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24 alternatives to WebRTC Insertable Streams and server processing

Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API. Contribute to pion/webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.

WebRTC Insertable Streams is a software tool for processing media streams on a server. Launched in 2020, it enables developers to intercept and manipulate audio and video data in WebRTC connections before transmission.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. WebRTC Insertable Streams and server processing launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Pion/handoff – Move WebRTC out of browser and into Go▲101

   Start WebRTC in the browser—run it somewhere else. Contribute to pion/handoff development by creating an account on GitHub.

   Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WebRTC Nuts and Bolts, A holistic way of understanding how WebRTC runs▲124

   Hi HN! I’m so excited to show my first open-source project and first post here. I initially started this project to learn Go language, it is an experimental project. The main goal is to track the adventure of a WebRTC stream from start to finish, by debugging the project or tracking the output at console. By trying out this project, you will deep dive into the steps which are taken while starting up a WebRTC session, and more. It consists of a web UI (TypeScript) and a server back-end (Golang) projects. They can run on Docker containers, in development mode or production mode, you can find…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   AV1 and WebRTC▲72

   Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API. Contribute to pion/webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pure C WebRTC implementation for embedded devices▲251

   Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Webrtc SDK is for developers to install and customize realtime communication between devices and enable secure streaming of video, audio to Kinesis Video Streams. - awslabs/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-webrtc-sdk-c

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Learn how WebRTC actually works. A book on the protocols, not just APIs▲667

   WebRTC For The Curious # Introduction # WebRTC For The Curious is an open-source book created by WebRTC implementers to share their hard-earned knowledge with the world. It’s written for those who are always looking for more and don’t settle for abstraction. Key features # Focus on protocols and API

   2020 · webrtcforthecurious.com · its alternatives →

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   Bring phone calls into the browser (SIP-to-WebRTC)▲154

   Examples of WebRTC applications that are large, or use 3rd party libraries - example-webrtc-applications/sip-to-webrtc at main · pion/example-webrtc-applications

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenCV over WebRTC (in Go)▲57

   Examples of WebRTC applications that are large, or use 3rd party libraries - example-webrtc-applications/gocv-to-webrtc/README.md at main · pion/example-webrtc-applications

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lightspeed – subsecond, open source, self hosted stream from OBS▲452

   A self contained OBS -> FTL -> WebRTC live streaming server. Comprised of 3 parts once configured anyone can achieve sub-second OBS to the browser livestreaming - GRVYDEV/Project-Lightspeed

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WebRTC implementation for Python using Asyncio▲216

   WebRTC and ORTC implementation for Python using asyncio - jlaine/aiortc

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Peer-to-peer secure file transfer using WebRTC▲239

    2016 · bitf.ly · its alternatives →

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    I wrote an open source cloud gaming service by WebRTC and Golang▲81

    Review of the open source cloud gaming platform, cloudretrio.io written in golang and using WebRTC for low latency, interactive game play

    2020 · webrtchacks.com · its alternatives →

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    inLive▲64

    WebRTC to Dash/HLS live streaming API with 54% less cost

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    WebRTC Data Channels Example▲91

    https://github.com/TomasHubelbauer/webrtc-data-channel-demo Hi! I made this GitHub repo to try and show WebRTC data channels and the connection establishment flow in a different way from what I was able to find online. My aim with this repository is to make WebRTC data channels accessible to any web developer by showcasing offerer and answerer separately for total novices (makes it much clearer what's going on on each end of the connection) as well as combined approach where a peer can be both offerer and answerer. I use postMessage instead of a real signalling channel,…

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    gRPC over WebRTC▲102

    gRPC over WebRTC. Contribute to jsmouret/grpc-over-webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DriftDB – an open source WebSocket backend for real-time apps▲367

    Hey HN! I’ve written a bunch of WebSocket servers over the years to do simple things like state synchronization, WebRTC signaling, and notifying a client when a backend job was run. I realized that if I had a simple way to create a private, temporary, mini-redis that the client could talk to directly, it would save a lot of time. So we created DriftDB. In addition to the open source server that you can run yourself, we also provide https://jamsocket.live where you can use an instance we host on Cloudflare’s edge (~13ms round trip latency from my home in NY). You may have seen my…

    2023 · driftdb.com · its alternatives →

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    Deepstream.io – open-source real-time server with pub/sub and data sync▲301

    A realtime server for the modern web

    2016 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

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    Making a cross-platform game in Go using WebRTC Datachannels▲72

    SCTP is a low level protocol focused on reliable packet transmission. Unlike hopelessly flinging packets from one device to another, it makes sure that the packets are correct using CRC, removes duplicate packets, and allows for packets to be sent in any order. Going into an established library, I thought that everything was already implemented and that there wasn't anything to do until I went through the existing issues and organized all the tasks and decided on an order. Sean DuBois (https://github.com/Sean-Der), one of the co-creators and current maintainers of Pion, an…

    2025 · pion.ly · its alternatives →

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    inLive Hub▲104

    Automate your real-time video, audio, and data interactions

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Standalone Implementation of WebRTC DataChannels in C++17▲13

    C/C++ WebRTC network library featuring Data Channels, Media Transport, and WebSockets - paullouisageneau/libdatachannel

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lightstream▲349

    A powerful live streaming production studio in your browser.

    2017 · golightstream.com · its alternatives →

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    Transfer files between computers using WebRTC▲81

    2013 · rtccopy.com · its alternatives →

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    just f***ing send it▲155

    Send any file, any size, straight from browser to browser

    Jun 2026 · jfsendit.com · its alternatives →

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    Golang FFmpeg wrapper for simple Video I/O and Webcam Streaming▲129

    FFmpeg wrapper providing simple, cross-platform Video I/O, GIF Creation, and Webcam Streaming in Go - AlexEidt/Vidio

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MW
    Multiparty WebRTC video chat▲93

    2013 · opentokrtc.com · its alternatives →

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