# Video calls privacy ratings

Private video and conference calls.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Element Call](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/element-call/) | B (77/100) | United Kingdom (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [Galène](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/galene/) | C (67/100) | Unknown | Lightweight self-hosted videoconference server with a web client, designed for lectures, conferences and meetings, with screen sharing, chat and recording. |
| [Brave Talk](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/brave-talk/) | C (60/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [Jitsi](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/jitsi/) | D (53/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [BigBlueButton](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/bigbluebutton/) | D (47/100) | Unknown | Self-hosted web conferencing system for online classes, with whiteboard, shared notes, breakout rooms, polls and recording, often integrated with learning management systems. |
| [FaceTime](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/facetime/) | D (47/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [Whereby](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/whereby/) | F (33/100) | Norway (Nine Eyes) | 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. |
| [Webex](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/webex/) | F (30/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Cisco's video meeting and team messaging platform with desktop, mobile and browser apps, webinars and calling features. |
| [Zoom](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/zoom/) | F (23/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Video meeting platform with desktop, mobile and browser apps, screen sharing, chat, recording and webinars. |
| [Google Meet](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/google-meet/) | F (20/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Google's video meeting service, part of Google Workspace, used in the browser and in mobile apps with screen sharing, captions and recording. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
- **End-to-end encrypted** (weight 3): Are calls end-to-end encrypted by default?
- **Join without an account** (weight 1): Can people join calls without an account?
- **Self-hostable** (weight 1): Can the server be self-hosted?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/