Whereby Pricing, Plans & Alternatives (2026)

Overview

Whereby began in 2013 as appear.in, a summer intern project inside the Norwegian telecom operator Telenor and one of the first web applications built on the WebRTC standard^[10]. It was spun out in 2017 to new owners, Videonor, rebranded as Whereby in 2019 and launched Whereby Embedded, a video-calling API, in 2020; in 2023 the company refocused its product and engineering teams on the API^[10].

Whereby Meetings remains available for individuals and teams. Each host has permanent room URLs that guests open in a browser with no download or account. The free plan allows one room, four attendees and 30-minute meetings; Pro allows three rooms and 100 attendees; Business, with a three-host minimum, allows unlimited rooms, 200 attendees, shared and flexible rooms and a custom subdomain^[9]. Prices are in US dollars excluding VAT, with a 17% saving on annual billing^[9].

Whereby’s simplicity suits consultants, therapists and small teams, and the Embedded product suits telehealth and platform builders. Its meeting sizes are smaller than Zoom’s, and since 2023 the company’s development priority has been the API rather than the Meetings app^[10].

Whereby features

Permanent room URLs
Browser-only joining, no account for guests
Up to 200 attendees (Business)
Custom subdomain (Business)
Embedded video API for developers
Free plan with 30-minute meetings

Whereby pricing

Free: 1 room, 4 attendees, 30 minutes. Pro: US$10.99 per month, 1 host, 100 attendees. Business: US$13.99 per host per month, minimum 3 hosts, 200 attendees. Annual billing saves 17%; prices exclude VAT. 14-day trial on Business.