
jitsi-meet
Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.
The Lens
Jitsi Meet is a full-featured video conferencing platform you can self-host or use instantly at meet.jit.si. No account required to join a call. HD video, screen sharing, chat, polls, virtual backgrounds, end-to-end encryption - it covers the basics and then some. Works in every modern browser plus native iOS and Android apps. The project is backed by 8x8, which means real engineering resources behind it, not just weekend commits. Self-hosting gives you complete control over your data - useful if you work in healthcare, government, or anywhere compliance matters. Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams are the obvious alternatives, but none of them let you own the infrastructure. For embedding video into your own app, the SDKs compete directly with Twilio and Daily.co at zero licensing cost. The catch: self-hosting Jitsi at scale is not trivial. The video bridge architecture needs tuning for large meetings, and you will spend real time on TURN server setup. The free meet.jit.si instance works fine for small teams but has no SLA.
Free vs Self-Hosted vs Paid
free self hosted paid cloud**Free tier:** meet.jit.si is completely free - unlimited meetings, no account needed to join, no time limits. Full feature set including screen sharing, chat, polls, and virtual backgrounds.
**Self-hosted tier:** Deploy on your own infrastructure at zero licensing cost. Docker Compose setup available. You pay only for compute and bandwidth. Scales from a single VM for small teams to multi-server video bridge clusters for hundreds of concurrent users.
**Paid tier:** JaaS (Jitsi as a Service) by 8x8 offers a managed cloud option. Free plan includes 25 users per room. Paid plans start around $99/month for branding, analytics, and higher capacity. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Genuinely free to self-host with no feature gates - the paid JaaS tier is for teams who want managed infrastructure and branding.
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