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LiveKit VS Twilio_

As of 4 November 2026, Twilio is named by 330 companies and LiveKit by 101; LiveKit skews to companies under 200 people (64% vs 61%), Twilio to companies over 1,000 (14% vs 5%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: LiveKit's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Twilio rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

LiveKit: 2–200 employees
64%
Twilio: 2–200 employees
61%
LiveKit: 1,000+ employees
5%
Twilio: 1,000+ employees
14%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 15,298
101companies name LiveKit
330companies name Twilio
30name both
218 · 746postings in 90 days, LiveKit · Twilio
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentLiveKitshareTwilioshareLeans
Self-employed1515%216%LiveKit
2-10 employees2323%6921%even
11-50 employees2727%6620%LiveKit
51-200 employees1515%6620%Twilio
201-500 employees99%3410%even
501-1000 employees77%278%even
1001-5000 employees22%227%Twilio
5001-10000 employees11%72%even
10,001+ employees22%185%Twilio
By industry
SegmentLiveKitshareTwilioshareLeans
Technology & software7574%20362%LiveKit
Business & finance services1010%5717%Twilio
Media & content66%134%LiveKit
Manufacturing & industry55%41%LiveKit
Commerce & trade22%62%even
Public, community & associations11%52%even
Consumer services & leisure11%72%even
Health care11%93%even
Transport, logistics & rental––82%outside top 12
Property & construction––72%outside top 12
Automotive––52%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––41%outside top 12
By country
SegmentLiveKitshareTwilioshareLeans
United States7372%23872%even
Germany66%52%LiveKit
India33%113%even
United Arab Emirates22%31%even
Austria22%––outside top 12
Switzerland22%10%even
France22%––outside top 12
United Kingdom22%185%Twilio
Italy22%––outside top 12
Brazil11%62%even
CL11%––outside top 12
PK11%––outside top 12
Canada––155%outside top 12
Australia––31%outside top 12
PH––21%outside top 12
Poland––21%outside top 12
Colombia––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentLiveKitshareTwilioshareLeans
Data & AI11440%11712%LiveKit
Software engineering10738%32133%LiveKit
IT operations & business systems93%475%even
Sales72%11111%Twilio
Design & UX62%10%LiveKit
Marketing & communications41%586%Twilio
Product, program & project management41%404%Twilio
Engineering (non-software)31%81%even
Finance & accounting21%111%even
Unclassified10%61%even
Customer service & success––859%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––121%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––61%outside top 12
General management & consulting––40%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––40%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––30%outside top 12
Administration & office––20%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
Human resources––10%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
social care and community––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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Twilio is named by 330 companies in job postings and LiveKit by 101; 30 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/livekit-vs-twilio)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

LiveKit vs Twilio: questions

Which is more used, LiveKit or Twilio?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Twilio (330) over LiveKit (101). By website-and-DNS footprint, Twilio (15,298 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses LiveKit?

64% of LiveKit companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 61% for Twilio. 5% of LiveKit companies have over 1,000 employees, against 14% for Twilio.

Do companies run both?

30 companies name both in their postings, usually LiveKit in marketing and Twilio in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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