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LiveKit vs Typebot
LiveKit has 20,973 GitHub stars, 2,347 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Typebot has 10,332 stars, 3,207 forks, 22 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. LiveKit leads on adoption by 103% (20,973 vs 10,332 stars). LiveKit is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Typebot is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. LiveKit has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Typebot 31%. 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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| LiveKit | Typebot | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 10K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LiveKit if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Typebot if
- You want the Typebot feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Typebot fits your workflow better
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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About Typebot
Typebot is Fair Source chatbot builder. Users create advanced chatbots visually. Chatbots embed in web and mobile apps. Results collect in real time. Project lives in self hosted chatbot, conversational bot, form builder ecosystem. Stack uses TypeScript, Next.js, TailwindCSS. GitHub topics include chat application, chatbot, conversational bots, form builder, nextjs, tailwindcss.
read the full Typebot overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LiveKit or Typebot more popular?
LiveKit has 20,973 GitHub stars and Typebot has 10,332. LiveKit has the larger community by that measure.
Are LiveKit and Typebot free?
Both are open source. LiveKit is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Typebot has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between LiveKit and Typebot?
LiveKit is written in Go and Typebot in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, LiveKit or Typebot?
Choose LiveKit if you want the larger community (20,973 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Typebot if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.