Google Meet vs Jitsi Meet

Google Meet

• Organizations that already use Google Workspace
• People who want guests to join from a browser without installing anything
• Short meetings on a free Google Account
• Teams that want Gemini to take meeting notes and write summaries

Jitsi Meet

• Quick video calls where guests should not need an account
• Organizations that want to self-host open-source video conferencing
• Developers who want to customize or embed the meeting client

Google Meet

• No-cost meetings end at 60 minutes unless they are 1:1 or mobile calls.
• Paid Meet features are not sold separately: they come with a Google Workspace plan, or Google One Premium for individuals.
• Business Starter has no recording, noise cancellation or Gemini in Meet, and Business plans stop at 300 users.
• Computers join through the browser; the site lists apps only for phones and tablets, not a desktop app.

Jitsi Meet

• Since August 24, 2023, the person creating a room on meet.jit.si must sign in with an account.
• End-to-end encryption is opt-in, needs a Chromium-based browser or the desktop client, and covers audio, video and screen sharing but not chat or polls.
• Neither the Jitsi team nor 8x8 sells commercial support; self-hosters rely on the community forum or outside providers.
• Embedding meetings in another app is directed to 8x8's separate Jitsi as a Service, which is free up to 25 endpoints and paid beyond that.

Google Meet

Meetings in the browser

Computers join from the browser with no software to install, and phones and tablets use the Google Meet app from the App Store or Play Store.

Meeting size and length

No-cost meetings hold 100 participants for up to 60 minutes. Workspace plans allow 24-hour meetings with 100, 150, 500 or 1,000 participants depending on the plan.

Recordings and transcripts

Recordings and transcripts capture what was discussed, with recordings saved to Google Drive. Recording is a paid feature that starts at Business Standard.

Gemini in Meet

Gemini can take notes, summarize and translate meetings. It is included from Business Standard up and is not part of Business Starter.

Noise cancellation and video quality

AI reduces background noise, and video runs at up to 1080p with studio look and lighting options. These are premium features on certain paid plans.

Captions and audience tools

Live captions show subtitles as people speak. Polls, breakout rooms, moderation controls and Q&A are premium features on certain paid plans.

Jitsi Meet

Meetings at a simple URL

A meeting is a room name on a URL. On meet.jit.si the first participant signs in with a Google, Facebook or GitHub account; everyone else joins without one.

Screen sharing and in-call tools

Share a desktop or presentation, chat with emoji, raise a hand, edit a shared Etherpad document and play a YouTube video to all attendees.

Self-hosting

Stable and nightly Ubuntu and Debian packages and a Docker setup let you run your own instance, with your own authentication and moderation rules.

Encryption

Audio and video are encrypted in transit with DTLS-SRTP by default. End-to-end encryption can be switched on in Chromium-based browsers and the desktop client.

Recording, streaming and dial-in

Conferences can be live streamed to YouTube and recorded, and joined by phone. Self-hosted servers need the Jibri and Jigasi components for these.

APIs and SDKs

An external API embeds a meeting in a web page, and the app can be compiled as an SDK for Android and iOS. The code is 100% open source.

Google Meet

• Free (Google Account)$0

  Meetings of up to 100 participants and 60 minutes, with no time limit on 1:1 and mobile calls.

• Business Starter$7

  per user / month, 1-year commitment, billed monthly

  Google Workspace suite plan: Meet with 100 participants and 24-hour meetings, without recording, noise cancellation or Gemini in Meet.

• Business Standard$14

  per user / month, 1-year commitment, billed monthly

  Suite plan: 150 participants, recordings saved to Drive, Studio Sound noise cancellation and Gemini in Meet.

• Business Plus$22

  per user / month, 1-year commitment, billed monthly

  Suite plan: 500 participants with attendance tracking, plus 5 TB of pooled storage per user and Vault.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Suite plan: 1,000 participants and in-domain live streaming, with no minimum or maximum number of users.

Jitsi Meet

• Jitsi Meet$0

  Free meetings on the hosted meet.jit.si service, and free open-source software for self-hosting. The project is funded by 8x8.

Google Meet

• Annual discount

  Save 16% with a 1-year commitment

  Google's pricing page says the Annual plan saves 16% compared with paying without a commitment. The listed prices are the Annual ones, billed monthly.

• Other savings

  Up to 50% off the first 3 months

  New Google Workspace customers get up to 50% off their first 3 months, for a limited time with no end date given. Which plan gets 50%, 30% or 20% differed between copies of the page from October 4 to 7.

• By country

  Lower price shown to buyers in India

  On 9 October 2026 the pricing page showed Business Starter at ₹270 per user a month to a reader in India, against $7 on the US page. Google's help center says it sometimes offers country-based discounts.

• Nonprofit

  Free Google Workspace for Nonprofits

  Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user with 150-participant meetings, and Business Standard for $3.50 per user / month on a 1-year commitment.

• Education

  Education Fundamentals at no charge

  Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, which includes Meet, is available at no charge to qualifying institutions. Education Plus is a paid edition.

Jitsi Meet

No public discounts listed.