Self-hosted, open-source WebRTC platform for 1-to-1 cam-to-cam video calls with screen sharing and end-to-end encryption.
#real-time-communication
Best open-source real-time communication servers and SIP switches (2026)
This software relays audio, video and signaling between browsers, phones and servers. When choosing, look at whether you need a WebRTC media server, a SIP signaling and telephony stack, or a messaging server, and check the license against how you plan to use it. Janus Gateway is a general-purpose WebRTC media server written in C, with plugins for conferencing, streaming and SIP gateways. Galene is a self-hosted videoconferencing server written in Go with a browser-based client. FreeSWITCH turns commodity hardware into a SIP/VoIP switch, from Raspberry Pi to multi-core servers.
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Self-hosted, open-source web conferencing server built on LiveKit, with an optional AI meeting agent for translation, transcription and summaries.
Open-source online classroom client for Web, Windows and macOS, built on Agora's real-time audio, video and messaging.
A self-hosted videoconferencing server written in Go, using WebRTC with a browser-based client.
OpenSIPS is a GPL-licensed, multi-functionality SIP server for building professional VoIP and telephony platforms.
Kamailio is an open source SIP signaling server for large VoIP, telephony and real-time communication platforms.
A Java XMPP real-time collaboration server for instant messaging, licensed under Apache 2.0.
A WebRTC-compatible SFU (selective forwarding unit) that routes video streams for large-scale video conferencing, used as a backend of Jitsi Meet.
A general-purpose, open source WebRTC media server written in C, with a plugin architecture for conferencing, streaming and SIP gateways.
Self-hosted, open-source WebRTC video conferencing platform built on the mediasoup SFU, aimed at Zoom and Google Meet alternatives.
A software-defined telecom stack that turns commodity hardware into a SIP/VoIP switch, from Raspberry Pi to multi-core servers.