Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Video Conferencing (2026)
The cheapest video conferencing is Microsoft Teams at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier (Microsoft Teams, Webex, Whereby). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Microsoft Teams at $0/mo (Teams Free).
- Typical paid price: from $4/mo, median $12/mo, up to $30/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Microsoft Teams, Webex, Whereby, Zoom.
- HIPAA-ready: Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom, Google Meet, GoTo Meeting, RingCentral.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Video Conferencing | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Teams | $0/mo Teams Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Microsoft 365 shops wanting a single integrated workspace | microsoft.com |
| 2 | Webex | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enterprises requiring FedRAMP government-grade security | getapp.com |
| 3 | Whereby | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Small teams wanting frictionless guest access with no app installs | whereby.com |
| 4 | Zoom | $0/mo Basic | Yes | Yes | Yes | HIPAA-regulated healthcare teams needing BAA | getapp.com |
| 5 | Google Meet | $7/mo Business Starter | No | Yes | Yes | Google Workspace shops wanting zero-friction meeting scheduling | workspace.google.com |
| 6 | GoTo Meeting | $12/mo Professional | No | Yes | Yes | Organizations running large-attendance meetings with few organizers | getapp.com |
| 7 | RingCentral | $30/mo Core | No | Yes | Yes | HIPAA-regulated healthcare organizations needing certified UCaaS | getapp.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest video conferencing?
Microsoft Teams has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Teams Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does video conferencing cost per month?
Across the 7 video conferencing with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $12/mo, ranging from $4/mo to $30/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 4 also offer a free tier.
Which video conferencing have a free plan?
Microsoft Teams, Webex, Whereby, Zoom offer a free tier.
Which video conferencing support HIPAA?
Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom, Google Meet, GoTo Meeting, RingCentral state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve USD pricing for leading video-conferencing platforms was collected from each vendor's official pricing page (or a reputable 2026 aggregator page when the official page returned 403/JS-only) on 2026-06-14 and normalized to USD. Where a vendor prices per seat, monthlyUsd records the per-seat list price at the annual-billing rate (consistent with how pricing is most commonly advertised); the month-to-month rate is noted in plan notes when both were observed. Quote-only / contact-sales tiers carry monthlyUsd = null rather than an estimate. Whereby's Pro tier is flat-rate (single host) while its Business tier is priced per host (3-host minimum); GoTo Meeting is priced per organizer. These are non-telephony video-conferencing products, so minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, and overagePerCall are null on every plan. hipaa/baa/bilingual are null unless a vendor explicitly states compliance on the pricing page. Zoom's official pricing page rendered JS-only (no prices extracted); USD figures from GetApp (last updated March 2026) and corroborated by softwareadvice.com. Google Workspace official page geo-resolved to EUR; USD rates confirmed via workspace.google.com with gl=US query parameter and corroborated by GetApp (March 2026). GoTo Meeting and Webex official pages returned HTTP 403; figures from GetApp (last updated June 2026) corroborated by softwareadvice.com and costbench.com (Webex Suite Business confirmed at $22.50/user/mo annual, $27 month-to-month, 17% annual discount). Microsoft Teams prices fetched directly from microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/compare-microsoft-teams-options and corroborated by GetApp.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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