Instead of Zoom

Video meetings, webinars and screen sharing.

Swap it

This is the clearest win in the whole list. Jitsi has been good for years, needs a compose file and a TURN server, and nobody has to install anything.

You lose: Webinar polish, cloud recording and the dial-in numbers.

Start here

Jitsi Meet

Apache-2.0an eveningactive

A compose file, a TURN server and ports. Recording is fiddly; large meetings want a second server.

github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet jitsi.org/meet

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

LiveKitApache-2.0a weekendactive
A toolkit, not a product. You build the meeting UI.
github.com/livekit/livekit docs.livekit.io
BigBlueButtonLGPL-3.0a projectactive
Built for classrooms and it shows. Heavy install, heavy server.
github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton bigbluebutton.org

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.