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Zoom alternatives without the 40-minute limit

Meeto's free plan runs meetings for 60 minutes for up to 10 people, one-on-one included, and guests join from the browser without an account; Meeto Pro has no time limit. Zoom's free plan ends every meeting at 40 minutes, one-on-one included. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams free and Zoho Meeting allow 60-minute group meetings, Jitsi Meet 95, Whereby 30, and Webex the same 40 as Zoom. Every figure links to its source.

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What Zoom's free plan allows

Zoom's free Basic plan holds up to 100 participants[1] and limits meetings to 40 minutes[2], including a host with a single guest[3]. Zoom Pro removes that limit for $16.99 per user a month billed monthly[4].

If your calls run longer than that, Meeto's free plan gives you 60 minutes, one-on-one included, and Meeto Pro removes the limit for $6.99 a month. The details of the limit, and the legitimate ways around it, are in our guide to the Zoom 40-minute limit.

How we chose these alternatives

Each product had to be available today and to publish its limits on its own pages. We compared them on the same points:

  • Free time limitHow long a free meeting runs, for groups and for one-on-one calls, as the vendor states it.
  • Free participantsHow many people the free plan lets into one meeting.
  • Guests without an accountWhether invited people can join without signing up.
  • Browser joinWhether a guest can join from a browser without installing an app.
  • Booking pageWhether the product has its own page where people book a time, and on which plan.
  • RecordingWhich plan records to the cloud, and what the free plan offers instead.
  • PriceThe cheapest paid plan in USD as the vendor's pricing page lists it, with its billing period.

This page is published by Meeto. Facts about other products are quoted from their own pages on the date shown. Meeto comes first; the other products follow in alphabetical order.

The alternatives at a glance

Guest access and booking pages of Meeto and the other Zoom alternatives
QuestionMeetoGoogle MeetJitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)Microsoft Teams (free)WebexWherebyZoho Meeting
GuestsNo account, no appLet in by someone in the meeting; the host needs a Google Account[5][6]The room creator signs in; the others do not[7][8]No Teams account; in a browser[9][10]No Webex account; web app in the browser[11][12]No download, no login[13][14]No Zoho account; in the browser[15][16]
Booking pageIncluded on Free, with guest reminders1 page in Google Calendar[17]Not statedSeparate Bookings app, business plans[18]Not statedNot statedSeparate product, Zoho Bookings[19]

A product name links to its card below. “Not stated” means the vendor pages we quote do not cover that point.

The 7 alternatives

Meeto

by Meeto, the publisher of this page

Video meetings in the browser, with a booking page and a website call button in the same account.

Why Meeto

  • Free meetings run for 60 minutes, one-on-one included, and Meeto Pro has no time limit.
  • Guests click a link and talk, with nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.
  • Cloud recording with a transcript and an AI summary on Pro, for $6.99 a month.
  • A booking page and a call button for your website in the same account, Free included.
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The facts

Free meeting length
60 minutes once 2 people are in the call, one-on-one included; Pro has no time limit
Free plan: people
Up to 10; up to 25 on Pro and Team
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $6.99/month or $69/year, with no time limit for up to 2 meetings at a time and up to 25 people
Guests
No account and no app: guests join from the link in a browser
Booking page
A booking page on every plan, Free included: each booking gets its own meeting link, and guests get a reminder email an hour before
Recording
Pro and Team: cloud recording kept 90 days, with a transcript and an AI summary

Facts from Meeto's pricing and limits, reviewed November 3, 2026.

The other 6, A to Z

Google Meet

by Google

Google's video meetings, free with a personal Google Account and part of Google Workspace.

Free meeting length
60 minutes with 3 or more people; one-on-one meetings up to 24 hours[20][21]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[22]
Cheapest paid plan
Google Workspace Business Starter: $8.40/user/month on the flexible plan[23][24]
Guests
The host needs a Google Account; guests can join without one, but someone in the meeting has to let them in[5][6]
Booking page
Google Calendar appointment schedules: one booking page on a free personal account[17]
Recording
Business Standard and above; not on Business Starter or free personal accounts[25]

Facts from Google's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Google Meet.

Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si)

by Jitsi (8x8)

Open-source video meetings on the free meet.jit.si service.

Free meeting length
95 minutes per meeting on meet.jit.si, since October 9, 2026[26]
Free use cap
25 active end points per calendar month, under meet.jit.si's terms of service[27]
Guests
The person who creates the room needs an account; the others do not[7][8]
Cheapest paid plan
None: meet.jit.si is run as a free service[28]

Facts from Jitsi (8x8)'s own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si).

Microsoft Teams (free)

by Microsoft

Microsoft's chat and meetings app, with a free plan for personal use and Teams Essentials for small businesses.

Free meeting length
60 minutes for group meetings. For one-on-one meetings Microsoft's pages disagree: one says up to 30 hours, its plan table gives 60 minutes for every meeting[29][30][31]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[32]
Cheapest paid plan
Teams Essentials: $4/user/month, paid yearly only[33]
Guests
Join from a link without a Teams account, in a browser[9][10]
Booking page
Through the separate Microsoft Bookings app, on business plans[18]
Recording
Not in Teams free; included with Teams Essentials and business licenses[34]

Facts from Microsoft's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Microsoft Teams.

Webex

by Cisco

Cisco's meetings service, with a free plan and paid Webex Meet licenses.

Free meeting length
40 minutes per meeting, one-on-one included[35][36]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[37]
Cheapest paid plan
Webex Meet: $12/license/month, billed yearly[38][39]
Guests
No Webex account needed to join; a web app joins from the browser[11][12]
Recording
Local recording on Free; cloud recording on paid plans[40]

Facts from Cisco's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Webex.

Whereby

by Whereby

Browser meeting rooms at a fixed link, with no app or login for guests.

Free meeting length
30 minutes per meeting[41]
Free plan: people
Up to 4[42]
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $10.99/month for 1 host, excluding VAT[43][44]
Guests
No download and no login for guests[13][14]
Recording
Local recording on Pro and Business; cloud recording is a Whereby Embedded feature[45]

Facts from Whereby's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Whereby.

Zoho Meeting

by Zoho

Zoho's video meetings product, priced by the number of participants.

Free meeting length
60 minutes per meeting[46][47]
Free plan: people
Up to 100[48]
Cheapest paid plan
Standard: $2/host/month for the 10-participant tier[49][50]
Guests
Participants join without a Zoho account, in the browser[15][16]
Booking page
Not built in; Zoho Bookings is a separate product[19]
Recording
Cloud recording on Standard and Professional, not on Free[51]

Facts from Zoho's own pages, listed under Sources. Full comparison: Meeto vs Zoho Meeting.

What to try before you switch from Zoom

  1. Your longest call. Meeto's free meetings run for 60 minutes, one-on-one included, and the timer starts only when a second person joins. For calls that run longer, Meeto Pro has no time limit.
  2. The guest path. Open a test link in a private browser window on a phone with no account signed in. That is what your clients will see: with Meeto, a guest goes from the link to the call in the browser.
  3. Recording and notes. Meeto Pro records to the cloud and adds a transcript and an AI summary of the call; see meeting recording.
  4. Scheduling. Meeto's free plan includes a booking page with one meeting type, and each booking gets its own meeting link.

Sources

Meeto facts come from the pricing and limits and security pages, reviewed November 3, 2026. Every other figure is quoted from its vendor's own page on the date shown. Plans change; check the linked page before you decide.

Quotes from each vendor's own pages51numbered as in the footnotes
  1. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “100 participants per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  2. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “40 minutes per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  3. Zoom: support.zoom.com/hc/en/article — “Almost all meetings scheduled and hosted by Basic (free) users, on Free and Paid accounts, are limited to 40 minutes.”Checked November 3, 2026
  4. Zoom: zoom.us/pricing — “$16.99 /user per month · billed monthly”Checked November 3, 2026
  5. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/products/meet — “Anyone with a Google Account can create a video meeting, invite up to 100 participants, and meet for up to 60 minutes per meeting at no cost.”Checked November 3, 2026
  6. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/9303069 — “You can join a meeting without a Google Account, but the organizer or a participant needs to let you in.”Checked November 3, 2026
  7. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Since August 24, 2023, meet.jit.si requires an account for the person creating the room.”Checked November 3, 2026
  8. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/security — “Subsequent participants in meetings do not need to create an account.”Checked November 3, 2026
  9. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Create a quick meeting with a meeting link for others to join, even without a Teams account, free up to 60 minutes.”Checked November 3, 2026
  10. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free-video-conferencing — “No. You can join a Teams meeting from a web browser without installing anything.”Checked November 3, 2026
  11. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/nrbgeodb/Join-a-Webex-Meeting — “You don't need a Webex account to join meetings that you're invited to.”Checked November 3, 2026
  12. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/9eed9t/Get-started-with-the-Webex-Meetings-web-app — “The Webex web app lets you join meetings using only your web browser. There's nothing to download or install.”Checked November 3, 2026
  13. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “No downloads and no login for guests required.”Checked November 3, 2026
  14. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings — “All calls run directly in your browser, making it easy to join and connect during a session. No additional logins or app downloads required.”Checked November 3, 2026
  15. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/join — “Yes. Participants can quickly join online meetings and webinars without having a Zoho Meeting account. Only hosts are required to have an account”Checked November 3, 2026
  16. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Browser based (no downloads required) | Yes | Yes | Yes”Checked November 3, 2026
  17. Google Meet: support.google.com/calendar/answer/16287038 — “With a personal Google Account or Workspace Business Starter plan, you can create a single booking page to let others schedule appointments on your calendar.”Checked November 3, 2026
  18. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials — “With the newly available Booking app anyone can easily find an open slot on your calendar and set up a meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  19. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Zoho Bookings | Yes | Yes | Yes”Checked November 3, 2026
  20. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “Meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 60 minutes.”Checked November 3, 2026
  21. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “One-on-one meetings for up to 24 hours.”Checked November 3, 2026
  22. Google Meet: support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473 — “For users with personal Google accounts: You can have a maximum of 100 participants in a meeting.”Checked November 3, 2026
  23. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Business Starter includes 30 GB pooled storage per user”Checked November 3, 2026
  24. Google Meet: knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/flexible-plan — “$8.40 USD per user for Business Starter”Checked November 3, 2026
  25. Google Meet: workspace.google.com/pricing.html — “Video meetings with recording, noise cancellation, 150 participants”Checked November 3, 2026
  26. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/blog/changes-coming — “Starting today, meetings on meet.jit.si are limited to 95 minutes.”Checked November 3, 2026
  27. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/meet-jit-si-terms-of-service — “Your Use of the Service at no cost is limited to a maximum aggregate total of 25 Active End Points per calendar month”Checked November 3, 2026
  28. Jitsi Meet (meet.jit.si): jitsi.org/user-faq — “Yes. Jitsi is 100% open source and freely available to use and develop with. We also host and run meet.jit.si as a free service.”Checked November 3, 2026
  29. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Free group calls and meetings for up to 60 minutes.”Checked November 3, 2026
  30. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free-video-conferencing — “Unlimited one-to-one meetings for up to 30 hours”Checked November 3, 2026
  31. Microsoft Teams: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/learn-more-about-subscriptions-for-microsoft-teams-free-1061bbd0-6d97-46a6-8ca0-21059be3eee3 — “Maximum meeting duration | 60 minutes | 30 hours | 30 hours | 30 hours”Checked November 3, 2026
  32. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free — “Up to 100 participants per meeting.”Checked November 3, 2026
  33. Microsoft Teams: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials — “$4.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription–auto renews)”Checked November 3, 2026
  34. Microsoft Teams: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/learn-more-about-subscriptions-for-microsoft-teams-free-1061bbd0-6d97-46a6-8ca0-21059be3eee3 — “Meeting recordings | No | Yes | Yes | Yes”Checked November 3, 2026
  35. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Unlimited meetings, up to 40 min per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  36. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/now995h/Get-started-with-your-free-Webex-plan — “Host secure, virtual meetings that last up to 40 minutes, with up to 100 attendees in your Webex.”Checked November 3, 2026
  37. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en — “Up to 100 attendees per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  38. Webex: help.webex.com/en-us/article/WBX5046/What-is-the-Maximum-Running-Time-for-a-Meeting-or-Event — “Webex Meet - Up to 24 hours”Checked November 3, 2026
  39. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en/hybrid-work/meetings/all-features — “$144 /license/year $12/license/mo”Checked November 3, 2026
  40. Webex: pricing.webex.com/us/en/hybrid-work/meetings/all-features — “Meeting recording | Local Storage | Local & 10GB Cloud | Local & 10GB Cloud | Local & Unlimited Cloud”Checked November 3, 2026
  41. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Meetings for up to 30 minutes”Checked November 3, 2026
  42. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “4 attendees per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  43. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “Pro For professional individuals $10.99 per month 1 host”Checked November 3, 2026
  44. Whereby: whereby.com/information/meetings/pricing — “$10.99 per month 1 host”Checked November 3, 2026
  45. Whereby: whereby.com/information/features — “Cloud Recording Record calls and save to your own or Whereby’s cloud storage. See dev docs <> embedded”Checked November 3, 2026
  46. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 60 minutes per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  47. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/plan-comparison.html — “Session duration | Up to 60 mins for meetings and webinars | 24 hours | 24 hours”Checked November 3, 2026
  48. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Up to 100 participants per meeting”Checked November 3, 2026
  49. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “STANDARD US$2 per host/ month 10 Participants”Checked November 3, 2026
  50. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “US$2 per host/ month”Checked November 3, 2026
  51. Zoho Meeting: zoho.com/meeting/pricing.html — “Cloud recording storage of 5 GB/host”Checked November 3, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How can I meet for longer than 40 minutes for free?

Host the call on Meeto. Its free plan runs meetings for 60 minutes, one-on-one included, for up to 10 people, and guests join from the link without an account. Meeto Pro removes the time limit for $6.99 a month.

Which Zoom alternatives let guests join without an account?

All seven. Meeto never asks a guest to sign in or install anything, and anyone can start an instant meeting without an account. Google Meet needs someone in the meeting to admit a guest without a Google Account, and Jitsi Meet asks the person who creates the room to sign in.

Is Meeto cheaper than Zoom?

Yes. Meeto Pro costs $6.99 a month or $69 a year, with no time limit for up to 2 meetings at a time and up to 25 people. Zoom Pro costs $16.99 per user a month billed monthly.

Can I start with Meeto before I leave Zoom?

Yes. Host your next long call on Meeto and send the link: guests need no account and no app, so trying it costs them nothing. Move the rest of your meetings when you are ready.

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