Meeto vs Whereby
Meeto vs Whereby: browser video rooms compared
Meeto's free plan is larger: 10 people for 60 minutes, against 4 people for 30 minutes on Whereby's, and guests join both from the browser without an account. Meeto Pro costs $6.99 a month against $10.99 for Whereby Pro and adds cloud recording with a transcript and AI summary, which Whereby Meetings does not offer. Booking pages and a website widget come with the same Meeto account.
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Meeto vs Whereby: the facts side by side
| Question | Meeto | Whereby |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan: meeting length | 60 minutes once two or more people are in the call | 30 minutes per meeting[1] |
| Free plan: people per meeting | Up to 10 | Up to 4[2] |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro: $6.99/month or $69/year, no time limit, up to 25 people | Pro: $10.99/month per host[3][4] |
| Guests need an account | No | No[5] |
| Join in the browser without installing | Yes; iOS and Android apps are optional | Yes[6] |
| Cloud recording | Pro and Team; stored 90 days, with a transcript and AI summary | Not in Whereby Meetings (cloud recording belongs to Whereby Embedded); local recording on Pro and Business[7] |
Prices are in USD for monthly billing unless a row says otherwise. Plans change: each Whereby figure links to the page it came from, so you can check it before you decide.
Why people switch from Whereby to Meeto
Free meetings hold 10 people for 60 minutes, against 4 people for 30 on Whereby's free plan.
Cloud recordings come with a transcript and an AI summary in the same plan.
Clients book a time on your page and land in the call from the invitation.
A call button for your own website is included, with no separate product to buy.
Booking pages and website embedding
Meeto puts the meeting, the booking page and the website widget in one account. A free account gets a personal booking page with 1 meeting type and 2 connected calendars; each confirmed booking carries its own meeting link. See the booking page overview.
For a call inside your own site, Meeto's widget and SDKs are free on every plan and carry the Powered by Meeto badge. Whereby sells embedding as a separate product, Whereby Embedded, with its own pricing: see Meeto vs Whereby Embedded and the Meeto widget page.
Sources
Meeto facts come from the pricing and limits, security and developer pages, reviewed November 3, 2026. Each Whereby fact below is quoted from Whereby's own page on the date shown.
Whereby's own pages, quoted9
- whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes”Checked November 3, 2026
- whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “4 attendees per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
- whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Pro For professional individuals $10.99 per month 1 host”Checked November 3, 2026
- whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “$10.99 per month 1 host”Checked November 3, 2026
- whereby.com/information/meetings — “No downloads and no login for guests required.”Checked November 3, 2026
- 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
- 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
- whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes”Checked November 3, 2026
- whereby.com/information/pricing — “Charged per user license”Checked November 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is Meeto's free plan bigger than Whereby's?
Yes, on the published limits: Meeto's free plan allows 10 people for 60 minutes, Whereby's free plan 4 people for 30 minutes. Both let guests join from a browser without an account.
Are Meeto calls encrypted?
Yes. Every Meeto call is encrypted in transit (WebRTC, DTLS-SRTP) through Meeto's media servers in Europe and South-East Asia. In-meeting chat is deleted when the meeting ends, and meeting content is not used to train AI models.
Can I record a Whereby meeting to the cloud?
Whereby lists cloud recording under its Embedded product; Whereby Meetings offers local recording on its paid plans. Meeto records to the cloud on Pro and Team and keeps a transcript and AI summary with the recording.
Can I embed either one in my website?
Yes, both: Whereby through its separate Embedded product, Meeto through a widget and SDKs that are free on every plan and carry the Powered by Meeto badge.
Try it on your next call
Start a meeting and send the link. Guests join from the browser.
- 60-minute meetings on the free plan
- Guests join without an account
Put it to work
Open your Meeto account to set it up, or explore the working product first.