# Apache OpenMeetings Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Apache OpenMeetings Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Apache OpenMeetings

## What is Apache OpenMeetings?

Conference management solution that includes audio/video conferencing, instant messaging, collaborative document editing, and more.

## What is Apache OpenMeetings used for?

[Conference](https://www.capterra.com/conference-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 4 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Apache OpenMeetings

3.8 (4)

VS.

[### OpenConf](https://www.capterra.com/p/127103/OpenConf/)

[5.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127103/OpenConf/#reviews)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

$250

Per User, One Time

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.3 (4)

Ease Of Use

5.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.0 (4)

Value For Money

5.0 (1)

Customer Service

2.3 (3)

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

## Apache OpenMeetings alternatives

[HelloSponsor](https://www.capterra.com/p/149325/HelloSponsor/)

[0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/149325/HelloSponsor/#reviews)

Starting price

$350.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/149325/HelloSponsor/)

[Smart Abstract](https://www.capterra.com/p/196614/Smart-Abstract/)

[0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/196614/Smart-Abstract/#reviews)

Starting price

$595.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/196614/Smart-Abstract/)

[Shoflo](https://www.capterra.com/p/156812/Shoflo-Live-Event-Production-Software/)

[4.8 (47)](https://www.capterra.com/p/156812/Shoflo-Live-Event-Production-Software/reviews/)

Starting price

$500.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/156812/Shoflo-Live-Event-Production-Software/)

[Sessionize](https://www.capterra.com/p/159425/Sessionize/)

[0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/159425/Sessionize/#reviews)

Starting price

$499.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/159425/Sessionize/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Event Calendar

5.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

A list of events with their respective dates

Survey/Poll Management

5.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create and administer polls and surveys

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Email Reminders

Reminders sent via email

Event Scheduling

Plan an event's time and location

Meeting Management

Manage the process of planning and scheduling meetings, including agenda creation

Apache OpenMeetings 8 features

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Reminders sent via email

A list of events with their respective dates

Plan an event's time and location

Manage the process of planning and scheduling meetings, including agenda creation

Record live video calls to play later

Digitally share screen view with others

Create and administer polls and surveys

Features

4.0 (4)

4.0

Based on 4 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.0 (4)

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
available

Value for money

4.0 (4)

4.0

Based on 4 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

2.3 (3)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

2.3 (3)

2.3

Based on 3 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

3.8

Based on 4 reviews

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5(1)

4(1)

3(2)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

JH

Julian H.

UX Consultant

Design

### "Free and open-source option for virtual meetings"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

June 8, 2023

Recommended as a free and open-source option for virtual meetings.

Pros

Being free and open-source is obviously a huge advantage. There are some hurdles to overcome (as might be expected), but once you've dealt with these, the features and tools available offer a pretty complete experience. You can record meetings, use chat, and polls, meaning OpenMeetings matches most commercial competitors' functionality.

Cons

The only real negatives here are the friction in getting familiar with the platform and setting everything up. Once you've dealt with this, it's a great piece of software.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Samwel O.

Backend Developer and Site Reliability Engineer

Computer Software

### "Apache OpenMeetings Review"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

2.0

2.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

July 26, 2019

User experience is poor. This makes a huge difference compared to the other similar and popular software.

Pros

Apache OpenMeetings is a completely free software as it is open source. You will need to host it though. It has features that allow one to schedule a meeting, invite users, screen share, file share, record sessions, make video calls, make audio calls, chat, create polls, and most of all an interactive whiteboard where collaboration can be done in terms of document editing, drawing, writing, drag and drop, images, symbols, clip arts, etc.

Cons

Apache OpenMeetings interface is not attractive at all. It has a poor user experience and user interface that makes onboarding tough. Training might be needed before using it.

Alternatives considered

[Jitsi](https://www.capterra.com/p/162665/Jitsi/)

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

VS

Vish S.

Sr Developer

### "facing lots of issues"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

2/10

April 3, 2018

Cons

facing lots of issues in video recording and screen sharing. moderator roles and user permissions and so on.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Shriya C.

Account Manager

### "Its a good software for online training."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

February 2, 2018

Pros

OpenMeetings is software used for presenting, online training, web conferencing, collaborative whiteboard drawing and document editing, and user desktop sharing.

Cons

open Meetings is an open source web conferencing application so it can be misused anytime. Please upgrade the features of software to make it more effective and user-friendly.

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