Self-hosted alternatives to Google Meet
Recording, breakout rooms and longer calls all require a Workspace subscription.
Below are 10 open-source projects that cover the same ground, each scored 0–100 on how actively it is actually maintained — commit volume, release cadence and recent trend. 3 of the 10 are currently rated healthy or better. Ordering reflects that score, not sponsorship.
| Project | Health | Activity (11 mo) | Stars | Licence | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BigBlueButton Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructo | Thriving · 87 | 9.2k | LGPL-3.0 | 11 Sept 2026 | |
| Jitsi Meet WebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences. | Thriving · 85 | 30k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Sept 2026 | |
| plugNmeet Scalable and high performance web conferencing system. | Healthy · 69 | 543 | MIT | 23 Sept 2026 | |
| MiroTalk SFU Simple, secure, scalable real-time video conferences up to 4k, compatible with all browsers and platforms. | Steady · 58 | 3.1k | AGPL-3.0 | — | |
| MiroTalk P2P Simple, secure, fast real-time video conferences up to 4k and 60fps, compatible with all browsers and platform | Steady · 56 | 4.8k | AGPL-3.0 | — | |
| Jitsi Video Bridge WebRTC compatible Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) that allows for multiuser video communication. | Steady · 56 | 3.1k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Sept 2026 | |
| Galene Video conferencing server that is easy to deploy and that requires moderate server resources. | Slowing · 48 | 1.4k | MIT | — | |
| MiroTalk C2C Real-time cam-2-cam video calls & screen sharing, end-to-end encrypted, to embed in any website with a simple | Slowing · 39 | 513 | AGPL-3.0 | — | |
| Janus General-purpose, lightweight, minimalist WebRTC Server. | Slowing · 38 | 9.2k | GPL-3.0 | — | |
| TrueConf Platform for your corporate communications, based on the advanced architecture, with support for UltraHD video | Unrated | — | ⊘ Proprietary | — |
How these were picked
Every project listed here is open source and can run entirely on hardware you control. We start from the categories that match Google Meet's job — Communication - Video Conferencing — then rank by health score so that a popular-but-abandoned project never appears above a smaller one that is actively shipping. The scoring method is documented in full.
The scores are recomputed from repository data on every rebuild, so this page reflects the state of these projects as of 1 Oct 2026 — not the day it was written.
BigBlueButton
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.
Best fit: Educational institutions and organisations that require a dedicated virtual classroom environment with interactive teaching tools.
Worth knowing: Deploying and scaling a multi-media web conferencing server can demand significant system resources and network bandwidth compared to simpler chat tools.
Jitsi Meet
WebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.
Best fit: It suits administrators who need to host their own encrypted video conferencing infrastructure for teams or organisations.
Worth knowing: Self-hosting WebRTC infrastructure involves significant bandwidth demands and complex NAT traversal troubleshooting, which can complicate deployment behind strict corporate firewalls.
plugNmeet
Scalable and high performance web conferencing system.
Best fit: It suits administrators who need a self-hosted video conferencing option and want to manage their own meeting infrastructure.
Worth knowing: Deploying and scaling a real-time media server requires careful network configuration, particularly regarding STUN/TURN servers and UDP port management, which can introduce operational complexity.
MiroTalk SFU
Simple, secure, scalable real-time video conferences up to 4k, compatible with all browsers and platforms.
Best fit: It suits teams or individuals looking for a dedicated, self-hosted video conferencing node that they can run entirely on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence carries strict copyleft implications if you modify and distribute the code or offer it as a hosted service. Additionally, managing real-time media routing can impose significant bandwidth and CPU demands on your server.
MiroTalk P2P
Simple, secure, fast real-time video conferences up to 4k and 60fps, compatible with all browsers and platforms.
Best fit: It suits small teams or casual meetings where direct browser communication is preferred over routing traffic through a hosted third-party platform.
Worth knowing: The peer-to-peer architecture does not scale efficiently beyond a few participants, leading to high bandwidth demands on each client device. Additionally, the copyleft AGPL-3.0 licence may restrict how you integrate or modify the codebase in proprietary environments.