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Element Call vs Jitsi
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Element Call and Jitsi — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Element Call vs Jitsi: at a glance
What is Element Call?
Element Call moves to a multi-SFU architecture, ending per-call media-server negotiation
Element Call, the Matrix-native video calling app, is iterating quickly on RC builds and just made a structural change to how calls route media. The latest RC adopts a multi-SFU approach where each participant connects to the SFU tied to their own homeserver, while recent releases also steadily improve mobile layout, error reporting, and call reliability.
What is Jitsi?
Jitsi's blog is largely dormant, its only fresh post a Summer-of-Code announcement
Jitsi's feed is its project blog, and it is largely dormant, the only recent post is the Google Summer of Code 2026 project announcement, after which entries drop back to late 2025 and 2024. When it does cover product, the content is substantive (receiver audio subscriptions, AV1 as the default codec, SSRC rewriting for large calls), but those posts are months to years old.
Element Call vs Jitsi: editorial side-by-side
Element Call
6.3MEETINGS
Element Call moves to a multi-SFU architecture, ending per-call media-server negotiation
◆ Current state
Element Call, the Matrix-native video calling app, is iterating quickly on RC builds and just made a structural change to how calls route media. The latest RC adopts a multi-SFU approach where each participant connects to the SFU tied to their own homeserver, while recent releases also steadily improve mobile layout, error reporting, and call reliability.
◆ Where it's heading
The direction is federation-correct real-time media: rather than negotiating a single shared SFU per call, Element Call leans into Matrix's decentralized model by letting each homeserver own its participants' media and subscribing cross-server as needed. Around that, the team keeps polishing the mobile experience (edge-to-edge, portrait one-on-one layouts, PiP) and hardening LiveKit error handling.
◆ Prediction
Expect multi-SFU to graduate from RC to default with legacy single-SFU mode kept as a fallback, followed by continued work on cross-homeserver subscription reliability and mobile polish.
Jitsi
2.5MEETINGS
Jitsi's blog is largely dormant, its only fresh post a Summer-of-Code announcement
◆ Current state
Jitsi's feed is its project blog, and it is largely dormant, the only recent post is the Google Summer of Code 2026 project announcement, after which entries drop back to late 2025 and 2024. When it does cover product, the content is substantive (receiver audio subscriptions, AV1 as the default codec, SSRC rewriting for large calls), but those posts are months to years old.
◆ Where it's heading
This is a stale, low-frequency feed rather than an active changelog. The historical product direction, SFU performance for large calls, modern codecs, and SIP interoperability, is sound but not currently reflected in fresh posts. The recent signal is community and organizational (GSoC), not shipping.
◆ Prediction
With only a GSoC announcement as recent activity, there is not enough in this feed to predict Jitsi's next product move; the blog appears to update infrequently.
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Recent activity from Element Call and Jitsi
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoJitsiGoogle Summer of Code 2026 – Meet This Year’s Projects!!
- 10d agoElement Callv0.21.0-rc.1 ⚡
- 23d agoElement Callv0.20.2-rc.1
- 1mo agoElement Callv0.20.1-rc.1
- 1mo agoElement Callv0.20.0-rc.1
- 1mo agoElement Callv0.19.3-rc1
- 2mo agoElement Callv0.19.2-rc.1
- 9mo agoJitsiIntroducing Receiver Audio Subscriptions
- 1y agoJitsiGSoC 2025, let’s do this!
- 1y agoJitsiAV1 and more … how does Jitsi Meet pick video codecs?
- 2y agoJitsiConnecting anything to everything via SIP
- 2y agoJitsiImproving performance on very large calls: introducing SSRC rewriting
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Element Call and Jitsi?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Element Call is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Element Call better than Jitsi?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Element Call is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Meetings products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Element Call?
Top Element Call alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Element Call alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/element-call for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Jitsi?
Top Jitsi alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Jitsi alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/jitsi for the full list with editorial commentary on each.