{"category":{"slug":"self-hosted-video-conferencing","label":"Self-hosted video conferencing software"},"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","date":"2026-09-06","engine":null,"available_dates":["2026-09-06","2026-09-05","2026-08-16","2026-08-15","2026-07-26","2026-07-25","2026-07-22","2026-07-21","2026-07-02","2026-07-01","2026-06-23","2026-06-17","2026-06-16"],"policy":{"quotable_engines":["anthropic","openai","gemini"],"max_excerpt_chars":400,"full_text_public":false,"customer_runs_public":false,"full_text_retention":"retained at least 24 months, then operator review","notes":["Only Index category runs are archived publicly — customer scans never appear.","The quotable unit is a short excerpt of at most 400 characters, never the full answer.","Engines outside the verbatim allowlist are recorded as having answered, with the excerpt withheld under their terms.","Prompt intent is published; the prompt text itself is not."]},"status":"ok","count":7,"limit":50,"truncated":false,"engines":[{"engine":"anthropic","count":7,"withheld":false,"answers":[{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"alternatives","excerpt":"Here's an overview of the leading open-source video conferencing platforms that can replace commercial tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet — most of which can be self-hosted for full data control.\n\n## Top General-Purpose Alternatives\n\n**Jitsi Meet** is consistently ranked as the most mature and popular option. Jitsi Meet is the most mature open source video conferencing platform — it","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":114,"end":118,"name":"Zoom"},{"start":250,"end":260,"name":"Jitsi Meet"},{"start":325,"end":335,"name":"Jitsi Meet"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"alternatives","excerpt":"## Lightweight Open-Source Alternatives to Zoom/Teams/Webex for Small Teams\n\n### 🥇 Jitsi Meet — Best all-around pick\nJitsi Meet is an open-source video meeting platform that works well for small or medium-sized meetings, funded by 8x8, supporting up to 100 participants for meetings. The best part: it's fully open-source and requires no account to start a meeting—you visit meet.jit.si, click \"star","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":43,"end":47,"name":"Zoom"},{"start":84,"end":94,"name":"Jitsi Meet"},{"start":118,"end":128,"name":"Jitsi Meet"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"Here are the top self-hostable, open-source video conferencing options, based on current comparisons:\n\n## 1. **Jitsi Meet** — Best all-around pick\nJitsi Meet has established itself as the reference implementation for open source video conferencing, with a browser-based architecture that eliminates software installation requirements—participants click a meeting link and immediately join. It holds i","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":111,"end":121,"name":"Jitsi Meet"},{"start":147,"end":157,"name":"Jitsi Meet"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"For a company that must avoid public cloud entirely, the \"best\" choice really depends on your specific requirements (compliance needs, scale, existing infrastructure, air-gap requirements). Here's a breakdown of the top options based on current comparisons:\n\n## Top Contenders\n\n**Jitsi Meet** — The most popular fully open-source option for general-purpose video conferencing. 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BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":250,"end":263,"name":"BigBlueButton"},{"start":297,"end":310,"name":"BigBlueButton"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"problem_solving","excerpt":"# Deploying Self-Hosted Video Calling for Up to 100 Participants\n\nFor 100 participants, you need a **Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU)** architecture (not peer-to-peer/mesh, which collapses well before that scale). Here are your best options and how to deploy them.\n\n## Recommended Solutions\n\n### 1. **LiveKit** (best overall choice for 100 participants)\nLiveKit is an open-source SFU written in Go on","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":300,"end":307,"name":"LiveKit"},{"start":353,"end":360,"name":"LiveKit"}]}]}]}