The number of applications that allow us to make video calls is very wide and varied, Zoom being the best known, although it does not mean that it is neither the best of all nor the most complete. This application became very popular during the coronavirus pandemic, being one of the most used tools both in companies and in governments and individuals.
The weak points of this platform lie in the lack of integration with other platforms, since it lacks additional services that allow us to manage the calendar, the contacts, in addition to not having online services to create and edit documents in professional environments. In the particular field, this is characterized by consuming a large amount of resources. If you have tired of Zoom and want to try other programs to make video calls, below we show you the 10 best alternatives.
- meets. After going through various names, Google’s video calling platform has been renamed Meet, a platform that integrates with all Google services, allowing the user to have all the information they may need (files, agenda, calendars) directly from the Navigator.
- skype. We have little or nothing to say about Skype, the first internet calling platform that popularized free calls and video calls. In addition, it offers us the possibility of making calls to any telephone number in the world and sending SMS at much more affordable prices than those of any telephone operator. It includes a real-time automatic translation service that can be activated when the interlocutors speak different languages. It works both through an application and using any browser.
- teams. Teams is Microsoft’s Meet. This solution integrates with the entire Microsoft ecosystem, including all the applications that are part of Office, making it the best tool that we trust in the Microsoft solution, both in a company and in a private setting. Like Skype, Teams also includes a real-time machine translation service. Teams is integrated into Windows 11 and for Windows 10 we can download it from the Microsoft Store.
- discord. This platform was born to allow players to be able to communicate in video games when most lacked voice service. As the years have gone by, it has expanded the number of services it offers including video calls for free, although with resolution limitations on free accounts.
- webex. This is the most popular platform among large companies and governments since it is one of the most secure and complete. Behind Webex is the communications giant Cisco, which offers peace of mind in terms of privacy that Zoom has always lacked and has always been its main problem.
- jitsi. If we are looking for a completely free and open source platform without any limitation on the duration of video calls, we speak Jitsi. Jitsi is an end-to-end content encrypting platform that allows users to turn their computers into servers to accommodate video calls, hence there are no usage limits.
All of these video calling apps work through a browser just like through apps for windows. In addition, we can also use them from our mobile device iphone either Android.
