Open-source alternatives to Zoom
4 alternatives, ranked by a published maintenance score computed from live GitHub signals (fetched 2026-09-04). We flag unmaintained projects on both sides — including Zoom itself when the data says so.
About Zoom: Proprietary SaaS; 40-minute cap on free group calls. It is closed-source, so the same public maintenance signals do not exist for it — we score only the alternatives below.
The alternatives
Jitsi Meet
Self-hostable video conferencing; no accounts needed to join.
How this 90/100 was computed
| Last commit | today | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | yesterday | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 15/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 90/100 |
BigBlueButton
Video conferencing built for online teaching: whiteboard, breakout rooms.
How this 87/100 was computed
| Last commit | yesterday | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 3 days ago | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 12/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 87/100 |
Galène
Lightweight videoconference server that runs on modest hardware.
How this 84/100 was computed
| Last commit | today | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 2 months ago | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 9/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 84/100 |
Element Call
Encrypted group calls on the Matrix protocol.
How this 80/100 was computed
| Last commit | today | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 3 days ago | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 5/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 80/100 |