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66 reviews
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Founded
2008
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3
Open source web conferencing solution for online learning. It offers two-way audio and video, slides, multi-user live whiteboard, public and private chat as well as screen sharing. Users can be polled, grouped into breakout rooms or use emojis. It integrates with Learning Management Systems such as Instructure, Schoology, Jenzabar or D2L.
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(66 reviews)
Bei uns im Büro wird es oft für meetings bis 60-80 Personen genutzt. Das funktioniert sehr gut.
Pros: Sehr gute Open Source Alternative zu Teams und Zoom.
Cons: Die Funktionalität ist nicht so umfangreich, wie bei der Konkurrenz.
Uwe S. · Administrator · Civic & Social Organization · January 6, 2025
Utilisation pour des réunions et formations dans le cadre des projets européens
Pros: Solution Open-source et gratuite Gestion des sous-groupes (breakout rooms) Facilité d'intégration avec les LMS Fonctionnalités interactives telles que le chat, le tableau blanc interactif, les sondages en temps réel, etc.
Cons: Fonctionnalités limitées par rapport aux solutions commerciales Complexité d'installation et maintenance Performances dépendantes du serveur dédié
Anonymous User · Enseignant-chercheur · Higher Education · October 6, 2024
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| Tutoring | 1 | 23 | - |
| Virtual Classroom | 2 | 15 |
Domain confidence 98%
Cons: Die Administration lässt sehr zu wünschen übrig. Nach Versionsupgrades sind angepasste Templates nicht mehr verwendbar.
Leander W. · IT-Administrator · Government Relations · August 3, 2023
Very, very good. Easy to interact with, usable, stable.
Pros: Quality and easy of use are foremost. You integrates it seamlessly with your environment
Cons: the application is demanding on performance and requires a real implementation more than a virtual one
Marco M. · Ceo (owner) · Computer Software · July 7, 2023
L'ho usata per seguire delle videoconferenze e si è comportata egregiamente, fa il suo dovere senza prò eccellere o essere rilevante in qualcosa
Pros: Le funzionalità basilari di piattaforma per le videoconferenze sono presenti e si riesce ad usare quasi immediatamente
Cons: l'interfaccia è un po' scarna, da migliorare visivamente
Simone V. · tecnologo alimentare · Farming · June 7, 2023
Pros: As a result of my and my teacher's experience , BigBlueButton is the most useful online meeting application. It provides a lot of easiness to users.
Cons: There are some features could be useful in my opinion, like file sharing by chat etc.
Alper Ö. · Student · Financial Services · May 19, 2023
Es un software muy confiable en la planificación de conferencias para enselanza clase virtuales y reuniones de negocio y formación.
Pros: Su integración con mutiples plataformas que funciona de manera independiente en servidor propio de desarrollo.
Cons: Los servidores para su funcionalidad debe considerarse de manera exclusiva ya que requiere muchas características para optimo funcionamiento.
Anonymous User · Docente · E-Learning · January 29, 2023
Es una muy buena herramienta para la gestión de videollamadas y conferencias en servidores particulares.
Pros: La facilidad de implementación y la puesta en marcha, ya que permite programar y realizar conferencias desde una vez temrinada su instalación en el servidor.
Cons: En ciertos momentos de uso llega a consumir muchos recursos del servidor, aun siendo un servidor exclusivo donde estaba instalado.
Anonymous User · Docente · Primary/Secondary Education · January 24, 2023
Abbiamo integrato BBB nel nostro Moodle per la gestione della FAD sincrona: ci permette di tracciare la formazione in modo puntuale e integrare i dati con quelli della FAD asincrona su Moodle in modo semplice e completo.
Pros: Tra le piattaforme per la didattica a distanza sincrona, è una delle più complete. Ha tantissime funzionalità per il coinvolgimento degli allievi, permette di gestire la formazione in diversi modi. La condivisione di slide e video integrati senza condivisione dello schermo è un aspetto chiave. La presenza di tantissime lingue per l'interfaccia rende la piattaforma molto inclusiva. Si integra facilmente con Moodle permettendo il tracciamento della formazione. La nuova Learning Analytics Dashboard dell'ultima versione è utilissima per avere un riassunto delle azioni durante la lezione online.
Cons: Non è facilissimo da installare e configurare, richiede necessariamente l'intervento di un professionista.
Martina M. · Academy Manager · Computer Software · January 17, 2023
Pros: You can organize breakout rooms and flexibly decide to extend or not the time participants spend in the breakout rooms; you can organize quizzes/surveys;
Cons: screensharing sometimes is not working or it interrupts, so you better upload your presentation directly on BigBlueButton;
Anonymous User · Freelance trainer and coach · Writing and Editing · December 14, 2022
BigBlueButton has always been a reliable platform for me as a teacher and a student. I love the user friendly details, crisp clear connection, and the organization of the content for the platform!
Pros: I love that BigBlueButton offers a strong, safe platform for all the users! I love the quick, clear concise connections and content available!
Cons: There isn't much to not like about BigBlueButton!
Justine F. · Teacher · E-Learning · December 13, 2022
I have personally enjoyed using BigBlueButton, the experience has been okay, except for the fact that when the system seems to be overwhelmed with traffic, it immediately crashes down, I would I definitely recommend
Pros: One of the BigBlueButton’s pros is it’s pricing compared to other options out there I believe it wins the pricing battle
Cons: The only con with BigBlueButton is that whenever there’s a high traffic onto the system it tends crash down and also the fact that there’s no remote control feature but, as long as all other features are concerned it is great
Madragule A. · Software developer · Computer Software · October 19, 2022
I have integrated Bigbluebutton for many reputed IT companies in our country and in overall it was very good customer satisfaction than other most expensive products.Hence this is open source and can be customized per companies like their own platform.Also, it was really easy to use and they had only a good experience with this.
Pros: With compare of the other products,such as zoom,google meet; Bigbluebutton is free and open source software with same as payable product features. Also with compare of the other open source products like jitsi, Bigbluebutton has most reliable and feature base product for me.
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. 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. Also it's better to have the remote desktop feature for this product.
Anonymous User · Systems Engineer · Information Technology and Services · October 15, 2022
I have a problem of being limited to one discussion room but when I kicked off with BigBlueButton, I realized I can host as many discussion rooms as possible at the same time.
Pros: I really like this software because of the connection it has with learning management systems and the level of feature flexibilities it offers in terms of customization for example using domain name to host discussions.
Cons: I find the video recordings somehow larger in size.
Akumu E. · Software Developer · Computer Software · September 16, 2022
Pros: BigBlueButton makes it possible for us to conduct our internal company level education without any problem.
Cons: So good so far, no any negative experiences to share here.
Zafer K. · Managing Director · Medical Devices · August 9, 2022
It was problematic. It was nice to use a clean and minimal interface but the icons made it difficult to understand which button is for what use and most problematic part was that you cannot undo simplest tasks (i.e. undo something you wrote on whiteboard). PPT upload for presentation takes too long and you lose presentation screen completely, which causes you to lose control of the class and chat during that time.
Pros: Minimalist and clean looking interface.
Cons: not memorable, error correction is almost impossible, icons do not explain themselves and there are different areas on the presentation screen where functions are scattered, hard to find some of them. Some commands are easily confused with each other.
Damla T. · Lecturer/ Illustrator · Education Management · June 12, 2022
Throughout my experiences using BigBlueButton i noticed the software works best with computers of RAM starting from 4GB anything below tends to slow down the video real time signal and it freeze
Pros: The best thing I like about BigBlueButton is its integration with the Learning Management Systems. This saves a lot of time and effort since all the necessary tools are available to aid learning sessions. Another thing is also it's customization for example choosing own colors and designs for the online classroom, enabling or disabling features based on your demands
Cons: I think have no issue with BigBlueButton and still hoping to discover more interesting features
Rubangakene I. · Game Developer · Computer Games · June 7, 2022
Overall, BigBlueButton is spotless and covers the standard use cases for online meeting and online teaching. I would choose BigBlueButton over any alternative product because of its simplicity in use and service delivery.
Pros: BigBlueButton has become a daily companion for me. It is nothing more and nothing less than a simple service for online communication, without attracting attention with desktop applications or data integrity concerns. In the field of academic work, where it is also important that meetings between researchers can be realized worldwide and quickly, BigBlueButton is simple and highly functional. BigBlueButton is simple and to the point in its basic functionality. What makes BigBlueButton particularly elegant is that it can be installed on your own infra structures via Docker and scaled according to capacity. Especially in the field of online teaching and research, it is particularly appealing that BigBlueButton can be used on one's own systems without sharing information with third parties.
Cons: It is often noticeable that BigBlueButton has problems with audio connection. Especially if the browsers used are not Chrome, Firefox or the InternetExplorer it can be that BigBlueButton does not allow a connection to headphones. Often this can cause delays in meetings.
Marc F. · Ph.D. Student (Computer Science) · Research · May 26, 2022
My overall experience has been very positive. The integration into Canvas was smooth and the tools are familiar, thus not requiring extensive training or extra cost.
Pros: This software is easier to integrate into our LMS for online learners. The analytics and feedback tools are easy to use and provide valuable information for course improvement. The technology also feels familiar. The open-source feature makes it available to anyone.
Cons: There are no drawbacks to that I can report. Big Blue Button is cost-effective and easy to use---even for individuals new to online learning.
Carolyn S. · Faculty · E-Learning · May 12, 2022
Not my go-to option
Pros: Built well for an LMS. A great tool in the pandemic.
Cons: Turning on mics and videos can be a hassle, you often have to leave the call if you didn't turn them on the first time. Accessing recordings can be a pain. Breakout rooms can sometimes be tricky to set up
Evans M. · Student · Education Management · May 6, 2022
It's a simple and effective educational application that I like.
Pros: Easy to use and nice interface. It is designed with eye-catching colors and the widgets are nicely positioned. An app with all the necessary features.
Cons: Unknown software. There may be problems with notifications.
Yavuz Furkan K. · Computer Engineer · Computer Software · April 28, 2022
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
Pros: A complete integration to be able to carry out online classes with an excellent quality of video and sound, a software in constant development that allows integrations with other online education platforms
Cons: The installation must be done by a person who knows what he is doing, or you can also purchase this service from third parties and thus save all these installation steps.
Jhon Jaiver S. · Developer · E-Learning · April 1, 2022
We are a nonprofit, and these folks make life easier. They are great to work with and very responsive. Not a common experience with previous vendors we've used.
Pros: We've been very happy with this product. The Moodle integration is critical for us, and it is solid. It will soon be packaged with Moodle itself, which should only serve to make it even better in the future. The interface is simple enough for anyone to familiarize with it and it checks off the majority of our boxes.
Cons: I think slide navigation could be better. And currently, hyperlinks don't work on slides. These are things that used to be features on their old client versions before rewriting to remove Flash. So I'm hopeful they'll return at some point.
Brian S. · IT Manager · Libraries · March 27, 2022
it's operative and works fine.... but not perfect
Pros: it's easy to use, but it still need to improve, speccialy recording and how to find older records.
Cons: you can access with laptop, phone, or whatever but keep in mind that you could need to re enter to the chat room sometimes because of luck of sound.
Daniel S. · Responsable Adjoint · Arts and Crafts · December 3, 2021
Pros: An option to hold meetings and training online. I liked the moderator features, the use is easy and the installation too.
Cons: There wasn't something that bothered me, I needed to check the installation because I wasn't used to the program but everything went fine.
Regina F. · Help Desk Technician · Information Technology and Services · November 15, 2021
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