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BigBlueButton vs Jitsi Comparison (2026)

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BigBlueButton

Jitsi

Overview

BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing and social collaboration software utilized by educational institutions for providing e-learning facilities

Jitsi Meet is an open-source video conferencing software that helps businesses create password-protected virtual meeting rooms to host audio and video calls. Administrators can create custom meeting URLs, mute or remove participants, and share the entire screen or specific applications.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

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Pricing

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

63%

would recommend this app

4.2

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

60%

would recommend this app

Pros

“it gave me a very good experience in implementing platforms on my own servers and organizing meetings in a few steps, the role system is very well thought out it is a great platform”

Jhon J.

Developer

“Currently this limitation improved with using mediasoup , but it need more improvement of this limitations per session with lots of users with video and audio on per session.”

Haritha M.

Systems Engineer

“With compare of the other products,such as zoom,google meet; Bigbluebutton is free and open source software with same as payable product features.”

Haritha M.

Systems Engineer

Pros

“It has a wide range of features and is highly scalable, allowing for large numbers of participants. While it can be slow to load and a bit tricky to configure, it is still an excellent choice for video conferencing and webinars.”

Resa M.

Senior Data Engineer

“This ultimate free tool comes with a bundle of advanced features: live screen presentation, live public and private chat, security option, noise suppression, audio-video sharing, live streaming, etc.”

Jayant G.

SEO Analyst

“Jitsi allows screen sharing easily and conveniently without any straining.”

Nancy A.

Procurement Assistant

Cons

“As of this product has limitations of the users per meeting in a sessions. As compare with the zoom, this has limitations per session with more than 250+ users.”

Haritha M.

Systems Engineer

“It is often noticeable that BigBlueButton has problems with audio connection.”

Marc F.

Ph.D. Student (Computer Science)

“Often this can cause delays in meetings.”

Marc F.

Ph.D. Student (Computer Science)

Cons

“Additionally, I find it a bit hard to troubleshoot any issues that come up.”

Resa M.

Senior Data Engineer

“There are a few minor UI issues that make it a bit bulky to use for newcomers, such as the extensive menu with many options.”

Zach C.

CTO

“I don't like the fact that I need to write a name for the room meeting, I think is a good idea but it can be created automatically, and not having to write something that might sound weird to the participants at the meeting.”

Julio M.

SDR