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livekitvsXibo

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

livekitXibo
Score80/10057/100
Rank in category#2 of 118 in Media Server#3 of 7 in Digital Signage
GitHub stars21 906741
Stars, last 30 days+807+6
Stable releases, 12 months190
Latest releasev1.13.11 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGo—

Which one should you pick?

livekit scores 80/100 against 57/100 for Xibo, so it is the safer default.

livekit ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Xibo.

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

livekit is growing faster right now (+807 stars in 30 days).

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