EnableX Video API vs LiveKit Agents

EnableX Video API provides SDKs, REST endpoints, and WebRTC media servers for adding video calls, recording, and streaming to websites and apps. It supports one-to-one and group calls, larger sessions, breakout rooms, and HLS or RTMP broadcasts. The product page describes AI functions for facial and emotion analysis, meeting transcription and summaries, and live translation with captions. Teams can customize interfaces and branding, use white-label options, or work with a no-code builder. EnableX describes end-to-end encryption, firewall and access controls, and AES encryption for recordings. It says it supports GDPR and HIPAA requirements and offers private cloud, public cloud, hybrid, and on-premises deployment. Customers retain ownership of data generated through the API, including messages and metadata. Usage is billed per participant per minute, with no setup fees, per-seat charges, or minimum commitments listed. A 30-day trial with test credits and no credit card required is described. The default room configuration supports up to 12 active video participants; larger configurations are available on enterprise plans.

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.