Zoom Alternatives in 2026: 9 Meeting Tools Compared

Google Meet is the easiest Zoom alternative to adopt if your team already uses Gmail, Calendar and Drive. You create a meeting from Calendar, share a link, and guests join from a browser without installing an app. The free plan covers one-to-one calls up to 24 hours and group calls up to 60 minutes with 100 participants, which handles most internal meetings.

Paid Workspace plans start at $7 per user per month for Business Starter on annual billing, with Business Standard at $14 per month adding recording and larger meetings. The catch is feature gating, since recording and breakout rooms sit on higher tiers. If your meetings are mostly internal and short, Meet is a clean, low-friction replacement for Zoom.

Microsoft Teams is the natural Zoom alternative for companies on Microsoft 365, because meetings, chat, channels and files live in one place. The free version covers group meetings up to 60 minutes with 100 participants, while Teams Essentials starts at $4 per user per month on annual billing and supports meetings with up to 300 attendees.

That breadth is both the strength and the weakness. Teams that want persistent chat and document collaboration will use it all day, while teams that only need a meeting link may find the app heavier than Zoom or Meet. If your company already pays for Microsoft 365, Teams is usually the cheapest credible switch, since you may already have it.

Webex, from Cisco, is the closest like-for-like Zoom replacement for larger companies. The free plan offers unlimited meetings up to 40 minutes with up to 100 attendees, screen sharing, whiteboards, local recording and messaging. Starter at $12 per user per month extends meetings to 24 hours, raises the attendee limit to 150 and adds cloud recording and AI assistant features.

The trade-off is that Webex does not fix the free-plan time limit that pushes many people away from Zoom. You switch to Webex for security, hardware integration and enterprise controls, not for a longer free call. For regulated industries and companies with Cisco hardware, that trade is often worth it.

Jitsi Meet is the best option when you need a call right now and do not want anyone to create an account. You pick a room name, share the link, and guests join from a browser. Screen sharing, chat and basic meeting controls are included, and teams that need more control can self-host Jitsi on their own servers.

The catch is support and scale. The free public service has no vendor support, and some comparisons note a cap on active endpoints for free public use. Large, formal meetings with registration, webinars and detailed admin controls fit Zoom, Meet or Webex better. For quick team calls, interviews and community sessions, Jitsi is hard to beat on price, since it is free.

GoTo Meeting has long focused on one job, which is reliable business meetings, and it still does that job well. Professional starts at $12 per organizer per month and covers up to 150 attendees with unlimited meeting length, screen sharing and recording. That simplicity appeals to companies that want a meeting tool without a full office suite attached.

The downside is the lack of a free plan. You get a 14-day trial, then you pay, while Meet, Teams and Webex all offer free tiers for basic calls. GoTo also splits webinars into a separate product, so training and marketing teams may need two subscriptions. Choose GoTo when meeting reliability and a clean host experience matter more than free access.

Whereby is built for teams that want a meeting room, not a platform. You create a room with a custom link, guests join from a browser, and the meeting starts without downloads or accounts for attendees. That simplicity makes it a good fit for consultants, coaches and small teams that meet clients often.

Paid plans start at $10.99 per month per host, with Pro covering up to 100 attendees and Business up to 200. The free plan is much narrower, with short meetings and only a few attendees in recent comparisons, so most business use needs a paid plan. If you embed video into your own product, Whereby also offers tools for that use case, which Zoom does not match as simply.

Discord works as a Zoom alternative for communities, study groups, creator teams and informal work groups, but not as a direct business replacement. Servers give you channels, voice rooms and video calls in one place, and the free plan covers most of what a community needs, including unlimited messaging and group calls.

Nitro Basic at $2.99 per month and Nitro at $9.99 per month add larger uploads, HD streaming and other perks, but they are individual upgrades rather than business meeting licenses. The limits show up for formal meetings, since server video is capped at 25 participants in several listings and client-facing polish is weaker than Meet or Teams. For ongoing community conversation, Discord is excellent. For client calls, pick a business tool.

Zoho Meeting is the budget pick in this list, especially for teams already using Zoho CRM or other Zoho apps. The free plan covers meetings up to 60 minutes with 100 participants, which matches Meet and Teams on basic limits. Paid plans are listed from $1 per host per month on annual billing in several comparisons, with higher tiers raising attendee limits to 250.

The trade-off is familiarity and ecosystem size. External guests know Zoom, Meet and Teams at a glance, while Zoho Meeting may need a short explanation. Integration depth with Microsoft or Google tools is also thinner. If your team lives in Zoho and cost matters most, Zoho Meeting is a strong, low-cost alternative.

RingCentral Video suits businesses that want video, phone and messaging from one vendor rather than three separate tools. RingEX Core, listed at $20 per user per month, covers video meetings with up to 200 attendees and 24-hour meeting length, alongside phone and team messaging features. That bundle helps companies replacing both a phone system and Zoom at once.

The price is the main barrier for meeting-only teams. If you only need video, Teams Essentials or Google Meet cost far less. If you need a full business communications system with reliable video, RingCentral earns its place, and you should compare its total phone plus video cost against buying those tools separately.