Open Source Jitsi Meet AlternativesVideo Calling Apps & Instant Messengers like Jitsi Meet

The best open source alternative to Jitsi Meet is Signal. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Jitsi Meet and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Jitsi Meet are Element, Jami, Wire and Element X.

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  1. Signal icon

    Signal

     1360 likes

    An open-source messaging app emphasizing privacy with encrypted communication. Share texts, calls, photos, and videos without ads or trackers, available across major platforms. Developed by Signal Technology Foundation and praised globally for security measures.

    217 Signal alternatives

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    • Flathub
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    • Debian
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Signal as an Alternative to Jitsi Meet
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    Signal is NOT for video conferencing!

    Guest
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    Not for video conferences like Jitsi Meet

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Nasch Dax
    Positive
    -3

    Jitsi wants money or data. screw them

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    • This alternative is disputed. Signal is a legitimate Jitsi Meet alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Signal is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Jitsi Meet.

    • Signal is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Jitsi Meet.

    • Signal is Free and Open SourceJitsi Meet is also Free and Open Source
  2. Element icon

    Element

     771 likes

    Provides secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption, supporting chat, voice, and video calls. Available on all major platforms, it enables digital sovereignty with a decentralized design and interoperability through bridges to systems like Slack and Teams. Includes enterprise-grade SaaS.

    302 Element alternatives

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    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Snapcraft
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    It's mostly a group chat app (like slack or mattermost) with a video call feature, not a dedicated video conferencing app ; and setting up a meeting is too much hassle (you have to get everyone to sign up for an account and tell you their handles and invite them to a persistent group chat) compared to just sharing a link in jitsi. It's good for teams doing calls frequently, not for a one-shot meeting with guests outside your organization.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Element is a great Jitsi Meet alternative.

    • Element is the most popular Web-based, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to Jitsi Meet.

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceJitsi Meet is Free and Open Source
  4. Jami icon

    Jami

     237 likes

    Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) positions itself as a potential free Skype replacement

    160 Jami alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  5. Wire icon

    Wire

     312 likes

    Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.

    281 Wire alternatives

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    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    • Wire is the most popular SaaS alternative to Jitsi Meet.

    • Wire is Free Personal and Open SourceJitsi Meet is Free and Open Source
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    BigBlueButton

     88 likes

    BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students.

    109 BigBlueButton alternatives

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    • Ubuntu Server
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  11. Nextcloud Talk icon

    Nextcloud Talk

     33 likes

    Self-hosted communication platform with secure audio, video, chat, web conferencing, screensharing, advanced encryption, and metadata privacy, running on user-controlled servers, supporting web and mobile apps, and eliminating third-party data exposure.

    109 Nextcloud Talk alternatives

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    • Nextcloud
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
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    Nextcloud talk requires setting up a server. It cannot be simply joined in browser like Jitsi.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Nextcloud Talk is a great Jitsi Meet alternative.

    • Nextcloud Talk is Free Personal and Open SourceJitsi Meet is Free and Open Source
  12. Infomaniak kMeet icon

    Infomaniak kMeet

     23 likes

    kMeet is an unlimited, free, Swiss solution for organising encrypted video-conferences.

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    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Infomaniak kMeet as an Alternative to Jitsi Meet
    Guest
    Positive
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    same open source but no account needed

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Even though it's the same service behind, the servers of Infomaniak Meet got better bandwidth than the test servers for Jitsi.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Infomaniak kMeet is Free and Open SourceJitsi Meet is also Free and Open Source
  13. Briefing icon

    Briefing

     29 likes

    The preservation of privacy is the main driver for this project. Secure technologies, such as WebRTC, are used to establish a direct connection between the participants. The website that provides the web application and mediates the communication stores as little data as...

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    • npm
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    Snikket

     10 likes

    Snikket is an ambitious project to build a new kind of XMPP-based messaging platform.

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    • F-Droid
    • Docker
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