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Instant calls
Join a meeting straight from your browser with a single click. No account required, no hurdles to clear.
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Customisable interface
Make it your own: switch layouts, enable dark mode, pin speakers, and keep everything clean and focused.
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Privacy at the core
Proudly EU-hosted and EU-owned. Fully GDPR-compliant, with zero tracking, profiling, or data selling.
“I was looking for an (European) alternative to Google Meet. I think Digital Samba is perfect for that.”
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“I am interested in a european solution. I want an alternative to ms team, to zoom, and google meet. Videocalling via messaging apps is too unprofessional in my opinion.”
“I tested Digital Samba to be less dependent from software made in the States. The interface is very good and easy to use."
Digital Samba
Google Meet (Free plan)
Service ownership and jurisdiction
EU-owned, self-funded, founded 2003 (registered in Spain).
Owned by Alphabet Inc. (US). Operated by Google LLC.
Meeting duration
Unlimited.
Group calls limited to 60 minutes.
Number of participants
>100
100
Data hosting
100% EU-hosted on EU-owned servers.
Owned and operated by Google (US). Global server distribution across Google's cloud.
GDPR compliant
Truly & fully compliant.
Stated GDPR compliance.
Tracking and advertising
None. No tracking, no profiling, no ad targeting based on meeting activity.
Free consumer Meet operates under Google's consumer privacy policy, tied to a personal Google Account.
End-to-end encryption
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Encryption in transit. Client-side encryption available only on Google Workspace Enterprise plans.
Use without an account
Requires a Google account to host; guests can join, but only with host approval.
Screen sharing
Whiteboard
File sharing
Fully integrated, immediately accessible content library.
Via Google Drive integration. No in-meeting content library.
Q&A
Polling
Breakout rooms
Private chat
Live captions and translations
Live captions and AI transcription included, in multiple languages.
Live captions in English on the free plan; translated captions and AI transcription require a paid Google Workspace plan or a consumer Google AI Pro/Ultra subscription.
Cloud recordings
Live streaming/restreaming
Built-in Restreamer to YouTube, Vimeo, LinkedIn, Cloudflare and custom RTMP endpoints.
Live streaming available only on Google Workspace Enterprise plans.
Advanced user management
“I've been using Digital Samba for some time now, on different computers, phones, short call, long calls (hours), screensharing, and it just works. Wonderful tool, lean and clean. Quality is perfect."
“I really like it, especially the whiteboard. All the existing functions in the meeting are easy to use. Other solutions are either not free, have low performance, are limited to less than one hour, are not easy to share with participants, lack functionality, or a combination of those points.”
“Recent geopolitical events make me feel that we Europeans should consume more European digital products to help European firms reach the critical mass to compete with foreign firms."
