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Jitsi Meet is a self-hosted video conferencing platform — Zoom / Google Meet replacement with no account required, no time limits, no participant caps. WebRTC-based, runs in any modern browser, with mobile apps. The platform 8x8 acquired and continues to maintain open-source.
Jitsi Meet is a self-hosted video conferencing platform — Zoom / Google Meet replacement with no account required, no time limits, no participant caps. WebRTC-based, runs in any modern browser, with mobile apps. The platform 8x8 acquired and continues to maintain open-source.
For privacy-bound video calls and conferences without trusting a SaaS provider, Jitsi is the canonical choice.
Concrete scenarios where teams pick Jitsi Meet over the SaaS alternative.
meetings, classes, webinars
share a link, join — no signup
virtual classrooms without Zoom subscriptions
HIPAA-deployable video consultations
replace Zoom / Google Meet
If your team profile matches one of these, Jitsi Meet is a strong fit out of the box.
rejecting Zoom for data handling
running virtual classrooms
under HIPAA video consultation requirements
moving off per-user Zoom plans
running open meetings
When evaluating self-hosted options for this category, here are the dimensions on which Jitsi Meet consistently lands above the alternatives.
The stack you'll plug Jitsi Meet into — services, protocols, and adjacent apps in the BluixApps catalog.
jitsi/web:stable (current LTS)Operational guidance from running this in production — what to do before you scale, what to lock down, what surprises people.