Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Jitsi Meet
Jitsi Meet clearly comes out ahead of BigBlueButton on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Jitsi Meet's paid plans start at $99/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | BigBlueButton Inc. | 8x8 |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTech | DevelopmentMarketingMedia & Entertainment |
| Categories | video-conferencing | video-conferencing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Jitsi Meet
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| Feature | bigbluebutton | jitsi-meet |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Meetings | ||
| Full Source Code Access | ||
| 1500 Monthly Active Users | ||
| Hosted By Blindside Networks | ||
| 25 Monthly Active Users | ||
| Integration With Moodle | ||
| 300 Monthly Active Users | ||
| No Per-User Limits | ||
| 3000 Monthly Active Users | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Custom Scale | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| End-To-End Encryption | ||
| Integrations (Google, Microsoft, Slack) | ||
| Jitsi As A Service | ||
| No Account Required | ||
| Screen Sharing |
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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, Jitsi Meet comes out ahead overall, though BigBlueButton can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both BigBlueButton and Jitsi Meet offer a free tier.
Jitsi Meet scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
