Video call privacy ratings
Private video and conference calls.
10 video calls are rated against 7 public criteria, and 10 have enough evidence for a letter grade. Of the 8 with a known jurisdiction, 7 are based in a Five Eyes country, and 8 in the wider Fourteen Eyes.
Open-source video calls only · Criteria for this category · Suggest an addition · Markdown
| Name | Grade | Score | Data | Jurisdiction | Open source | No trackers or telemetry | No ads or data sales | Independent audit | End-to-end encrypted | Join without an account | Self-hostable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open source group video calling app built on Matrix and LiveKit, usable standalone in the browser at call.element.io or inside Matrix apps such as Element X. It can be self-hosted. |
Grade B | 77 | 100% | United Kingdom Five Eyes | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lightweight self-hosted videoconference server with a web client, designed for lectures, conferences and meetings, with screen sharing, chat and recording. |
Grade C | 67 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Browser-based video calling service from Brave, built on Jitsi and run with 8x8. Calls are started from the Brave browser and can be joined from any browser. |
Grade C | 60 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | No |
Open source video conferencing that runs in the browser without an account, with desktop and mobile apps. It can be self-hosted or used through the free meet.jit.si service run by 8x8. |
Grade D | 53 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | Yes |
Self-hosted web conferencing system for online classes, with whiteboard, shared notes, breakout rooms, polls and recording, often integrated with learning management systems. |
Grade D | 47 | 100% | – | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Apple's audio and video calling app built into iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro, supporting group calls and call links that others can join from a web browser. |
Grade D | 47 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | No |
Browser-based video meeting service from Norway where hosts create permanent room links that guests open in a browser, with mobile apps and an embeddable video API. |
Grade F | 33 | 100% | Norway Nine Eyes | No | No | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
Cisco's video meeting and team messaging platform with desktop, mobile and browser apps, webinars and calling features. |
Grade F | 30 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
Video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and browser apps, screen sharing, chat, recording and webinars. |
Grade F | 23 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
Google's video meeting service, part of Google Workspace, used in the browser and in mobile apps with screen sharing, captions and recording. |
Grade F | 20 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
Questions
What is the most private option among video calls?
No pick has been made yet. The table above is sorted by score, based on public evidence.
How are video calls rated?
Each entry answers 7 questions: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, end-to-end encrypted, join without an account and self-hostable. Answers need links to evidence. See the full criteria.
Does jurisdiction matter?
Jurisdiction decides which laws can compel a provider to hand over data. Each entry shows its country and whether it is in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. The data a provider can hand over depends mostly on what it stores and who holds the keys. Read about jurisdictions and the CLOUD Act.