Video conferencing

Jitsi MeetvsWhereby

On our sovereignty score, Whereby leads (80 vs 60). Both are European Video conferencing providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.

Score comparison

	Jitsi Meet	Whereby
Sovereignty	60	80
Privacy	70	82
Open Source	90	10
Business fit	62	78
Migration ease	60	62
Pricing transparency	85	72
Enterprise readiness	55	74

Features & facts

	Jitsi Meet	Whereby
Country	United States	Norway
Open Source	Yes	No
Self-Hosting	Yes	No
Cloud/SaaS	Yes	Yes
EU data residency	unknown	Yes
DPA / AV-Vertrag	unknown	Yes
ISO 27001	unknown	Yes
Data location	depends on operation; public instance meet.jit.si on AWS (US provider)	EEA (EU-based data centers)
From	on request	on request
Founded	2003	2013

Jitsi Meet

United States

Open-source video conferencing software that can be self-hosted – full data control with own operation.

Strengths

Open source and self-hostable without license costs
No account required for participants
Full data control with own operation

Weaknesses

Project sponsor is a US company
Public instance does not offer EU data residency
Self-hosting requires resources for stable quality

Whereby

Norway

Norwegian, browser-based video conferencing with EU servers – GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001, also as an embeddable video API.

Strengths

EU/EEA servers, ISO 27001, GDPR-compliant
Browser-based, usable without installation
Embeddable video API (Whereby Embedded)

Weaknesses

Headquartered in Norway (EEA), not in the EU
Not open source, no self-hosting

Choose Jitsi Meet if…

Organizations with IT resources for self-hosting
Teams looking for a free, open Zoom alternative

Choose Whereby if…

Teams that want GDPR-oriented video calls without installation
Products that embed video calls (e.g. telehealth, SaaS)

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Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.