Alternatives to Jitsi Meet Desktop
Join Jitsi meetings through a desktop application. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Jitsi Meet Desktop
Join Jitsi meetings through a desktop application.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Jitsi Meet Desktop.
Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video meetings that run in the browser or in mobile apps.
Jitsi Meet runs the same meetings in a browser or Android and iOS apps, with no desktop application to install.
Zoom
A video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps and a free tier.
Zoom switches to a proprietary cloud meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps, where 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) is a proprietary desktop, mobile and web app for chat and meetings of up to 100 participants, requiring a Microsoft account.
Webex
Cisco's collaboration suite for video meetings, calling, team messaging, webinars and whiteboarding.
Webex offers Cisco's proprietary desktop and mobile apps for meetings, calling and messaging, with free sign-up for core features.
Galène
A self-hosted WebRTC videoconference server and web client that needs few resources.
Galène replaces a Jitsi server with a lightweight self-hosted WebRTC server used through a web client, without end-to-end encryption.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Google Meet
Google's video meeting service, used in the browser or through mobile apps.
Element
The reference Matrix client: end-to-end encrypted chat on a network you can host yourself.
BigBlueButton
Open-source virtual classroom software for live online teaching, run on your own server.
Whereby Meetings
Browser-based video meetings in a fixed room URL, with no installs required.
