{
 "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
 "source": "https://opensourceeverything.org/g/video-calls/",
 "group": "Video calls",
 "job": "Meetings and calls with video",
 "category": "Communication & social",
 "replaces": [
  "Zoom",
  "Google Meet",
  "Microsoft Teams"
 ],
 "alternatives": [
  {
   "name": "Jitsi Meet",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": "Free public site or self-host; weaker for very big meetings",
   "summary": "Jitsi Meet is a free video meeting tool that runs in a web browser or a mobile app, with screen sharing, chat and polls. It can be used on the public meet.jit.si site or installed on your own server.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet",
   "website": "https://jitsi.org/meet",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/jitsi-meet/"
  },
  {
   "name": "BigBlueButton",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Built for classes; you host it",
   "summary": "BigBlueButton is a free video classroom where teachers and students meet online, share audio, video, slides, screens and chat. It is aimed mainly at schools, tutors and online courses, and you install it on your own server.",
   "license": "LGPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton",
   "website": "https://bigbluebutton.org",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/bigbluebutton/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Element Call",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Needs a Matrix account; still maturing",
   "summary": "Element Call is a video and voice calling app built on the Matrix protocol, so calls can work across different servers. It is for people and organizations who want encrypted video meetings without relying on a single company's servers.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/element-hq/element-call",
   "website": "https://call.element.io",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/element-call/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Jami",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Quality drops in large groups",
   "summary": "Jami is a free app for video calls, chat and file sharing. It works without a central company server, so it suits people who want private communication.",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/savoirfairelinux/jami-client-qt",
   "website": "https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/jami-client-qt",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/jami/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Nextcloud Talk",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Needs a Nextcloud server",
   "summary": "Nextcloud Talk is a video and audio calling app with text chat, screen sharing and password-protected calls. It is for people and teams who run their own Nextcloud server and want calls on it instead of a commercial service.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/nextcloud/spreed",
   "website": "https://nextcloud.com/talk",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/nextcloud-talk/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Galene",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Plain interface; you host it",
   "summary": "Galene is a videoconferencing server you run yourself so groups can hold video calls in a web browser. It is aimed at people or organizations who want to host their own meetings and need it to use few server resources.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/jech/galene",
   "website": "https://galene.org",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/galene/"
  }
 ]
}