Comparison

BigBlueButton vs Loom

On the evidence we track, Loom leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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BigBlueButton57
★Loom79
Score
vioscaleAI score
BigBlueButton57 / 100low · 44%
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
BigBlueButton✓
Loom✓
Model
BigBlueButtonopen_source
Loomfree
Price level
BigBlueButtonfree
Loomfree
Starting price
BigBlueButton–
Loom$18
Transparent
BigBlueButton–
Loom✓
Integrations
Count
BigBlueButton8
Loom10
Security
Disclosure policy
BigBlueButton–
Loom✓
Gdpr
BigBlueButton–
Loom✓
Reliability
Sla pct
BigBlueButton–
Loom99.95
Status page
BigBlueButton–
Loom✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
BigBlueButton6 items

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 freely-available conferencing system designed for educational settings, offering tools for collaborative group learning such as breakout areas, interactive drawing surfaces, and screen sharing capabilities.

Independently observed

Loom

Leader

A desktop application for recording screen videos with speaker notes and mouse click highlighting.

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/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $18/user/month. Free tier available. 14-day free trial for Business plan.

  • FreeFree
    • 25 videos per person
    • 5 minute screen recordings
    • Unlimited screenshots
    • Video quality up to 720p
    • Screen and camera recording
    • +5 more
  • Starter$18/user/month
    • Unlimited videos
    • Unlimited recording time
    • Upload and download videos
    • Transcriptions and closed captions
    • Custom recording dimensions
    • +8 more
  • Business$24/user/month with AI features
    • Unlimited videos
    • Unlimited recording time
    • Auto-video enhancement
    • Video-to-text automation
    • AI Workflows
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced security with SSO and SCIM
    • Salesforce integration (Beta)
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • EBA Compliance
    • Unlimited spaces with advanced admin controls
    • +6 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

8 total
  • Sakai
  • Canvas
  • Moodle Cloud
  • Jenzabar
  • D2L
  • Schoology
  • YouTube
  • PeerTube
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
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BigBlueButton or Loom: which one depends on you

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