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LiveKit vs Vibe-Workflow
LiveKit has 22,027 GitHub stars, 2,529 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Vibe-Workflow has 637 stars, 162 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. LiveKit leads on adoption by 3,358% (22,027 vs 637 stars). LiveKit is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Vibe-Workflow is written in JavaScript under MIT. LiveKit has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Vibe-Workflow 25%. 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 | Vibe-Workflow | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 637 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 162 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LiveKit if
- You weight community size — 22K 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 Vibe-Workflow if
- You want the Vibe-Workflow feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Vibe-Workflow fits your workflow better
About LiveKit
LiveKit: Realtime infrastructure for voice, video, and AI agents LiveKit is an open source platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents. This repository is the LiveKit server: a scalable, distributed WebRTC SFU that moves realtime audio, video, and data between people, devices, and AI models. The SDKs, agents frameworks, and companion services are linked in the table at the bottom of this page. LiveKit's server is written in Go, using the awesome Pion WebRTC implementation. [!IMPORTANT] If you're building Voice AI, LiveKit Agents is the SDK for code first realtime voice agents. STT, LLM, TTS, turn…
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About Vibe-Workflow
Vibe Workflow — Open Source Alternative to Weavy AI, Freepik Spaces, Krea Nodes & FloraFauna AI Vibe Workflow is a free, open source node based AI workflow builder — the self hostable alternative to Weavy AI, Freepik Spaces, Krea Nodes, and FloraFauna AI. Designed around "Artistic Intelligence," it gives creators and developers a visual, modular pipeline editor for designing, editing, and composing AI generated images and video — with no vendor lock in. Read the full story: I built Open Weavy because paid AI creative tools were getting ridiculously expensive. 🚀 Prefer a hosted version? Try Vibe Workflow…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LiveKit or Vibe-Workflow more popular?
LiveKit has 22,027 GitHub stars and Vibe-Workflow has 637. LiveKit has the larger community by that measure.
Are LiveKit and Vibe-Workflow free?
Both are open source. LiveKit is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Vibe-Workflow under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LiveKit and Vibe-Workflow?
LiveKit is written in Go and Vibe-Workflow in JavaScript. 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 Vibe-Workflow?
Choose LiveKit if you want the larger community (22,027 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Vibe-Workflow if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.