ Not available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ Separate Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Manual configuration needed | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Complex integration | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✓ Yes | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | NA | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Upto 133 Only | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ 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 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ 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 | ✕ Limited to host & participant roles | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ No | ✕ Low Customization | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Legacy Solution | ✓ No | ||
Session analytics | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Price Comparison : Jitsi vs Kurento vs Video SDK
features | Jitsi | Kurento | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing | NA | ✓ Yes |
|
Analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | NA | Not Available | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | NA | Not Available | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing | NA | ✕ Not Include |
|
RTMP pricing | NA | Not Include |
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ILS pricing | NA | Not Include |
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Storage pricing | NA | Separate Price |
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features | Jitsi | Kurento | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing | NA | ✓ Yes |
|
Analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | NA | Not Available | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | NA | Not Available | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing | NA | ✕ Not Include |
|
RTMP pricing | NA | Not Include |
|
ILS pricing | NA | Not Include |
|
Storage pricing | NA | Separate Price |
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Support Comparison : Jitsi vs Kurento vs Video SDK
features | Jitsi | Kurento | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost | NA | Not Available | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
features | Jitsi | Kurento | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost | NA | Not Available | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers
“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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