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

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  1. Jitsi Meet icon

    Jitsi Meet

     284 likes

    Go ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can use all day, every day, for free.

    148 Jitsi Meet alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Self-Hosted
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    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Jitsi Meet as an Alternative to Zoom
    Comment summary: Jitsi Meet is praised for being open-source, easier to use, and offering better UI compared to Zoom. Users appreciate its privacy features, lack of registration requirement, and cross-platform capabilities. It is considered more trustworthy and secure, with no limitations on number of participants or meeting duration. The ability to use it without downloads and host your server adds to its appeal, though comments emphasize the similarity in functionality to Zoom.
    Top Positive Comment
    dav9597
    7

    free and open-source, encrypted, fully-deployable without any registration

    Goldmaster
    Positive
    2

    Go with jitsi over zoom, it's more trustworthy and web based. It's also been around longer than zoom.

    Barrett
    Positive
    2

    Feels like Zoom but open source, easier to use, and much better UI. I think my grandma could use this just fine if that says anything!

    3 of 19 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Jitsi Meet is a great Zoom alternative.

    • Jitsi Meet is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Zoom.

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

    • Jitsi Meet is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Jitsi Meet is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightZoom is not according to our users
  2. Jitsi Desktop icon

    Jitsi Desktop

     490 likes

    Jitsi Desktop (previously SIP Communicator) is a legacy audio/video and chat communicator with full encryption, precedessor of Jitsi Meet .

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • BSD
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    Comments about Jitsi Desktop as an Alternative to Zoom
    Comment summary: Jitsi Desktop offers strong privacy with features like end-to-end encryption, making it appealing as an open-source, free alternative to Zoom. Users find it easy to use and favor its browser-based usability over Zoom's limitations. However, some note that large meetings and mature moderation functions are problematic. Jitsi is often praised for its user-friendliness and reliability, yet it's criticized for not being a true Zoom client, as it doesn't support joining Zoom meetings.
    Top Positive Comment
    rosano
    2

    No login or app download necessary, works with any web browser.

    Jhon Jeff
    Positive
    -1

    Google Hangouts is the best chat, event, conference, Zoom Alternative.

    ei
    Negative
    -12

    Jitsi Desktop is not an alternative Zoom client. It does not allow the user to join a Zoom meeting with other Zoom users. Listing it as an alternative Zoom client is misleading.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 21 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Jitsi Desktop is a great Zoom alternative.

    • Jitsi Desktop is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Zoom.

    • Jitsi Desktop is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Jitsi Desktop is Privacy focusedZoom is not according to our users
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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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    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Ubuntu Server
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    Comments about BigBlueButton as an Alternative to Zoom
    Top Positive Comment
    Tommi
    4

    It's self hosted and Open Source. In the meanwhile, it has all the capabilities of Zoom

    ei
    Negative
    -8

    BigBlueButton is not an alternative Zoom client. It does not allow the user to join a Zoom meeting with other Zoom users. Listing it as an alternative Zoom client is misleading.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    LinuxDoge
    Positive
    1

    BBB is stable and has a lot of good features.

    Everything you need for chatting works, and you can create Group links, joining code, manage user permissions and more.

    3 of 10 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks BigBlueButton is a great Zoom alternative.

    • BigBlueButton is the most popular SaaS alternative to Zoom.

    • BigBlueButton is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • BigBlueButton is Privacy focusedZoom is not according to our users
  5. 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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    Comments about Jami as an Alternative to Zoom
    riveravaldez
    Positive
    0

    Zoom keeps getting worst and can close any day. Jami instead keeps getting better and as a GPLed software anybody can improve it and develop it. There's no central point of failure. You have E2E encryption and full control over video and audio quality (also JACK is implemented).

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Jami does video chat and also text chat

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Jami is a great Zoom alternative.

    • Jami is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Jami is Privacy focusedZoom is not according to our users
  7. 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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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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    Comments about Briefing as an Alternative to Zoom
    Benjamin Lupton
    Positive
    1

    Doesn't support screen sharing

    jojobader
    Positive
    1

    So easy to use ... no accounts needed ...

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    • Almost everyone thinks Briefing is a great Zoom alternative.

    • Briefing is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. 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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    • Online
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    • Nextcloud
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about Nextcloud Talk as an Alternative to Zoom
    Goldmaster
    Positive
    0

    Can be self hosted and works in the web browser

    braky
    Positive
    1

    Free, Open Source, Self-Hosted and accessible by almost any browser.

    violoncello
    Positive
    0

    way better video and audio quality than Zoom

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    • Almost everyone thinks Nextcloud Talk is a great Zoom alternative.

    • Nextcloud Talk is Free Personal and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Nextcloud Talk is Privacy focusedZoom is not according to our users
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    Mirotalk

     18 likes

    Powered by WebRTC, Real-time video call, chat room and screen sharing entirely browser based.

    71 Mirotalk alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Mirotalk as an Alternative to Zoom
    Benjamin Lupton
    Positive
    0

    Doesn't support screen sharing

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    • Mirotalk is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mirotalk is Privacy focusedZoom is not according to our users
  11. Infomaniak kMeet icon

    Infomaniak kMeet

     23 likes

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

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  13. Jam icon

    Jam

     7 likes

    Drop-in audio rooms for meetings, mini conferences, podcasts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Online
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    Comments about Jam as an Alternative to Zoom
    Tiger3000
    Negative
    0

    No video call functionality

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    • Jam is Freemium and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
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