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Element Call vs Jitsi Meet: catalog facts
Element Call	Jitsi Meet
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0, with a commercial licence also offered.	Free Free to use on meet.jit.si; Jitsi as a Service for embedding is a separate offering.
Web, Self-hosted	Android, iOS, Web
End-to-end encrypted group calls Built on the open Matrix protocol	Guests join from a browser without an account Open source with an F-Droid build
Self-hosting requires a Matrix setup alongside it Focused on calls, with no text chat of its own	Hosts must sign in to create rooms on meet.jit.si Recording and transcription belong to the paid service
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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