Self-hosted video calls: open-source Zoom, Google Meet, and Whereby alternatives
Zoom Pro is $14-22/host/mo with 100-participant cap. Self-hosted Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton give unlimited participants and full HD on a $10-30/mo VPS. The open-source video conferencing platforms ranked by health.
The 24 picks, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology.
The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations
A complete web conferencing system for virtual classes and more!
Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.
Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.
Kamailio - The Open Source SIP Server for large VoIP and real-time communication platforms, focusing on flexibility, security and scalability
OvenMediaEngine (OME) is a Sub-Second Latency Live Streaming Server with Large-Scale and High-Definition. #WebRTC #LLHLS
Instant messaging platform. Backend in Go. Clients: Swift iOS, Java Android, JS webapp, scriptable command line; chatbots
Ready-to-use SRT / WebRTC / RTSP / RTMP / LL-HLS / MPEG-TS / RTP media server and media proxy that allows to read, publish, proxy, record and playback video and audio streams.
HOMER - 100% Open-Source SIP, VoIP, RTC Packet Capture & Monitoring
SRS is a simple, high-efficiency, real-time media server supporting RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV, HTTP-TS, SRT, MPEG-DASH, and GB28181, with codec support for H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, AAC, Opus, and G.711.
The best IP Toolbox. Easy to check what's your IPs, IP geolocation, check for DNS leaks, examine WebRTC connections, speed test, ping test, MTR test, check website availability, whois search and more!
Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API
screen sharing for developers https://screego.net/
FreeSWITCH is a Software Defined Telecom Stack enabling the digital transformation from proprietary telecom switches to a versatile software implementation that runs on any commodity hardware. From a Raspberry PI to a multi-core server, FreeSWITCH can unlock the telecommunications potential of any device.
Self-hosted open-source WebRTC video conferencing platform built on peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture for fast, secure real-time communication with end-to-end privacy.
A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.
Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client & server) implementation
Self-hosted, open-source WebRTC video conferencing platform for real-time communication and collaboration. A modern alternative to Zoom, built on SFU architecture.
Secure direct video group chat
The future of programmable SIP servers.
Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer. ⭐ Star to support our work!
A Progressive Web App for local file sharing
PairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup.
Secure peer-to-peer chat that is serverless, decentralized, and ephemeral
Specifically replacing
These categories on ossreplace cover the SaaS in this space.
Ready to self-host?
Most operators land on Rocket.Chat (top health) and run it on hetzner for around $4.13/mo.