Jitsi Meet earns its reputation as the go-to free alternative for a reason: it is open source, costs nothing to use at meet.jit.si, and does not enforce a hard participant cap or time limit the way most commercial tools do. For privacy-conscious teams who are comfortable self-hosting, or who just want a zero-cost room for an ad hoc call, Jitsi is hard to beat on price alone. Jitsi also offers an optional end-to-end encryption mode for small groups, which is a real edge if your threat model includes the server itself. Go4Meet does not offer end-to-end encryption — media travels over standard SRTP/DTLS transport encryption to our own LiveKit-based SFU — but it does ship cloud recording as a finished feature on paid plans, with no server to maintain.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Go4Meet | Jitsi Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Free participants | 10 | No fixed cap (~50/room guidance) |
| Free meeting time | 40 min/day | No documented time limit |
| App required | No (mobile apps optional) | |
| End-to-end encryption | No — SRTP/DTLS transport encryption on every plan | Optional, best with few participants |
| Screen sharing | ||
| Custom meeting codes | Auto code free, branded on Pro/Business | Any room name, free |
| Chat & reactions | ||
| Cloud recording | 14 days (Pro) / 30 days (Business) | Requires self-hosted Jibri or external storage |
| Starting paid price | $10/mo | Free (open source); managed hosting priced separately |
| Priority support | Pro (priority) / Business (24/7) | Community forum only, no SLA |
Why teams pick Go4Meet over Jitsi Meet
- Cloud recording ready to use on Pro and Business — no self-hosted Jibri or third-party storage account to set up.
- No server to maintain for secure transport encryption — it's on by default on every plan, not a manual TLS setup.
- Priority support (Pro) and 24/7 support (Business) when something breaks right before a meeting.
- No infrastructure to keep running — login, billing, and updates are all handled by Go4Meet.
Where Jitsi Meet still wins
- Zero cost forever, even at scale, if you are willing to run or pay for your own hosting.
- Open source and auditable — anyone can inspect how data is handled.
- No participant cap imposed by the software itself; the real limit comes from your server capacity.
The honest verdict
If your team has the technical appetite to host or pay for its own instance, needs true end-to-end encryption for small groups, or has high meeting volume, Jitsi's zero cost and optional E2EE mode offset the extra setup work. If you want cloud recording ready out of the box with no server to maintain, Go4Meet ships that on its paid plans.
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