# BigBlueButton vs Mattermost

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Mattermost

| Attribute | BigBlueButton | Mattermost |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.9 (44% (low)) | 67 (65% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 371 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 39,264 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A self-hosted web conferencing system that enables virtual meetings, classes, and collaborative sessions with features like screen sharing and video capture. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://bigbluebutton.org","question":"What is BigBlueButton?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"BigBlueButton is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://bigbluebutton.org","question":"Is BigBlueButton free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to BigBlueButton. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://bigbluebutton.org","question":"What platforms does BigBlueButton support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. BigBlueButton can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://bigbluebutton.org","question":"Can BigBlueButton be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for BigBlueButton, including Sakai, Canvas, Moodle Cloud, Jenzabar, D2L, Schoology, YouTube and PeerTube. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://bigbluebutton.org","question":"What does BigBlueButton integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"BigBlueButton is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Canada.","source":"https://bigbluebutton.org","question":"Where is BigBlueButton available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"What is Mattermost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mattermost offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Open Source, Enterprise E10 and Enterprise E20. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"Is Mattermost free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mattermost supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"What platforms does Mattermost support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Mattermost can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"Can Mattermost be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Mattermost, including Slack, Git, Jenkins, Twitter, Bugzilla, RSS, Gerrit and Redmine, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"What does Mattermost integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Mattermost. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Mattermost not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://mattermost.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Mattermost have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Mattermost is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the EU and Japan. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"Where is Mattermost available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":true,"open_source":true,"browser_join":true,"breakout_rooms":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"recording_transcription":"recording"}` | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":false,"pricing_model":"per_seat_subscription","screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":false,"app_marketplace":true,"deployment_model":"self_hosted_on_premise","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes","cross_company_guest_channels":true,"threaded_reply_conversations":true,"automated_workflow_bot_builders":true,"channel_based_topic_organization":true,"jira_github_engineering_webhook_sync":true,"robust_message_search_and_history_indexing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 700 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Sakai"},{"name":"Canvas"},{"name":"Moodle Cloud"},{"name":"Jenzabar"},{"name":"D2L"},{"name":"Schoology"},{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"PeerTube"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Twitter"},{"name":"Bugzilla"},{"name":"RSS"},{"name":"Gerrit"},{"name":"Redmine"},{"name":"Mercurial"},{"name":"SVN"},{"name":"Threema"},{"name":"Pexip"},{"name":"Prometheus","category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Grafana","category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Matrix","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"XMPP","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Trello","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":true,"category":"itsm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"incident_response","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Nagios","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Ansible","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Matterbridge","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bigbluebutton.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:00:49.909Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition E10","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition E20","contactSales":false}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://mattermost.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:08:02.475Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.10.3-rc1","date":"2026-10-02T11:23:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.10.3-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc2","date":"2026-09-25T08:37:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.1","date":"2026-09-24T06:27:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc1","date":"2026-09-18T10:58:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v10.11.24","date":"2026-09-16T09:55:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.11.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.10.2","date":"2026-09-15T07:48:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.11","date":"2026-09-15T05:06:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.7.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.11-rc1","date":"2026-09-11T12:06:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.7.11-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.9.2","date":"2026-09-15T06:26:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0","date":"2026-09-07T11:26:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0-rc3","date":"2026-09-07T10:37:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.11.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.10","date":"2026-08-26T11:53:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.7.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0-rc2","date":"2026-08-25T09:15:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.11.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.10.1","date":"2026-08-24T07:07:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0-rc1","date":"2026-08-18T06:47:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.11.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.9","date":"2026-08-13T06:29:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.7.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.9.1","date":"2026-08-13T06:07:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.9.1-rc1","date":"2026-08-07T09:17:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.9.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.8.5","date":"2026-08-13T05:45:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.8.5-rc1","date":"2026-08-07T08:38:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.8.5-rc1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"Section 508 Compliance","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://mattermost.com"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.3 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://mattermost.com/blog/trusted-device-authentication-101/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=mattermost-redux&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | BigBlueButton | Mattermost |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Modality** |  |  |
| Messaging | - | ✓ |
| Video meetings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Whiteboard | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Meetings** |  |  |
| Screen sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recording / transcription | Recording | Recording + AI notes |
| **Security** |  |  |
| End-to-end encryption | - | - |
| SSO / SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Guest / external access | - | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance controls | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Max participants | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| App marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T08:15:56.271Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*