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Haivision vs Jitsi

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Haivision and Jitsi — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Haivision vs Jitsi: at a glance

FeatureHaivisionJitsi
SectorMeetingsMeetings
Velocity score5.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesvideo-contribution, srt, isr, defensevideo-conferencing, webrtc, open-source, stale-feed
Last editorial update15h ago20h ago
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What is Haivision?

Haivision's product signal is thin under a marketing feed: SRT Gateway and ISR player get UX work

Haivision's crawled feed is mostly thought-leadership and customer-story marketing across defense, public safety, and broadcast video. The genuine product signal is narrow: a UX overhaul of the SRT Gateway (visual workflows, mobile support, thumbnail previews) and capability content around the Play ISR Premium player (interactive mapping, annotations, collaboration). New broadcast hardware — Makito ONE, Falkon X4 — surfaces through NAB and customer recaps rather than changelog releases.

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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.

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Haivision vs Jitsi: editorial side-by-side

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Haivision
MEETINGS
5.0

Haivision's product signal is thin under a marketing feed: SRT Gateway and ISR player get UX work

◆ Current state

Haivision's crawled feed is mostly thought-leadership and customer-story marketing across defense, public safety, and broadcast video. The genuine product signal is narrow: a UX overhaul of the SRT Gateway (visual workflows, mobile support, thumbnail previews) and capability content around the Play ISR Premium player (interactive mapping, annotations, collaboration). New broadcast hardware — Makito ONE, Falkon X4 — surfaces through NAB and customer recaps rather than changelog releases.

◆ Where it's heading

Where signal exists, Haivision is refining operator experience on existing platforms — making IP video routing and ISR analysis easier to drive visually — while its hardware momentum lives in trade-show and customer narratives. This is a marketing-led feed; product direction has to be inferred from a handful of feature-adjacent posts rather than a release stream.

◆ Prediction

Expect continued UX modernization of the SRT Gateway and ISR tooling and further broadcast-contribution hardware (Makito ONE, Falkon X4) positioning, though the blog-style feed makes precise release timing hard to call.

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Jitsi
MEETINGS
2.5

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.

Alternatives to Haivision and Jitsi

Other Meetings products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Haivision or Jitsi.

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Recent activity from Haivision and Jitsi

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoJitsiGoogle Summer of Code 2026 – Meet This Year’s Projects!!
  2. 1d agoHaivisionHow ISR Video Improves Situational Awareness Across Defense and Public Safety Operations
  3. 9d agoHaivisionHow Play ISR Premium Elevates ISR Analysis
  4. 1mo agoHaivisionHaivision SRT Gateway Redefined: A Faster, More Intuitive User Experience
  5. 1mo agoHaivisionBroadcast Innovation in Live Video Contribution with MiLB
  6. 1mo agoHaivisionYour Checklist for How to Build a Command Center
  7. 1mo agoHaivisionReal-Time Video in Drone as First Responder Operations
  8. 9mo agoJitsiIntroducing Receiver Audio Subscriptions
  9. 1y agoJitsiGSoC 2025, let’s do this!
  10. 1y agoJitsiAV1 and more … how does Jitsi Meet pick video codecs?
  11. 2y agoJitsiConnecting anything to everything via SIP
  12. 2y agoJitsiImproving performance on very large calls: introducing SSRC rewriting

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Haivision and Jitsi?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Haivision is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 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 Haivision better than Jitsi?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Haivision is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 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 Haivision?

Top Haivision alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Haivision alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/haivision 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.