Janus
Video ConferencingGeneral-purpose, lightweight, minimalist WebRTC Server
Best Free Video Conferencing for self-hosting
The 9 best Free video conferencing you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
mediasoup
Video ConferencingCutting-edge WebRTC SFU library for Node.js
Replaces Twilio Video
MiroTalk SFU
Video ConferencingScalable WebRTC video conferencing with an SFU, up to 4K
La Suite - Meet
Video ConferencingSimple and Secure Video Conferencing
Replaces BigBlueButton, Jitsi
OpenVidu
Video ConferencingSelf-hosted platform for real-time video applications
Replaces Twilio Video, Agora
Lib-Jitsi-Meet
Video ConferencingJavaScript SDK for building Jitsi video apps
Replaces Twilio Video
Greenlight
Video ConferencingFront-end for managing BigBlueButton meeting rooms
Replaces Zoom, Google Meet
Jangouts
Video ConferencingVideoconferencing based on WebRTC and Janus Gateway with an UI
Replaces Google Hangouts, Skype
eturnal
Video ConferencingSTUN and TURN server for real-time applications
Replaces Twilio STUN/TURN
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janus | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 9,186 |
| mediasoup | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 512 MB | ISC | 7,397 |
| MiroTalk SFU | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 3,126 |
| La Suite - Meet | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 200 MB | MIT | 2,433 |
| OpenVidu | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 2,136 |
| Lib-Jitsi-Meet | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 256 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,418 |
| Greenlight | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | LGPL-3.0 | 851 |
| Jangouts | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 50 MB | MIT | 446 |
| eturnal | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | Apache-2.0 | 344 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Janus (9,186 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Jangouts (from 50 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 9 use Apache-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Free within the video conferencing category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.