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Jitsi vs galene
Jitsi has 29,931 GitHub stars, 8,026 forks, 141 open issues and last shipped yesterday. galene has 1,404 stars, 195 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. Jitsi leads on adoption by 2,032% (29,931 vs 1,404 stars). Jitsi is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; galene is written in Go under MIT. Jitsi has attracted 27% as many forks as stars, galene 14%. Jitsi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (sfu, video-conferencing, webrtc), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Jitsi | galene | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.0K | ⑂ 195 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jitsi if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick galene if
- You want the galene feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and galene fits your workflow better
About Jitsi
Jitsi Meet is an open source video conferencing platform built on WebRTC standards, designed for privacy focused, account free video calls. It operates as a standalone web application or embeddable component, supporting both browser based and native mobile usage without requiring user accounts to join meetings. The project lives in the video communication ecosystem, competing directly with proprietary services like Zoom, Google Meet, and Slack’s built in calling.
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About galene
Galene is a videoconference server. It lives in the Go, WebRTC, SFU, video conferencing, file sharing, and webapp ecosystem. It is listed as Business Software / Collaboration & Communication. It is described as a fully featured, easy to deploy videoconferencing system requiring very moderate server resources. It gives browser users named groups, operator permissions, and file sharing. It solves the problem of running video meetings without a heavy hosted stack. It also supports extension, because the README points to client, protocol, and administrative API documents.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jitsi or galene more popular?
Jitsi has 29,931 GitHub stars and galene has 1,404. Jitsi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jitsi and galene free?
Both are open source. Jitsi is licensed under Apache-2.0 and galene under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Jitsi and galene?
Jitsi is written in TypeScript and galene in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Jitsi or galene?
Choose Jitsi if you want the larger community (29,931 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose galene if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.