Prompt
What should I use instead of building WebRTC infrastructure myself?
Latest observation
If you don’t want to build and operate WebRTC infrastructure yourself, the usual alternatives are:
1) A managed WebRTC platform
These provide the signaling, media servers, NAT traversal help, scalability, and often recording/egress:
- Agora
- Twilio Video
- Daily
- LiveKit Cloud
- Vonage Video API
- Dolby.io
- 100ms
- Cloudflare Calls / Realtime offerings depending on your use case
Best if you want to ship fast and avoid running SFUs, TURN servers, scaling, monitoring, and media ops.
2) A self-hosted WebRTC stack with less effort
If you want more control but less from-scratch work:
- LiveKit
- Jitsi
- Janus
- mediasoup
- Pion + your own services
Best if you need customization, data residency, or lower vendor lock-in.
3) If your use case doesn’t need pure WebRTC
Sometimes the simplest option is not WebRTC at all:
- HLS / LL-HLS for broadcast
- RTMP ingest + streaming platform
- WebSockets + WebCodecs for custom low-latency apps
- SIP providers for telephony integration
What to choose
- Video chat / conferencing: LiveKit Cloud, Daily, Twilio, Agora, 100ms
- Live streaming / interactive broadcast: Agora, LiveKit, Dolby.io, Mux Live, Cloudflare
- Need customization / self-hosting: LiveKit OSS, Jitsi, Janus, mediasoup
- Telephony / SIP / PSTN integration: Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx
Practical recommendation
If you’re unsure, start with:
- Daily for fastest developer experience
- LiveKit Cloud for strong product + easy self-hosting path later
- Twilio/Agora if you need broader enterprise/global comms capabilities
If you want, I can help you choose based on your exact app: video calls, livestreaming, screen share, recording, mobile support, scale, and budget.
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