Jitsi Meet vs Whereby

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Compared on	Jitsi Meet Open source Visit Remove	Whereby Free plan · from $10.99/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Free open-source video meetings with no account needed, which you can also host yourself	Video meetings in the browser with permanent room links; also sold as embeddable video for apps
Free plan	Free with no account; meetings on meet.jit.si limited to 95 minutes from 9 October 2026	1 host; 1 room URL; 4 attendees per meeting; meetings up to 30 minutes
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedJitsi Meet pricing	$10.99/user/mo (Pro)Whereby pricing
What it covers	Not stated	Per host, billed monthly; the page mentions annual billing saves 17% but did not show annual prices; excludes VAT.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial of Business
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Self-hosted server (Ubuntu, Debian)	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	Yes, self-hostable	No
Good for	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	Freelancers and small teams who want a fixed meeting link Telehealth and e-learning sessions run from a branded room Developers adding video to an app (Embedded product)
Watch out for	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	Free plan is limited to 4 attendees and 30 minutes Business plan needs at least 3 hosts Embedded is priced by usage on a separate page that was not read
Made by	Jitsi (trademark of 8x8, Inc.)	Whereby

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.

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