Zoom AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Web Conferencing Tools

The best open source Web Conferencing alternative to Zoom is Jitsi Meet. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Zoom and 15 are open source Web Conferencing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Web Conferencing Tool alternatives to Zoom are BigBlueButton, Briefing, Infomaniak kMeet and Brave Talk.

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  1. Jitsi Meet icon

    Jitsi Meet

     290 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.

    156 Jitsi Meet alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • F-Droid
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    Jitsi Meet vs Zoom Comments
    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
    • 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. BigBlueButton icon

    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
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Ubuntu Server
    Webcam
     
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    BigBlueButton vs Zoom Comments
    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
    • BigBlueButton is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
    • BigBlueButton is Privacy focusedZoom is not according to our users
  4. 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...

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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    Briefing vs Zoom Comments
    Benjamin Lupton
    Positive
    1

    Doesn't support screen sharing

    jojobader
    Positive
    1

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

    • Briefing is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Infomaniak kMeet icon

    Infomaniak kMeet

     23 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
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  7. Jam icon

    Jam

     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Jam vs Zoom Comments
    Tiger3000
    Negative
    0

    No video call functionality

    • Jam is Freemium and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. OpenMeetings icon

    OpenMeetings

     28 likes

    Apache OpenMeeting is a free and open-source software for group communication and collaboration. It provides virtual "meeting rooms" for users to collaborate through video conferencing and messaging and features a white board for collaborative drawing as well as...

    85 OpenMeetings alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Java
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    OpenMeetings vs Zoom Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Too complicated to install on a Linux OS.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • OpenMeetings is Free and Open SourceZoom is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. qTeams icon

    qTeams

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    The future of Team collaboration. Secure. Cross platform. Manage Teams, Groups, Private & Public Channels. Invite. Meet. Work. Automate with over 700'000 Apps. Built-in Webinar & Webmeetings. Available as PrivateCloud or On Premise. Decentralized.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Team Management
     
  11. palava.tv icon

    palava.tv

     2 likes

    palava.tv is a cost-free, simple to use, secure, and open source platform for video calls. It is developed and operated by a charitable non-profit organization based in the EU. palava.tv runs directly in the web browser and its usage does not require a registration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. G

    Galene

     2 likes

    Galene is an open source videoconference server that is easy to deploy and requires moderate server resources. It was originally designed for lectures and conferences (where a single speaker streams audio and video to hundreds or thousands of users), but later evolved to be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Talk icon

    Talk

     3 likes

    A free group video chat for the web. No signups. no downloads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. Sylk Suite icon

    Sylk Suite

     3 likes

    Sylk Suite allows the creation and delivery of rich multimedia applications accessed by SIP Clients, XMPP endpoints and WebRTC applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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