Comparison

Jitsi vs Jami

Jitsi and Jami both land on Depends.

Jitsi

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you want free, private video calls and can self-host or accept a no-frills public service.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Great fit for privacy-minded individuals and open-source users who tolerate rough edges.

Jitsi versus Jami
Compare	Jitsi	Jami
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Privacy-focused teams	Privacy-focused individuals
Who it's not for	Enterprises needing vendor SLAs and support	Businesses needing reliable daily team chat
Privacy	Actively patched open-source project with E2EE, but multiple public CVEs and a stealth-media privacy flaw mean self-hosters must stay current.¹⁰	End-to-end encrypted and peer-to-peer by design; two 2023 CVEs disclosed, trackers list four total.
Support quality	No direct support evidence in sources	Community forum only; reliability threads unresolved
Public sentiment	Mostly positive on cost, privacy, and ease of use; a vocal minority reports quality decline and self-hosting friction.^⁹	Users admire the privacy architecture but repeatedly question whether Jami works reliably for daily use.
Biggest gotcha	Untrusted servers may compromise meetings; enable E2EE deliberately.¹⁴	Enterprise JAMS pricing not published; requires Jami Store sales contact