Jitsi Meet by jitsi

Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.

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Verdict 77/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 1 months ago

Self-host Jitsi Meet on hetzner for $4.13/mo and save approximately $118/year vs Zoom.

Health score
77 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
29k
7.9k forks

About Jitsi Meet

From the project's README at github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

Jitsi Meet is a set of Open Source projects which empower users to use and deploy video conferencing platforms with state-of-the-art video quality and features.

Amongst others here are the main features Jitsi Meet offers:

Support for all current browsers Mobile applications Web and native SDKs for integration HD audio and video Content sharing Raise hand and reactions Chat with private conversations Polls Virtual backgrounds

Using Jitsi Meet is straightforward, as it's browser based. Head over to meet.jit.si and give it a try. It's scalable and free to use. All you need is a Google, Facebook or GitHub account in order to start a meeting. All browsers are supported!

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
94
maturity
85
community
94
security
85
sustainability
53
adoption
43

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

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GitHub stars 29k github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet
GitHub forks 7.9k github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age12.4 yearssince Dec 2013
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped84last: 1 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Replaces these paid SaaS

Jitsi Meet is one of the open-source alternatives to:

Zoom alternatives

Ready to self-host Jitsi Meet?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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