Microsoft Teams alternatives

Microsoft Teams alternatives for simple video meetings

Teams free allows 60-minute group meetings for up to 100 people but no recording; Teams Essentials costs $4 per user a month, paid yearly. If you only need meetings, Google Meet, Zoho Meeting and Meeto give the same free hour; Zoom, Webex and GoTo Meeting stop at 40 minutes; Jitsi Meet at 95. Below: limits, price and catch for each, sourced.

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What Microsoft Teams free includes

Teams free allows group meetings of up to 60 minutes[1] with up to 100 participants[2] and 5 GB of file storage[3], but no meeting recordings[4]. Intelligent recap needs a Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot license[5], and end-to-end encrypted meetings need Teams Premium for the organizer[6].

Teams is a workplace app: chat, files and meetings together. Many people only need the meetings part, often with clients who do not use Teams. The alternatives below are mostly meeting tools. The Teams free limits guide explains what the free plan covers.

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 for one-on-one calls, as the vendor states it.
Free participantsHow many people the free plan lets into one meeting.
Guests without an accountWhether invited people can join without signing up.
Browser joinWhether a guest can join from a browser without installing an app.
RecordingWhich plan records to the cloud, and what the free plan offers instead.
PriceThe cheapest paid plan in USD as the vendor's pricing page lists it, 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 and the cheapest paid plan of each Teams alternative
ProductFree meeting lengthFree plan: peopleCheapest paid plan
Google Meet60 min (3+); 24 h one-on-one[7][8]Up to 100[9]Business Starter, $8.40/user/month[10][11]
GoTo Meeting40 min[12]Up to 3[13]Professional, $14/organizer/month[14][15]
Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)95 min[16]Not statedNone (free service)[17]
Meeto60 min (2 or more people)Up to 10Pro, $6.99/month
Webex40 min[18][19]Up to 100[20]Webex Meet, $12/license/month (yearly)[21][22]
Zoho Meeting60 min[23][24]Up to 100[25]Standard, $2/host/month (10 people)[26][27]
Zoom40 min[28][29]Up to 100[30]Pro, $16.99/user/month[31][32]

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

The 7 alternatives

Google Meet

by Google

Google's video meetings, free with a personal Google Account and part of Google Workspace.

Free meeting length
60 minutes with 3 or more people; one-on-one meetings up to 24 hours[7][8]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[9]
Cheapest paid plan
Google Workspace Business Starter: $8.40/user/month on the flexible plan[10][11]
Guests
The host needs a Google Account; guests can join without one, but someone in the meeting has to let them in[33][34]
Recording
Business Standard and above; not on Business Starter or free personal accounts[35]

Good for

  • Long one-on-one calls on a free account.
  • Teams that use Gmail and Google Calendar rather than Outlook.

Watch out for

  • Hosts need a Google Account, and guests without one wait to be let in.
  • No recording on free accounts or Business Starter.

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

GoTo Meeting

by GoTo

A business meetings product from GoTo, with a small free plan.

Free meeting length
40 minutes per meeting, with a timer on screen[12]
Free plan: people
Up to 3[13]
Cheapest paid plan
Professional: $14/organizer/month billed monthly[14][15]
Guests
Attendees need no account; browser join works in Chrome or Edge when the organizer allows it[36][37]
Recording
Cloud recording on Business and Enterprise only[38]

Good for

  • Paid plans with no cap on meeting time.[39]
  • Optional end-to-end encrypted meetings for up to 4 people.[40]

Watch out for

  • The free plan is small and not listed on the pricing page.[41]
  • AI meeting summaries are on Business and Enterprise only.[42]

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

Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)

by Jitsi (8x8)

Open-source video meetings: 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[16]
Free use cap
25 active end points per calendar month, under meet.jit.si's terms of service[43]
Guests
The person who creates the room needs an account; the others do not[44][45]
Cheapest paid plan
None: meet.jit.si is run as a free service[17]
Self-hosting
Open source; you can run your own Jitsi Meet server[46]

Good for

  • IT teams that want to host meetings on their own servers.
  • Free calls of up to 95 minutes.

Watch out for

  • A meetings tool only, without Teams-style workspace chat and files.
  • The monthly usage cap on meet.jit.si.

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 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
Free plan: people
Up to 10
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
Guests
No account and no app; guests join from the link in a browser
Recording
Pro and Team only: cloud recording kept 90 days, with transcript and AI summary; nothing on Free

Good for

  • Meetings with people outside your company who should not need any app or account.
  • Cloud recording with a transcript and AI summary from $6.99 a month, without a separate add-on.
  • A personal booking address and a call button for your website.

Watch out for

  • It is a meetings tool, not a workplace chat: chat exists only during a call and is deleted when it ends.
  • Up to 10 people on Free and 25 on paid plans.
  • No end-to-end encryption, webinars, breakout rooms or phone dial-in, and no SSO.

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

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[18][19]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[20]
Cheapest paid plan
Webex Meet: $12/license/month, billed yearly[21][22]
Recording
Local recording on Free; cloud recording on paid plans[47]
End-to-end encryption
End-to-end encrypted session types on all plans, enabled on request; not in the browser app[48]

Good for

  • End-to-end encrypted meetings without an extra license, enabled on request.
  • Organisations with Cisco equipment.

Watch out for

  • The free plan stops at 40 minutes.
  • AI meeting summaries start on Webex Meet, not on Free.[49]

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

Zoho Meeting

by Zoho

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

Free meeting length
60 minutes per meeting[23][24]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[25]
Cheapest paid plan
Standard: $2/host/month for the 10-participant tier[26][27]
Guests
Participants join without a Zoho account, in the browser[50][51]
Recording
Cloud recording on Standard and Professional, not on Free[52]

Good for

  • The lowest listed paid price on this page for small meetings.
  • Businesses already on Zoho Mail, CRM or other Zoho apps.

Watch out for

  • Paid plans are priced per host and by participant tier, so larger meetings cost more.
  • End-to-end encryption and AI notes are on Professional only.[53][54]

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 and paid Pro and Business plans.

Free meeting length
40 minutes per meeting, one-on-one included[28][29]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[30]
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $16.99/user/month billed monthly[31][32]
Recording
Cloud recording on paid plans; the free plan records to your computer[55]
AI notes
AI meeting summaries for 3 hosted meetings a month on the free plan, unlimited on Pro and above[56]

Good for

  • AI summaries on the free plan, for 3 hosted meetings a month.
  • Clients and partners who already use Zoom.

Watch out for

  • Free meetings end at 40 minutes, shorter than Teams free.
  • Zoom Pro costs more per user than Teams Essentials.[32]

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

What to check before you replace Teams meetings

  1. What you use besides meetings. If your team lives in Teams chat and files, a meeting tool replaces only the calls. Keep that in mind when you compare prices.
  2. Your calendar. Teams meetings are created from Outlook. Most alternatives give you a link to paste into any invitation; Meeto can also send its own invitations and booking pages, with Google or Apple calendars connected.
  3. Recording rules. Decide who may record and where recordings live before you move. Meeto records only on paid plans, shows everyone an indicator, and keeps media for 90 days; see meeting recording.

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. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Free group calls and meetings for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  2. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Up to 100 participants per meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  3. Microsoft Teams: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/learn-more-about-subscriptions-for-microsoft-teams-free-1061bbd0-6d97-46a6-8ca0-21059be3eee3 — “File storage | 5GB | 1 TB | 6 TB (1 TB per person) | Varies per license” (checked November 3, 2026)
  4. 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)
  5. Microsoft Teams: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/intelligent-recap-calls-meetings — “You must assign a Teams Premium license or Microsoft Copilot license to your users.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  6. 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)
  7. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “Meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  8. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “One-on-one meetings for up to 24 hours.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  9. 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)
  10. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Business Starter includes 30 GB pooled storage per user” (checked November 3, 2026)
  11. Google Meet: knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/flexible-plan — “$8.40 USD per user for Business Starter” (checked November 3, 2026)
  12. 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)
  13. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/meeting/free-video-conferencing — “Up to 3 participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  14. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/pricing/meeting — “Professional $14 /organizer /month Included: 150 Participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  15. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/pricing/meeting — “$14 /organizer /month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  16. 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)
  17. 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)
  18. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Unlimited meetings, up to 40 min per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  19. 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)
  20. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Up to 100 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  21. 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)
  22. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en/hybrid-work/meetings/all-features — “$144 /license/year $12/license/mo” (checked November 3, 2026)
  23. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 60 minutes per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  24. 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)
  25. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 100 participants per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  26. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “STANDARD US$2 per host/ month 10 Participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  27. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “US$2 per host/ month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  28. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “40 minutes per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  29. 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)
  30. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “100 participants per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  31. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “Best for personal use or small teams.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  32. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “$16.99 /user per month · billed monthly” (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: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Video meetings with recording, noise cancellation, 150 participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  36. GoTo Meeting: support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-join-a-meeting — “Attention: You do not need to sign in or create an account as an attendee.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  37. GoTo Meeting: support.goto.com/meeting/help/can-i-opt-to-join-the-meeting-from-a-browser-instead-of-the-desktop-app — “the session will take place entirely within a Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser. You will not need to download any software onto your computer.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  38. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/pricing/meeting — “Free unlimited recording and transcripts are also included for Business accounts.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  39. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/pricing/meeting — “Priced per user for unlimited video and audio meetings with no caps on meeting time, screen sharing, or chat functions.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  40. GoTo Meeting: support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-create-an-end-to-end-encrypted-session — “End-to-end encryption keeps your meeting private from those who don’t have the decryption key or password (including GoTo).” (checked November 3, 2026)
  41. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/meeting/free-video-conferencing — “What’s included with GoTo Meeting Free? Meetings up to 40 minutes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  42. GoTo Meeting: goto.com/pricing/meeting — “AI Meeting Summary” (checked November 3, 2026)
  43. 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)
  44. 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)
  45. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Subsequent participants in meetings do not need to create an account.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  46. 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)
  47. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en/hybrid-work/meetings/all-features — “Meeting recording | Local Storage | Local & 10GB Cloud | Local & 10GB Cloud | Local & Unlimited Cloud” (checked November 3, 2026)
  48. 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)
  49. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en/hybrid-work/meetings/all-features — “Meeting summary” (checked November 3, 2026)
  50. 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)
  51. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Browser based (no downloads required) | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  52. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Cloud recording storage of 5 GB/host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  53. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “End-to-end encryption (E2EE) | - | - | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  54. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Recording transcripts | - | - | Yes ... Meeting keynotes | - | - | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  55. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “Computer and cloud recording (10 GB included)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  56. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “Meeting summaries (for 3 hosted meetings per month)” (checked November 3, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Is Microsoft Teams free really free?

Yes, for personal use: group meetings of up to 60 minutes with up to 100 people, without recording. Teams Essentials, the cheapest business plan, costs $4 per user a month on a yearly subscription. Our guide to the Teams free limits has the details.

Which Teams alternative is best for meeting clients outside the company?

A browser tool whose guests need no account: every product on this page lets invited guests join without signing up. With Meeto, Whereby or Jitsi Meet the guest opens a link and is in the call in the browser; Meeto lets the host require approval or a password when needed.

Can I use another meeting tool and keep Outlook?

Yes. Paste the other tool's meeting link into the Outlook invitation. Note that Meeto connects Google and Apple (CalDAV) calendars only; it cannot read an Outlook or Microsoft 365 calendar for availability.

Which alternative includes recording on the cheapest plan?

Zoom Pro, Webex Meet, Teams Essentials, Zoho Meeting Standard and Meeto Pro all include cloud recording. Google Workspace Business Starter and GoTo Meeting Professional do not; on GoTo it starts with Business. On free plans, Zoom and Webex record only to your computer.

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