Video conferencing tools differ in deployment control, integration options, and maintenance strength. This July 2026 comparison uses ToolVitals project data, including health, shipping, openness, licensing, and repository popularity signals.
The ranking includes only open/source-visible tools. ToolVitals score determines the order, with GitHub stars used only as a secondary popularity signal when scores are tied.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitsi Meet | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 84 | 80 | 29667 | 87 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | OpenVidu | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 78 | 61 | 2118 | 78 | 🟢 Good |
| 3 | Mirotalk | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 64 | 51 | 3069 | 67 | 🟢 Good |
| 4 | Intercom Manager | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 60 | 16 | 85 | 55 | 🟡 Fair |
| 5 | Briefing | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 36 | 0 | 1626 | 34 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Jitsi Meet ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 87, an 84 health score, an 80 shipping score, and 29,667 GitHub stars. Its repository documents browser and mobile clients, web and native SDKs, content sharing, chat, polls, and self-hosting through Debian packages or Docker. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS under Apache-2.0.
OpenVidu ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 78, a 78 health score, a 61 shipping score, and 2,118 GitHub stars. Its current repository combines the main platform with Angular components, deployment tooling, browser and integration tests, and an OpenVidu LiveKit component, pointing to a developer-focused platform rather than only a ready-made meeting app. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS under Apache-2.0.
Mirotalk ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 67, a 64 health score, a 51 shipping score, and 3,069 GitHub stars. Its SFU repository positions it as a self-hosted WebRTC platform built on mediasoup and documents screen sharing, recording, collaborative whiteboarding, file sharing, a REST API, and iframe or widget embedding. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0.
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