Privacy-First Zoom & Google Meet Alternatives

Compare browser-based, GDPR-friendly video meeting alternatives to Zoom and Google Meet, including Jitsi Meet and Whereby.

Jitsi Meet

Replaces Zoom, Google Meet

US · United States

Free (open source) · Self-hostable

Instant browser-based video meetings with no account required to join and full Apache 2.0 open-source code.

Open Source Self-Hostable Free Tier Zero-Tracking / E2EE

The Catch: The public meet.jit.si instance now requires a login to start a room, and large calls (>20 people) need a beefy self-hosted bridge.

Replaces Zoom, Google Meet

NO · Norway

Free (1-on-1 unlimited, 45m group) · Pro from $6.99/mo

European, GDPR-compliant browser video meetings with zero downloads and clean permanent room links.

Free Tier Outside US Zero-Tracking / E2EE

The Catch: Closed source and hosted only; the free tier limits group meetings to 45 minutes and up to 100 participants.

Tool	HQ	Pricing	Open Source	Self-Hostable
Jitsi Meet	United States	Free (open source) · Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
Whereby	Norway	Free (1-on-1 unlimited, 45m group) · Pro from $6.99/mo	No	No

Both Whereby (Norway) and Jitsi Meet run directly in the browser without requiring guests to install a desktop app.

The open-source software is 100% free to self-host, though the public meet.jit.si server requires a login to create a new room.