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Janus WebRTC Server: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Janus WebRTC Server is a general-purpose WebRTC server. It handles media transport and signalling for real-time audio and video, and features such as echo tests, conference rooms or SIP gateways are added through server-side plugins. Developers use it to build videoconferencing and streaming services. The software runs on servers operated by the user. It is developed and maintained by Meetecho, which also offers commercial support plans and licences.

Meetecho s.r.l. has its registered office in Naples, Italy, and develops and maintains Janus under the GPLv3 licence. Because the source code is open, a European organisation can review, modify and self-host the server, so media and signalling stay entirely within its own infrastructure. According to the company's website, Meetecho provides support and commercial licences rather than a hosted Janus service, so data location depends on where the operator deploys the server. The website does not name a parent company.

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Sovereignty score

94 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-2100
Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
Data residency SOV-3100
EU-only hosting
Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-390
Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
Open source: low switching costs
Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-6100
Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 12, 2026

Headquarters	IT (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Collaboration
Type	Product
Website	janus.conf.meetecho.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Janus WebRTC Server

The European alternatives to Janus WebRTC Server come from our knowledge base of over 7,800 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Janus WebRTC Server

Janus WebRTC Server is headquartered in IT and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Janus WebRTC Server scores best on data residency.

Janus WebRTC Server is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Janus WebRTC Server together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Janus WebRTC Server?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Janus WebRTC Server include BigBlueButton (self-host), CryptPad and Nextcloud Deck. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Janus WebRTC Server?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Janus WebRTC Server include BigBlueButton (self-host), CryptPad, Nextcloud Deck and FluffyChat. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Janus WebRTC Server GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Janus WebRTC Server is headquartered in IT (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Janus WebRTC Server an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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