Free video conferencing

Free video conferencing compared by time limit and participants

Free plans differ most in meeting length. Brave Talk has no time limit for 4 people; Jitsi Meet allows 95 minutes; Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoho Meeting and Meeto allow 60-minute group calls; Zoom stops at 40, Whereby at 30. For participants, Zoom, Meet, Teams and Zoho allow 100; Meeto 10. Each limit links to the vendor's page.

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By Meeto · Updated

Two more free plans we checked

Webex Free allows meetings of up to 40 minutes[1] with up to 100 attendees[2], the same as Zoom. GoTo Meeting Free allows 40 minutes[3] with up to 3 participants[4]. Neither beats the plans below on length, so they are left out of the cards.

Looking for something specific? There are separate lists of Zoom alternatives, Google Meet alternatives and Skype alternatives.

How we chose these alternatives

Each product had to be available today and to publish its limits on its own pages. We compared them on the same points:

What we checked for every product
CriterionWhat we looked at
Free time limitHow long a free meeting runs, for groups and one-on-one calls, in the vendor's own words.
Free participantsHow many people one free meeting holds.
AccountsWho needs an account: the host, the guests, or nobody.
RecordingWhat the free plan records, if anything.
Upgrade priceWhat the cheapest paid plan costs in USD when the free plan runs out.

This page is published by Meeto, one of the products on it. Meeto's limits are printed as plainly as the others', including what it does not do. No vendor paid to be listed, and there are no affiliate links.

Products appear in alphabetical order; this is not a ranking. Every figure about another product links to the vendor's own page, quoted as read on November 3, 2026.

The alternatives at a glance

Free plans side by side: meeting length, participants and the cheapest upgrade
ProductFree meeting lengthFree plan: peopleCheapest paid plan
Brave TalkNo limit[5]Up to 4[6]Premium, $7/month[7][8]
Google Meet60 min (3+); 24 h one-on-one[9][10]Up to 100[11]Business Starter, $8.40/user/month[12][13]
Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)95 min[14]Not statedNone (free service)[15]
Meeto60 min (2 or more people)Up to 10Pro, $6.99/month
Microsoft Teams (free)60 min (one-on-one unclear)[16][17][18]Up to 100[19]Essentials, $4/user/month (yearly)[20][21]
Whereby30 min[22]Up to 4[23]Pro, $10.99/month[24][25]
Zoho Meeting60 min[26][27]Up to 100[28]Standard, $2/host/month (10 people)[29][30]
Zoom40 min[31][32]Up to 100[33]Pro, $16.99/user/month[34][35]

Prices are in USD as each vendor lists them. A product name links to its card below.

The 8 alternatives

Brave Talk

by Brave Software

Video calls from Brave Software that run in the browser.

Free meeting length
No limit on the number or length of free calls[5]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[6]
Guests
Invitees join from any browser with the call link; no login or download[36][37]
Recording
Premium only[38]
Cheapest paid plan
Brave Talk Premium: $7/month[7][8]

Good for

  • Long calls between up to 4 people, with no time limit.

Watch out for

  • Only 4 people on the free plan.
  • Recording is Premium only.

Facts from Brave Software's own pages, listed under Sources.

Google Meet

by Google

Google's video meetings, free with a personal Google Account.

Free meeting length
60 minutes with 3 or more people; one-on-one meetings up to 24 hours[9][10]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[11]
Guests
The host needs a Google Account; guests can join without one, but someone in the meeting has to let them in[39][40]
Recording
Business Standard and above; not on Business Starter or free personal accounts[41]
Cheapest paid plan
Google Workspace Business Starter: $8.40/user/month on the flexible plan[12][13]

Good for

  • One-on-one calls of up to 24 hours on a computer.
  • Groups of up to 100.

Watch out for

  • The host needs a Google Account.
  • No recording on a free account.

Facts from Google's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Google Meet.

Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)

by Jitsi (8x8)

Open-source video meetings on the free meet.jit.si service, or your own server.

Free meeting length
95 minutes per meeting on meet.jit.si, since October 9, 2026[14]
Free use cap
25 active end points per calendar month, under meet.jit.si's terms of service[42]
Guests
The person who creates the room needs an account; the others do not[43][44]
Cheapest paid plan
None: meet.jit.si is run as a free service[15]
Self-hosting
Open source; you can run your own Jitsi Meet server[45]

Good for

  • The longest free group meetings with a set limit: 95 minutes.
  • The option to run it on your own server instead.

Watch out for

  • The monthly cap of 25 active end points on meet.jit.si.
  • The room creator must sign in.

Facts from Jitsi (8x8)'s own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si).

Meeto

by Meeto — the publisher of this page

Browser video meetings with a booking page and a website call button, built for small calls.

Free meeting length
60 minutes once 2 or more people are in the call, one-on-one included
Free plan: people
Up to 10
Guests
Nobody needs an account for an instant meeting, host included; guests join in the browser
Recording
None on Free; cloud recording, transcript and AI summary on Pro and Team
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $6.99/month or $69/year; no time limit for up to 2 meetings at a time, up to 25 people

Good for

  • Small calls that start from a link with no sign-up for anyone.
  • A free booking page whose bookings each get their own meeting.

Watch out for

  • Up to 10 people on Free; only Brave Talk and Whereby allow fewer.
  • An instant meeting's link expires after the free hour.
  • No recording or AI notes on Free.

Facts from Meeto's pricing and limits, reviewed November 3, 2026.

Microsoft Teams (free)

by Microsoft

Microsoft's chat and meetings app, with a free plan for personal use.

Free meeting length
60 minutes for group meetings. For one-on-one meetings Microsoft's pages disagree: one says up to 30 hours, its plan table gives 60 minutes for every meeting[16][17][18]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[19]
Guests
Join from a link without a Teams account, in a browser[46][47]
Recording
Not in Teams free; included with Teams Essentials and business licenses[48]
Cheapest paid plan
Teams Essentials: $4/user/month, paid yearly only[20][21]

Good for

  • Groups of up to 100 who want shared chat and files.
  • Former Skype users, who sign in with their Skype account.[49]

Watch out for

  • Microsoft states the one-on-one limit two different ways.
  • No recording on the free plan.

Facts from Microsoft's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Microsoft Teams.

Whereby

by Whereby

Browser meeting rooms at a fixed link, with no app or login for guests.

Free meeting length
30 minutes per meeting[22]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[23]
Guests
No download and no login for guests[50][51]
Recording
Local recording on Pro and Business; cloud recording is a Whereby Embedded feature[52]
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $10.99/month for 1 host, excluding VAT[24][25]

Good for

  • Short check-ins in a room with a permanent link.

Watch out for

  • The shortest free limit here: 30 minutes for up to 4 people.

Facts from Whereby's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Whereby.

Zoho Meeting

by Zoho

Zoho's meetings and webinars product, priced by the number of participants.

Free meeting length
60 minutes per meeting[26][27]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[28]
Guests
Participants join without a Zoho account, in the browser[53][54]
Recording
Cloud recording on Standard and Professional, not on Free[55]
Cheapest paid plan
Standard: $2/host/month for the 10-participant tier[29][30]

Good for

  • Groups of up to 100 for an hour, with a cheap upgrade path.

Watch out for

  • One-on-one meetings are limited to 60 minutes too.[27]
  • No cloud recording on Free.

Facts from Zoho's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Zoho Meeting.

Zoom

by Zoom

The best-known meetings platform, with a free Basic plan.

Free meeting length
40 minutes per meeting, one-on-one included[31][32]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[33]
Guests
Can join without signing in, from the browser through the Zoom Web App; a host can require sign-in[56][57]
Recording
Cloud recording on paid plans; the free plan records to your computer[58]
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $16.99/user/month billed monthly[34][35]

Good for

  • Meetings of up to 100 people under 40 minutes.
  • A few free AI summaries each month.[59]

Watch out for

  • 40 minutes is the shortest group limit here except Whereby's, and it applies to one-on-one calls too.

Facts from Zoom's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Zoom.

Pick a free plan by the calls you make

  • Long one-on-one calls: Google Meet (up to 24 hours on a computer), or Brave Talk.
  • Groups of 5 to 10 for under an hour: Google Meet, Teams, Zoho Meeting or Meeto. Meeto's guests need no account and no app; see how they join.
  • Groups of more than 10: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or Zoho Meeting, all up to 100 people.
  • Calls with clients who book a time: a tool with a booking page; Meeto's free plan includes one, and the free scheduling tools comparison lists others.

Sources

Meeto facts come from the pricing and limits and security pages, reviewed November 3, 2026. Every other figure is quoted from its vendor's own page on the date shown. Plans change; check the linked page before you decide.

  1. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Unlimited meetings, up to 40 min per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  2. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Up to 100 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  3. GoTo Meeting: support.goto.com/meeting/help/is-there-a-meeting-time-limit — “If you're on a GoTo Meeting Free account, your meeting is limited to 40 minutes. A timer will be displayed during your session.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  4. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/meeting/free-video-conferencing — “Up to 3 participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  5. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “Make as many free calls as you want, for as long as you want. With Brave Talk, there’s no limit on the number or length of free calls.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  6. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “With Brave Talk, calls are free and private for up to 4 people.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  7. Brave Talk: brave.com/premium — “Talk premium $7.00/month $69.99/year Start free trial” (checked November 3, 2026)
  8. Brave Talk: brave.com/premium — “$7.00/month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  9. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “Meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  10. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “One-on-one meetings for up to 24 hours.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  11. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “For users with personal Google accounts: You can have a maximum of 100 participants in a meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  12. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Business Starter includes 30 GB pooled storage per user” (checked November 3, 2026)
  13. Google Meet: knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/flexible-plan — “$8.40 USD per user for Business Starter” (checked November 3, 2026)
  14. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/blog/changes-coming — “Starting today, meetings on meet.jit.si are limited to 95 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  15. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/user-faq — “Yes. Jitsi is 100% open source and freely available to use and develop with. We also host and run meet.jit.si as a free service.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  16. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Free group calls and meetings for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  17. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free-video-conferencing — “Unlimited one-to-one meetings for up to 30 hours” (checked November 3, 2026)
  18. Microsoft Teams: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/learn-more-about-subscriptions-for-microsoft-teams-free-1061bbd0-6d97-46a6-8ca0-21059be3eee3 — “Maximum meeting duration | 60 minutes | 30 hours | 30 hours | 30 hours” (checked November 3, 2026)
  19. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Up to 100 participants per meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  20. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Unlimited group meetings for up to 30 hours with up to 300 people.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  21. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials — “$4.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription–auto renews)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  22. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  23. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “4 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  24. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Pro For professional individuals $10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  25. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “$10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  26. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 60 minutes per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  27. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Session duration | Up to 60 mins for meetings and webinars | 24 hours | 24 hours” (checked November 3, 2026)
  28. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 100 participants per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  29. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “STANDARD US$2 per host/ month 10 Participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  30. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “US$2 per host/ month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  31. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “40 minutes per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  32. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “Almost all meetings scheduled and hosted by Basic (free) users, on Free and Paid accounts, are limited to 40 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  33. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “100 participants per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  34. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “Best for personal use or small teams.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  35. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “$16.99 /user per month · billed monthly” (checked November 3, 2026)
  36. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “The people you invite can join from any browser as well (they just need the call link).” (checked November 3, 2026)
  37. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “Browser-based (no login or download required)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  38. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “Brave Talk Premium offers call recordings, hosting tools like participant muting and entry passcodes, and more for calls with hundreds of people.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  39. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/products/meet — “Anyone with a Google Account can create a video meeting, invite up to 100 participants, and meet for up to 60 minutes per meeting at no cost.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  40. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/9303069 — “You can join a meeting without a Google Account, but the organizer or a participant needs to let you in.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  41. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Video meetings with recording, noise cancellation, 150 participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  42. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/meet-jit-si-terms-of-service — “Your Use of the Service at no cost is limited to a maximum aggregate total of 25 Active End Points per calendar month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  43. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Since August 24, 2023, meet.jit.si requires an account for the person creating the room.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  44. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Subsequent participants in meetings do not need to create an account.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  45. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/user-faq — “If you prefer, you can also setup your own Jitsi Meet instance or embed a meet.jit.si room into your own website.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  46. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Create a quick meeting with a meeting link for others to join, even without a Teams account, free up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  47. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free-video-conferencing — “No. You can join a Teams meeting from a web browser without installing anything.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  48. Microsoft Teams: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/learn-more-about-subscriptions-for-microsoft-teams-free-1061bbd0-6d97-46a6-8ca0-21059be3eee3 — “Meeting recordings | No | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  49. Skype: support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/skype-is-retiring-in-may-2025-what-you-need-to-know — “You can log in to Teams Free with your existing Skype account” (checked November 3, 2026)
  50. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “No downloads and no login for guests required.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  51. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “All calls run directly in your browser, making it easy to join and connect during a session. No additional logins or app downloads required.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  52. Whereby: whereby.com/information/features — “Cloud Recording Record calls and save to your own or Whereby’s cloud storage. See dev docs <> embedded” (checked November 3, 2026)
  53. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/join — “Yes. Participants can quickly join online meetings and webinars without having a Zoho Meeting account. Only hosts are required to have an account” (checked November 3, 2026)
  54. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Browser based (no downloads required) | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  55. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Cloud recording storage of 5 GB/host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  56. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “To join a meeting without signing in, click Join a meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  57. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “The Zoom Web App brings the full Zoom Workplace experience to your browser, no downloads or plugins required.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  58. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “Computer and cloud recording (10 GB included)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  59. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “Meeting summaries (for 3 hosted meetings per month)” (checked November 3, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Which free video conferencing app has no time limit?

Of the hosted services here, Brave Talk says there is no limit on the number or length of free calls, for up to 4 people. Google Meet allows one-on-one calls of up to 24 hours on a computer. Every other free plan here ends meetings after 30 to 95 minutes; self-hosted Jitsi Meet has the limits of your own server.

Which free plan allows the most participants?

Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoho Meeting each allow up to 100 people on their free plans. Meeto allows 10; Brave Talk and Whereby 4.

Can I record a meeting on a free plan?

Partly. Zoom's free plan records to your computer, Webex Free records locally, and meet.jit.si can upload a recording to your Dropbox when that is enabled. Google Meet, Teams free, Zoho Meeting Free, Brave Talk and Meeto Free do not record; on Meeto, recording and AI summaries start on the Pro plan.

Which free video call needs no account at all?

On Meeto, anyone can start an instant meeting without an account, and guests never need one. Brave Talk invitees join from any browser with the link. Google Meet and Zoho Meeting need the host to have an account, and Jitsi Meet asks the room's creator to sign in.

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Meeto's free plan

Participants, time limit and what Free includes.

The Zoom 40-minute limit

Who it applies to and how to get past it.

The Google Meet time limit

60 minutes, 24 hours and extending a meeting.