Alternatives to Webex
Cisco's collaboration suite for video meetings, calling, team messaging, webinars and whiteboarding. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Webex
Cisco's collaboration suite for video meetings, calling, team messaging, webinars and whiteboarding.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Webex.
Zoom
A video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps and a free tier.
Zoom is a widely known video meeting platform with chat, whiteboard and webinar tools, but 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 combines chat, file sharing and meetings of up to 100 participants, and 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 integrates with Google Calendar, but free group calls end after one hour and there is no team messaging suite.
GoTo Meeting
A web conferencing service for business video meetings with screen sharing and dial-in audio.
GoTo Meeting is a paid business web conferencing service with dial-in audio and no-install joining, without Webex's team messaging.
Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video meetings that run in the browser or in mobile apps.
Jitsi Meet is open source and lets guests join 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 is browser-only with a persistent room URL, and 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, designed for online classrooms rather than general business meetings, and needs a dedicated server.
Galène
A self-hosted WebRTC videoconference server and web client that needs few resources.
Galène is a lightweight open source videoconference server you host yourself, with no end-to-end encryption and no hosted service.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Webex as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Jitsi Meet Desktop
Join Jitsi meetings through a desktop application.
Webex offers Cisco's proprietary desktop and mobile apps for meetings, calling and messaging, with free sign-up for core features.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Slack
A team chat platform organized into channels, with huddles, file sharing, app integrations and AI features.
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.
Nextcloud Talk
Chat, video calls and webinars that run on your own Nextcloud server.
Linphone
An open-source SIP softphone for voice and video calls on desktop and mobile.
