LiveKit Agents
8.6#1 in conversational ai platformsFrom $50 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitLiveKit Agents vs SOVA
What both publish
| Fact | LiveKit Agents | SOVA |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Agents can be deployed to LiveKit Cloud or to a custom environment of the developer’s choice. | SOVA says its products can run offline, in Azure, AWS or Mail Cloud, and locally on Linux, iOS or Windows using Docker images. |
| Documentation | Official documentation includes quickstarts, recipes, SDK references, API references, deployment guidance, telephony, models, testing, and troubleshooting material. | Support is directed to documentation for FAQs and to a community forum for expert help. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Moscow, Russia |
| Integrations | LiveKit Inference provides models from providers including OpenAI, Google, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Cartesia, and ElevenLabs, while open source plugins connect to additional providers. | The maker says ChatKit has ready-made integrations with popular assistant-development platforms and online chats; the homepage lists SOVA DOS, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and RASA as supported data sources. |
| Licence | The Agents framework is Apache-2.0 licensed, while LiveKit turn-detection models use a separate LiveKit Model License. | SOVA ASR and the official iOS and Android mobile repositories state Apache License 2.0 licensing. |
LiveKit Agents plans
- BuildFree
- Ship$50 a month
- Scale$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
SOVA plans
- FreeFree
- SOVA open-source productsFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick LiveKit Agents if…
It suits developers building realtime voice, video, or multimodal agents who want deployment options and integrations. Teams connecting agents to phone systems can use native SIP support.
Pick SOVA if…
SOVA suits developers and teams building assistants, chatbots, chat interfaces, or speech applications. Its free open-source products may also suit users who want deployment options ranging from offline or local Docker setups to cloud providers.