The European cloud platform: files, calendar, talk, office.
OSS self-host EU hosted Nextcloud GmbH · DE- host it myself
- hosted in Europe
Messaging & calls · Communication
Video calls
Face to face over the internet — for a family call or a client meeting.
Data at stake: Communications. Shares data with: Messaging, Team chat, Calendar & contacts.
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14 tools
Self-hostable options first. The dots show the verdict for each way of running the tool.
Open-source video meetings, no account needed.
OSS self-host 8x8 (Jitsi) · US- host it myself
- hosted outside Europe
Virtual classroom and meeting platform.
OSS self-host Blindside Networks (BigBlueButton) · CA- host it myself
Open, federated messaging you can host yourself.
OSS self-host EU hosted Element (New Vector Ltd) · GB- host it myself
- hosted in Europe
Calls and chat inside your Nextcloud.
OSS self-host EU hosted Nextcloud GmbH · DE- host it myself
- hosted in Europe
Encrypted team messenger from Switzerland and Berlin.
OSS self-host EU hosted Wire Swiss GmbH · CH- host it myself
- hosted in Europe
Swiss messenger that needs no phone number.
OSS EU hosted Threema GmbH · CH- hosted in Europe
Simple browser meetings from Norway.
prop. EU hosted Whereby · NO- hosted in Europe
Google's meetings.
prop. Google · US- hosted outside Europe
Google's business suite: mail, docs, drive, meet.
prop. Google · US- hosted outside Europe
Outlook, Office, OneDrive, Teams.
prop. Microsoft · US- hosted outside Europe
Chat and meetings inside Microsoft 365.
prop. Microsoft · US- hosted outside Europe
Meta's messenger.
prop. Meta · US- hosted outside Europe
The video-call default.
prop. Zoom · US- hosted outside Europe
Machine-readable: /api/needs/video-calls.json