Jitsi Videobridge
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Plans and prices
From Jitsi Videobridge's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Jitsi Videobridge | Free | No product-specific usage limits stated · Free and open source; no paid plan listed |
The facts
Each one read from Jitsi Videobridge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advanced routing
- Jitsi’s About page lists simulcast and bandwidth estimation among its advanced video-routing support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Control interfaces
- It can be controlled through XMPP or a HTTPS and REST version of Colibri.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Jitsi lists stable and nightly Ubuntu and Debian packages and provides self-hosting instructions for Jitsi Meet.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The product page states that calls use DTLS/SRTP encryption.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented as open-source video-conferencing infrastructure for developers building multiparty video applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media handling
- Videobridge relays video instead of mixing participants’ video channels.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Jitsi Videobridge is an open-source Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) that routes video streams among conference participants.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recording and streaming
- Jibri provides tools for recording or streaming a Jitsi Meet conference and is listed as a related project.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Related components
- Jitsi’s architecture describes Jicofo as managing media sessions and acting as a load balancer between participants and Videobridge.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The product page says it is designed to run thousands of video streams from a single server.checked 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.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Telephony integration
- Jigasi connects SIP telephony to a Jitsi Videobridge conference.checked 11 Oct 2026
- WebRTC
- Jitsi Videobridge is compatible with WebRTC.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2026
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