9 Best Zoom Alternatives of 2026

Google Meet is the easiest Zoom alternative to start with if you already have a Google account. Google's US App Store listing says you can hold one to one video calls for up to 24 hours and host meetings for up to 60 minutes and 100 people at no cost, with real-time translated captions in over 70 languages. On the Google Workspace pricing page, Business Starter includes video meetings for 100 participants, Business Standard adds recording, noise cancellation and 150 participants, and Business Plus adds attendance tracking and 500 participants. Meet runs inside Gmail and Google Calendar, so a meeting link is attached to every invite. The pricing page showed Polish zloty from our location, so we left the USD price pending. Google lists a 14 day trial for Workspace. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Microsoft Teams is the best value Zoom alternative for a small business that needs long meetings. Microsoft's comparison page lists Teams Essentials at $4.00 a user a month, paid yearly, and the same table shows a 300 participant capacity and a 30 hour maximum meeting length across its business plans. Teams Essentials adds team meeting recordings with transcripts, live captions in English, file sharing, polling and 10 GB of cloud storage per user. If you also want email and Office web apps, Microsoft 365 Business Basic costs $7.00 a user a month on the same page. The free version of Teams lets you create a meeting link that others join without a Teams account, free up to 60 minutes. The trade offs are the annual commitment on the low price and a busier interface than single purpose apps. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Webex is the most complete meeting platform here for businesses that want AI help in every call. Cisco's US pricing page lists Webex Free with unlimited meetings of up to 40 minutes, up to 100 attendees, screen sharing with annotation, unlimited whiteboards, local recording and advanced noise cancellation. Webex Meet costs $144 a user a year, shown as $12 a user a month, and adds the AI Assistant, meetings up to 24 hours, 200 attendees, 10 GB of AI-powered cloud recording, closed captions and Slido polls. Webex Suite at $270 a user a year adds a business phone number. The page also runs a promotion of 6 months free when you buy 5 or more licenses. Webex says it does not take a credit card for the free plan. The 40 minute free limit is shorter than Google Meet or Zoho Meeting. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Zoho Meeting suits small businesses that want a free plan with longer meetings than Webex and per host pricing. Zoho's pricing page lists a free plan with up to 100 participants per meeting and meetings of up to 60 minutes, plus screen sharing, whiteboard and moderator controls. Standard adds 5 GB of cloud recording storage per host, up to 2 co-hosts, meetings for up to 24 hours, polls and remote control. Professional adds breakout rooms, a custom domain, an embeddable meeting widget, API access and recording transcripts. Every paid plan is sold in participant tiers from 10 to 250. Zoho offers a 14-day trial with no credit card. The page showed euros from our location, so we left the USD price pending. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Jitsi Meet is the best free Zoom alternative because it costs nothing and nobody needs an account. Jitsi's own page describes it as fully encrypted and 100% open source, usable all day, every day, for free. You can share your desktop, invite people with a custom URL, chat during the call and edit documents together through Etherpad. The US App Store listing adds that there are no artificial limits on the number of users, with server power and bandwidth as the only limiting factors, and that rooms can be locked with a password. Developers and IT teams can run their own copy on their own server. The trade off is fewer business tools such as admin controls and support, and an App Store rating of 3.6. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Whereby is the simplest Zoom alternative for someone who meets clients in the same place every time. Each host gets permanent room links that guests open in a browser. Whereby's meetings pricing page lists a free plan with 1 room URL, 4 attendees and meetings of up to 30 minutes. Pro costs $10.99 a month for 1 host and adds 3 room URLs, 100 attendees, no time limit, custom branding and unlimited recording. Business costs $13.99 a month per host with a minimum of 3 hosts and adds unlimited room URLs, 200 attendees, shared rooms and a custom subdomain. Whereby says annual billing saves 17%. The free plan is too small for most groups, so plan on Pro for real use. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

GoTo Meeting fits businesses that need many attendees to dial in by phone. GoTo's product page lists up to 250 attendees, built-in VoIP and toll audio, toll-free and Call Me numbers in 50+ countries, cloud recording and meeting transcriptions. Video tools include HD video, screen sharing, drawing tools, keyboard and mouse sharing, in-session chat and breakout rooms. Security options include single sign-on, encrypted sessions, meeting lock and end-to-end encryption. GoTo states 99.999% service uptime and says it hosts more than 80 million online meetings a year. There is a free trial but no permanent free plan, and the pricing page refused our requests, so the price is pending. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

RingCentral suits businesses that want to replace Zoom and their phone system with one product. RingCentral Video is included in RingEX, and RingCentral's video page says RingEX customers can add users with free or paid meetings licenses for people who do not need a phone line. Guests can join a video meeting from a browser with no download, even on the free plan. On the plans page, RingEX Core costs $20 a user a month paid annually, or $30 paid monthly, and lists HD meetings for 300 participants along with calls and messaging. RingCentral Webinar for large events starts at $30 per organizer a month. If you only need meetings, the paid plans cost more than meeting only tools such as Teams Essentials. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Slack huddles are the most convenient Zoom alternative for teams that already spend the day in Slack. Slack's help center says you can start a huddle in any channel or direct message, with video, multi-person screen sharing and a dedicated thread for notes. On paid plans, huddles can have up to 50 participants, but only 25 can turn on video at a time. On the free plan, huddles are limited to two people, and Slack's pricing page lists 90 days of message history for free workspaces. Group meetings start on Pro. Slack showed euro prices from our location, so we left the USD price pending. Huddles are built for quick team calls rather than large meetings with outside guests. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.