# Free alternatives to Zoom Workplace

> Zoom Workplace (Workplace Pro) costs $169.92 a year. Free alternatives: Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/zoom/
- Category: Video Calls (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/video-calls/)
- Vendor: Zoom
- Plan: Workplace Pro
- Price: $14.16/month, $169.92/year
- Billing: per user, billed annually
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Workplace Pro ... $14.16 /user per month · billed annually"
- Price source: https://zoom.us/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Jitsi Meet

- Website: https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/
- Repository: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet (30,074 stars, last push 2026-10-14)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/jitsi-meet/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### BigBlueButton

- Website: https://bigbluebutton.org
- Repository: https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton (9,239 stars, last push 2026-10-13)
- License: LGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/bigbluebutton/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Zoom Workplace?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Jitsi Meet (open source, Apache-2.0) and BigBlueButton (open source, LGPL-3.0).

### How much does Zoom Workplace cost?

Zoom Workplace's Workplace Pro plan costs $14.16 a month, which is $169.92 a year (per user, billed annually). Source: the official pricing page at zoom.us, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Zoom Workplace alternatives run on Linux?

Jitsi Meet (self-hosted server; web UI) and BigBlueButton (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Zoom Workplace alternative?

Yes. Jitsi Meet and BigBlueButton run on your own server.

### Are these Zoom Workplace alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Jitsi Meet (Apache-2.0) and BigBlueButton (LGPL-3.0).

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