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BigBlueButton
Open-source web conferencing for online classes
BigBlueButton is like-Zoom for online classes but at a much lower cost, better analytics, various engagement tools, and, the best part, white-labelled.
Everything you need for online classes at scale
HD Video
Branding
Build and promote your online classes with your brand, url, logo and theme
Integration
Integrate with Moodle, Zoomla, Canvas, Sakai, Wordpress or any other LMS
Engagement
Raise hand, emoji, shared notes, breakout rooms, recording, and annotation
Analytics
Get analytics including attendance, chat transcript, and polls answers
Data Privacy
Get complete control of your students’ data, without ever sharing with any 3rd party
Livestream
Livestream your classes to YouTube or Facebook or download MP4 videos
Scale with Ease
Load balancers with multiple servers to teach 1000s of students simultaneously
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Zoom vs BigBlueButton
| Zoom | BBB | |
| Primary purpose | Online meetings | Online classes |
| Video & Audio | Yes | Yes |
| Chat | Yes | Yes |
| Screen share | Yes | Yes |
| Application share | Yes | No |
| Share computer sound | Yes | Yes |
| MP4 Recording | Yes | Yes |
| Whiteboard | Yes | Yes |
| Annotate Presentation | Yes | Yes |
| Break-out room | Yes | Yes |
| Co-host/Moderator | Yes | Yes |
| Polls | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual hand raise | Yes | Yes |
| Status Emojis | Yes | Yes |
| File transfer | Yes | No (share link on chat) |
| Shared notes | No | Yes |
| Dial-in with phone | Yes | Yes |
| Shares data with 3rd party | Yes (Shares data with Facebook and other advertisers) | No (You host on your own servers) |
| Custom Domain | No | Yes (You can host under your own domain) |
| Analytics | Minimal | Detailed (attendance, chat and poll) |
| Integration with LMS | Completely separate from LMS | Integrates with many LMS including Moodle, Canvas, Joomla, Schoology, and WordPress |
| Desktop client or browser | Desktop client with frequent updates and one-time audio plug-in | Runs in browser. Nothing extra needed. |
| Data privacy | No | Yes (You can host on your own server and control whether and which user data is tracked) |
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Take a free trial of BigBlueButton to discover how it is better and cheaper than Zoom for conducting online classes.