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Comparison

BigBlueButton vs MURAL

On the evidence we track, MURAL leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

BigBlueButton full profile →MURAL full profile →
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BigBlueButton43
★MURAL71
Score
Vioscale score
BigBlueButton43 / 100low · 44%updating
MURAL71 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
BigBlueButton✓
MURAL✓
Model
BigBlueButtonopen_source
MURALfreemium
Price level
BigBlueButtonfree
MURALlow
Transparent
BigBlueButton–
MURAL✓
Integrations
Count
BigBlueButton1
MURAL8
Security
Disclosure policy
BigBlueButton–
MURAL✓
Gdpr
BigBlueButton–
MURAL✓
Iso27001
BigBlueButton–
MURAL✓
Soc2
BigBlueButton–
MURAL✓
Reliability
Status page
BigBlueButton–
MURAL✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

MURAL

Leader

A collaborative whiteboard tool with AI capabilities that enables teams to visualize strategies, solve complex problems together, and accelerate decisions through shared visual workspace and structured facilitation features.

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 ↗

MURAL

Leader
from $9.99/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $9.99/member/month billed annually. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 3 editable murals
    • 1 workspace
    • Unlimited members
    • Templates
    • Core integrations
    • +2 more
  • Team+$9.99/member/month (billed annually) or $12/member/month (billed monthly)
    • Unlimited editable murals
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Unlimited guests
    • Premade templates and custom template creation
    • Core integrations
    • +1 more
  • Business$17.99/member/month (billed annually)
    • Unlimited murals
    • Open, Private, and Confidential rooms
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Unlimited guests
    • SSO and 2FA
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited murals and workspaces
    • Unlimited guests
    • SSO, 2FA, SCIM provisioning
    • Advanced integrations plus Azure AD and Okta
    • Data residency and BYOK encryption
    • +4 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✓
MURAL✓
iOS
BigBlueButton✗
MURAL✓
Android
BigBlueButton✗
MURAL✓
macOS
BigBlueButton✗
MURAL✓
Windows
BigBlueButton✗
MURAL✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BigBlueButton✗
MURAL✓
Self-hosted
BigBlueButton✓
MURAL✗

Integrations

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

BigBlueButton

1 total
  • Sakai
Independently observed

MURAL

Leader
8 total
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Webex
  • Zoom
  • Jira Cloud
  • Google Workspace
  • Slack
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Butter
Independently observed

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