Rooms
Rooms is a browser-based video conferencing service from 4Players GmbH.
What Rooms is
Rooms is a browser-based video conferencing service from 4Players GmbH. Participants can join without downloading software or creating accounts. Meetings support screen sharing, an interactive whiteboard, public and private rooms, and breakout rooms. Rooms may be temporary or persistent; the maker says it destroys a room and its metadata after everyone leaves. The service can run in 4Players Cloud, a customer-selected cloud, or on-premises. Rooms is described as always-on end-to-end encrypted, with no metadata storage, and a room can support more than 5,000 participants according to the product page. The Free License allows up to 24 participants, while the free NGO & Education plan allows up to 250 and includes cloud and self-hosting options. Paid plans are listed from €59.99/mo. On-premises authentication can connect with LDAP, SSO, or OAuth. Self-hosting lists meeting summaries, recordings, persistent text chat, and custom extensions such as recording bots and external automations.
Good
- Participants need no download or account
- Always-on end-to-end encryption
- Cloud, customer-cloud, and on-premises deployment
- Free plans with unlimited meetings and no time limits
- Supports screen sharing and breakout rooms
Watch out
- Free License is limited to 24 participants
- Some self-hosted extras require on-premises use
- Paid plan pricing varies by listed offering
Who it suits
The free license is presented for friends and small teams, while NGO & Education targets schools, universities, and nonprofits. It also suits organizations needing self-hosting or on-premises authentication.
Verdict
Rooms focuses on account-free browser meetings, encryption, and deployment control. Its free tiers cover different audience sizes, while self-hosting adds authentication and collaboration options.
Plans and prices
From Rooms's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free License | Free | Up to 24 participants · unlimited meetings · no time limits · cloud hosting only |
| NGO & Education | Free | Up to 250 participants · unlimited meetings · no time limits · cloud and self-hosting options · company branding |
| Business Partner | — | Starting at 25 participants · unlimited meetings · no time limits · cloud and self-hosting options · branding and optional persistent chat · EUR 59,99 /mo |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Up to 40 hours of dedicated one-on-one support each month · dedicated Discord/Slack channel · response within 8 hours · coding assistance · custom features · Get a Quote |
| Pro | — | 8 hours of dedicated one-on-one support each month · dedicated Discord/Slack channel · response within 24 hours · EUR 1000 /mo |
| Session | — | 4 hours of dedicated one-on-one support · EUR 600 |
The facts
Each one read from Rooms's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Encryption
- The maker describes Rooms as using always-on, end-to-end encryption.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- Rooms can be extended with custom tools such as recording bots, custom interfaces, and external automations; ODIN Cortex can connect for transcription, AI analysis, and content moderation.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Hosting
- Rooms can run in 4Players Cloud or be self-hosted in a cloud of the customer’s choice or on-premises.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The pricing page presents the free license for friends and small teams and the NGO & Education plan for schools, universities, and nonprofits.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Meeting features
- Rooms includes screen sharing, an interactive whiteboard, public and private rooms, and breakout rooms.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Rooms stores no metadata and describes the service as GDPR compliant.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Rooms is a decentralized browser-based video conferencing service that does not require participants to download software or create accounts to join.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Room lifecycle
- Rooms can be persistent or temporary, and the maker says it automatically destroys a room and its metadata after all participants leave.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scale
- The product page says Rooms supports more than 5,000 participants per room.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Self-hosted authentication
- The on-premise option can integrate with LDAP, SSO, or OAuth authentication systems.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Self-hosted extras
- The on-premise page lists automated meeting summaries, session recordings, and persistent text chat as features for self-hosting.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs users to the 4Players Discord community or [email protected] for help.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2000checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Rooms is made by 4Players GmbH, which describes itself as Hamburg-based and says its software engineering dates to 2000.checked 30 Sep 2026
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