BigBlueButton vs Jitsi Meet

Jitsi Meet is open-source video conferencing but lacks education-specific features like breakout rooms and learning analytics

BigBlueButtonOpen-source web conferencing for online learning

Jitsi MeetFree open-source video conferencing

Which to pick

Pick BigBlueButton if you want…

Virtual classrooms with built-in teaching tools

Pick Jitsi Meet if you want…

Self-hosted video conferencing
Open-source video calls

Side by side

What it is: BigBlueButton:BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom platform for online teaching and learning.; Jitsi Meet:Jitsi Meet is a free open-source video-conferencing platform for web and mobile that you can self-host or embed in apps.
Best for: BigBlueButton:Virtual classrooms with built-in teaching tools; Jitsi Meet:Self-hosted video conferencing
Who it’s for: BigBlueButton:Teachers, schools, and educational institutions needing live online classes; Jitsi Meet:Developers and teams needing secure, customizable video meetings without vendor lock-in.
Pricing: BigBlueButton:Open source; Jitsi Meet:Free
Open source: BigBlueButton:Yes, 9,238 GitHub stars; Jitsi Meet:Yes, 30,053 GitHub stars
Works with: BigBlueButton:Canvas, Moodle Cloud, Sakai, Jenzabar, D2L, Schoology; Jitsi Meet:—

BigBlueButton features

Multi-user Whiteboard. Collaborative whiteboard that lets instructors and students draw together in real time
Breakout Rooms. Split participants into smaller groups for collaborative activities
Live Analytics Dashboard. Shows attendance, participation, and learning metrics during sessions
Polling & Hand-Raise. Instant polls and virtual hand-raise to gauge understanding and manage questions
Document & Screen Share. Upload PowerPoint, PDF, images or share screen to present content
Video Options & Emojis. Play videos at various resolutions and use emojis for quick reactions

Jitsi Meet features

Free open-source platform. Provides fully free video conferencing software you can run on your own servers.
Web and mobile support. Runs in browsers and native apps on iOS and Android.
Document Picture-in-Picture. Allows interactive document PiP during browser meetings.
Distributed tracing. Enables tracing of calls across Jitsi backend components.
Transcription architecture. Offers a speech-to-text pipeline built on Jigasi for meeting transcription.
JaaS hosting option. The Jitsi team can host meetings for you as a service.

BigBlueButton vs Jitsi Meet FAQ

Is BigBlueButton or Jitsi Meet free?+

Yes, both are free, and BigBlueButton is open source.

Is BigBlueButton or Jitsi Meet open source?+

Yes, both are open source: BigBlueButton (bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton on GitHub, LGPL-3.0 license) and Jitsi Meet (jitsi/jitsi-meet on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).

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