NAT Traversal - Hosted TURN

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NAT Traversal - Hosted TURN

Hosted/managed TURN removes connectivity headaches. Installing and running TURN isn't hard. Configuring it properly and at scale is a different story. With very little vendor lock-in, hosted TURN should be your go-to solution unless you have a real reason to self host.

My take

For most projects I'd start with Cloudflare. The price and the global coverage outweigh its weak AI presence. Twilio is the safe default, the one nobody gets fired for picking, and you pay for that safety - for very good reasons. Other options are out there and they have their place, but for me they fit only specific niches.

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Tool AI Visibility iHow often AI recommends this tool - the average of three model scores from 0 to 10: Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 2.5 Flash and GPT-4o. Quality iA measured score from 0 to 100, blending documentation depth (docs) and feature coverage (feat). Agent-ready Price Coverage Tsahi's note
Twilio
6.7avg
10
6
4
64
71%60%
~Generic API MCP
$0.40-0.80/GB9 regionsThe safe bet
Xirsys
6.3avg
6
9
4
77
79%76%
NoneQuote / annual11 DCsPast its prime
Metered
5.3avg
8
8
0
81
79%82%
TURN-scoped llms.txt
~$0.04/GB31+ regionsNo call here - measured, not judged
Cloudflare
1.7avg
5
0
0
68
63%70%
~Realtime llms.txt
$0.05/GB300+ citiesTsahi's pick
ExpressTURN
0.0avg
0
0
0
51
58%48%
None~$9/mo flatlimitedNo call here - measured, not judged
Documentation depth Feature coverage Claude Sonnet 4.6 Gemini 2.5 Flash GPT-4o

VERIFY

  • Price and coverage are indicative figures from my research notes
  • Verify against each vendor's current pricing and regions page before you lean on them

None of that is a score. It's a recommendation. The grades on this page measure the machines, not my opinion of the vendors.

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