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BigBlueButton

Open source web conferencing system for online learning

4.07/5 (14 reviews)
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April Shannon CPhT

Quick and Easy Set Up for Conferences

Used monthly for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2019-02-07
Review Source: Capterra

I would recommend this product to others looking to set up conferences with students.

Pros
This software is great for tutoring sessions with my online students and it can be launched inside of the LMS we are using for our courses.

Cons
The recorded sessions are only available for 14 days.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

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Michael Timms

Videoconferencing made easy

Used weekly for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2018-04-24
Review Source: Capterra

When I am presenting something to a group of newcomers and I want to stress or emphasize a particular item, BigBlueButton makes it easy.

Pros
My favorite feature of BigBlueButton is the whiteboard feature because I can highlight things I want to emphasize.

Cons
BigBlueButton has a horrible tendency to freeze up and distort video, and sometimes audio, at the most inopportune times. This has cause me to move BBB from my main to my back up conferencing software, only being used when I need one of the features that only it provides.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

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Chasity` Millen

Ease of Use. Perfect for Virtual Learning

Used weekly for 2+ years
Reviewed 2018-09-21
Review Source: Capterra

Pros
I love the functionality of the program and being able to have multiple instructors at once. I appreciate the share screen option and also being able to use webcams and microphones interchangeably.

Cons
I really have no complaints with the program.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

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Cathy Donnelly

Constant bugs and difficulties

Used monthly for 2+ years
Reviewed 2019-06-08
Review Source: Capterra

It's user friendly but most of the time doesn't work right. At one point wouldn't work at all in Chrome, they did fix this in subsequent editions but still has many problems recognizing participants' cameras and microphones. Also just plain doesn't work well with wifi.

Pros
You can record and store the recordings online

Cons
Unending problems with recognizing participants' cameras and microphones.

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Likelihood to recommend: 6/10

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Babak Barkhodaei

We integrate BigBlueButton within our Platform for our clients

Used occasionally for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2017-10-10
Review Source: Capterra

Pros
Platform was easy to setup and integrate with our platform Product is free to use for our end client so many opt to use the service Has many features that makes online webinars and training effective

Cons
Overall the prdouct is very good as a free tool but it would be good to have a web-app on iOS or Android.

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Anonymous

Efficient conferencing tool

Used occasionally for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2018-05-07
Review Source: Capterra

It is free to host online conference meeting.

Pros
My organization uses BigBlueButton for hosting our meetings. I find it to be very efficient and easy to use. It is a free ad open-source technology so that is a plus.

Cons
I can't really say that i have a con. My experience with using BigBlueButton has been smooth thus far.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

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Anonymous

Very Useful Free Software

Used weekly for free trial
Reviewed 2019-05-16
Review Source: Capterra

Overall it's really helpful. And I can't complain more as it's free to use.

Pros
This software is nice. The best thing I like about BigBlueButton - It has a recording option that allows you to record the meeting and is available for viewing for 7 days.

Cons
I am not sure if it has a Playlist option because I have to upload my presentation file every start of the session so It's kinda waste of time.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

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Matt Goodhart

I had a lot of issues using it

Used monthly for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2018-12-26
Review Source: Capterra

I used this software for presenting to multiple customers at different locations. I always had issues getting everyone able to see me as the presenter while being able to view attached documents and interact with one another. My UI was really clean which I liked, but the overall experience was clunky so we moved to a different software ultimately.

Pros
The client side experience was pretty clean.

Cons
There seemed to be a lot of issue with multiple people and media types on a conference call. 3 viewers, a camera for a presenter, a recording pc, and a separare handout presentation.

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Likelihood to recommend: 4/10

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Laron Harris

Makes videoconferencing easy

Used weekly for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2018-02-20
Review Source: Capterra

Facilitates online video meetings.

Pros
I find BigBlueButton very useful for videoconferencing and and webinars. It is easy to setup and launch and the interface is quite friendly. It has all the features I need for a online video meeting.

Cons
No con really, as it does its job well. The only I drawback I can mention is that it operates in a space where there are a lot of tools of the same nature.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

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Peter Manning

Good free webinar tool for our external clients

Used monthly for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2018-03-21
Review Source: Capterra

Pros
Great free alternative for doing live seminars and presentations. Has all the functionalities needed.

Cons
The interface does look a little outdated. Wish there was more customization options to make it look and feel the way we want.

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francesca wetzler

Big Blue Button : Communicate with picture and sound

Used monthly for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2018-12-12
Review Source: Capterra

Pros
We use this application for e-learning and teaching at my university. It is easy to use and the quality of video and sound is normally good. You can also use it for conferences.

Cons
Sometimes issues accur and you have to log out and log in again.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

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Libio Linares

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Used weekly for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2018-04-22
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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

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Reviewed 2018-11-22
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Reviewed 2018-01-31
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