Whereby alternatives

Whereby alternatives for browser video calls

Whereby's free plan allows 30-minute meetings for up to 4 people, and Pro costs $10.99 a month. Other tools that let guests join from the browser go further for free: Brave Talk has no time limit for 4 people, Jitsi Meet allows 95 minutes, and Meeto 60 minutes for up to 10. Each option's limits, price and catch are below, with sources.

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What Whereby's free plan allows

Whereby runs meetings in the browser with no download and no login for guests[1]. The free plan allows meetings of up to 30 minutes[2] with 4 attendees[3]; Pro costs $10.99 a month for one host[4]. Whereby Meetings records locally on paid plans; cloud recording belongs to Whereby Embedded[5].

The browser experience is why people choose Whereby, so we put browser join first. If you embed Whereby in a website, look at Meeto's website widget as well, which is free on every plan.

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
Browser joinWhether a guest joins from a link in the browser, with no app and no account — the reason most people pick Whereby.
Free time limitHow long a free meeting runs.
Free participantsHow many people fit in a free meeting.
RecordingWhether the product records to the cloud, and on which plan.
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 and the cheapest paid plan of each Whereby alternative
ProductFree meeting lengthFree plan: peopleCheapest paid plan
Brave TalkNo limit[6]Up to 4[7]Premium, $7/month[8][9]
Google Meet60 min (3+); 24 h one-on-one[10][11]Up to 100[12]Business Starter, $8.40/user/month[13][14]
Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)95 min[15]Not statedNone (free service)[16]
Meeto60 min (2 or more people)Up to 10Pro, $6.99/month
Microsoft Teams (free)60 min (one-on-one unclear)[17][18][19]Up to 100[20]Essentials, $4/user/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

Brave Talk

by Brave Software

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

Guests
Invitees join from any browser with the call link; no login or download[33][34]
Free meeting length
No limit on the number or length of free calls[6]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[7]
Cheapest paid plan
Brave Talk Premium: $7/month[8][9]
Recording
Premium only[35]

Good for

  • Free calls with no time limit, for the same 4 people Whereby's free plan allows.
  • Optional encryption with keys held only by participants.[36]

Watch out for

  • Recording, AI notes and larger calls are 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.

Guests
The host needs a Google Account; guests can join without one, but someone in the meeting has to let them in[37][38]
Free meeting length
60 minutes with 3 or more people; one-on-one meetings up to 24 hours[10][11]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[12]
Cheapest paid plan
Google Workspace Business Starter: $8.40/user/month on the flexible plan[13][14]
Recording
Business Standard and above; not on Business Starter or free personal accounts[39]

Good for

  • Free one-on-one calls of up to 24 hours.
  • Groups of up to 100 on a free account.

Watch out for

  • Guests without a Google Account wait for someone in the meeting to admit them.
  • No recording below Business Standard.

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: the free meet.jit.si service, or your own server.

Guests
The person who creates the room needs an account; the others do not[40][41]
Free meeting length
95 minutes per meeting on meet.jit.si, since October 9, 2026[15]
Free use cap
25 active end points per calendar month, under meet.jit.si's terms of service[42]
End-to-end encryption
Optional, on browsers that support insertable streams[43]
Cheapest paid plan
None: meet.jit.si is run as a free service[16]

Good for

  • Browser meetings with optional end-to-end encryption.
  • Teams that want to run their own meeting server.[44]

Watch out for

  • The room creator must sign in on meet.jit.si.
  • 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.

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

Good for

  • Longer and larger free calls than Whereby's: 60 minutes for up to 10 people.
  • Cloud recording with a transcript and AI summary on the paid plan.
  • A booking page whose bookings each get their own meeting link.

Watch out for

  • No end-to-end encryption: every call runs through Meeto's media servers.
  • An instant meeting's link expires after the free hour; scheduled and booking links stay reusable.
  • On paid plans the time limit is lifted for up to 2 meetings at a time per account.

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.

Guests
Join from a link without a Teams account, in a browser[45][46]
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[17][18][19]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[20]
Cheapest paid plan
Teams Essentials: $4/user/month, paid yearly only[21][22]
Recording
Not in Teams free; included with Teams Essentials and business licenses[47]

Good for

  • Groups that want a shared chat between calls.
  • Up to 100 people on a free plan.

Watch out for

  • Group meetings end at 60 minutes on the free plan.
  • No recording on the free plan.

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

Zoho Meeting

by Zoho

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

Guests
Participants join without a Zoho account, in the browser[48][49]
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]
Recording
Cloud recording on Standard and Professional, not on Free[50]

Good for

  • A low paid price with cloud recording included.
  • Businesses already on other Zoho apps.

Watch out for

  • Booking pages are a separate product, Zoho Bookings.[51]

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.

Guests
Can join without signing in, from the browser through the Zoom Web App; a host can require sign-in[52][53]
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[54]

Good for

  • Meetings of up to 100 people on the free plan.
  • Cloud recording on Pro.

Watch out for

  • Free meetings end at 40 minutes, one-on-one included.
  • A host can require guests to sign in.[52]

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

What to check before you switch from Whereby

  1. Room links. Whereby gives you a fixed room address. In Meeto, scheduled meetings and booking links stay reusable, while an instant room's link expires after the free hour. Decide which link you will send to regular guests.
  2. Encryption. If you rely on end-to-end encryption in small rooms, note that Meeto does not offer it; see the security overview for what it does do.
  3. The guest path. Open a test link on a phone with no account signed in. A Meeto guest goes from the link to the call in the browser.

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. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “No downloads and no login for guests required.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  2. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  3. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “4 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  4. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “$10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “With Brave Talk, calls are free and private for up to 4 people.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  8. Brave Talk: brave.com/premium — “Talk premium $7.00/month $69.99/year Start free trial” (checked November 3, 2026)
  9. Brave Talk: brave.com/premium — “$7.00/month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  10. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “Meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  11. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “One-on-one meetings for up to 24 hours.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  12. 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)
  13. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Business Starter includes 30 GB pooled storage per user” (checked November 3, 2026)
  14. Google Meet: knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/flexible-plan — “$8.40 USD per user for Business Starter” (checked November 3, 2026)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)
  17. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Free group calls and meetings for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  18. 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)
  19. 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)
  20. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Up to 100 participants per meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  21. 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)
  22. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials — “$4.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription–auto renews)” (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. 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)
  34. Brave Talk: brave.com/talk — “Browser-based (no login or download required)” (checked November 3, 2026)
  35. 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)
  36. 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)
  37. 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)
  38. 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)
  39. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Video meetings with recording, noise cancellation, 150 participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  40. 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)
  41. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Subsequent participants in meetings do not need to create an account.” (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 — “You can turn on end-to-end encryption (e2ee) as long as you are using Jitsi Meet on a browser with support for insertable streams.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  44. 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)
  45. 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)
  46. 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)
  47. 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)
  48. 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)
  49. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Browser based (no downloads required) | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  50. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Cloud recording storage of 5 GB/host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  51. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Zoho Bookings | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  52. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “To join a meeting without signing in, click Join a meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  53. 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)
  54. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “Computer and cloud recording (10 GB included)” (checked November 3, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Which Whereby alternative works in the browser without an account?

Every product here lets guests join from a browser without an account. On Google Meet a guest without a Google Account waits for someone to admit them, and on Jitsi Meet the person who creates the room must sign in. Meeto lets guests straight in by default; the host can switch a room to knock-to-enter or a password.

Is there a free Whereby alternative with longer meetings?

Yes. Brave Talk has no time limit for up to 4 people, Jitsi Meet allows 95 minutes, and Google Meet, Teams free, Zoho Meeting and Meeto allow 60-minute group meetings. Whereby's free plan allows 30 minutes.

I use Whereby Embedded on my website. What are the options?

Whereby Embedded is a developer product priced by participant minutes. Meeto's website widget and SDKs are free on every plan, with a public key locked to your allowed domains; the “Powered by Meeto” badge always stays. See the widget and developer pages for how it works.

Is Meeto cheaper than Whereby?

Meeto Pro costs $6.99 a month or $69 a year for one account. Whereby Pro costs $10.99 a month for 1 host, excluding VAT. Whereby offers end-to-end encryption in small rooms; Meeto does not.

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