Zoom vs Google Meet vs Skype vs Webex vs Jitsi vs BlueJeans: Which Video Platform Fits Your Team?

Not every team needs the same video conferencing tool. Some prioritize ease of use, others need webinar features, and many organizations care most about security and administration. This article compares Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, Webex, Jitsi, and BlueJeans across the factors that actually matter—pricing tiers, meeting limits, compliance, integrations, and call quality. You’ll also find a section on TrueConf, a secure corporate alternative designed for businesses that want more control over communications.

What you need to know about TrueConf

TrueConf is a corporate collaboration platform built around secure video conferencing and team communications. Unlike many mass-market meeting apps, it’s designed for organizations that want stronger administrative control, predictable performance, and the option to keep communications inside their own infrastructure. Depending on your deployment, TrueConf can be used for everyday meetings, training sessions, and larger events, with features like scheduled conferences, participant management, screen sharing, and cross-platform client apps for desktop and mobile.

What sets TrueConf apart is its focus on enterprise requirements—including centralized management, integration with corporate environments, and security-oriented configuration. It’s often considered by companies and public-sector teams that prefer self-hosted or on-premise setups, need to support internal and external participants, or want a unified stack that combines meetings with messaging. If you’re choosing a video platform for business use, TrueConf is worth a look when security, control, and infrastructure flexibility matter as much as user convenience.

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• 1,000 online users with the ability to chat and make one-on-one video calls.
• 10 PRO users with the ability to participate in group video conferences.
• One SIP/H.323/RTSP connection for interoperability with corporate PBX and SIP/H.323 endpoints.
• One guest connection to invite a non-authenticated user via link to your meetings.

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Best video conferencing software comparison chart

What you need to know about Zoom

Zoom provides free high-quality video conferencing for up to 40 minutes per group meeting. With a Zoom Pro plan for $14.99 per month, you can host unlimited conferences with up to 100 participants (can be increased up to 1,000 with Large Meetings add-on which costs approximately $600 per year). The Pro plan also adds more features, such as cloud recording and streaming. More expensive Business plan enables recording transcripts, company branding, single sign-on and other enterprise features.

Even if you are using the free version of Zoom, you have a lot of settings to manage meeting participants and customize your conference. For instance, you can change or blur your background with a special setting, which makes it easier to work from home with a sense of privacy. For example, the background of your apartment can be replaced with a picturesque view of the virtual seaside.

What you need to know about Google Meet

With Google Meet, users can host and join online web meetings for free. However, there are some limitations you should be aware of when using the free version. You cannot hold a meeting for more than 1 hour a day, while the number of participants is limited to 100.

Google Meet allows free access to many useful tools such as live closed captions, desktop sharing, gallery view, and many others. However, some essential features, such as meeting recording, hand raise and breakout rooms are only available in paid plans.

What you need to know about Skype for Business

Skype is perhaps one of the most popular video conferencing brands. Almost everyone has at least once used the free version of this program. For businesses and enterprises Microsoft has been offering Skype For Business, included in one of Microsoft Office 365 Business plans. Skype For Business provides video conferencing for up to 250 participants, call recording and anonymous polls. However, Skype For Business Online was discontinued on July 31, 2021, while Skype For Business Server will end mainstream support in 2024. Instead, users are encouraged to use the Microsoft Teams service instead, which, however, does not provide a lot of security and enterprise features Skype For Business used to.

What you need to know about Jitsi

Jitsi Meet is an open source WebRTC engine demo developed by 8X8 Inc. It provides free video meetings available from your browser. Jitsi does not provide desktop client apps, only mobile users can join a meeting from Jitsi app. Jitsi allows only 75 participants per meeting, which makes it an arguable choice for large-scale conferences.

If you’re setting Jitsi on your server, you may require custom development and installation of additional software, which raises the need to hire an IT specialist. Finally, Jitsi may not be a good choice if you have unstable Internet connection: it’s very demanding in terms of system requirements and bandwidth.

What you need to know about Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based team collaboration software that comes with Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Suite. This platform is mainly designed for corporate messaging, calls, video meetings, and file sharing. With Microsoft Teams, you can host meetings for up to 300 users.

Microsoft Teams platform may have certain disadvantages, including confusing file structure, limited security options, poor meeting experience and adoption issues.

The free version of MS Teams is the less efficient. Even though you can meet with up to 100 people, there’s no chance to have the recordings of your meeting. You benefit from most chat/collaboration features, but no productivity applications, services or security & compliance features. It’s an excellent solution if you just want some basic communication and collaboration features.

What you need to know about BigBlueButton

BigBlueButton is open-source video conferencing software. BigBlueButton’s features may not be enough for business communication, as this solution is mainly designed for online training sessions. You can share audio, video, slide shows, and collaborate with students using the whiteboard, shared notes, polls, and chat. However, the software must be installed on an Ubuntu Linux server, and its deployment and ongoing maintenance requires an in-depth knowledge of this operating system.

What you need to know about Webex

Webex Meetings is a cloud-based video and content sharing solution that you can join via desktop, mobile or browser. With video meetings, file sharing and team messaging, this solution provides unified communications for any business, from small and medium-sized to enterprise level. Webex lets you organize conferences with up to 200 participants. Users also note the lack of the native application for Linux as a significant disadvantage.

The free version is only available for some countries and regions. If you need to schedule meetings over 50 minutes long or have access to additional Webex features, you should purchase the paid version.

Conclusion

Choosing the right video conferencing platform is not about picking the most popular name. It is about matching the tool to your environment, security needs, and how your teams actually meet. Cloud-first services like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex are convenient to roll out fast, especially when you already use Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Meanwhile, open-source options like Jitsi and BigBlueButton can be a strong fit when you want flexibility and full control, as long as you have the technical resources to deploy and maintain them.

Kudremukh Iron Ore Limited (KIOCL)|Case Study

KIOCL provided their employees with secure tools for collaboration, video calls, and team messaging by implementing TrueConf Server. An autonomous system unified more than 1,000 employees allowing to facilitate work meetings in hybrid and online modes from any location.

Success story

If your organization needs a more controlled, enterprise-ready approach, including on-premises or hybrid deployment, centralized administration, and a secure corporate communications stack, TrueConf is worth considering alongside the major vendors. In the end, the best choice is the one that balances usability for employees with the level of governance IT requires. Use the tables in this guide to shortlist two or three options, test them with real meeting scenarios, and standardize on the platform that your teams will actually adopt.