# Jitsi Meet vs Zoom

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Jitsi Meet

| Attribute | Jitsi Meet | Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.5 (39% (low)) | 60.5 (54% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free, open-source video conferencing solution that enables peer-to-peer conversations across web and mobile platforms, deployable in the cloud or on self-managed infrastructure. | Cloud-based suite that integrates video conferencing, instant messaging, phone services, email, and collaboration tools into one platform. Supports meetings up to 500+ participants with recording, transcription, and AI-assisted features. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"e2e_encryption":true,"video_meetings":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes"}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"max_participants":"300-500+","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes"}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"SIP"}]` | `[{"name":"Skype for Business (Lync)"},{"name":"Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)"},{"name":"Third-party applications via App Marketplace"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","CA"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jitsi.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:18:41.308Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"School and Campus","features":["Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours","Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging","Unlimited whiteboards","Screen sharing with co-annotation","Breakout rooms and polling","Automated captions and recording transcripts","Personal Meeting ID and waiting room","Virtual backgrounds and filters","Zoom Mail and Calendar","Tasks and file attachments","Streaming and reporting","Admin portal and user management","SSO and custom mail domain","REST API access"],"description":"Basic tier for schools with core meeting and chat features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"participants":"300","meeting_duration_hours":"30","cloud_storage_gb_per_user":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"School and Campus Plus","features":["All School and Campus features plus:","Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling","Metered outbound calling within US & Canada","10GB cloud storage per user","LTI integration","Custom branding","Managed domains","Multi-region storage and media control","Device management","Language interpretations"],"description":"Mid-tier with phone service and administrative features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"participants":"300","cloud_storage_gb_per_user":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Meetings up to 500+ participants","Webinars up to 500 attendees","Unlimited cloud storage","Zoom Phone with unlimited calling","Conference Room Connector","Information barriers and compliance policies","Archival and data loss prevention APIs","Advanced reporting and user management"],"description":"Full-featured tier for large organizations with advanced controls","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"participants":"500+","webinar_attendees":"500","cloud_storage_gb_per_user":"None"}}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zoom.us/pricing/education","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:24:25.644Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Jitsi Meet | Zoom |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Modality** |  |  |
| Messaging | - | ✓ |
| Video meetings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | - | ✓ |
| **Meetings** |  |  |
| Screen sharing | - | ✓ |
| Recording / transcription | Recording + AI notes | Recording + AI notes |
| **Security** |  |  |
| End-to-end encryption | ✓ | - |
| SSO / SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Guest / external access | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance controls | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud only |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Max participants | - | 300-500+ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| App marketplace | - | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:22:03.036Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*