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Automa vs LiveKit
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars, 2,340 forks, 377 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. LiveKit has 20,973 stars, 2,347 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Automa leads on adoption by 3% (21,624 vs 20,973 stars). Automa is written in Vue under a custom or non-standard licence; LiveKit is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Automa has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, LiveKit 11%. LiveKit was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Automa | LiveKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 21K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Vue | Go |
| Last push | 2026-03-02 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Automa if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick LiveKit if
- You want the LiveKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and LiveKit fits your workflow better
About Automa
Automa browser extension. Automate browser by connect blocks. Vue project. Chrome and Firefox ecosystem. Problem: repeat browser tasks take time. User make workflow with blocks. No code write. Workflows do form fill, repetitive task, screenshot, scrape website data. Can schedule when automation execute. Marketplace share and download workflow. Automa Chrome Extension Builder make standalone Chrome extension from Automa workflow. Project lives as browser extension, not hosted automation service. The project also lists Chrome and Firefox extension downloads.
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About LiveKit
LiveKit is an open source realtime infrastructure project for voice, video, and physical AI agents, and it lives in the WebRTC, media server, and voice AI ecosystem. The repository contains the LiveKit server, a scalable distributed WebRTC SFU written in Go and built on Pion WebRTC. It moves realtime audio, video, and data between people, devices, and AI models, while SDKs, agent frameworks, and companion services are provided separately.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Automa or LiveKit more popular?
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars and LiveKit has 20,973. Automa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Automa and LiveKit free?
Both are open source. Automa has no licence declared in this registry, and LiveKit is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Automa and LiveKit?
Automa is written in Vue and LiveKit in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Automa or LiveKit?
Choose Automa if you want the larger community (21,624 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose LiveKit if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.