Free video conferencing 2026: 4 services with a free plan

Video conferencing services from our ranking that have a permanent free plan, in Score order. Free plans usually cap the length of group meetings and the number of participants — compare both limits before you invite your team or clients.

Best Video Conferencing Services 2026: Independent Ranking for Small Teams

  1. 1

    Zoho Meeting

    90/100
    Cheapest paid plan per host per month
    $2.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free group meeting limit, minutes
    60
    Participants on the free plan
    100
    End-to-end encryption
    Yes
    • Low price per host
    • Meetings can be end-to-end encrypted
    • Meetings can be recorded
    • Automatic captions or transcripts
  2. 2

    Google Meet

    90/100
    Cheapest paid plan per host per month
    $7.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free group meeting limit, minutes
    60
    Participants on the free plan
    100
    End-to-end encryption
    Yes
    • Highly rated iOS app
    • Meetings can be end-to-end encrypted
    • Meetings can be recorded
    • Automatic captions or transcripts
  3. 3

    Zoom Workplace

    81/100
    Cheapest paid plan per host per month
    $16.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free group meeting limit, minutes
    40
    Participants on the free plan
    100
    End-to-end encryption
    Yes
    • Highly rated iOS app
    • Meetings can be end-to-end encrypted
    • Meetings can be recorded
    • Automatic captions or transcripts
  4. 5

    Whereby

    67/100
    Cheapest paid plan per host per month
    $10.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    Free group meeting limit, minutes
    30
    Participants on the free plan
    4
    End-to-end encryption
    Yes
    • Meetings can be end-to-end encrypted
    • Meetings can be recorded
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • ISO/IEC 27001 certified