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meet vs galene
meet has 2,376 GitHub stars, 289 forks, 183 open issues and last shipped yesterday. galene has 1,406 stars, 195 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. meet leads on adoption by 69% (2,376 vs 1,406 stars). meet is written in Python under MIT; galene is written in Go under MIT. meet has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, galene 14%. meet was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (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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| meet | galene | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.4K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 289 | ⑂ 195 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick meet if
- You weight community size — 2.4K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- 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 meet
La Suite Meet is an open source video conferencing application powered by LiveKit and built with Django and React. It lives in the open source WebRTC and collaboration software ecosystem, and it is released under the MIT License. The project provides browser based meetings without a required installation, and its public instances are used inside French public administration.
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 meet or galene more popular?
meet has 2,376 GitHub stars and galene has 1,406. meet has the larger community by that measure.
Are meet and galene free?
Both are open source. meet is licensed under MIT and galene under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between meet and galene?
meet is written in Python 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, meet or galene?
Choose meet if you want the larger community (2,376 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose galene if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.