--- title: The Better LiveKit Alternative | Telnyx canonical: https://telnyx.com/the-best-livekit-alternative --- # The Better LiveKit Alternative | Telnyx # The Top LiveKit Alternative Telnyx doesn’t replace how you build agents. It upgrades what they run on. Keep your LiveKit setup and power it with native telephony, consolidated AI, and predictable pricing for real-time voice. [Start building now](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)[Contact us](https://telnyx.com/contact-us) ## Owned infrastructure makes the difference By owning and operating our own global IP network, Telnyx minimizes latency and enhances call quality of [AI Agents](https://telnyx.com/products/voice-ai-agents "Voice AI Agents") in ways that LiveKit cannot match. Telnyx also avoids the delays and congestion of the public internet, keeping traffic anchored near end users, and delivering [sub-200ms round-trip times](https://telnyx.com/resources/round-trip-time-EU "Round-trip times") for real-time voice AI. This level of control ensures consistent, high-quality interactions at scale while eliminating the dependency on third-party networks that introduce variability and slow down conversations. Choose your integration path Telnyx offers two ways to power your voice AI applications. Start simple with the LiveKit Plugin for immediate cost savings, or go full-stack with LiveKit on Telnyx for complete hosted infrastructure. Both run on the same enterprise-grade network. [Talk to an expert](https://telnyx.com/contact-us) ### Telnyx LiveKit Plugin Add one line of code to instantly access Telnyx STT and TTS models at 50% off LiveKit's pricing. Keep your existing LiveKit Cloud setup while gaining immediate savings on speech services. ### LiveKit on Telnyx Fully hosted solution with zero infrastructure management. Deploy agents via API call for enterprise SIP capabilities, carrier-grade reliability, and full-stack cost optimization, plus 50% off LiveKit STT/TTS for instant savings. Step 1/2 ## Compare our features ### Telephony Native telephony built into the platform. Calls run on Telnyx’s owned network with one-click integration and no external carrier dependencies. Relies on third-party carriers through SIP integrations. Telephony lives outside the core stack. ### Latency ### Reliability ### Compliance **Engineered for scale** ## Benefits of Telnyx infrastructure These benefits come from owning the network, the compute, and the AI stack end-to-end. * ### 50% less than LiveKit Save 50% off LiveKit's STT/TTS pricing with enterprise SIP capabilities and zero active session fees, without sacrificing performance. * ### Lower latency by design AI models and telephony run on the same network, minimizing hops and delivering faster, more natural real time conversations. * ### One platform, flexible choices Choose between the Telnyx LiveKit Plugin for immediate cost savings on STT/TTS, or go full-stack with LiveKit on Telnyx for complete hosted infrastructure. Both paths use the same global network. * ### SIP as first-class citizen Enterprise SIP capabilities built natively into the platform with AMR-WB codec support, call recording, HD voice, and custom trunk configurations that LiveKit can't deliver. * ### Enterprise compliance by design SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, PCI, ISO, and GDPR standards with EU infrastructure for in-region data processing, ensuring regulatory compliance across the full voice AI stack. * ### One vendor, one bill Full-stack platform eliminates multi-vendor complexity with phone numbers, real-time media, STT, TTS, LLMs, and telephony on unified infrastructure. Single relationship, simplified billing, consolidated support instead of managing multiple separate providers. ## Compare our pricing ### Pricing model Pay-as-you-go self-service or volume-based pricing contracts. Tiered plans that range from $0/month (with limitations) to custom enterprise contracts. ### Base cost ### Additional fees ### Tradeoffs ## Better voice infrastructure starts with Telnyx. No rebuilds. Sub-200ms latency, simpler operations, and predictable costs. Production-ready Voice AI in weeks. [Sign up](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)[Contact us](https://telnyx.com/contact-us) **Resources** * ### LiveKit Agents Learn how to integrate Telnyx inference into a LiveKit voice assistant and run a real-time programmable agent using Telnyx APIs. [Learn more](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/inference/livekit) * ### Telnyx integrations Connect Telnyx to your tools and workflows with over 30 integrations across sales, customer support, scheduling, engineering, ecommerce, and more. [Learn more](https://telnyx.com/integrations) * ### Telnyx & LiveKit: SIP Trunk Configuration Learn how to configure Telnyx SIP trunks with LiveKit to enable real-time voice in programmable applications. [Learn more](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/voice/sip-trunking/livekit-configuration-guide) * ### GDPR Voice AI isn’t a model problem: it’s a network problem Understand why data residency regulations like GDPR in voice AI depends on network design, not just model location. 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