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Google Meet vs Jitsi Meet

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on
Google Meet

Free plan

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Jitsi Meet

Open source

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What it isGoogle's browser-based video meetings, free with a Google account and included in Google WorkspaceFree open-source video meetings with no account needed, which you can also host yourself
Free planUp to 100 participants; meetings up to 60 minutes; no duration limit on one-to-one or mobile calls, per Google's Meet pageFree with no account; meetings on meet.jit.si limited to 95 minutes from 9 October 2026
Cheapest paid planNot publishedGoogle Meet pricingNot publishedJitsi Meet pricing
What it coversNot statedNot stated
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Meeting-room hardwareWeb, iOS, Android, Self-hosted server (Ubuntu, Debian)
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoYes, self-hostable
Good for
  • Teams already using Google Workspace and Google Calendar
  • Quick free calls from a browser
  • One-to-one and mobile calls with no time cap
  • People who want a free meeting link with no sign-up
  • Organisations that want to run video on their own server
  • Privacy-minded teams that prefer open-source software
Watch out for
  • Free group meetings stop at 60 minutes
  • Recording, transcription and breakout rooms need a paid plan
  • Dial-in phone numbers and PIN are Enterprise only
  • Meetings on meet.jit.si are limited to 95 minutes from 9 October 2026
  • Self-hosting means you run and update the server yourself
  • The project site lists no participant cap, recording or transcription plans
Made byGoogleJitsi (trademark of 8x8, Inc.)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

Every tool in video conferencing apps is on its category page, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.