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# Daily

> Hosted video calling. Polished SDKs, fast time-to-integration.

[Daily](https://www.daily.co) provides hosted video calling infrastructure with polished React SDKs. Faster to integrate than self-hosting LiveKit.

<Note>
  Full walkthrough being written.
</Note>

## When to pick over LiveKit

* You want hosted infrastructure (no ops).
* Faster MVP integration matters more than cost.
* You're using their pre-built React UI.

## Setup

`DAILY_API_KEY` in vly secrets. Create rooms via the Daily REST API from a Convex action.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="LiveKit" icon="video" href="/integrations/livekit">
    Open-source alternative.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agora" icon="video" href="/integrations/agora">
    Enterprise alternative.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Voice AI app" icon="mic" href="/recipes/voice-ai-app">
    Adjacent voice use case.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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