Jitsi Meet vs Novu
| Tagline | Self-hostable open-source video conferencing alternative to Teams meetings | Open-source notification infrastructure for multi-channel developer alerts |
| Category | Team Chat & Collaboration | Team Chat & Collaboration |
| Replaces | Microsoft Teams | Slack, Microsoft Teams |
| GitHub stars | 29k | 39k |
| Language | TypeScript | Docker |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Docker Docker Compose |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | today | today |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Jitsi Meet
- Primarily video meetings; it is not a persistent team-chat workspace with channels
- Self-hosting the full stack (Jicofo, JVB, Prosody, TURN) for scale is non-trivial
- Large meetings require careful videobridge tuning and bandwidth provisioning
- Lacks the broader collaboration suite (files, tabs, apps) of Microsoft Teams
Novu
- Not a real-time team chat; it is a notification delivery layer, not a conversation platform.
- Self-hosted setup requires Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, and S3-compatible storage, adding operational burden.
- Managed cloud features (advanced analytics, SLA guarantees) are not available in the open-source edition.
- Mobile SDK for in-app notifications has fewer features than commercial equivalents like OneSignal.
Bottom line
Choose Novu if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Novu for the larger community and ecosystem. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Jitsi Meet
Self-hostable open-source video conferencing alternative to Teams meetings