What Zoom does well
- Best-in-class large-meeting reliability and audio/video quality
- Webinars, breakout rooms, and recording at scale
- Familiar to clients and easy to send a link to
- Deep integrations across calendars and CRMs
Zoom Alternative: Open-Source Meeting Tools
Zoom bills per host and stores your meetings on their cloud. Team Video Calls gives you video calls, screen sharing, and chat self-hosted, bundled with files and documents for $49/mo.
Free migration · No contract · 30-day refund
Side by side
Team Video Calls on Last Hour vs Zoom
Both run meetings. The differences are pricing model, privacy, and how much of your work lives in the same place.
| Team Video Calls on Last Hour | Zoom | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $49/mo flat, up to 100 users | Per host, per month, tiered |
| Software license | Open source (team video calls) | Proprietary |
| Meeting data location | Your server | Zoom's cloud |
| Group video calls | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Screen sharing | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Team chat | ✓ Included | ✓ Included on paid tiers |
| Files & documents in the same place | ✓ Bundled | Separate products |
| Free migration | ✓ Done for you | ✕ Not applicable |
Straight talk
Where each one wins
Where Zoom may still be the better fit
- You run large webinars or trainings for hundreds of people
- You depend on Zoom's recording and transcription
- Your clients expect a Zoom link specifically
- You want a vendor to own meeting infrastructure at scale
Our honest take: for big webinars and external meetings with clients who expect Zoom, keep Zoom. If your calls are internal and you want them private, bundled with files and chat, at a flat price, Team Video Calls on our hosting is the honest choice.
Making the move
How to switch from Zoom
Moving from Zoom to Managed team workspace meeting tools on Last Hour Hosting is a guided process. Here is what it looks like, step by step.
Step 1
Note your recurring Zoom meetings, IDs, and any cloud recordings you want to keep.
Step 2
We set up team video calls on your workspace and help you schedule meetings there.
Step 3
Move recordings into your team workspace files and rebuild your recurring meeting links.
Step 4
Share the new join links with your team and confirm audio, video, and screen share work.
The upside
Why Managed team workspace meeting tools is a strong Zoom alternative
- Team Video Calls is open source and self-hosted, so your meeting video and recordings stay on your own server.
- A flat $49/mo covers up to 100 users instead of Zoom's per-host plans and attendee limits.
- Meetings, chat, files, and recordings live in one workspace rather than a separate video service.
Frequently asked questions
Can team video calls host real video meetings?
Yes. Team Video Calls supports group video calls, screen sharing, and chat. For larger calls, we configure a high-performance backend so meetings stay stable.
Does it charge per host or per user like Zoom?
No. Our workspace is a flat $49/mo for up to 100 users, with meetings and chat included. There is no per-host or per-participant fee.
Can external guests join my meetings?
Yes. You can share a link so guests join from a browser without creating an account on your server.
How many people can join a team video call at once?
Capacity depends on the server resources on your plan, not an artificial plan limit. For larger meetings we size the instance accordingly, so talk to us about your typical attendee count when ordering.
Can I record meetings and keep the files myself in team video calls?
Yes. Recording requires a backend service that we can configure on your server, and recordings save directly into your team workspace files. That means your meeting archives stay under your control.