Alternatives to GoTo Meeting
A web conferencing service for business video meetings with screen sharing and dial-in audio. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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GoTo Meeting
A web conferencing service for business video meetings with screen sharing and dial-in audio.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as GoTo Meeting.
Zoom
A video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps and a free tier.
Zoom is a widely used video meeting platform with a free tier, chat, whiteboard and webinar tools, though free group calls end after 40 minutes.
Microsoft Teams (free)
The free edition of Microsoft Teams for chat, file sharing and video meetings.
Microsoft Teams (free) offers meetings of up to 100 participants plus chat and file sharing at no cost, but requires a Microsoft account.
Google Meet
Google's video meeting service, used in the browser or through mobile apps.
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.
Webex
Cisco's collaboration suite for video meetings, calling, team messaging, webinars and whiteboarding.
Webex is Cisco's suite combining meetings, calling, messaging and webinars, with free sign-up for core features and apps for desktop, mobile and the browser.
Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video meetings that run in the browser or in mobile apps.
Jitsi Meet is free and open source, with guests joining from a browser without an account, though recording and transcription belong to the paid service.
Whereby Meetings
Browser-based video meetings in a fixed room URL, with no installs required.
Whereby Meetings uses a persistent browser room URL with no installs, 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 free, open-source software you run on your own server, designed for teaching and online classes rather than general business meetings.
Galène
A self-hosted WebRTC videoconference server and web client that needs few resources.
Galène is a free, open-source self-hosted video conference server with low resource use, but it has no end-to-end encryption and you need your own server.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Jitsi Meet Desktop
Join Jitsi meetings through a desktop application.
Nextcloud Talk
Chat, video calls and webinars that run on your own Nextcloud server.
Google Workspace
Google's online office suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive and Meet in one account.
Zoho Workplace
An online suite from Zoho combining mail, team chat, meetings, file storage and office editors.
Slack
A team chat platform organized into channels, with huddles, file sharing, app integrations and AI features.
