You can opt for the not-so-free paid plans that include additional features, including support for tons of international call-in numbers.

FreeConference: FreeConference isn’t quite as free as it sounds, but it does offer a free-tiered plan with a maximum of five participants at a time for video conferencing.

GoToMeeting: GoToMeeting’s overall video conferencing quality is just as good as Zoom and Google Hangouts, but its only downside is that it’s a bit more expensive than the other options.

It currently only allows for four participants at a time during a video call, but it’s the most secure video conferencing platform we’ve seen.

Wire: Wire is an up-and-coming video conferencing platform that’s fully committed to security.

It works on both Android and Apple devices.

WhatsApp: WhatsApp allows for 16 participants on a video conference call at a time.

FaceTime: FaceTime supports a surprising 32 video conference participants at a time, but everybody on the video conference call needs to be using an Apple device.

A friend and I have been using Discord to chat while playing Lord of the Rings Online, and it works beautifully while gaming. It’s totally free, for starters, and you can have 10 video conference participants at a time.

Discord: Discord was made for gamers, but it works perfectly well as a stand-alone video conferencing app.

Slack shines when it comes to simple 1-on-1 video calls.

Slack: Slack comes with video conferencing automatically, but you can’t have more than 15 participants at a time.Here’s our honorable mentions of the best video conferencing platforms. There’s lots of other video conferencing platforms out there, and some might even be a better fit for you.

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