Replace Zoom Webinars / Riverside with Self-Hosted LiveKit / Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video conferencing and real-time AI voice/video infrastructure Stop paying Business Video ($20/host/mo + webinar add-on) ($240/mo for a 10-person team) and run LiveKit / Jitsi Meet on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.
1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table
Comparing Zoom Webinars / Riverside (Business Video ($20/host/mo + webinar add-on)) vs LiveKit / Jitsi Meet on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).
| Team Size | Zoom Webinars / Riverside Cost | LiveKit / Jitsi Meet VPS | Net Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seat (Solo) | $60.00/mo ($720/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$666 / year |
| 5 Seats | $140.00/mo ($1,680/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$1,626 / year |
| 10 Seats | $240.00/mo ($2,880/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$2,826 / year |
| 25 Seats | $540.00/mo ($6,480/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$6,426 / year |
| 50 Seats | $1,040.00/mo ($12,480/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$12,426 / year |
| 100 Seats | $2,040.00/mo ($24,480/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$24,426 / year |
Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL
Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.
# Production Docker Compose: LiveKit / Jitsi Meet (Replaces Zoom Webinars / Riverside)
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
- caddy_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
livekit-jitsi:
image: livekit/livekit-server:latest
container_name: stack-livekit-jitsi
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "LIVEKIT_KEYS=APIKey:SecretKeyReplaceMe1234567890"
volumes:
- livekit_jitsi_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
container_name: stack-redis
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- redis_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
networks:
stack_net:
driver: bridge
volumes:
caddy_data:
livekit_jitsi_data:
redis_data:
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for LiveKit / Jitsi Meet
livekit-jitsi.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
encode zstd gzip
reverse_proxy livekit-jitsi:7880
}
Why Teams Switch to LiveKit / Jitsi Meet
- ✓Powers realtime voice/video rooms & AI voice agents
- ✓Ultra-low latency SFU written in Go
- ✓Zero per-minute SaaS markups
livekit/livekit-server:latest
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