Daily vs LiveKit Agents
Daily
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LiveKit Agents
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| Figure | Daily | LiveKit Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.01/mo | $50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · Communication Platform as a Service (cPaaS) Platforms | 8.5 (#3) | 9.0 (#1) |
| Spec score · Video APIs | 8.5 (#5) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Compliance | Daily says it is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and certified under the EU-US and Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework Program; HIPAA video and a BAA require the Healthcare add-on. | LiveKit lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA / CPRA, and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework; it says PCI DSS and ISO 27001 are in progress. |
| Integrations | Daily Prebuilt can be extended with third-party apps such as Miro, YouTube, and Google Docs, or with custom integrations. | LiveKit Inference provides models from providers including OpenAI, Google, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Cartesia, and ElevenLabs, while open source plugins connect to additional providers. |
| Security | Daily says calls use 256-bit TLS and AES-256 encryption, with true end-to-end encryption available. | LiveKit says prompts, audio, and completions handled by LiveKit Inference and its model providers are not logged or retained. |
| Support | Free developer support includes email and Discord support with best-effort response times; enterprise support packages include options such as SLAs and shared Slack or Teams channels. | Build includes community support, Ship includes email support, and Enterprise includes a support SLA. |
| What it does | Daily provides WebRTC infrastructure and APIs for developers to build real-time voice, video, and AI experiences. | LiveKit Agents is a realtime framework and cloud platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents. |
Plans
Daily
- Free allowanceFree
- Video and audio callsFree
- Cloud video recording$0.01 a month
- Audio-only recording$0.01 a month
- RTMP Live Streaming$0.02 a month
- HLS Live Streaming$0.03 a month
- Audio-only callsFree
- Daily Video: 10,000 free participant minutes/monthFree
- RTMP live streaming$0.02 a month
- HLS live streaming$0.03 a month
LiveKit Agents
- BuildFree
- Ship$50 a month
- Scale$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
LiveKit Agents
LiveKit Agents is an open source framework and cloud platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents. Python or Node.js programs can join LiveKit rooms as realtime participants, and deployments can run on LiveKit Cloud or a developer-chosen environment. Agents can process realtime voice, video, and text input and produce output in any modality. The framework supports LLM tool use, frontend RPC calls, multi-agent handoffs, and connections to phone systems through native SIP. LiveKit Inference provides models from providers including OpenAI, Google, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Cartesia, and ElevenLabs; open source plugins connect to other providers. LiveKit Cloud includes agent insights such as session replay, transcripts, trace spans, logs, and reports. The free Build plan includes 1,000 agent session minutes, five concurrent sessions, and one deployment. Ship starts at $50 a month and includes 5,000 minutes, then $0.01. LiveKit says prompts, audio, and completions handled by LiveKit Inference and its model providers are not logged or retained. It lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA / CPRA, and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework; PCI DSS and ISO 27001 are in progress.