Replace Zoom: free and low-cost video meetings

What Zoom costs at 10 and 25 seats

Annual cost at list price (annual-billing price where the vendor shows one)

Plan	Price (as listed)	10 users / yr	25 users / yr	Source
Zoom Workplace Pro	$14.16/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly). Business $18.33 annual ($21.99 monthly)	$1,699.20 10 × $14.16 × 12	$4,248 25 × $14.16 × 12	source, Oct 14, 2026
Zoom Workplace Business	$18.33/user/mo billed annually ($21.99 monthly)	$2,199.60 10 × $18.33 × 12	$5,499 25 × $18.33 × 12	source, Oct 14, 2026

Excludes taxes, add-ons and usage fees.

Free and low-cost alternatives

Editorial picks, ordered by our view of fit for 5-50 person teams. We haven't lab-tested them, and no vendor paid for placement. "Best value" marks the lowest verified annual cost for 10 users among these picks; it isn't a quality score.

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#1Google Meet (in Google Workspace)

Included in suite

Try Google Meet (opens in new tab) ↗

Included with every Google Workspace plan; $0 extra if you have it.

Price: Included in Workspace Business Starter ($7/user/mo annual plan): 100 participants

• $0 extra on Workspace
• Runs in the browser

• Recording needs Business Standard

Source: workspace.google.com/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026

#2Microsoft Teams Essentials

Low-cost

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$4/user/mo, paid yearly, for teams that only need meetings and chat.

Price: $4.00/user/mo, paid yearly

• Very cheap per user
• Familiar Teams experience

• No Office desktop apps or business email

Source: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/compare-microsoft-teams-business-options · checked Oct 14, 2026 · Max users assumed 300 like other business plans: UNVERIFIED

#3Zoho Meeting

Free planLow-cost

Try Zoho Meeting (opens in new tab) ↗

Hosted meetings from US$1/host/mo billed annually.

Price: Free (100 participants). Paid from US$1/host/mo billed annually; price rises with participant tier

• Very low entry price

• Price depends on participant tier; check the slider

Source: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html · checked Oct 14, 2026 · Entry price shown; feature set at that tier not verified

#4Jitsi Meet

Best valueFreeOpen sourceSelf-hostable

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100% free and open source; guests join without accounts. Self-host for full control.

Price: Free, 100% open source; self-hostable

• Free and open source
• No account needed to join

• Fewer admin, AI and recording features than Zoom

Source: jitsi.org/jitsi-meet · checked Oct 14, 2026

#5Zoom Basic (free)

Free

Try Zoom Basic (opens in new tab) ↗

Keep free Zoom accounts for staff who rarely host long calls.

Price: $0: 40-minute meetings, 100 participants

• Free

• 40-minute limit

Source: zoom.us/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026

Feature comparison

Feature comparison (from vendor pricing pages)

Feature	Zoom Pro	Google Meet (Starter)	Teams Essentials	Jitsi Meet
Price per host/mo	$14.16 (annual)	$0 extra on Workspace	$4.00 (annual)	$0
Max participants	100	100	See vendor	See vendor
Meeting length	30 hours	24 hours	See vendor	No vendor cap stated
Open source / self-host	—	—	—	✓
AI summaries	✓	Gemini on higher tiers	—	—

✓ = included, — = not included on that plan or not offered. "See vendor" = we couldn't confirm it on the pricing page.

Annual savings, with the math

Savings use the verified list prices above. Real savings depend on your seat count, billing period, discounts and switching time. Run your own numbers.

Honest tradeoffs

• Zoom's AI Companion features (unlimited summaries on Pro) are strong; Meet's AI features vary by Workspace tier.
• Jitsi has fewer admin, recording and AI features.
• Only people who host meetings need Zoom licenses, so audit hosts before cancelling.

Migration difficulty: Easy

Swap meeting links in calendar templates and booking pages. Download cloud recordings you want to keep before cancelling.

Before you switch, read when NOT to switch and use our migration checklist.