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Feature checklists make every tool look equivalent. This table leads with the three things that actually differ — what it costs you before it works, whether your files leave your device, and where the free version stops.
| Google Meetmeet.google.com | Jitsi Meetmeet.jit.si | Google Docsdocs.google.com | Cal.comcal.com | |
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| What it does | Video calls anyone with a Google account can join straight from a link | Open-source video meetings guests join in a browser with nothing installed | Several people typing in one document without overwriting each other | Open-source scheduling links you can run on your own server |
| What it costs you | Free accountFree to use, but you have to register before it will do the job. | Free accountFree to use, but you have to register before it will do the job. | Free accountFree to use, but you have to register before it will do the job. | Free tierA genuinely usable free tier with paid plans for volume or team features. |
| Your files | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server |
| Where it stops | Free accounts are cut off at 60 minutes once a third participant joins. | Creating a room on the public instance now requires signing in with Google, GitHub or Facebook. | Editing needs a Google account, and offline access only works if you set it up before losing the connection. | Team scheduling, routing forms and white-labelling are paid — only the individual booking page is free. |
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| Category | Collaboration & Meetings | Collaboration & Meetings | Collaboration & Meetings | Collaboration & Meetings |
| Last checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Open the site | Open | Open | Open | Open |
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