Alternatives to Google Meet
Google's video meeting service, used in the browser or through mobile apps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Google Meet
Google's video meeting service, used in the browser or through mobile apps.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Google Meet.
Zoom
A video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps and a free tier.
Zoom is a widely used proprietary alternative with chat, whiteboard and webinar tools, but free group calls end after 40 minutes instead of one hour.
Microsoft Teams (free)
The free edition of Microsoft Teams for chat, file sharing and video meetings.
Microsoft Teams free allows meetings of up to 100 participants with chat and file sharing, but requires a Microsoft account instead of a Google one.
Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video meetings that run in the browser or in mobile apps.
Jitsi Meet is open source and free, and guests join without an account, though hosts must sign in to create rooms on meet.jit.si.
Whereby Meetings
Browser-based video meetings in a fixed room URL, with no installs required.
Whereby gives a persistent room URL for browser meetings, but the free plan is limited to 4 attendees and 30 minutes.
BigBlueButton
Open-source virtual classroom software for live online teaching, run on your own server.
BigBlueButton is open source and self-hosted, geared toward online classes, and needs a dedicated server rather than a Google account.
Webex
Cisco's collaboration suite for video meetings, calling, team messaging, webinars and whiteboarding.
Webex is Cisco's proprietary suite combining meetings, calling, messaging and webinars, with free sign-up for core features and desktop apps.
Galène
A self-hosted WebRTC videoconference server and web client that needs few resources.
Galène is an MIT-licensed videoconference server you host yourself with low resource use, but it lacks end-to-end encryption and needs your own server.
Nextcloud Talk
Chat, video calls and webinars that run on your own Nextcloud server.
Nextcloud Talk moves meetings onto your own Nextcloud server with chat and webinars, but needs that server and extra setup for reliable video.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Google Meet as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
GoTo Meeting
A web conferencing service for business video meetings with screen sharing and dial-in audio.
Google Meet runs in the browser and on Android and iOS with Google Calendar integration and a free tier, though free group calls end after one hour.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Google Workspace
Google's online office suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive and Meet in one account.
Jitsi Meet Desktop
Join Jitsi meetings through a desktop application.
Zoho Workplace
An online suite from Zoho combining mail, team chat, meetings, file storage and office editors.
Signal
An end-to-end encrypted messenger for calls and chats on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux, run by a nonprofit.
