Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to FaceTime

Product categories

Chat Communication Cpaas Customer Engagement Group Chat & Notifications Instant Messaging LMS Linux Mac Messaging Monitoring Tools Video Conferencing

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to FaceTime are BigBlueButton, Wire, and Element.io. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

BigBlueButton Landing Page
1

BigBlueButton

Engage Your Online Students. BigBlueButton is a web conferencing system designed for online learning.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Video Conferencing #LMS #Group Chat & Notifications 17 social mentions
Wire Landing Page
2

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 14 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
3

Element.io

Secure messaging app with strong end-to-end encryption, advanced group chat privacy settings, secure video calls for teams, encrypted communication using Matrix open network. Riot.im is now Element.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat 1 social mentions
Aspia Landing Page
4

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Aspia

Aspia is a free and open source application for remote computer management.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Monitoring Tools #Remote Desktop
Tox Landing Page
5

Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 28 social mentions
Discord Landing Page
6

Discord

Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 122 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
7

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
Zulip Landing Page
8

Zulip

Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model. With Zulip, you can catch up on important conversations while ignoring irrelevant ones.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 50 social mentions
WebRTC Landing Page
9

WebRTC

WebRTC is a free, open project that enables web browsers with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple JavaScript APIs. The WebRTC components have been optimized to best serve this purpose.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Video Conferencing #Group Chat & Notifications #Communication 45 social mentions
Linphone Landing Page
10

Linphone

Linphone is an internet phone or Voice Over IP phone (VoIP).
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 4 social mentions
OpenTok Landing Page
11

OpenTok

Build a custom video experience using our robust APIs, or add plug-and-play video to your website in minutes using Video Chat Embeds. Start Building for FreeTalk to SalesTalk to Sales .
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Cpaas
Caprine Landing Page
12

Caprine

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Windows #Mac 3 social mentions