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HOMER vs Livestorm

A side-by-side editorial comparison of HOMER and Livestorm — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

HOMER vs Livestorm: at a glance

FeatureHOMERLivestorm
SectorMeetingsMeetings
Velocity score5.03.8
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesvoip, sip capture, ducklake, security hardeningwebinars, ai-video, acquisition, platform-expansion
Last editorial update11h ago2mo ago
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What is HOMER?

HOMER 11's DuckLake rearchitecture is in its hardening phase, shipping near-daily.

HOMER is releasing at near-daily cadence — twelve tags across 11.0.304 to 11.0.315 in nine days. The work concentrates on the DuckDB/DuckLake storage layer that HOMER 11 is built on: sanitizing bad RTPengine HEP timestamps that were creating future date partitions, stopping false-positive forbidden-keyword matches on Call-IDs, reconnecting DuckDB on catalog refresh. Two security advisories closed in the same window — a self-service admin escalation via PATCH /api/v4/users/:id, and an under-authenticated node /query endpoint that also exposed DuckDB external scanners. Separately, the search UI learned to treat HEP node name as an identity distinct from the numeric capture ID.

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What is Livestorm?

Livestorm buys AI video startup Qlip to own what happens after the webinar ends.

Ten years in, Livestorm just made its first visible acquisition, bringing AI video company Qlip in-house to address post-recording webinar workflows. The surrounding feed mixes real platform milestones — a public API, an MCP integration, usage-based enterprise pricing, a HubSpot partnership — with marketing content. The company is repositioning from a live-webinar tool toward an AI-assisted video platform spanning the full event lifecycle.

Read the full Livestorm trajectory →

HOMER vs Livestorm: editorial side-by-side

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HOMER
MEETINGS
5.0

HOMER 11's DuckLake rearchitecture is in its hardening phase, shipping near-daily.

◆ Current state

HOMER is releasing at near-daily cadence — twelve tags across 11.0.304 to 11.0.315 in nine days. The work concentrates on the DuckDB/DuckLake storage layer that HOMER 11 is built on: sanitizing bad RTPengine HEP timestamps that were creating future date partitions, stopping false-positive forbidden-keyword matches on Call-IDs, reconnecting DuckDB on catalog refresh. Two security advisories closed in the same window — a self-service admin escalation via PATCH /api/v4/users/:id, and an under-authenticated node /query endpoint that also exposed DuckDB external scanners. Separately, the search UI learned to treat HEP node name as an identity distinct from the numeric capture ID.

◆ Where it's heading

Nearly every entry here repairs something the new coordinator-and-storage-node design exposed rather than adding surface — which is the signature of a rearchitecture being shaken out in production rather than a feature push. 11.0.315 is the first release in this window that optimizes instead of repairs: the coordinator now caches each node's {min_ts,max_ts} from a stats endpoint and skips nodes whose range cannot overlap the query window. The security fixes cluster on the same young components, the node /query path and the raw-SQL validator.

◆ Prediction

Expect smart routing to move from opt-in toward default once the historical pcap and replay-ingest caveat is resolved, and the raw-SQL validator to keep absorbing fixes as more DuckDB surface gets exposed through it.

Livestorm logo
Livestorm
MEETINGS
3.8

Livestorm buys AI video startup Qlip to own what happens after the webinar ends.

◆ Current state

Ten years in, Livestorm just made its first visible acquisition, bringing AI video company Qlip in-house to address post-recording webinar workflows. The surrounding feed mixes real platform milestones — a public API, an MCP integration, usage-based enterprise pricing, a HubSpot partnership — with marketing content. The company is repositioning from a live-webinar tool toward an AI-assisted video platform spanning the full event lifecycle.

◆ Where it's heading

Livestorm is extending past the live event itself toward the recording-and-after phase, where AI repurposing of webinar video is the wedge. The Qlip deal, layered on prior moves toward openness (public API, MCP) and flexible pricing, signals a platform that wants to own both the broadcast and what teams do with the footage afterward.

◆ Prediction

Expect Qlip's technology to surface as native post-webinar features — automated clipping, summaries, or repurposing of recordings — given the stated focus on 'what happens after the recording ends.'

Alternatives to HOMER and Livestorm

Other Meetings products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either HOMER or Livestorm.

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Recent activity from HOMER and Livestorm

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoHOMERCoordinator skips storage nodes outside the query time range
  2. 3d agoHOMERSecurity: node /query auth hardened, DuckDB scanners blocked
  3. 5d agoHOMERNode Name search and column, plus Prometheus label alignment
  4. 5d agoHOMERNode reconnects DuckDB on catalog refresh
  5. 5d agoHOMERSecurity: blocks privilege escalation to admin via user PATCH
  6. 5d agoHOMERCall flow consolidates by Capture ID; MCP parser metrics
  7. 2mo agoLivestormAfter 10 years of Livestorm, we acquired Qlip
  8. 3mo agoLivestormWebinar Language Accessibility: Why Captions Aren't Enough for Global Audiences
  9. 4mo agoLivestorm18 Unforgettable Webinar Titles & How to Create Your Own
  10. 4mo agoLivestormHow Livestorm MCP Makes Webinar Planning Easier
  11. 4mo agoLivestormIntroducing Livestorm’s Public API
  12. 4mo agoLivestormWebinar Pricing: Why Traditional Models Create Quiet Frictions

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between HOMER and Livestorm?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. HOMER is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 3.8), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is HOMER better than Livestorm?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. HOMER is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 3.8), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Meetings products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to HOMER?

Top HOMER alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HOMER alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/homer-voip for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Livestorm?

Top Livestorm alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Livestorm alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/livestorm for the full list with editorial commentary on each.