Jitsi Meet alternatives

Jitsi Meet alternatives after the 95-minute limit

Since October 9, 2026, meetings on meet.jit.si end at 95 minutes, room creators must sign in and free use is capped at 25 active end points a month. Brave Talk keeps calls unlimited for 4 people; Google Meet allows 24-hour one-on-ones; Meeto needs no account at all for 60-minute calls of up to 10. Limits, price and encryption for each are below, with sources.

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What changed on meet.jit.si

Meetings on meet.jit.si have been limited to 95 minutes since October 9, 2026[1]. Since August 24, 2023 the person creating a room needs an account, though the others do not[2], and the terms of service cap free use at 25 active end points per calendar month[3]. Jitsi is still open source, and you can run your own instance[4].

If you embed Jitsi in a product, the 8x8 service Jitsi as a Service is the direct path; see Meeto vs JaaS, and Meeto's website widget is another. This page is about hosted meetings for people.

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, against meet.jit.si's 95 minutes.
AccountsWho needs an account: the host, the guests or nobody.
Browser joinWhether guests join from a link in the browser without installing anything.
End-to-end encryptionWhether the product offers it, and with what conditions — a reason many people chose Jitsi.
PriceThe cheapest paid plan in USD, with its billing period.

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, encryption and price of each Jitsi Meet alternative
ProductFree meeting lengthEnd-to-end encryptionCheapest paid plan
Brave TalkNo limit[5]Optional[6]Premium, $7/month[7][8]
Google Meet60 min (3+); 24 h one-on-one[9][10]Enterprise Plus and Education only[11]Business Starter, $8.40/user/month[12][13]
Meeto60 min (2 or more people)NoPro, $6.99/month
Microsoft Teams (free)60 min (one-on-one unclear)[14][15][16]Teams Premium only[17]Essentials, $4/user/month (yearly)[18][19]
Webex40 min[20][21]On request; not in the browser app[22]Webex Meet, $12/license/month (yearly)[23][24]
Whereby30 min[25]Small rooms only[26]Pro, $10.99/month[27][28]

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

The 6 alternatives

Brave Talk

by Brave Software

Video calls from Brave Software that run in the browser, free for small calls.

Free meeting length
No limit on the number or length of free calls[5]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[29]
Guests
Invitees join from any browser with the call link; no login or download[30][31]
End-to-end encryption
Optional Video Bridge Encryption, with keys held by participants[6]
Cheapest paid plan
Brave Talk Premium: $7/month[7][8]

Good for

  • Free calls with no time limit for up to 4 people.
  • Privacy-minded users who liked Jitsi's encryption option.

Watch out for

  • Calls with more than 4 people need Premium.[29]
  • Recording is Premium only.[32]

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]
Guests
The host needs a Google Account; guests can join without one, but someone in the meeting has to let them in[33][34]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[35]
End-to-end encryption
Client-side encryption only in Enterprise Plus and Education editions; otherwise encrypted in transit and at rest[11]
Cheapest paid plan
Google Workspace Business Starter: $8.40/user/month on the flexible plan[12][13]

Good for

  • Free one-on-one calls of up to 24 hours.
  • Group calls of up to 100 people.

Watch out for

  • Free group meetings end at 60 minutes, shorter than meet.jit.si.
  • The host needs a Google Account.

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

Meeto

by Meeto — the publisher of this page

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

Free meeting length
60 minutes once 2 or more people are in the call, one-on-one included
Accounts
Nobody needs an account for an instant meeting, host included; scheduled meetings and booking pages need a free account
Free plan: people
Up to 10
End-to-end encryption
No end-to-end encryption; WebRTC (DTLS-SRTP) encryption in transit
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

  • Starting a browser meeting with no sign-in at all, as meet.jit.si used to allow.
  • Small calls that need a booking page or a website call button too.

Watch out for

  • A shorter free limit than meet.jit.si: 60 minutes, one-on-one included.
  • Not open source and cannot be self-hosted.
  • No end-to-end encryption: calls run through Meeto's media servers, encrypted in transit.

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[14][15][16]
Guests
Join from a link without a Teams account, in a browser[36][37]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[38]
End-to-end encryption
Needs Teams Premium for the organizer, not in the web client, and turns off recording and transcription[17]
Cheapest paid plan
Teams Essentials: $4/user/month, paid yearly only[18][19]

Good for

  • Groups of up to 100 who also want shared chat.

Watch out for

  • Group meetings end at 60 minutes on the free plan.
  • Not open source and not self-hostable.

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

Webex

by Cisco

Cisco's meetings service, with a free plan and paid Webex Meet licenses.

Free meeting length
40 minutes per meeting, one-on-one included[20][21]
Guests
No Webex account needed to join; a web app joins from the browser[39][40]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[41]
End-to-end encryption
End-to-end encrypted session types on all plans, enabled on request; not in the browser app[22]
Cheapest paid plan
Webex Meet: $12/license/month, billed yearly[23][24]

Good for

  • End-to-end encrypted session types on every plan, free included.

Watch out for

  • Free meetings end at 40 minutes.
  • End-to-end encryption is not available in the browser app.

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

Whereby

by Whereby

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

Free meeting length
30 minutes per meeting[25]
Guests
No download and no login for guests[42][43]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[44]
End-to-end encryption
In small rooms; in large rooms media is decrypted in server memory[26]
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $10.99/month for 1 host, excluding VAT[27][28]

Good for

  • A fixed room link and a polished browser experience.
  • End-to-end encryption in small rooms.

Watch out for

  • The free plan allows 30 minutes for up to 4 people.

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

Hosted service or your own Jitsi server?

Running Jitsi Meet yourself removes meet.jit.si's limits but makes you the operator: a server, its updates, and recording through Jibri if you need it. That suits teams with an IT person. For everyone else a hosted service is simpler; pick by the limit that matters most to you.

  • Longest free calls: Brave Talk for up to 4 people, Google Meet for one-on-one calls.
  • No account for anyone: Meeto for instant meetings; see what its free plan includes.
  • End-to-end encryption: Whereby in small rooms, Webex on request, or Brave Talk.

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. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  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 — “Only people with keys can see your calls. Assuming honest but curious behavior, neither Brave nor its partner, 8x8, have this key by default.” (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/11605714 — “With CSE, all media is encrypted by each participant's browser using keys only made available to the participants.” (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. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Free group calls and meetings for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)
  17. Microsoft Teams: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-end-to-end-encryption — “A Teams Premium license for meeting organizers who schedule end-to-end encrypted meetings. Teams Premium isn't required for one-to-one call encryption.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  18. 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)
  19. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials — “$4.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription–auto renews)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  20. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Unlimited meetings, up to 40 min per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  21. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/now995h/Get-started-with-your-free-Webex-plan — “Host secure, virtual meetings that last up to 40 minutes, with up to 100 attendees in your Webex.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  22. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/nwh2wlx/Enable-End-to-End-Encryption-Using-End-to-End-Encryption-Session-Types — “Pro 3 Free-End to End Encryption_VOIPonly and Pro 3 Free50-End to End Encryption_VOIPonly—Webex Free plans.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  23. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/WBX5046/What-is-the-Maximum-Running-Time-for-a-Meeting-or-Event — “Webex Meet - Up to 24 hours” (checked November 3, 2026)
  24. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en/hybrid-work/meetings/all-features — “$144 /license/year $12/license/mo” (checked November 3, 2026)
  25. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  26. Whereby: whereby.com/information/security — “For small rooms, End2End Encryption is in effect, ensuring that nobody except the call participants, can access the video calls.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  27. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Pro For professional individuals $10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  28. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “$10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  29. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “With Brave Talk, calls are free and private for up to 4 people.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  30. 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)
  31. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “Browser-based (no login or download required)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  32. 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)
  33. 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)
  34. 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)
  35. 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)
  36. 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)
  37. 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)
  38. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Up to 100 participants per meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  39. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/nrbgeodb/Join-a-Webex-Meeting — “You don't need a Webex account to join meetings that you're invited to.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  40. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/9eed9t/Get-started-with-the-Webex-Meetings-web-app — “The Webex web app lets you join meetings using only your web browser. There's nothing to download or install.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  41. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Up to 100 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  42. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “No downloads and no login for guests required.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  43. 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)
  44. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “4 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Is meet.jit.si still free?

Yes, but with limits. Since October 9, 2026 meetings on meet.jit.si end at 95 minutes; the terms of service cap free use at 25 active end points per calendar month; and since August 2023 the person who creates a room needs an account. Jitsi itself remains open source.

Can I avoid the limits by hosting Jitsi myself?

The limits above are for the meet.jit.si service. Jitsi Meet is open source, and Jitsi says you can set up your own instance; then the limits are whatever your server allows, and you run and maintain it yourself.

Which alternative has end-to-end encryption like Jitsi?

Whereby (in small rooms), Webex (on request, outside the browser app), Brave Talk (optional, keys with participants), Teams (with Teams Premium) and Google Meet (Enterprise Plus and Education) offer some form of it, each with conditions listed above. Meeto does not: media is encrypted in transit through its servers.

Which alternative needs no account at all?

Meeto lets anyone start an instant meeting from the browser without an account, host included; guests never need one. Brave Talk lets invitees join from any browser with the call link.

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