Whereby
by Whereby · European-hosted video calling with an embeddable API
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Overview
Whereby provides video calls in two forms: Meetings, with permanent room links for individuals and teams, and Embedded, an API and SDK for creating rooms programmatically inside another product. Stated features include screen sharing, file sharing, chat, transcriptions, a virtual whiteboard and custom branding. It is built in Europe and described as GDPR and HIPAA compliant.
- Best for
- Teams and developers wanting GDPR- and HIPAA-compliant video calls, hosted or embedded via API
- Pricing
- Embedded is free up to 2,000 participant minutes/month, then $9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute, with custom Enterprise pricing; Meetings pricing is not shown.
- Runs on
- Web
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- GDPR and HIPAA compliant, ISO 27001 certified, built in Europe
- Free tier includes 2,000 participant minutes a month
- Ready-made rooms and an embeddable API/SDK in one product
- 99.9% stated availability on every plan
Trade-offs
- HIPAA compliance is a $16.99/mo add-on on the Build plan
- Recording, transcription and storage are billed on top of the base fee
- Free tier keeps Whereby branding and has no email support
- Calls capped at 200 participants and 24 active videos on all plans
How Whereby markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Whereby’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Secure video calls. Zero hassle”
- Angle: Security / trust-led
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Whereby’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
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Agent friendliness
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Pricing transparency
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Changelog
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Marketing site structure
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Page speed
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Operational trust
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Measured, but not part of the score
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Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
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