28 Best Video Conferencing Software in 2026

Zoom remains the default choice for video meetings in 2026. The platform has expanded well beyond meetings into Zoom Workplace, bundling team chat, docs, email, calendar, and the AI Companion assistant. With over 300 million daily meeting participants and native integrations for nearly every business tool, "Zoom" is still a verb.

Google Meet is included in every Google Workspace subscription and free for personal Google accounts. In early 2026, Google and Microsoft announced cross-platform room hardware interoperability, allowing Meet Rooms to join Teams meetings natively. The platform has added 1080p video and Adaptive Audio for hybrid rooms.

Microsoft Teams is bundled into Microsoft 365, making it the automatic choice for organizations already on that ecosystem. Beyond video meetings, it integrates SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, and Excel. Paid plans start at $4/user/mo for Teams Essentials, while full Microsoft 365 Business Basic runs $6/user/mo.

Cisco Webex is the enterprise-first video platform, optimized for organizations that prioritize security, compliance, and high-end conference room hardware. In 2026, Cisco has leaned into interoperability: Webex hardware now runs Teams and Zoom just as well as Webex itself, making it a hardware-first rather than software-first play.

GoTo Meeting (formerly LogMeIn) is a veteran conferencing tool focused on reliable meetings without feature bloat. It remains a strong choice for mid-market teams that want clean scheduling, dial-in numbers, and dependable call quality without managing the platform complexity of Zoom or Teams. Professional plan starts at $12/organizer/mo annually.

Whereby removes the biggest friction point in client-facing calls: nobody needs to install anything. Share a permanent room URL and guests join instantly in any browser. This makes it ideal for sales demos, onboarding calls, and support sessions where you cannot ask visitors to download software in advance.

Loom is not a traditional conferencing tool. It records your screen and webcam simultaneously and instantly generates a shareable link, enabling teams to communicate asynchronously across time zones. Acquired by Atlassian in 2023, it now integrates natively with Jira, Confluence, and Slack. The Business plus AI plan at $20/user/mo adds auto-summaries, filler-word removal, and meeting recaps.

mmhmm puts you inside your presentation slides rather than showing you as a small rectangle in the corner. It works as a layer on top of Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or Webex, and also records standalone async videos. Key features include multi-person video, custom interactive backgrounds, and a team video library. Individual plan is $9.99/mo, business $18/user/mo.

Gather.town uses a 2D pixel-art virtual space where your avatar walks around and video activates automatically when you approach other participants. This proximity-based model recreates the feeling of bumping into a colleague at the office, making it popular for remote team socials, hackathons, onboarding events, and virtual conferences.

Spatial.io creates immersive 3D virtual workspaces that work in the browser, on desktop, or in VR/AR headsets. Teams can build virtual offices, showrooms, and event venues. The platform targets companies experimenting with spatial computing and metaverse-adjacent collaboration, including product demos, digital art galleries, and executive briefing centers.

Riverside.fm records each participant's audio and video locally at up to 4K and 48kHz WAV, then uploads in the background. This means recording quality is independent of internet connection. The result is broadcast-quality separate tracks for every guest, even on a weak connection. Standard plan from $15/mo; Pro from $24/mo.

StreamYard is a browser-based live studio for producing and streaming video content to multiple platforms simultaneously. Guests join via a link with no software install. The host controls on-screen layouts, lower-thirds, banners, and screen share from a production dashboard. Basic plan $20/mo; Professional $39/mo (both annual pricing).

Restream lets you broadcast one live stream to 30+ platforms simultaneously, including YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn, Facebook, and custom RTMP. The focus is maximum audience reach with minimum duplication of effort. Standard plan $16/mo; Professional $41/mo. Pre-recorded video scheduling and a Restream Studio browser-based production tool are included.

Hopin sold its Events and Session products to RingCentral in August 2023 for $15M, after being valued at $7.75B at its 2021 peak. The platform now operates as RingCentral Events, retaining the Hopin technology for virtual and hybrid conferences: main stage, breakout sessions, expo booths, networking, and registration. StreamYard (retained by Hopin) is a separate product.

Airmeet is an independent virtual events and webinar platform known for its social tables feature, where attendees can join small-group video tables at a networking lounge, replicating the way people cluster at a conference reception. It supports webinars, summits, and community events with 50 to 100,000 attendees. Pricing is per-event or subscription-based.

Veertly is a European virtual events platform built with GDPR compliance as a core design principle, not an afterthought. It offers stages, networking areas, breakout rooms, and sponsor booths. Data is hosted in Europe and the platform is designed for companies that cannot use US-hosted tools for certain event types due to data sovereignty requirements.

BigBlueButton (BBB) is a free open-source web conferencing system built specifically for online education. It integrates natively with Moodle, Canvas, and Sakai. Schools and universities use it for its real-time whiteboard, breakout rooms, polls, shared notes, and learning-management-system embeds. Self-hosted on Ubuntu servers; no per-user licensing cost.

Jitsi Meet is a free open-source video conferencing tool maintained by 8x8. No account or download is required: visit meet.jit.si, type a room name, and you have a meeting with a shareable link. Self-hostable on Ubuntu with one command. The Matrix/Element platform uses Jitsi as its video layer. Used by NGOs, privacy advocates, and developers who want full data control.

Element is the leading client for the Matrix open-source federated communication protocol. Like email, Matrix means different servers can talk to each other without one company owning the network. Element provides end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video. Used by the German and French governments, NHS, and organizations requiring sovereign communication infrastructure.

Wire is an open-source end-to-end encrypted communication platform for business, covering messaging, file sharing, voice, and video. Unlike Signal (consumer-focused), Wire is designed for enterprise security with admin controls, GDPR-compliant EU data hosting, and on-premise deployment options. Group video is limited to 4 participants on all plans, which is a significant restriction for team meetings.

8x8 is a unified communications platform (UCaaS) that includes video meetings, voice, team messaging, and contact center capabilities. Its standout advantage is unlimited calling to 48 countries on all plans, which makes it the top choice for organizations with frequent international calling needs. Communication plans start at $28/user/mo; contact center plans from $85/user/mo. 8x8 also maintains and stewards Jitsi Meet as an open-source project.

Dialpad is the AI-first UCaaS platform, built around Voice Intelligence (Vi): real-time transcription, sentiment analysis, and automated post-call summaries on every call. It merges voice, SMS, video, and contact center features into one interface. In 2026, Dialpad is widely recognized as the best business phone system for teams who want AI features without paying enterprise-level add-on prices.

RingCentral RingEX serves over 7 million users as a full unified communications platform covering phone, video, team messaging, and contact center. It acquired Hopin's Events and Session products in 2023, expanding video into virtual events. Plans run from $20 to $35/user/mo (annual). AI features are largely locked behind costly add-ons, unlike Dialpad where they are bundled.

Vonage (acquired by Ericsson in 2022) is a veteran VoIP provider offering both a standard UCaaS business phone product and a powerful Communications API platform for building custom voice, SMS, and video workflows. The Vonage Business Communications product covers meetings, messaging, and phone. The APIs (formerly Nexmo) are used by developers to embed communications into applications.

Nextiva is consistently rated among the top UCaaS providers for customer support and value. The NextivaONE portal unifies calling, video, team chat, and SMS into a single interface. Pricing has moved to custom quotes for most plans, but historically ranges from $24-38/user/mo. Nextiva is the go-to recommendation for 20-99 employee organizations that want enterprise reliability without enterprise complexity.

Grasshopper is a virtual phone number overlay for solopreneurs and very small businesses. It lets you separate business calls from personal ones on your existing phone, with no additional hardware. Pricing is account-based (not per-user), making it unusually affordable for teams sharing a number. True Solo plan $14/mo; Solo Plus $25/mo; Small Business $55/mo.

Ooma Office is a plug-and-play VoIP solution for small businesses that want the familiarity of desk phones with modern cloud features. Rated 4.6/5 on G2, it scores highly for ease of setup, customer service, and affordability. Essentials plan $19.95/user/mo includes virtual receptionist, extension dialing, music on hold, and ring groups. The Pro plan adds call recording, SMS, and video conferencing.

Sessions is a meeting platform built around structure: every session has a pre-built agenda, runs with timers, and includes collaborative tools like whiteboards, polls, and note-taking within the meeting room. It is aimed at coaches, consultants, and client-facing teams who want their external meetings to feel professionally orchestrated rather than improvised. Browser-based with no guest install required.