Video calls
Galène privacy rating
Lightweight self-hosted videoconference server with a web client, designed for lectures, conferences and meetings, with screen sharing, chat and recording.
Summary
Galène scores 67 out of 100 (grade C) on the video calls criteria. It meets 5 of 7 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, join without an account and self-hostable. It does not meet independent audit and end-to-end encrypted.
Score 67 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no third-party trackers.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free software with no ads, supported by NLnet grants.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
End-to-end encrypted Weight 3 of 3
Are calls end-to-end encrypted by default?
Traffic is encrypted to and from the server, but not end to end.
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Yes
Join without an account Weight 1 of 3
Can people join calls without an account?
Invitation links allow password-less login, and groups can let anyone join with any name.
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Yes
Self-hostable Weight 1 of 3
Can the server be self-hosted?
Official installation guide; self-hosting is the only way to run it.