Agora vs LiveKit
On the evidence we track, Agora leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for communication apis. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Agora
LeaderA global real-time engagement platform providing APIs and infrastructure for developers to build voice calling, video calling, live streaming, messaging, and conversational AI agent experiences without building the underlying infrastructure.
LiveKit
LiveKit is a platform for developing conversational AI applications with voice and video capabilities. It provides global real-time infrastructure and integrations for telephony, enabling developers to deploy voice agents across web, mobile, and phone interfaces.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Agora
LeaderUsage-based metered pricing ranging from $0.0015/1000 messages to $16.99/1000 minutes. Free tier available for all core products.
- Conversational AI PlatformFree
- Voice AI agents
- Any LLM integration
- Interruption handling
- Noise suppression
- Natural conversation flow
- RTCFree
- Video calling
- Voice calling
- Live streaming
- Recording
- Media transcoding
- +1 more
- ChatFree
- Private messaging
- Group messaging
- End-to-end encryption support
- Message storage
- SignalingFree
- Real-time synchronization
- Low-latency signaling
- High concurrency support
LiveKit
Free tier (Build: $0/mo) or starting at $50/mo (Ship). Usage-based per-minute pricing for agent sessions, telephony, LLM, STT, and TTS.
- BuildFree
- Agent deployment
- Agent observability
- Inference credits
- Global edge network
- Telephony (1 free number)
- +2 more
- Ship$50/mo
- Everything in Build
- Team collaboration
- Custom voices
- Instant rollback to previous deployments
- Email support
- Scale$500/mo
- Everything in Ship
- Role-based access
- Metrics export APIs
- Region pinning
- Security reports / HIPAA
- +1 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Scale
- Volume pricing including inference
- Shared Slack channel
- SSO Support
- Support SLA
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Agora
Leader- ActiveFence
- DeepAR
- FaceUnity
- Banuba
- Palabra
- DataDog
- OKTA
LiveKit
- OpenAI
- SIP
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.