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

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