# livekit vs Plausible Analytics

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | livekit | Plausible Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 118 in Media Server | #2 of 21 in Web analytics |
| GitHub stars | 21 900 | 29 706 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +801 ✓ | +499 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.13.11 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.2.1 · 1 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Elixir |

## Which one should you pick?

Plausible Analytics scores 81/100 against 80/100 for livekit, so it is the safer default.

livekit ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Plausible Analytics.

If you want the quickest setup, Plausible Analytics is easier to run; livekit needs more configuration.

## Details

- [livekit](https://selfhost.directory/project/livekit) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/livekit.md)
- [Plausible Analytics](https://selfhost.directory/project/plausible-analytics) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/plausible-analytics.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/livekit-vs-plausible-analytics