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LiveKit vs web-builder
LiveKit has 21,000 GitHub stars, 2,354 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped yesterday. web-builder has 585 stars, 98 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. LiveKit leads on adoption by 3,490% (21,000 vs 585 stars). LiveKit is written in Go under Apache-2.0; web-builder is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. LiveKit has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, web-builder 17%. 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 | web-builder | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 585 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 98 |
| 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 web-builder if
- You want the web-builder feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and web-builder 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.
read the full LiveKit overview →
About web-builder
web builder is an open source, AI assisted low code platform for visually building and publishing responsive web pages and mini program screens, intended for front end and full stack teams that run a headless Drupal backend and want drag and drop layout work instead of hand written Tailwind markup.
read the full web-builder overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LiveKit or web-builder more popular?
LiveKit has 21,000 GitHub stars and web-builder has 585. LiveKit has the larger community by that measure.
Are LiveKit and web-builder free?
Both are open source. LiveKit is licensed under Apache-2.0 and web-builder under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LiveKit and web-builder?
LiveKit is written in Go and web-builder 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 web-builder?
Choose LiveKit if you want the larger community (21,000 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose web-builder if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.