Zoom alternatives

Zoom alternatives without the 40-minute limit

Zoom's free plan ends every meeting at 40 minutes, one-on-one included. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams free and Zoho Meeting allow 60-minute group meetings, Jitsi Meet 95, Whereby 30, and Webex the same 40 as Zoom. Meeto allows 60 minutes for up to 10 people. Below: each option's limits, price and catch, every figure linked to its source.

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What Zoom's free plan allows

Zoom's free Basic plan holds up to 100 participants[1] and limits meetings to 40 minutes[2], including a host with a single guest[3]. Zoom Pro removes that limit for $16.99 per user a month billed monthly[4].

If 40 minutes is enough for most of your calls, Zoom may still be the simplest choice. If your calls are longer, or you only host a few long calls a month, one of the products below may fit better. The details of the limit, and the legitimate ways around it, are in our guide to the Zoom 40-minute limit.

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 Zoom alternative
ProductFree meeting lengthFree plan: peopleCheapest paid plan
Google Meet60 min (3+); 24 h one-on-one[5][6]Up to 100[7]Business Starter, $8.40/user/month[8][9]
Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)95 min[10]Not statedNone (free service)[11]
Meeto60 min (2 or more people)Up to 10Pro, $6.99/month
Microsoft Teams (free)60 min (one-on-one unclear)[12][13][14]Up to 100[15]Essentials, $4/user/month (yearly)[16][17]
Webex40 min[18][19]Up to 100[20]Webex Meet, $12/license/month (yearly)[21][22]
Whereby30 min[23]Up to 4[24]Pro, $10.99/month[25][26]
Zoho Meeting60 min[27][28]Up to 100[29]Standard, $2/host/month (10 people)[30][31]

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[5][6]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[7]
Cheapest paid plan
Google Workspace Business Starter: $8.40/user/month on the flexible plan[8][9]
Guests
The host needs a Google Account; guests can join without one, but someone in the meeting has to let them in[32][33]
Recording
Business Standard and above; not on Business Starter or free personal accounts[34]

Good for

  • Long one-on-one calls on a free account.
  • People who already live in Gmail and Google Calendar.

Watch out for

  • Group meetings on a free account end at the hour.
  • Recording and AI notes start above the cheapest Workspace plan.[34][35]

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.

Free meeting length
95 minutes per meeting on meet.jit.si, since October 9, 2026[10]
Free use cap
25 active end points per calendar month, under meet.jit.si's terms of service[36]
Guests
The person who creates the room needs an account; the others do not[37][38]
Cheapest paid plan
None: meet.jit.si is run as a free service[11]
Self-hosting
Open source; you can run your own Jitsi Meet server[39]

Good for

  • Teams that can run their own server and want full control of it.
  • Occasional free calls longer than 40 minutes.

Watch out for

  • The monthly usage cap on meet.jit.si.
  • Recordings on meet.jit.si go to your Dropbox, when enabled.[40]

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

  • Small client calls that run past 40 minutes and do not need more than 10 people on Free.
  • Guests who should click a link and talk, with nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.
  • People who also want a booking page and a call button for their website.

Watch out for

  • A hard ceiling of 25 people even on paid plans.
  • No end-to-end encryption, webinars, breakout rooms, polls or phone dial-in.
  • An instant meeting's link expires after the free hour; schedule the meeting if you need to reuse the link.

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 and Teams Essentials for small businesses.

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[12][13][14]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[15]
Cheapest paid plan
Teams Essentials: $4/user/month, paid yearly only[16][17]
Guests
Join from a link without a Teams account, in a browser[41][42]
Recording
Not in Teams free; included with Teams Essentials and business licenses[43]

Good for

  • Groups that also want a shared chat and files, not just calls.
  • Meetings of up to 100 people on a free plan.

Watch out for

  • No recording on the free plan.
  • AI recaps need a Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot license.[44]

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[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[45]
End-to-end encryption
End-to-end encrypted session types on all plans, enabled on request; not in the browser app[46]

Good for

  • End-to-end encrypted meetings on the free plan, outside the browser app.
  • Meetings of up to 100 people.

Watch out for

  • The free plan has the same 40-minute limit as Zoom.
  • Paid pricing is shown per license per month with yearly billing.

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[23]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[24]
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $10.99/month for 1 host, excluding VAT[25][26]
Guests
No download and no login for guests[47][48]
Recording
Local recording on Pro and Business; cloud recording is a Whereby Embedded feature[49]

Good for

  • A permanent room link you can put in an email signature.
  • End-to-end encryption in small rooms.[50]

Watch out for

  • The free plan is the shortest and smallest on this list.
  • No cloud recording in Whereby Meetings.

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[27][28]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[29]
Cheapest paid plan
Standard: $2/host/month for the 10-participant tier[30][31]
Guests
Participants join without a Zoho account, in the browser[51][52]
Recording
Cloud recording on Standard and Professional, not on Free[53]

Good for

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

Watch out for

  • Booking pages come from Zoho Bookings, a separate product.[54]
  • Transcripts, AI notes and end-to-end encryption are on Professional only.[55][56]

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

What to test before you switch from Zoom

  1. Your longest call. Check how long your typical meeting runs and how many people join, then compare it with each free plan above; most stop at an hour for groups.
  2. The guest path. Open a test link in a private browser window on a phone with no account signed in. That is what your clients will see. With Meeto, a guest goes from the link to the call in the browser.
  3. Recording and notes. Free plans rarely include cloud recording. If you need it, price the paid plan you would actually use, not the free one.
  4. Scheduling. If clients book time with you, check whether the tool has its own booking page or needs a separate one. Meeto's free plan includes a booking page with one meeting type, and each booking gets its own meeting link.

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. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “100 participants per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  2. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “40 minutes per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  3. 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)
  4. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “$16.99 /user per month · billed monthly” (checked November 3, 2026)
  5. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “Meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  6. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “One-on-one meetings for up to 24 hours.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  7. 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)
  8. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Business Starter includes 30 GB pooled storage per user” (checked November 3, 2026)
  9. Google Meet: knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/flexible-plan — “$8.40 USD per user for Business Starter” (checked November 3, 2026)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Free group calls and meetings for up to 60 minutes.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  13. 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)
  14. 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)
  15. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Up to 100 participants per meeting.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  16. 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)
  17. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials — “$4.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription–auto renews)” (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. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  24. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “4 attendees per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  25. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Pro For professional individuals $10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  26. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “$10.99 per month 1 host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  27. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 60 minutes per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  28. 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)
  29. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 100 participants per meeting” (checked November 3, 2026)
  30. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “STANDARD US$2 per host/ month 10 Participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  31. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “US$2 per host/ month” (checked November 3, 2026)
  32. 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)
  33. 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)
  34. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Video meetings with recording, noise cancellation, 150 participants” (checked November 3, 2026)
  35. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Gemini in Meet - let AI summarize, translate, and take notes in meetings” (checked November 3, 2026)
  36. 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)
  37. 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)
  38. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Subsequent participants in meetings do not need to create an account.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  39. 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)
  40. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Cloud recordings, when enabled, are kept on our servers until we can upload them to the place you indicated (currently Dropbox).” (checked November 3, 2026)
  41. 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)
  42. 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)
  43. 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)
  44. 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)
  45. 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)
  46. 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)
  47. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “No downloads and no login for guests required.” (checked November 3, 2026)
  48. 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)
  49. 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)
  50. 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)
  51. 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)
  52. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Browser based (no downloads required) | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  53. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Cloud recording storage of 5 GB/host” (checked November 3, 2026)
  54. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Zoho Bookings | Yes | Yes | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  55. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Recording transcripts | - | - | Yes ... Meeting keynotes | - | - | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)
  56. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “End-to-end encryption (E2EE) | - | - | Yes” (checked November 3, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Which free Zoom alternative has the longest meetings?

Among the products above, Jitsi Meet allows 95 minutes per meeting on meet.jit.si, and Google Meet allows one-on-one calls of up to 24 hours. For groups, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams free, Zoho Meeting and Meeto all stop at 60 minutes. Brave Talk, covered in our free video conferencing list, has no time limit for up to 4 people.

Which Zoom alternatives let guests join without an account?

All seven. Google Meet needs someone in the meeting to admit a guest without a Google Account, and Jitsi Meet asks only the person who creates the room to sign in. Meeto never asks a guest to sign in or install anything.

What is the cheapest way to get meetings longer than 40 minutes?

Of the paid plans listed, Zoho Meeting Standard starts at $2 per host a month for 10 participants, Teams Essentials costs $4 per user a month paid yearly, and Meeto Pro costs $6.99 a month. Zoom Pro costs $16.99 per user a month billed monthly.

Do I have to leave Zoom completely?

No. Many people keep a Zoom account for meetings others host and use a second tool only for the calls they host themselves, such as long client calls. Guests of a browser tool need no account, so the change costs them nothing.

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