Video Calls · France (FR)
Jitsi Meet
Free, secure video meetings in your browser.
The switch
Zoom→Jitsi Meetalso replaces Google Meet, Microsoft Teams
About
Open source video conferencing usable in the browser without an account, or self-hostable for organisations.
Why we recommend it
- No signup needed
- Self-hostable
- End-to-end encryption
EU vs USA
Jitsi Meet vs Zoom
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Jitsi Meet
🇺🇸 Zoom
Headquarters
France (8x8 EU)
San Jose, USA
Jurisdiction
EU (GDPR, self-hostable)
USA
Data location
EU or self-hosted
Global (some EU routing)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
8x8 / community
Zoom Video Communications
Founded
2003
2011
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