Self-Hosted Index

Alternatives

Skype

Retired by Microsoft in 2025 in favour of Teams, which pushed its users to migrate or lose history.

4 self-hosted replacements in this index, ranked by GitHub stars in the dataset.

Replacements

  • Jitsi Meet

    WebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.

    30,170 stars Active

    30 Oct 2026 stable/jitsi-meet_11248

  • Element

    Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android.

    13,635 stars Active

    30 Oct 2026 v1.12.33

  • BigBlueButton

    Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructors can engage remote students with polling, emojis, and breakout rooms.

    9,262 stars Active

    30 Oct 2026 v4.0.1

  • Jami

    Universal communication platform which preserves the user's privacy and freedoms.

    No repository figures recorded