Private, secure video calls with no account needed
- Stars
- 30.1k
- Growth
- +167
- Launched
- Dec 2013
Apache-2.0updated today
R.I.P.Open-source alternatives to Zoom
5 projects replace Zoom, the video meetings. 5 shipped code in the last 30 days.
Zoom charges per host, and its free plan ends group meetings at 40 minutes. Companies drop it over that cost, over recordings and transcripts kept in Zoom's cloud, and because most calls now happen inside tools they already pay for. Schools and public bodies often want calls on servers in their own country.
Jitsi Meet runs in the browser with no account, and you can use the public meet.jit.si or host your own. BigBlueButton is built for teaching, with a whiteboard, breakout rooms and polls. MiroTalk P2P connects small groups directly between browsers. Element Call adds video to Matrix rooms for teams already on Element.
5 open-source alternatives
Most-starred first. Stars, growth and activity are live from GitHub.
A complete web conferencing system for virtual classes and more!
- Stars
- 9.2k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- May 2010
LGPL-3.0updated today
Open-source, self-hosted P2P WebRTC video conferencing for fast, private real-time communication.
- Stars
- 4.8k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Jan 2021
AGPL-3.0updated 1d ago
Self-hosted, open-source WebRTC video conferencing platform for real-time communication and collaboration.
- Stars
- 3.1k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Aug 2021
AGPL-3.0updated today
Group calls powered by Matrix
- Stars
- 1k
- Growth
- –
- Launched
- Jul 2021
AGPL-3.0updated today
What you give up by leaving Zoom
The honest part. Free and open usually costs something else.
- Large meetings struggle Calls with hundreds of people need serious servers to self-host; Zoom handles that scale without planning.
- Dial-in needs extras Phone dial-in, room systems and webinar features need extra components or are missing.
- Audio on bad networks Zoom's noise suppression and handling of weak connections are hard to match on a self-hosted setup.
- Calendar add-ins Outlook and Google Calendar plugins that add a meeting link to every invite are fewer and rougher.
