Jitsi Meet
Free, open-source video meetings you can self-host
What is Jitsi Meet?
Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing app from the Jitsi project, which is funded by 8x8. Meetings open at a simple URL in a browser or in the mobile and desktop apps, with screen sharing, chat and a shared document, and the same software can be installed on your own server. The public meet.jit.si service is free to use.
Jitsi Meet is free to use. See every plan
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Jitsi Meet pricing
- Starts at
- Free
- 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.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Read from jitsi.org on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Jitsi Meet before you buy.
How people rate the Jitsi Meet app
3.5
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars48%
- 4 stars13%
- 3 stars9%
- 2 stars5%
- 1 star25%
492 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
Who makes Jitsi Meet
Jitsi Meet is an open-source project whose technology and team 8x8, Inc. acquired from Atlassian in 2018. 8x8 earns most of its revenue from subscriptions to its cloud communications services, and it also runs a hosted version called Jitsi as a Service.
- Founded
- 1987sec.gov
- Based
- Campbell, Californiasec.gov
- Ownership
- Publicly traded. 8x8, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol EGHT, according to its annual report for the year to March 2026. Jitsi is a trademark of 8x8, which acquired the Jitsi technology and team from Atlassian in 2018.sec.gov
- Team
- 8x8 reported 1,819 full-time employees as of March 31, 2026, 70% of them outside the United States.sec.gov
- Founders and leaders
- Hiring
- 8x8's careers page lists 17 jobs across the company; the first ten shown are in customer support, sales, finance and engineering, most of them in the Philippines.8x8.com
- Lately
- Introducing Multi-screen support for Jitsi Meet · Oct 1, 2026
- Introducing Document PiP for browser meetings · Sep 2, 2026
- Tracing calls through backend components · Aug 20, 2026
- A new architecture for transcription (and more) · Jul 14, 2026
Read on Oct 6, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Jitsi Meet alternatives
- Jitsi Meet vs Zoom
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- Jitsi Meet vs Whereby
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- Jitsi Meet vs Webex
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- Jitsi Meet vs Element
Free plan
Common questions
Is Jitsi Meet free?
Yes. Jitsi Meet is free to use. 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.
How much does Jitsi Meet cost?
Jitsi Meet lists one plan. Jitsi Meet: $0. Prices were read from jitsi.org on Oct 6, 2026.
What platforms does Jitsi Meet work on?
Jitsi Meet is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
How is Jitsi Meet rated?
Jitsi Meet's iPhone and iPad app averages 3.5 out of 5 from 492 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 6, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Is Jitsi Meet open source?
Yes. Jitsi Meet is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Is Jitsi Meet end-to-end encrypted?
Jitsi Meet describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
Does Jitsi Meet have an API?
Yes. Jitsi Meet offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Jitsi Meet integrate with?
Jitsi Meet's listing names Etherpad, YouTube and Dropbox. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Jitsi Meet?
Jitsi Meet is made by 8x8. 8x8, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol EGHT, according to its annual report for the year to March 2026. Jitsi is a trademark of 8x8, which acquired the Jitsi technology and team from Atlassian in 2018. The company was founded in 1987.
What are the alternatives to Jitsi Meet?
The closest alternatives to Jitsi Meet in our directory are Zoom, Google Meet, Whereby, Webex and Element. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Jitsi Meet.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.