Alternatives to Zoom
A video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps and a free tier. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Zoom
A video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps and a free tier.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Zoom.
Google Meet
Google's video meeting service, used in the browser or through mobile apps.
Google Meet runs in the browser with Calendar and Workspace integration, extends free group calls to one hour, and needs a Google account.
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, requiring a Microsoft account.
Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video meetings that run in the browser or in mobile apps.
Jitsi Meet is free and open source with no account needed for guests, 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 its 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 virtual classroom software you host yourself, built for teaching and integrating with learning platforms like Canvas.
Webex
Cisco's collaboration suite for video meetings, calling, team messaging, webinars and whiteboarding.
Webex combines meetings, calling, messaging and webinars from Cisco, with free sign-up for core features and a focus on enterprises.
Nextcloud Talk
Chat, video calls and webinars that run on your own Nextcloud server.
Nextcloud Talk runs chat, calls and webinars on your own Nextcloud server, making it open source and self-hosted but needing extra server work.
Galène
A self-hosted WebRTC videoconference server and web client that needs few resources.
Galène is a lightweight open source videoconference server you run yourself, without end-to-end encryption and without a hosted plan.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Zoom 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.
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.
Jitsi Meet Desktop
Join Jitsi meetings through a desktop application.
Zoom switches to a proprietary cloud meeting platform with desktop, mobile and web apps, where free group calls end after 40 minutes.
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.
Zoho Workplace
An online suite from Zoho combining mail, team chat, meetings, file storage and office editors.
Wire
End-to-end encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing for organisations.
Slack
A team chat platform organized into channels, with huddles, file sharing, app integrations and AI features.
Huly
An open-source team platform combining project tracking, chat, documents, planning and video meetings.
