Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Cal.com
Cal.com clearly comes out ahead of BigBlueButton on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Cal.com's paid plans start at $12/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Cal.com, Inc. | BigBlueButton Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTech |
| Categories | video-conferencing | video-conferencing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Cal.com
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| Feature | calcom | bigbluebutton |
|---|---|---|
| 1 User | ||
| Full Source Code Access | ||
| 1-Click Import Calendly Events | ||
| Hosted By Blindside Networks | ||
| Accept Stripe & Paypal Payments | ||
| Integration With Moodle | ||
| Additional Apis | ||
| No Per-User Limits | ||
| Booking Analytics | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Browser Extension | ||
| Unlimited Meetings | ||
| Company Subdomain (Yourcompany.Cal.Com) | ||
| Custom Apis | ||
| Customizable Email & Sms Notifications | ||
| Dedicated Database | ||
| Dedicated Onboarding And Engineering Support | ||
| Domain-Wide-Delegation | ||
| Email & Sms Notifications | ||
| Free Plan Features | ||
| Hris & Directory Integrations | ||
| Instant Meetings | ||
| Integrate With 100+ Apps | ||
| Managed & Collective Event Types | ||
| Mobile App | ||
| Organizations Plan Features | ||
| Priority Slack & Account Support | ||
| Recurring Events | ||
| Remove Cal.Com Branding | ||
| Role-Based Permissions |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Cal.com comes out ahead overall, though BigBlueButton can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Cal.com and BigBlueButton offer a free tier.
BigBlueButton scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
