Jitsi Videobridge
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jitsi Videobridge | Free and open source; no paid plan listed · No product-specific usage limits stated | Free |
As jitsi.org lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Jitsi Videobridge's own pages
- Advanced routing
- Jitsi’s About page lists simulcast and bandwidth estimation among its advanced video-routing support. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Control interfaces
- It can be controlled through XMPP or a HTTPS and REST version of Colibri. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Jitsi lists stable and nightly Ubuntu and Debian packages and provides self-hosting instructions for Jitsi Meet. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The product page states that calls use DTLS/SRTP encryption. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2013 · jitsi.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented as open-source video-conferencing infrastructure for developers building multiparty video applications. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Media handling
- Videobridge relays video instead of mixing participants’ video channels. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Jitsi Videobridge is an open-source Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) that routes video streams among conference participants. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Recording and streaming
- Jibri provides tools for recording or streaming a Jitsi Meet conference and is listed as a related project. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Related components
- Jitsi’s architecture describes Jicofo as managing media sessions and acting as a load balancer between participants and Videobridge. · jitsi.github.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The product page says it is designed to run thousands of video streams from a single server. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting requirement
- The self-hosting guide says Jitsi Meet needs an encrypted HTTPS connection for WebRTC multimedia and notes that setup is not always trivial. · jitsi.github.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Jitsi’s FAQ says neither the Jitsi team nor 8x8 provides commercial support, and directs users to the community forum for paid-work requests. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Telephony integration
- Jigasi connects SIP telephony to a Jitsi Videobridge conference. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
- WebRTC
- Jitsi Videobridge is compatible with WebRTC. · jitsi.org, 11 Oct 2026
Where Jitsi Videobridge stands on Freedom251
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