Comparison

BigBlueButton vs Loom

On the evidence we track, Loom leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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BigBlueButton43
Loom78
Score
Vioscale score
BigBlueButton43 / 100low · 44%updating
Loom78 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tier
BigBlueButton
Loom
Model
BigBlueButtonopen_source
Price level
BigBlueButtonfree
Loommid
Transparent
BigBlueButton
Loom
Integrations
Count
BigBlueButton1
Loom16
Security
Disclosure policy
BigBlueButton
Loom
Reliability
Sla pct
BigBlueButton
Loom99.95
Status page
BigBlueButton
Loom
Market

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
BigBlueButton-
Loom
Video meetings
BigBlueButton
Loom-
Whiteboard
BigBlueButton
Loom-
Meetings
Screen sharing
BigBlueButton
Loom
Recording / transcription
BigBlueButtonRecording
LoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
BigBlueButton-
Loom-
SSO / SCIM
BigBlueButton-
Loom
Access
Guest / external access
BigBlueButton-
Loom
Compliance
Compliance controls
BigBlueButton-
Loom
Deployment
Hosting
BigBlueButtonSelf-hosted only
LoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
BigBlueButton-
Loom-
Ecosystem
App marketplace
BigBlueButton
Loom-
Public API / bot framework
BigBlueButton
Loom
Commercial
Free tier
BigBlueButton
Loom

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BigBlueButton

A web-based system designed for online education, offering instructors tools for remote instruction including video conferencing, shared whiteboards, screen sharing, and analytics to monitor student progress.

Independently observed

Loom

Leader

Loom is a screen and camera recording platform that lets users capture, edit, and share video messages with teams and customers. It provides AI-powered transcription, summaries, and video enhancement features to facilitate asynchronous collaboration across distributed organizations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BigBlueButton

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Loom

Leader
from $18/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier. Paid plans from $18/user/month (Business) to $24/user/month (Business + AI). Annual billing saves up to 17%. Enterprise plan requires contact.

  • StarterFree
    • 25 videos per person
    • 5 minute screen recordings
    • Unlimited meeting length
    • Transcriptions in 50+ languages
    • Comments and emoji reactions
    • +8 more
  • Business$18/user/month. Unlimited videos, 4K recording, basic editing
    • Unlimited videos and recording time
    • Remove Loom branding
    • Upload and download videos
    • High-def up to 4K video
    • Basic waveform editing
    • +9 more
  • Business + AI$24/user/month. Includes AI enhancement and automation features
    • Everything in Business, plus:
    • Auto-video enhancement
    • Advanced editing
    • Video-to-text automation
    • Auto-meeting recap emails
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business + AI, plus:
    • Advanced security (SSO, SCIM)
    • Salesforce integration
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • EBA Compliance
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
BigBlueButton
Loom
iOS
BigBlueButton
Loom
Android
BigBlueButton
Loom
macOS
BigBlueButton
Loom
Windows
BigBlueButton
Loom
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BigBlueButton
Loom
Self-hosted
BigBlueButton
Loom

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

BigBlueButton

1 total
  • Sakai
Independently observed

Loom

Leader
16 total
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • GitHub
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Notion
  • Intercom
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • GitLab
  • Salesforce
  • WordPress
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.