Jitsi Meet
| License | FOSS problems | Maintenance | SSO | Users | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache-2.0Permissive license. Like MIT, but each contributor grants users a patent licence covering their contribution, preventing later suits. | — | Active | ❌ | Unlimited | ❌ |
Description
Jitsi Meet is a self-hosted, WebRTC-based video conferencing platform. Joining a call needs only a link — no account, no software install, just a browser.
Features
- No account to join — a link is the entire barrier to entry, for anyone invited to a call.
- WebRTC, browser-native — no client software required on the participant side.
- Several moving parts under one product —
jitsi-videobridge(the actual media routing),jicofo(conference orchestration), and a Prosody XMPP server for signalling, not a single monolithic service.
Usage patterns
- Ad-hoc and recurring calls without a third-party host — the call itself never routes through a vendor's infrastructure, and nobody joining needs an account anywhere, on this platform or an identity provider.
- Packaged deployment hides the multi-component architecture — videobridge, conference focus, and XMPP signalling still run as separate pieces underneath, but Coolify's own template handles wiring them together; deploying it isn't meaningfully harder than any other service in this catalog.
License and governance
Apache 2.0 — permissive, no restrictions on self-hosting or modification. Stewarded by 8x8, Inc. (acquired from Atlassian in 2018) rather than a foundation — the same single-vendor shape flagged elsewhere in this catalog, though the permissive license means a future change wouldn't retroactively affect what's already released.
Conclusion
Why you would — self-hosted video calls with no account barrier for participants and no vendor in the call path, genuinely open under a permissive license.
Why you wouldn't — a real service to keep patched and monitored, for a feature (video calling) most of this catalog doesn't otherwise need running continuously.