Pion WebRTC

pion.ly · checked 3 Oct 2026

#6 · Video APIs

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How it plugs in

—Public API

NoOpen source

YesFree tier

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Pion is an open source, cross platform stack for real-time media and data communication.

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Facts

Website: pion.ly
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Not stated
Build requirement: Go Modules are mandatory for using Pion WebRTC.
Connectivity: Connectivity features include ICE, ICE restart, trickle ICE, STUN, TURN over UDP/TCP/DTLS/TLS, and mDNS candidates.
Data channel options: Data channels can be ordered or unordered, and lossy or lossless.
Data channels: Data channels support ordered or unordered delivery and lossy or lossless modes.
Founded: 2018
getUserMedia limitation: The listed getUserMedia implementation requires Cgo.
Integrations: The project describes integration with x264, libvpx, GStreamer and ffmpeg.
Intended users: Pion says its users include large companies, startups, and hobbyists, and describes uses including mobile applications and WebRTC servers.
License: The repository identifies its license as MIT.
Media: Media features include direct RTP/RTCP access, packetizers for Opus, PCM, H264, VP8 and VP9, simulcast, SVC, NACK, and bandwidth estimation.
Media and data: Its PeerConnection API supports data channels and sending and receiving audio and video.
Media integrations: The project lists packetizers for Opus, PCM, H264, VP8, and VP9, and says it integrates with x264, libvpx, GStreamer, and ffmpeg.

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