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BigBlueButton vs Microsoft Teams Comparison (2026)

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BigBlueButton

Microsoft Teams

Overview

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

Cloud-based collaboration platform unifying chat, video meetings, calling, and file sharing for teams of all sizes.

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

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Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

/user

Per month

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

4.5

11.1K

6.5K

3.5K

867

156

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

77%

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

“The video conferencing functionality is reliable and includes useful features such as screen sharing, meeting recordings, live captions, and background effects.”

Ashley G.

HR Manager

“Its tight connection with Microsoft 365 makes collaboration feel natural — documents open instantly, multiple people can edit at once, and everything stays synced across Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint.”

Keely F.

Patient Care Coordinator

“Overall, Microsoft Teams remains an effective and versatile collaboration tool that enhances communication, teamwork, and operational efficiency. When combined with complementary project management applications, it can provide an even more comprehensive solution for managing projects and supporting organizational success.”

Cyrene J.

Property Administrator

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

When I have set up Teams meetings via teams (instead of via Outlook) there is a glitch that occurs - the meeting reminder that I set automatically changes to “no reminder” after I create the meeting so meeting attendees do not receive a 15 reminder before the meeting starts.

Kari J.

Internal Auditor

“Teams can be hard to navigate around to find niche settings or features, including uploaded files - without a preview feature, or a decent filter, it can be easy to lose track of spreadsheets, documents, and images. When there is a lot of communication going on, it can get messy.”

Maria P.

Accessories Designer

“In some cases, too many clicks are required to get to what I need; for example, getting to chats and files. When you are also working in multiple teams it can be quite overwhelming with the notifications, and it would be nice to have more control to lend what is most important.”

Luis V.

Account Executive