Meeto vs Jitsi as a Service (JaaS)
Meeto vs Jitsi as a Service (JaaS): embedded video calls
Meeto's widget is free on every plan and works from the page with a public key locked to your domains: no server, no signed tokens and no per-user bill. JaaS bills per monthly active user (25 free, $99 a month for 300), and every participant needs a JWT signed with your private key. Meeto Pro, $6.99 a month for the key owner, removes the 60-minute limit and holds up to 25 people per call.
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Meeto vs Jitsi as a Service (JaaS): the facts side by side
| Question | Meeto | Jitsi as a Service (JaaS) |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | The widget is free on every plan with no usage meter; on a Free account each call holds 10 people for 60 minutes | 25 monthly active users; anyone who joins a meeting with at least one other person in a month counts as one[1][2] |
| Pricing model | No usage billing. Pro at $6.99/month for the key owner raises calls to 25 people and removes the 60-minute limit for up to 2 calls at a time | Per monthly active user: Basic is $99/month for 300 users, then $0.99 per extra user[3][4][5] |
| Backend needed | No: a public key (mk_live_…) locked to your domains works from the page; a secret key is optional, for creating rooms on your server | Yes in practice: every participant needs a JWT signed with your private key[6] |
Prices are in USD for monthly billing unless a row says otherwise. Plans change: each Jitsi as a Service (JaaS) figure links to the page it came from, so you can check it before you decide.
Why people switch from Jitsi as a Service (JaaS) to Meeto
Calls go on your site without running a server or signing tokens.
Visitor numbers can grow freely: Meeto does not bill per user, while JaaS charges $0.99 for each one past your plan.
A WordPress plugin and React, Vue and Angular packages are ready to install.
A JWT for every participant or a public key in the page?
With JaaS, 8x8 stores only your public key; you generate and sign a JWT with your private key for every participant. In practice that means a server endpoint that knows who the visitor is and returns a token before the call loads.
Meeto takes the opposite approach. The key in your page (mk_live_…) is public by design and works only on the domains you register for it (mobile apps register app:// plus their bundle ID); the browser reports your page's origin, and Meeto checks it. You can revoke a key in the dashboard at any time.
You decide who hosts. The visitor who opens an instant room becomes its host, and a named room is shared by everyone who opens it. To choose the host yourself, create rooms from your server with the secret key and pass the host secret only to your staff, as the developer documentation describes. For a step-by-step setup, see how to embed a video call.
Sources
Meeto facts come from the pricing and limits, security and developer pages, reviewed November 3, 2026. Each Jitsi as a Service (JaaS) fact below is quoted from 8x8's own page on the date shown.
8x8's own pages, quoted6
- developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/faq — “Yes. A 25 MAU package is free of charge.”Checked November 3, 2026
- developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/faq — “Each MAU represents a single participant who has attended at least one meeting with at least one other participant during your monthly billing cycle.”Checked November 3, 2026
- developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/faq — “JaaS is billed on a per MAU basis.”Checked November 3, 2026
- cpaas.8x8.com/en/pricing/jitsi-as-a-service-pricing — “Basic | 300 Users | $99/£90”Checked November 3, 2026
- cpaas.8x8.com/en/pricing/jitsi-as-a-service-pricing — “If you exceed your included MAU, we will apply an overage charge of $0.99 per MAU.”Checked November 3, 2026
- developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/api-keys-overview — “JaaS only stores the Public Key, it is your responsability to generate and sign the JWTs using the Private Key in your integrations.”Checked November 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is Jitsi as a Service free?
JaaS includes 25 monthly active users free; the Basic plan costs $99 a month for 300, and each user beyond your plan costs $0.99. Meeto's widget costs nothing on any plan; the key owner's plan sets the size and length of each call.
What is the difference between JaaS and meet.jit.si?
meet.jit.si is the free public Jitsi Meet service. JaaS is 8x8's hosted Jitsi for developers who embed it in their own product, billed per monthly active user, with a JWT for every participant. Meeto is compared with meet.jit.si on a separate page.
Can I add Meeto to a site without a server?
Yes. Create a key in your Meeto dashboard, add your site's domains to it and paste the snippet; the public mk_live_… key only works on those domains. A server is optional, for creating rooms in advance or deciding who hosts.
Try it on your next call
Start a meeting and send the link. Guests join from the browser.
- 60-minute meetings on the free plan
- Guests join without an account
Put it to work
Open your Meeto account to set it up, or explore the working product first.