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European alternatives to Webex (Cisco)

Cisco-owned video conferencing. Direct CLOUD Act exposure via Cisco Systems Inc.

Alternatives
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Which are the closest Webex (Cisco) alternatives?

Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.

Figure 1Closest matches to Webex (Cisco)

France · Founded 2003
EU-Sovereign

Montpellier-based French secure video conferencing (founded 2003), ANSSI CSPN-certified, hosted on SecNumCloud-qualified infrastructure, defense + government grade.

Public DPA: Not assessed Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No
From
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CLOUD Act
None
Norway · Founded 2013
EU-Hosted

Norwegian browser-based WebRTC video (ex-appear.in, Videonor-owned), no-install meetings + Embedded SDK; ISO 27001 + GDPR + HIPAA.

Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No
From
$10.99/mo
CLOUD Act
Material
Norway · Founded 2012
EU-Hosted

Norwegian Euronext-listed (Oslo Børs) video collaboration platform, defense + government grade; self-host or hyperscaler-cloud-of-choice.

Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No
From
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CLOUD Act
Material

How do the 6 European alternatives to Webex (Cisco) compare?

All 6 alternatives, benchmarked against Webex (Cisco).

Feature comparison

Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.

Table 2Capabilities by product
Feature Tixeo Whereby Pexip kMeet (Infomaniak) Wire Element (Matrix)
Self-hostable Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Max participants Not assessed 200 participants Not assessed 100 participants 150 participants Not assessed
Screen sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Recording Yes Yes Yes Yes Not assessed Not assessed
End-to-end encryption Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Breakout rooms Not assessed Yes Not assessed No Not assessed Not assessed
Webinar mode Yes Not assessed Yes Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed
Browser join (no app) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Source: vendor documentation, as of Aug 2026.

What are you leaving behind with Webex (Cisco)?

Listed for transparency. Every product on this page is benchmarked against this baseline.

US-based
Webex (Cisco) US-incorporated

Cisco-owned video conferencing. Direct CLOUD Act exposure via Cisco Systems Inc.

Ownership
US-owned
CLOUD Act
Direct

How we verified each row above

For every product we read the public DPA, sub-processors document, hosting region declaration, and corporate ownership records. Each is timestamped. Signals are editorial, re-verified quarterly. We never accept self-attestation.

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