Jitsi Meet vs TeamSpeak (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Jitsi Meet grades higher than TeamSpeak: 3.0 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Jitsi Meet grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. TeamSpeak grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Jitsi Meet if
- Fits if you want video calls where guests join from a link with no account
- Works for organizations that want to run open-source video conferencing on their own server
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want someone to call when it breaks, as neither the Jitsi team nor 8x8 sells commercial support
- Not for you if you need end-to-end encryption on by default: it's opt-in, needs Chromium or the desktop app, and skips chat and polls
- Too light for a team that wants channels and messaging between calls, as this is a meeting tool
- Watch out: whoever creates a room on meet.jit.si must sign in with Google, Facebook or GitHub
- Tight if you want meetings inside your own app, as that's 8x8's separate service, paid beyond 25 endpoints
Pick TeamSpeak if
- Fits if you run a gaming group and want your own voice server
- Works for admins who want hosting choices, self-run or rented
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price before you commit, as none is published
- Watch out: TeamSpeak 6 clients and the TS6 server are marked beta
- Watch out: server licences for TeamSpeak 6 are listed as coming soon
- Watch out: the site says every server has end-to-end encryption, and we did not verify that
- Not for you if you want a web version, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAJitsi MeetVery good | 2.0GPATeamSpeakFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ANo paid plan exists. The hosted meet.jit.si service costs nothing and the same software is open source to run on your own server, against the $7 a month this category typically starts at. Embedding, if you need it, is 8x8's separate paid service. | CNo prices are published: TeamSpeak 6 server licences are listed as coming soon and business terms are by contact, so there is nothing to compare to the $7 middle of team-chat tools. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no paid tier: screen sharing, chat, raised hands, a shared Etherpad document and recording are all in. The one condition is that whoever creates a room on meet.jit.si signs in with a Google, Facebook or GitHub account. | DThe site mentions a free trial for hosted Communities, but its length, limits and card terms were not readable. There is no free plan on record. |
| Features | CThe call covers a room name on a URL, screen sharing, chat, YouTube playback, streaming and dial-in. It's a meeting tool and no more, with no channels or messaging between calls, and the listing says end-to-end encryption is opt-in and skips chat and polls. | CLow-latency voice, permissions and channels, a TeamSpeak 6 client with screen sharing, and a business SDK. TeamSpeak 6 clients and the server are beta. |
| Ease of use | D3.55 from 492 App Store ratings, below the line on our ladder: about a quarter of those reviewers left one star. Joining a call takes a room name on a URL, but running your own instance means Debian packages or Docker, and nobody sells support. | CNo store rating on record. You run or rent a server and set it up before you can talk. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. An external API embeds a meeting in a web page, there are SDKs for Android and iOS, and the code is open source, so you can take it further yourself. Etherpad, YouTube and Dropbox connect. | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android clients, plus a business SDK. No web version is listed. |
| Best for | free video calls where guests need no account | voice chat for gaming groups on your own server |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Jitsi Meet and TeamSpeak. How we grade
Where they differ
- Jitsi Meet is open source, according to its own site.
- TeamSpeak also covers team chat.
In commonmacOSWindowsLinuxiOSAndroidSelf-hostableEnd-to-end encryptedVideo calls
At a glance
| Jitsi Meet | TeamSpeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Starts at | Free | Not published |
| Free plan | Free and open source, both as the hosted meet.jit.si service and as software to run on your own server. On meet.jit.si the person creating a room must sign in. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | 8x8, Inc. | TeamSpeak Systems, Inc. |
| Price read from | jitsi.org | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
TeamSpeak
- No prices are published: TeamSpeak 6 server licenses are listed as coming soon, and business and SDK terms are by contact.
- TeamSpeak 6 clients and the TS6 server are marked beta on the downloads and licensing pages.
- The site says every server has end-to-end encryption; independent verification was not part of this read.
- Officially hosted Communities need no hardware, and the site mentions a free trial, but plan terms were not readable.
Key features
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.
TeamSpeak
- Low-latency voice
- The site pitches ultra-low latency and an Opus codec with automatic quality adjustment, noise reduction and echo cancellation.
- Permissions and channels
- Server owners set up channels and a permission system to decide who can join, speak and administer, on their own or a hosted server.
- TeamSpeak 6 client
- The beta client adds community discovery, group and direct messaging, file sharing, and one-to-one voice and video calls.
- Screen sharing
- The home page lists screen sharing at 4K and 60 frames per second, marked beta.
- Hosting choices
- Run a TeamSpeak 6 server beta on Linux, Windows or Docker, host through TeamSpeak Communities, or use an authorized provider for TeamSpeak 3.
- Business SDK
- An SDK embeds TeamSpeak voice into software, apps or games, with plugins for Unreal Engine and Unity, sold through the business team.
Plans
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.
TeamSpeak
Pricing could not be confirmed. See teamspeak.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jitsi Meet or TeamSpeak?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Jitsi Meet is free, and TeamSpeak has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Jitsi Meet or TeamSpeak?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Jitsi Meet has a free plan. TeamSpeak does not.
Which platforms do Jitsi Meet and TeamSpeak run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Jitsi Meet lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.