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Team chat

Free and open-source Zoom alternatives

Zoom (Video meetings and team chat) is a commercial product. These 2 tools do the same job and are free to use or to self-host.
Short answer: the best free alternatives to Zoom are Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton. Self-hosting is free; you pay only for the server (a small VPS is about $4–6/mo). Licenses and prices checked 2026-10-01.
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    Jitsi Meet

    Free open-source video conferencing

    Video meetings in the browser; self-host or use the free public server.

    Open source (Apache-2.0) ·★ 30k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-07 · details

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    BigBlueButton

    Open-source web conferencing for online learning

    Web conferencing built for classes; heavier to host.

    Open source (LGPL-3.0) ·★ 9.2k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-07 · details

Want paid options too? See all Zoom alternatives or the full free alternatives list. Beyond developer tools, OSS Software lists more open-source Zoom alternatives.

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Zoom?+

Yes. Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton do the same job for free; Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton are open source.

What is the best open-source alternative to Zoom?+

Jitsi Meet is the most starred on GitHub (30k stars). Video meetings in the browser; self-host or use the free public server.

Open source: OSI-approved license. Free to self-host: the code is public and free to run yourself, with limits in the license.