Meetings

Meet

Meet by OpenApps is a free Zoom alternative. Free. No time limit on calls.

Free video calls with no time limit and no sign-up. Start a video call in one tap, share the link, and people join from any browser with just a name. There is no time limit, no account and nothing to install, and video and sound go person to person, encrypted, never recorded. Calls work best for up to about 6 people.

Open Meet Free. No time limit on calls.

Instead of Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Whereby

What you get, free

Video calls with no time limit, for two people or a group
No account or install: join from any browser with just a name
Grid and speaker views, screen sharing from a computer, chat and raise hand
Waiting room, lock and remove for hosts
A personal room link you can keep, and add to calendar
Person to person and encrypted: nothing is recorded or stored
API for AI assistants: make a meeting link in one call, no key

Video and sound go straight between the people in the call, not through our servers, so a call costs almost nothing to run. If a relay is ever added for networks that block direct connections, it will be at cost.

For AI assistants

An assistant can make a meeting link and a host link in one call with no key, and put the link in a calendar invite.

The app's guide for assistants is at meet-free.openapps.xyz/llms.txt, and its API at https://functions.bounded.sh/apps/a4b391bf10db92e58e21517e/api.

How it compares

App	Free plan	Paid plans
Meet	Free. No time limit on calls.	None
Zoom	Meetings up to 40 minutes with up to 100 participants.	Zoom's free Basic plan ends meetings at 40 minutes and allows 100 participants. Pro is $16.99 per user a month billed monthly or $14.16 billed yearly, and Business $21.99 or $18.33 (2026).
Google Meet	Group calls up to 60 minutes with up to 100 participants; one-to-one calls have no time limit.	Google Meet is free with a personal Google account: group calls last up to 60 minutes, and one-to-one calls have no time limit. Paid Meet comes with Google Workspace, listed at $7, $14 and $22 per user a month (2026).
Microsoft Teams	Meetings up to 60 minutes with up to 100 participants, 5 GB of storage and no recordings.	Microsoft Teams (free) ends meetings at 60 minutes, with up to 100 participants and no recordings. Longer meetings, up to 30 hours and 300 participants, need a paid Microsoft 365 Personal or Family plan.
Whereby	1 host and 1 room link, with up to 4 attendees and meetings up to 30 minutes.	Whereby's free plan allows 4 attendees in 1 room, with meetings up to 30 minutes. Pro is $10.99 a month billed monthly, and Business $13.99 per host a month with at least 3 hosts (2026).

Free plans checked October 2026 on each company's own page: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Whereby. Paid prices are approximate and change often.

Questions

Is Meet really free?

Yes. There is no time limit and no paid plan. Video goes straight between the people in the call, so it costs almost nothing to run.

How many people can join?

It works best for up to about 6 people, because everyone sends their video to everyone else. For webinars or large meetings, a service that sends video through its own servers fits better.

Do my guests need an account?

No. They open the link in a browser and type a name.

What if someone cannot connect?

Some office, school or hotel Wi-Fi blocks direct connections. Meet says when it cannot reach someone, and switching one person to mobile data usually fixes it.