{"status":"insufficient_data","category":{"id":"113313bb-7eac-490a-839b-3bba256cd5c4","slug":"self-hosted-video-conferencing","label":"Self-hosted video conferencing software"},"window":{"weeks":4,"from":"2026-09-06T23:59:59.999Z","to":"2026-10-04T23:59:59.999Z","prior_from":"2026-08-09T23:59:59.999Z"},"measured_through":"2026-10-04","frozen":true,"sample_size":0,"prior_sample_size":63,"independent_sample_size":0,"prior_independent_sample_size":63,"min_sample":20,"engine_samples":{"grok":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-15T07:22:44.79788+00:00"},"gemini":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-05T06:39:41.442725+00:00"},"openai":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-05T06:39:28.177078+00:00"},"anthropic":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-06T06:01:28.102974+00:00"},"perplexity":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-05T06:39:18.006612+00:00"}},"volatility":{"score":null},"integrity":null,"entries":[],"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","editorial":[{"id":"6ba1fbf4-56be-4ae9-a1ba-8dc500e6e924","section":"how_to_choose","body_md":"Start with the question you are actually asking, because the measured answers split by intent. Jitsi leads the best_in_category prompts at 100% of 16 runs and the problem_solving prompts at 100% of 8 runs, and it also leads the recommendation prompts at 93.8% of 16 runs. Jitsi Meet leads the alternatives prompts at 93.8% of 16 runs. Two products over-index on narrower prompts. Jitsi Meet was recommended in 100% of the 8 runs asking for the best open-source video conferencing tool to run on your own server, and BigBlueButton in 100% of the 8 runs asking for open-source alternatives to large commercial meeting platforms.\n\nPricing facts exist for two of the five. Jitsi is listed as free, last verified 2026-09-05. Jitsi Setup is listed at $300 a month, $800 a year, last verified 2026-09-05.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:03:35.202Z"},{"id":"ac2a7938-24e8-4772-9b7c-f68f536e907a","section":"top_products","body_md":"Jitsi was recommended in 94.6% of 56 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05, the highest recommendation share in the category. The breakdown shows 38 runs where it was recommended and 15 where it was listed, plus 1 warned against. Every engine returned it. Claude, ChatGPT and Perplexity each recommended it in 100% of their runs, 7, 14 and 14 respectively, while Gemini and Grok sat at 85.7% of 14 and 7 answers. Pricing is listed as free, last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nJitsi Meet was recommended in 100% of the 8 runs asking for the best open-source video conferencing tool to run on your own server. Across the window it was recommended in 34 runs and listed in 14. Perplexity recommended it in 92.9% of its 14 answers, Claude in 71.4% of its 7. Jitsi Setup is listed at $300 a month, $800 a year, last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nBigBlueButton was recommended in 100% of the 8 runs asking for open-source alternatives to large commercial meeting platforms. Overall it was recommended in 20 runs and listed in 19, with 1 warned against. Grok recommended it in 85.7% of its 7 answers, Gemini and ChatGPT in 64.3% of their 14 each.\n\nNextcloud was recommended in 87.5% of the 8 runs on open-source alternatives to large commercial meeting platforms, and in 48.2% of 56 answers overall. It was recommended in 15 runs and listed in 12. Grok recommended it in 85.7% of its 7 answers, ChatGPT and Perplexity in 28.6% of their 14 each, the widest engine spread in the category at 57.1 points.\n\nOpenVidu was recommended in 50% of the 8 runs asking for the best open-source tool to run on your own server, and in 26.8% of 56 answers overall. It was listed in 10 runs and recommended in 5. Gemini recommended it in 42.9% of its 14 answers, Claude in 0% of its 7. Outside that server-deployment prompt it appeared rarely.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:03:35.207Z"},{"id":"22844e4a-0046-44a9-8960-79a3d91e86e5","section":"engine_disagreement","body_md":"All five engines recommended the same product most among the top five. Jitsi led for Claude across 7 answers, Gemini across 14 answers, Grok across 7 answers, ChatGPT across 14 answers and Perplexity across 14 answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. No split at the top.\n\nThe disagreement sits lower down. Nextcloud showed the widest gap between engines, recommended in 28.6% of ChatGPT's 14 answers and 85.7% of Grok's 7 answers, a spread of 57.1 points. OpenVidu also varied, from 0% of Claude's 7 answers to 42.9% of Gemini's 14 answers. A buyer weighing the fourth and fifth names should treat those two positions as engine-dependent rather than settled.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:03:35.210Z"},{"id":"3ab70667-bc99-4b38-b73c-691571601c3a","section":"what_moved","body_md":"This is the first measured window on record for self-hosted video conferencing software. It runs 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 28 days, on 56 sampled answers across 5 engines. There is no prior window to compare against, so no entries, exits or share moves are recorded yet.\n\nThe current standing: Jitsi recommended in 94.6% of 56 sampled answers, Jitsi Meet in 85.7%, BigBlueButton in 69.6%, Nextcloud in 48.2%, OpenVidu in 26.8%, all over the same 56 answers. Jitsi was also the first recommendation named in 26 runs, a first-rec rate of 49.1%, against 23 runs and 47.9% for Jitsi Meet. Nextcloud was first in 0 runs. The next window will show whether the gap between the top two holds.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:03:35.214Z"}]}