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Open source alternatives to Zoom

We track 8 open-source Zoom alternatives, of which 4 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 5 ship a Docker image. Jitsi Meet leads on health at 98/100 with 198 commits in the last 90 days; across all 8 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0 and 3 other licences.

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Showing 8 of 8 tools

All 8 Zoom alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    Jitsi Meet

    98 GOOD

    WebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.

    ★ 30k · ⟳ 3 days ago · stable/jitsi-meet_11146 · Apache-2.0

    DockerNodejsdeb
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • BigBlueButton

    86 GOOD

    Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructors can engage remote students with polling, emojis, and breakout rooms.

    ★ 9.2k · ⟳ 3 days ago · v3.0.37 · LGPL-3.0

    Java
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • MiroTalk P2P

    70 GOOD

    Simple, secure, fast real-time video conferences up to 4k and 60fps, compatible with all browsers and platforms.

    ★ 4.7k · ⟳ 3 days ago · AGPL-3.0

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • MiroTalk SFU

    69 SLOWING

    Simple, secure, scalable real-time video conferences up to 4k, compatible with all browsers and platforms.

    ★ 3.1k · ⟳ 3 days ago · AGPL-3.0

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Galene

    58 SLOWING

    Video conferencing server that is easy to deploy and that requires moderate server resources.

    ★ 1.4k · ⟳ 6 days ago · MIT

    Go
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Janus

    33 STALE

    General-purpose, lightweight, minimalist WebRTC Server.

    ★ 9.2k · ⟳ 4 days ago · GPL-3.0

    C
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • TrueConf

    20 STALE

    Platform for your corporate communications, based on the advanced architecture, with support for UltraHD video conferencing, built-in messenger with personal and group chats, and a free version for up to 1,000 users.

    ⊘ Proprietary

    Dockerdeb
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Zoom alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Zoom?

Jitsi Meet scores highest at 98/100, with 198 commits in the last 90 days, 30k GitHub stars and its latest release (stable/jitsi-meet_11146) published 1 months ago. BigBlueButton has the most raw commit activity at 324 commits in 90 days.

Which Zoom alternatives use a permissive licence?

3 of 8 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Jitsi Meet (Apache-2.0), plugNmeet (MIT), Galene (MIT). 4 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Zoom alternatives run in Docker?

5 of 8 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Jitsi Meet, plugNmeet, MiroTalk P2P, MiroTalk SFU, TrueConf. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.