{"id":16993,"date":"2021-08-17T09:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=16993"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:36:51","slug":"video-conferencing-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/reviews-comparisons\/video-conferencing-software","title":{"rendered":"Best Video Conferencing Software Solutions for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:5px 12px;background:#E6F1FB;border-radius:20px;font-size:13px;color:#0C447C;white-space:nowrap;line-height:1;font-family:sans-serif;\">\n  <span style=\"width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:#378ADD;flex-shrink:0;display:block;\"><\/span><br \/>\n  <span>Updated <strong style=\"font-weight:500;\">May 2026<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/718_359_en-2026-05-22t123702.538-690x345.png\" alt=\"Best Video Conferencing Software Solutions\" width=\"690\" height=\"345\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45734\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/718_359_en-2026-05-22t123702.538-690x345.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/718_359_en-2026-05-22t123702.538-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/718_359_en-2026-05-22t123702.538-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/718_359_en-2026-05-22t123702.538.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Video conferencing software is no longer a convenience layer on top of email. In 2026, it is a primary communication infrastructure for enterprises, government agencies, healthcare networks, and distributed teams of every size. The market has split into two distinct philosophies: cloud-first platforms built for frictionless onboarding, and self-hosted or on-premise solutions built for control, compliance, and security. Choosing the wrong model creates long-term problems around data governance, vendor lock-in, and integration costs that most buyers only discover after deployment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">This guide covers the best video conferencing software solutions available in 2026. It is written for IT decision-makers, procurement teams, and operations leaders who need a structured, honest comparison across deployment models, feature sets, security postures, and total cost of ownership.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">How We Evaluated These Platforms: Review Methodology<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">This guide is the result of a structured evaluation process designed to serve IT decision-makers, not general consumers. The platforms included were selected based on market presence, active enterprise deployment, and relevance to the core decision dimensions that matter most in 2026. Here is exactly how each platform was assessed.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5--main h5--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Selection Criteria for Inclusion<\/h3>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">A platform was included in this review if it met all three of the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">It is actively maintained and commercially available as of Q1 2026<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">It supports organizations with 50 or more users in a professional or enterprise context<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">It offers meaningful differentiation in at least one of the following dimensions: deployment model, security posture, feature depth, or pricing structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Platforms that are discontinued, in sunset mode, or marketed exclusively to consumers were excluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/secure-messaging-in-healthcare-1.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/secure-messaging-in-healthcare-1.svg\" alt=\"video conferencing statistics\" width=\"690\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45735\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5--main h5--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Evaluation Dimensions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Each platform was assessed across eight dimensions. The weighting reflects enterprise procurement priorities rather than general user preferences.<\/p>\n<table style=\"overflow-x: auto; display: block;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Evaluation Dimension<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Weight<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">What We Assessed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Deployment flexibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">On-premise, private cloud, hybrid, and SaaS options; data residency control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Security and compliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Encryption standards, audit logging, regulatory certifications, access control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Administrative control<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">User management, policy enforcement, SSO, directory integration, monitoring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Feature completeness<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Medium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Video quality, participant limits, recording, messaging, room systems<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Integration ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Medium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">API availability, calendar sync, CRM \/ ERP connectivity, directory services<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Scalability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Medium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Architecture for large user counts; performance at scale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Total cost of ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Medium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Five-year TCO at 100, 500, and 1,000+ users; licensing model analysis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Vendor stability and roadmap<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Low<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Company maturity, customer base size, product investment trajectory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\n<style>\n\t.accent-card {\n\t    \/*background: url(\/images\/common\/backgrounds\/blue-semi-transparent-rounded-squares-1138-x-510.svg) 50% 50% \/ cover no-repeat;*\/\n\t    border-radius: 12px;\n\t\tpadding: 40px 28px;\n\t}\n\t@media screen and (max-width: 576px) {\n\t\t.accent-card {\n\t\t\tpadding: 24px;\n\t\t}\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"background: #00B3CD; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px;\">\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick white-text center-text ui-mb-xs-3\">Take your team communication to the next level with TrueConf!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text white-text center-text ui-mb-sm-3\">\n        A powerful self-hosted video conferencing solution for up to 1,000 users, available on desktop, mobile, and room systems.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"button-group-container button-group-container--center\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/downloads\/trueconf-server\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate default-button__download-icon default-button--left-icon white-icon\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"default-button__text white-text\">Dowload Now!<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"primary-smallest-text to-page to-page--rarr white-icon white-text\">Learn more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Executive Summary: Top Video Conferencing Platforms for 2026<\/h2>\n<table style=\"overflow-x: auto; display: block;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Platform<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Best For<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Deployment<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Key Strength<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Pricing Model<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>TrueConf<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Enterprise, government, healthcare, secure comms<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">On-premise, private cloud, hybrid, SaaS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Full data sovereignty, self-hosted video infrastructure<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Per server \/ per user<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">SMB to enterprise, general use<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Cloud SaaS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Ecosystem breadth, ease of use<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Per host \/ per user<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Microsoft 365 shops<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Cloud SaaS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Deep M365 integration<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Bundled with M365<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Cisco Webex<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Large enterprise, regulated industries<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Cloud + on-premise hybrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Hardware ecosystem, Cisco network integration<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Per user \/ enterprise<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Google Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Google Workspace users<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Cloud SaaS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Workspace integration, simplicity<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Bundled with Workspace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Jitsi Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Open-source, self-hosted<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Self-hosted<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Free, open source, no vendor dependency<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Free \/ support contract<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">The dominant trend for 2026 is that organizations with strict data residency requirements, regulated industries, or sovereign infrastructure mandates are actively migrating away from pure cloud SaaS platforms toward self-hosted or private cloud solutions. TrueConf is positioned as the most capable enterprise-grade platform in that segment, offering a full UCaaS stack that can run entirely within an organization&#8217;s own perimeter.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">What Makes Video Conferencing Software &#8220;Enterprise Grade&#8221; in 2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">The term enterprise grade is overused. In practice, it means a platform can satisfy four critical requirements simultaneously:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Scalability:<\/b> Support for hundreds or thousands of concurrent users without architectural rework<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Security and compliance:<\/b> Data encryption, audit trails, access control, and the ability to demonstrate compliance with sector-specific regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, FIPS, or government security standards<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Administrative control:<\/b> Granular user management, policy enforcement, SSO integration, and real-time monitoring<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Reliability:<\/b> SLA-backed uptime guarantees or the ability to achieve those guarantees internally when self-hosted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Cloud platforms like Zoom and Teams satisfy the first point easily. They have varying records on the second and third. The fourth point becomes more complex for cloud deployments, because the organization depends on the vendor&#8217;s infrastructure, not its own.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F4F6FA; border-top: 3px solid #00BCD4; padding: 20px 24px 24px 24px; margin: 28px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Insight 1: The &#8220;data residency gap&#8221; is widening, not closing.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">In 2026, regulatory frameworks in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America have tightened requirements around where video call metadata, recordings, and chat logs can be stored. Many cloud-first vendors offer &#8220;data residency&#8221; options, but these are often limited to specific tiers or geographies, and metadata processing may still cross borders. Organizations in regulated sectors are finding that only a self-hosted or private cloud deployment model actually closes this gap. TrueConf is built specifically for this scenario: it can be deployed on-premise or in a private cloud, with all processing and storage occurring within the organization&#8217;s own environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">TrueConf: The Leading Self-Hosted Video Conferencing Platform<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">TrueConf is an enterprise video conferencing and collaboration platform that can be deployed entirely on-premise, in a private cloud, or as a hybrid configuration. It was founded in 2001 and has built a deep focus on secure, high-performance video infrastructure for organizations that cannot or will not place their communications on third-party cloud infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/head-1-11-690x418.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"418\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45736\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/head-1-11-690x418.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/head-1-11-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/head-1-11-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/head-1-11-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/head-1-11.png 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5--main h5--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Core Features<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Conferences supporting up to 1,500 participants in a single session<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Support for 4K UHD video quality<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">SFU (Selective Forwarding Unit) architecture for bandwidth-efficient large meetings<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">End-to-end encryption with AES-256<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Built-in recording with storage on the organization&#8217;s own infrastructure<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Integrated corporate messenger with chat, file sharing, and presence indicators<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Virtual backgrounds and noise cancellation<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Scheduling, calendar integration, and meeting room booking<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">LDAP \/ Active Directory synchronization for user management<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">SSO support (SAML 2.0)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">REST API for integration with corporate systems<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Native clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and browser-based access<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">H.323 and SIP gateway support for connecting legacy room systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h5--main h5--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Deployment and Licensing<\/h3>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">TrueConf Server is licensed per server or per user, with a perpetual license option. This is a meaningful cost model distinction from subscription-only SaaS platforms. At enterprise scale, a self-hosted TrueConf deployment with a perpetual license can have a significantly lower five-year TCO than a per-user SaaS subscription, especially in organizations with hundreds or thousands of users.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tc10\" style=\"font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;color:#0f172a;width:100%;\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@400;600;700;800&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n#tc10 *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;}\n#tc10-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:58% 42%;border:1.5px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;width:100%;}\n@media(max-width:560px){#tc10-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}\n#tc10-left{background:white;padding:22px 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healthcare networks, financial institutions, legal firms, and any enterprise with a regulatory requirement that prohibits third-party data processing of internal communications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Strengths:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Complete data sovereignty with no third-party cloud dependency<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Full-featured UCaaS stack without requiring multiple vendors<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Strong Linux and Windows Server support for on-premise environments<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Scales to large organizations without per-user SaaS pricing pressure<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Hardware video terminal support (TrueConf Group, TrueConf Space) for boardrooms and meeting spaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Limitations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Higher initial setup complexity compared to cloud SaaS<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">IT team must manage infrastructure, updates, and backups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">External guest access for parties outside the organization requires gateway configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"grid-layout\">\n<div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-layout__item grid-layout__item--md grid-layout__item--color\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Try TrueConf Server Free!<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--small\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>1,000 online users<\/b> with the ability to chats and mske one-on-one video calls.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>10 PRO users<\/b> with the ability to participate in group video conferences.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>One SIP\/H.323\/RTSP connection<\/b> for interoperability with corporate PBX and SIP\/H.323 endpoints.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>One guest connection<\/b> to invite a non-authenticated user via link to your meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/products\/tcsf\/trueconf-server-free.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate white-text\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"default-button__text\">Learn more<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/images\/products\/server-free\/feature\/--static-right\/__slide\/en\/features--static-right__slide--media.png\" alt=\"Content Sharing in High Quality\" title=\"Content Sharing in High Quality\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Zoom: The Cloud Standard for General Business Use<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Zoom remains the most widely recognized video conferencing brand globally. Its strength is frictionless onboarding and the breadth of its ecosystem, including Zoom Phone, Zoom Events, Zoom Rooms, and a large marketplace of third-party integrations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/portrait-young-business-woman-video-call-from-home_58466-15753-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"447\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45737\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Best for:<\/b> SMBs, teams that prioritize ease of use, organizations already invested in the Zoom ecosystem, and external-facing collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Strengths:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Lowest barrier to entry for new users<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Strong breakout room, webinar, and large event capabilities<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Zoom AI Companion included in paid plans for meeting summaries and task extraction<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Extensive hardware partner ecosystem for conference rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Limitations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Data stored on Zoom&#8217;s cloud infrastructure; limited on-premise option<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Per-host pricing adds up quickly at enterprise scale<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Compliance requirements in highly regulated sectors may require additional configuration or cannot be fully satisfied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; background: #00B3CD; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 16px;\">\n<h5 class=\"primary-small-text white-text\">Compare TrueConf with Zoom!<\/h2>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/trueconf-vs-zoom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate default-button__forward-icon default-button--right-icon white-icon\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"default-button__text white-text\">Compare<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Microsoft Teams: The Integrated Collaboration Suite<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Microsoft Teams is no longer purely a video calling tool. It is the default collaboration surface for organizations running Microsoft 365, bundling chat, calls, video, file collaboration, and app integrations into one interface.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3615f5a0-7086-44ea-ba20-d4c7993b7b29-1-1-690x384.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45738\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3615f5a0-7086-44ea-ba20-d4c7993b7b29-1-1-690x384.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3615f5a0-7086-44ea-ba20-d4c7993b7b29-1-1-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3615f5a0-7086-44ea-ba20-d4c7993b7b29-1-1-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3615f5a0-7086-44ea-ba20-d4c7993b7b29-1-1.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Best for:<\/b> Organizations deeply committed to the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, Windows-centric enterprises, and teams that need tight integration between video and document collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Strengths:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Included in Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise plans at no additional cost<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Seamless integration with SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, and the rest of M365<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Teams Rooms hardware ecosystem for managed meeting room deployment<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Copilot in Teams for AI-assisted meeting intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Limitations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Performance and UI complexity can be a barrier for non-technical users<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Video quality and reliability have historically lagged behind Zoom in large meetings<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Requires M365 ecosystem investment to unlock full value<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Microsoft processes and may store meeting data in its cloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; background: #00B3CD; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 16px;\">\n<h5 class=\"primary-small-text white-text\">Compare TrueConf with Microsoft Teams!<\/h2>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/teams-alternative.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate default-button__forward-icon default-button--right-icon white-icon\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"default-button__text white-text\">Compare<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #F4F6FA; border-top: 3px solid #00BCD4; padding: 20px 24px 24px 24px; margin: 28px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Insight 2: Bundled does not mean free.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Teams is often described as &#8220;free&#8221; because it is included with M365 licenses. But total cost of ownership includes the M365 subscription itself, Teams Rooms licensing, and the cost of running meetings through Microsoft&#8217;s infrastructure at scale. For organizations that already pay for M365, Teams is an efficient choice. For organizations considering a standalone video conferencing solution, the comparison to TrueConf Server&#8217;s one-time or annual license cost at enterprise user counts often favors self-hosted alternatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Cisco Webex: Enterprise Video with Network-Layer Integration<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Cisco Webex is the incumbent enterprise video platform with decades of presence in large organizations, government, and regulated sectors. It offers a hybrid deployment model and tight integration with Cisco&#8217;s networking hardware.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1622848683628-_1_-1-1-690x388.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45739\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1622848683628-_1_-1-1-690x388.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1622848683628-_1_-1-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1622848683628-_1_-1-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1622848683628-_1_-1-1.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Best for:<\/b> Large enterprises already invested in Cisco networking infrastructure, organizations that need hardware-based video terminals, and regulated industry deployments with Cisco-approved security certifications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Strengths:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Webex Meetings, Calling, Messaging, and Events in a unified platform<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Strong compliance tooling and FedRAMP authorization for US government use<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Cisco hardware terminals for enterprise meeting rooms<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">AI-powered noise removal and meeting transcription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Limitations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Higher pricing than cloud SaaS alternatives<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">UI and onboarding experience is more complex than Zoom or Teams<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Webex&#8217;s cloud infrastructure still requires trusting Cisco with communications data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; background: #00B3CD; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 16px;\">\n<h5 class=\"primary-small-text white-text\">Compare TrueConf with Cisco Webex!<\/h2>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/trueconf-vs-webex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate default-button__forward-icon default-button--right-icon white-icon\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"default-button__text white-text\">Compare<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Google Meet: Simple Video for Google Workspace Teams<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Google Meet is the video component of Google Workspace. It is browser-first, requiring no client installation for basic use, and is tightly integrated with Google Calendar, Gmail, and Drive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6899cf52c63a7c2800d0eb88_ad_4nxdjwgxyw2nbuskouhnwjxfltft-imnlbdmqgqy7jqhw0tgapnja5muumato4bfyfiefvdp-1-1-690x464.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"464\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45740\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6899cf52c63a7c2800d0eb88_ad_4nxdjwgxyw2nbuskouhnwjxfltft-imnlbdmqgqy7jqhw0tgapnja5muumato4bfyfiefvdp-1-1-690x464.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6899cf52c63a7c2800d0eb88_ad_4nxdjwgxyw2nbuskouhnwjxfltft-imnlbdmqgqy7jqhw0tgapnja5muumato4bfyfiefvdp-1-1-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6899cf52c63a7c2800d0eb88_ad_4nxdjwgxyw2nbuskouhnwjxfltft-imnlbdmqgqy7jqhw0tgapnja5muumato4bfyfiefvdp-1-1-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6899cf52c63a7c2800d0eb88_ad_4nxdjwgxyw2nbuskouhnwjxfltft-imnlbdmqgqy7jqhw0tgapnja5muumato4bfyfiefvdp-1-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Best for:<\/b> Organizations standardized on Google Workspace, education, and teams that prioritize simplicity over features.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Strengths:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Zero install required for guests joining via browser<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Auto-generated captions with high accuracy<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Tight Google Calendar integration for scheduling<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Included in Google Workspace plans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Limitations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Feature set is thinner than Zoom, Teams, or TrueConf for large enterprise needs<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">No self-hosted or on-premise option<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">All data flows through Google&#8217;s infrastructure<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Participant limits are lower than competitors on base plans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; background: #00B3CD; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 16px;\">\n<h5 class=\"primary-small-text white-text\">Compare TrueConf with Google Meet!<\/h2>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/google-hangouts-alternatives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate default-button__forward-icon default-button--right-icon white-icon\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"default-button__text white-text\">Compare<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Jitsi Meet: The Open-Source Self-Hosted Alternative<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing solution that can be self-hosted on any Linux server. It is maintained by 8&#215;8 and widely used by organizations that want control over infrastructure without licensing costs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/152393524-fd5ec403-d008-4da4-a455-b664b583c3a6-1-2-690x376.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45741\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/152393524-fd5ec403-d008-4da4-a455-b664b583c3a6-1-2-690x376.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/152393524-fd5ec403-d008-4da4-a455-b664b583c3a6-1-2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/152393524-fd5ec403-d008-4da4-a455-b664b583c3a6-1-2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/152393524-fd5ec403-d008-4da4-a455-b664b583c3a6-1-2-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/152393524-fd5ec403-d008-4da4-a455-b664b583c3a6-1-2.png 1602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Best for:<\/b> Organizations with strong IT teams, privacy-first deployments, academic institutions, and use cases where cost is a primary constraint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Strengths:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Completely free and open source<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Can be deployed on any Linux infrastructure<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">No per-user licensing<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Active community and regular updates<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">For organizations that need open-source flexibility but also require enterprise features, TrueConf represents a middle path: a commercial product with full on-premise deployment capability and a comprehensive feature set, without the vendor cloud dependency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Limitations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">No enterprise support SLA without a commercial arrangement with 8&#215;8<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Feature set is significantly narrower than commercial alternatives<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">Scaling large deployments requires significant infrastructure expertise<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">No built-in corporate messaging, room booking, or UCaaS features<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">UI and mobile experience are less polished than commercial platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; background: #00B3CD; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 16px;\">\n<h5 class=\"primary-small-text white-text\">Compare TrueConf with Jitsi!<\/h2>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/trueconf-vs-jitsi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate default-button__forward-icon default-button--right-icon white-icon\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"default-button__text white-text\">Compare<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Video Conferencing Deployment Models Explained<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Before comparing individual products, it helps to understand the deployment model spectrum, since this single decision drives most of the downstream trade-offs.<\/p>\n<table style=\"overflow-x: auto; display: block;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Deployment Model<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Data Control<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Setup Complexity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Ongoing Maintenance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Vendor Dependency<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Cloud SaaS (shared)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Vendor controls<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Minimal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">None (vendor handles)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Cloud SaaS (dedicated tenant)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Partial<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Low<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Low<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Private Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Organization controls<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Low<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>On-Premise \/ Self-Hosted<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Organization controls<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Very low<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Hybrid<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Mixed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Moderate to high<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Low to moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Cloud SaaS is the right choice when speed of deployment, low IT overhead, and per-user pricing transparency are the priorities. Self-hosted is the right choice when data residency, compliance, custom integration, and long-term TCO at scale are the priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Most organizations in 2026 are not choosing between these two extremes. They are managing a hybrid reality: some teams on public cloud platforms for external collaboration, and a secured internal system for sensitive communications. TrueConf supports all of these models from a single product line, which simplifies vendor management and reduces training overhead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-layout\">\n<div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-layout__item grid-layout__item--md grid-layout__item--color\">\n<h3 class=\"h5--main h5--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\"><b>UltraHD Video Conferences<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Create conferences on the fly gathering up to 2,000 participants in a meeting. Enjoy realistic communications with cutting-edge AI algorithms. Take an active part in online meetings without being distracted by taking notes! Record video conferences and share recordings with colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/features\/modes\/multipoint.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" role=\"link\" class=\"default-button default-button--sm default-button--orange default-button--rounded default-button--truncate white-text\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"default-button__text\">Learn more<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/images\/index-page\/product-features\/--layout\/en\/a-lot-of-participants.png\" alt=\"UltraHD Video Conferences\" title=\"UltraHD Video Conferences\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">How to Choose the Right Video Conferencing Platform<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">The selection decision for video conferencing software in 2026 should follow a structured evaluation process. The following five criteria, in roughly this order of priority, apply to most enterprise procurement decisions:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Regulatory and compliance requirements first.<\/b> If your organization operates under HIPAA, GDPR, government data residency laws, or sector-specific security standards, determine what those requirements mean for data storage, processing, and access. This will immediately eliminate some platforms from consideration.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Deployment model preference.<\/b> Decide whether cloud SaaS, private cloud, on-premise, or hybrid best matches your IT capabilities and governance posture. Organizations with strong internal IT teams often find that self-hosted deployment unlocks significant cost savings at scale.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Integration requirements.<\/b> Map your existing collaboration stack: calendar, directory services, CRM, ERP, ticketing systems. The platform that integrates cleanly without custom middleware will have lower total cost of ownership.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Scalability requirements.<\/b> Define both your current user base and projected growth. Cloud SaaS platforms are elastic by default but carry variable cost at scale. Self-hosted platforms have fixed infrastructure cost but require capacity planning.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Total cost of ownership over three to five years.<\/b> Most SaaS pricing comparisons focus on monthly per-user cost. Enterprise procurement should model five-year TCO including licensing, infrastructure, support, training, and integration costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background: #F4F6FA; border-top: 3px solid #00BCD4; padding: 20px 24px 24px 24px; margin: 28px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b>Insight 3: The per-user SaaS model benefits vendors, not large enterprise buyers.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">At 500 users, paying $15 to $25 per user per month for a cloud video conferencing subscription costs $90,000 to $150,000 per year, or $450,000 to $750,000 over five years. A self-hosted TrueConf Server deployment at that scale, with a perpetual or annual license, typically delivers a significantly lower five-year TCO when infrastructure costs are accounted for honestly. The SaaS per-user model is excellent value for small teams and terrible value for large organizations, yet most market reviews fail to surface this comparison clearly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Security and Compliance Considerations<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Security in video conferencing covers several distinct dimensions that buyers often conflate:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Transport encryption:<\/b> Are calls encrypted in transit? All major platforms now use TLS and SRTP as a baseline.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>End-to-end encryption:<\/b> Are calls encrypted so that neither the vendor nor any intermediary can decrypt them? This is available in TrueConf and optionally in Zoom and Teams, but not consistently across all meeting types.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Data residency:<\/b> Where is data physically stored? Only self-hosted deployments guarantee data never leaves your infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Access control:<\/b> Can administrators restrict who can access recordings, transcripts, and meeting data? Enterprise platforms vary significantly here.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\"><b>Audit logging:<\/b> Can the organization export complete audit trails for compliance reporting? This is standard in TrueConf and enterprise tiers of Zoom and Teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">For government, defense, and critical infrastructure deployments, TrueConf is the only solution in this comparison that can satisfy all five dimensions simultaneously, because it operates entirely within the organization&#8217;s own environment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Video Conferencing for Specific Industries<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/telemedicine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthcare<\/a>:<\/b> HIPAA compliance, patient privacy, and secure record-keeping are mandatory. TrueConf&#8217;s self-hosted deployment ensures patient communications and session recordings never touch third-party infrastructure. Zoom and Teams both offer HIPAA-eligible configurations but require Business Associate Agreements and careful configuration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/government.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government and Defense<\/a>:<\/b> Data sovereignty, air-gapped deployment capability, and certified encryption are common requirements. TrueConf can be deployed in isolated networks. Cisco Webex has FedRAMP authorization for US government cloud use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/video-banking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Services<\/a>:<\/b> MiFID II, SEC, and FINRA compliance often require communication recording, retention, and retrieval. Most enterprise platforms offer this, but the data residency requirements vary by jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/education.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education<\/a>:<\/b> FERPA compliance, ease of use for non-technical users, and cost efficiency are primary concerns. Google Meet and Zoom are common in this sector. TrueConf is used in university and research institution environments that require on-campus infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/courtroom-video-conferencing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal<\/a>:<\/b> Attorney-client privilege and confidentiality create strong incentives for self-hosted video. TrueConf is commonly deployed in law firm environments where communications must remain under the firm&#8217;s control.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Pricing Overview<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">Pricing in this category varies enormously based on deployment model, user count, and feature tier. The following is a general directional overview, not a binding quote.<\/p>\n<table style=\"overflow-x: auto; display: block;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Platform<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Entry-Level<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Enterprise<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Notes<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>TrueConf<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">TrueConf Free (up to 12 users, perpetual)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Custom per-server or per-user licensing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Perpetual license available; significant TCO advantage at scale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Free plan available; Pro from ~$15\/user\/month<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Custom for large organizations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Per-host model; Large Meeting add-ons extra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Included in M365 Business Basic (~$6\/user\/month)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Included in M365 E3\/E5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Value depends on M365 adoption<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Cisco Webex<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Free plan; Starter from ~$15\/user\/month<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Custom enterprise pricing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Premium for hybrid\/on-premise options<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Google Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Included in Workspace Starter (~$6\/user\/month)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Included in Workspace Enterprise<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Value depends on Workspace adoption<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-1\"><strong>Jitsi Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Free (self-hosted)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Commercial via 8&#215;8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #F7F9FC; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">Requires IT infrastructure investment<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3 ui-mt-md-1\">Conclusion: Choosing Video Infrastructure in 2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">The video conferencing landscape in 2026 is no longer about selecting the \u201cbest\u201d platform in a vacuum. It is about choosing the communication infrastructure that aligns with your organization\u2019s compliance obligations, IT capabilities, and long-term cost structure. Cloud-first solutions like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet continue to dominate general business use thanks to frictionless onboarding, broad ecosystem integrations, and predictable per-user pricing. However, as regulatory scrutiny tightens and data sovereignty mandates expand across industries, the architectural limitations of third-party cloud dependencies become increasingly apparent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">For enterprises, government agencies, healthcare networks, and regulated sectors, self-hosted and private cloud deployments are no longer a niche preference. They are a strategic necessity. TrueConf\u2019s architecture reflects this market shift, offering full data residency, enterprise-grade security controls, and a licensing model that delivers measurable total cost of ownership advantages at scale. While open-source alternatives like Jitsi Meet provide infrastructure control, they lack the comprehensive UCaaS feature set and commercial support required for mission-critical operations. The reality is clear: convenience and control remain distinct value propositions, and hybrid architectures will increasingly serve as the bridge between external collaboration and internal compliance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">The right video conferencing platform is the one that satisfies your non-negotiable requirements first. Start with compliance and data residency, map your integration and scalability needs, and model five-year TCO rather than monthly subscription rates. Organizations that treat video infrastructure as a strategic asset rather than a commodity tool will avoid costly vendor lock-in, compliance gaps, and post-deployment re-architecture. In 2026, the most resilient video conferencing strategies are built on deliberate deployment choices, not default cloud migrations.<\/p>\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<h2 class=\"h3--main h3--thick black-text ui-mb-md-1\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq__container ui-mb-md-1\">\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">What is the best video conferencing software for companies that need to keep data on their own servers?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">TrueConf is the strongest option in this category. It is designed from the ground up for on-premise and private cloud deployment, meaning all video, audio, chat, and recording data remains within the organization&#8217;s own infrastructure. Other options with limited on-premise capability include Cisco Webex hybrid and Jitsi Meet (open source), but neither offers the full enterprise feature set that TrueConf provides in a self-hosted model.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">Can TrueConf integrate with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">Yes. TrueConf supports calendar integration, SSO via SAML 2.0, and LDAP \/ Active Directory synchronization, which covers directory integration with both Microsoft and Google environments. Scheduling integrations allow meetings to be booked through existing calendar tools. TrueConf also offers a REST API for building deeper custom integrations with enterprise systems including Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">What is the difference between Zoom and TrueConf for enterprise use?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">The primary difference is deployment model and data control. Zoom is a cloud-first SaaS platform where all data is processed on Zoom&#8217;s infrastructure. TrueConf is a self-hosted platform where the organization controls all infrastructure. Zoom has a broader general consumer and SMB user base. TrueConf targets enterprises, government, and regulated industries where data residency and compliance are non-negotiable. At large user counts, TrueConf&#8217;s licensing model also typically results in lower five-year TCO than Zoom&#8217;s per-user SaaS pricing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">How many participants can join a TrueConf video conference?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">TrueConf Server supports conferences with up to 1,500 participants simultaneously. This positions it competitively against Zoom (1,000 with Large Meeting add-on), Teams (1,000), and Webex (1,000). For very large events such as all-hands meetings or external webinars, TrueConf also supports broadcast-mode streaming to extend reach beyond the interactive participant limit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">Is TrueConf suitable for small businesses, or is it only for large enterprises?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">TrueConf offers a free perpetual license for up to 12 concurrent users, which is genuinely useful for small organizations, small branch offices, or evaluation deployments. Paid tiers scale from small business to multi-thousand-user enterprise. The self-hosted model does require IT infrastructure, so organizations without internal IT capacity may find cloud SaaS platforms like Zoom or Google Meet more practical at the smallest scale. As organizations grow and compliance requirements emerge, TrueConf becomes increasingly competitive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">What security certifications does TrueConf support?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">TrueConf uses AES-256 encryption for data at rest and in transit, supports end-to-end encryption for point-to-point and group calls, and offers audit logging and administrative controls consistent with enterprise security requirements. Because TrueConf operates on the organization&#8217;s own infrastructure, it inherits whatever certifications and compliance posture the organization&#8217;s data center or private cloud environment holds. This is a structural advantage over cloud SaaS platforms, where the vendor&#8217;s certifications may not align with sector-specific requirements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq__item\">\n<p class=\"faq__question h4--main h4--thick black-text hyphens--auto margin--not\">What happens to video conferencing data when using TrueConf versus a cloud platform?<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text margin--not\">With cloud platforms like Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet, video streams, recordings, transcripts, and metadata are processed and stored on the vendor&#8217;s cloud infrastructure, subject to the vendor&#8217;s data processing agreements and infrastructure geography. With TrueConf deployed on-premise or in a private cloud, all of that data remains entirely within the organization&#8217;s own environment. The vendor never has access to meeting content. This distinction is decisive for organizations in healthcare, government, defense, legal, and financial services where data sovereignty is a hard requirement rather than a preference.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--special ui-mb-sm-1\">\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text\"><strong><i>About the Author<\/i><\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Olga Afonina is a technology writer and industry expert specializing in video conferencing solutions and collaboration software. At TrueConf, she focuses on exploring the latest trends in collaboration technologies and providing businesses with practical insights into effective workplace communication. 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