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Norwegian browser-based video conferencing tool founded as appear.in inside Telenor. No app download needed, permanent room links, and a clean API for embedding video into products.
Quick facts
Headquarters Måløy, Norway
Company Whereby AS
Founded 2013
Ownership Acquired
Hosting 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EEA
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENNO
66 · Mostly European
Start for free Why does it score 66?
Legal jurisdiction
European HQ (outside EU/EFTA)
18/30Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, EU/EFTA parent
10/25Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15EuroPoints total
66/100
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Whereby
Jitsi MeetEuroPoints
Mostly European
Mixed Origins
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Måløy, Norway
Campbell, United States
Founded
2013
2003
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Open source
No
Full
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Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
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GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Free · from Free
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Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android, Self-hosted
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Languages
en, no
en, fr, de, es, pt, it, nl, pl
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What does it replace?
Webex 
Skype 
Zoom 
Google Meet 
Microsoft Teams More European Video conferencing alternatives
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Jitsi Meet
52 · Mixed OriginsOpen-source browser-based video conferencing with no account or download needed. Originally founded in France, now owned by US company 8x8. Self-host for full data sovereignty.