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Independently verified · Quarterly re-audit
EU VETTED
Alternatives to

European alternatives to Webex (Cisco).

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

ALTERNATIVES
6
CLOUD-ACT · NONE
2
WITH BSI C5
0
FREE TIER
2

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TOP PICKS

Which are the closest Webex (Cisco) alternatives?

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

Tixeo
France · Founded 2003
EU-SOVEREIGN
★ #1 PICK

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

Public DPA Sub-processors Open source
FROM
CLOUD ACT
NONE
Whereby
Norway · Founded 2013
EU-BASED
★ #2 PICK

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

Public DPA Sub-processors Open source
FROM
CLOUD ACT
MINOR
Pexip
Norway · Founded 2012
EU-HOSTED
★ #3 PICK

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

Public DPA Sub-processors Open source
FROM
CLOUD ACT
MATERIAL
SIDE-BY-SIDE

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.

Feature Tixeo Whereby Pexip kMeet (Infomaniak) Wire Element (Matrix)
Self-hostable Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Max participants 200 participants 100 participants 150 participants
Screen sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Recording Yes Yes Yes Yes
End-to-end encryption Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Breakout rooms Yes No
Webinar mode Yes Yes
Browser join (no app) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WHAT YOU'RE LEAVING
What are you leaving behind with Webex (Cisco)?

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

Webex (Cisco) US-incorporated

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

US-based
OWNERSHIP
US-OWNED
CLOUD ACT
DIRECT
HOSTING
Likely AWS · US
SCHREMS II
Default SCC + supp.
METHODOLOGY

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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