5 Best European Webex Alternatives in 2026
Sovereignty-first software picks, all built in Europe — hand-picked to replace Webex.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Our top pick this year is Pexip — but every option on this list is European-owned, GDPR-native, and production-ready. Worth a closer look: ClickMeeting, OpenTalk, Jitsi, Livestorm.
Webex alternatives are mainly Messaging & Chat. Browse any of those categories for a wider shortlist beyond this list.
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Pexip delivers secure video collaboration with full deployment control, letting organizations run meetings on their own infrastructure or in any cloud. The platform powers interoperable video across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and Cisco, making it the reference choice for governments and defense agencies that cannot accept standard SaaS video tools.
Pexip's engine can be deployed self-hosted, in private cloud, or as managed service, with add-ons for private AI transcription, meeting-room scheduling, one-touch join, and appointment booking via Pexip Engage. The Connect product bridges legacy and modern room systems with Teams and Zoom, and Secure Meetings ships dedicated environments with custom integrations for classified or regulated workloads.
Key benefits:
- Self-hosted deployment with full control over data, keys, and network topology
- Teams and Zoom interoperability so existing room hardware keeps working
- Private AI for transcription and summarization without data leaving the estate
- Air-gapped and classified operation supported for defense and government
- Global partner ecosystem including Microsoft, Google, HP, Logitech, and NVIDIA
Pexip AS is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with engineering across Europe. The platform meets GDPR requirements, holds ISO 27001 certification, and is FedRAMP-authorized for US federal use, giving European customers sovereign deployment options under EU and Norwegian jurisdiction while maintaining the highest public-sector assurance levels.
Trusted by NATO, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the German Bundesagentur für Arbeit.
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Polish browser-based webinar and video conferencing platform with automated webinars, paid events, breakout rooms, recordings and HubSpot, Salesforce and Moodle integrations.
ClickMeeting is a Polish browser-based webinar and video conferencing platform for running live webinars, automated webinars, paid online events, online courses and virtual meetings entirely in the browser. Founded in Gdańsk in 2011, it serves 170,000+ customers across 160+ countries and is the largest webinar vendor headquartered in Central Europe.
The platform pairs live and on-demand webinar formats with a full event workflow: registration pages, automated email sequences, reminders, polls, Q&A, call-to-action buttons, recording and replays. A paid-webinars module lets organisers charge for access through PayPal and Stripe, and integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, Moodle, Google Analytics and Zapier push attendee data back into the marketing stack.
Key benefits:
- Live, automated and on-demand webinars with no download required for attendees
- Registration pages, reminders and follow-up emails automated per event
- Breakout rooms and multi-presenter support for training and workshop formats
- Paid webinars with integrated PayPal and Stripe checkout
- Polls, Q&A, surveys and call-to-action buttons for interactive sessions
- Recording and replays stored in the cloud with shareable links
- Integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, Moodle, Google Analytics and Zapier
ClickMeeting is headquartered in Gdańsk, Poland, and hosts all event and attendee data on EU-based infrastructure under GDPR and the Polish UODO. A full DPA, SCCs for sub-processors and ISO 27001-aligned operations are available to every paying customer.
Trusted by 170,000+ organisations across finance, education, healthcare and technology, ClickMeeting is the reference choice for European teams that want a browser-based webinar platform with strong monetisation features and sovereign EU data residency.
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Conduct secure, free, open-source video conferences on web and mobile. No account required. Integrate into your apps or host on your own servers.
Jitsi is an open-source video conferencing platform providing free, unlimited video meetings, webinars and team collaboration over WebRTC. Originally developed in Strasbourg, France and now stewarded by 8x8, Jitsi powers millions of self-hosted and Jitsi Meet-hosted conferences with no account required and no participant cap beyond hardware limits.
The platform ships as two complementary projects: Jitsi Videobridge — a scalable Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) for large group calls — and Jitsi Meet, the full web client with chat, screen sharing, raised hands, reactions, breakout rooms, live streaming to YouTube and recording to Dropbox. Everything runs in a modern browser without plugins, with mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Key benefits:
- Fully open-source under Apache 2.0 with public GitHub repositories and releases
- Self-hostable on any Linux server with Debian/Ubuntu packages and Docker images
- Unlimited participants per conference subject to SFU and bandwidth capacity
- End-to-end encryption (E2EE) on supported browsers via insertable streams
- Screen sharing, recording and live streaming to YouTube out of the box
- Breakout rooms, polls, raised hands and reactions for modern meeting workflows
- Embed via iframe API or integrate deeply through the Jitsi Meet SDK
Jitsi is developed by 8x8 with core engineering teams in France, and the hosted Jitsi Meet service runs on European and US infrastructure. Self-hosted deployments let operators keep all signalling, media and recording data entirely inside the EU under GDPR, with full control over logs, retention and sub-processors.
Trusted by universities, NGOs, governments and millions of individual users, Jitsi is the reference choice for teams that want a privacy-respecting, open-source video conferencing stack with full EU self-hosting options.
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All-in-one platform for webinars, virtual meetings & events. Features easy setup, customization, CRM sync & secure EU hosting. Boost engagement effortlessly.
Livestorm is a French video engagement platform for running webinars, virtual events, product demos, online courses and all-hands meetings entirely in the browser. Founded in Paris in 2016, it powers video events for 10,000+ companies worldwide and has built its reputation on a zero-download, browser-first experience for organisers and attendees alike.
The platform pairs live and on-demand webinar modes with automated workflow features: registration landing pages, email sequences, reminders, polls, Q&A, handouts, upvoting, replays and analytics. Integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, Pipedrive and Zapier push every registration and engagement metric back into the marketing stack.
Key benefits:
- Browser-based attendance with no downloads for organisers, speakers or attendees
- Registration pages, email sequences and reminders automated per event
- Live, on-demand and automated webinar modes for every content format
- Polls, Q&A, upvoting and handouts for interactive sessions
- Recording and replays with auto-published pages and analytics
- Integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, Pipedrive and Zapier
- Team roles and workspaces for marketing, sales and customer-success teams
Livestorm is headquartered in Paris, France, and hosts all event, attendee and recording data on EU-based infrastructure under GDPR and French CNIL oversight. ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2, a full DPA and SCCs for any sub-processor transfer are standard on every plan.
Trusted by Shopify, Honda, Sodexo, Spendesk and thousands of marketing teams worldwide, Livestorm is the reference choice for organisations that need a browser-native webinar platform with strong automation, marketing integrations and sovereign EU data residency.