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Comparison

BigBlueButton vs Whereby

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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BigBlueButton57
★Whereby86
Score
vioscaleAI score
BigBlueButton57 / 100low · 44%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✓
Model
BigBlueButtonopen_source
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
BigBlueButtonfree
Wherebylow
Starting price
BigBlueButton–
Whereby$9.99
Transparent
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
BigBlueButton8
Whereby5
Security
Certifications
BigBlueButton–
WherebyISO 27001
Disclosure policy
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Gdpr
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Hipaa
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Pci
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Soc2
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
BigBlueButton–
Whereby99.9
Status page
BigBlueButton–
Whereby✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
BigBlueButton6 items
Whereby6 items

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
BigBlueButton-
Whereby✓
Video meetings
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✓
Whiteboard
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✓
Recording / transcription
BigBlueButtonRecording
WherebyRecording
Security
End-to-end encryption
BigBlueButton-
Whereby✓
SSO / SCIM
BigBlueButton-
Whereby-
Access
Guest / external access
BigBlueButton-
Whereby✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
BigBlueButton-
Whereby✓
Deployment
Hosting
BigBlueButtonSelf-hosted only
WherebyCloud only
Scale
Max participants
BigBlueButton-
Whereby200
Ecosystem
App marketplace
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✗
Public API / bot framework
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✓
Commercial
Free tier
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✓

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

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

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 ↗

Whereby

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 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✓
Whereby✓
iOS
BigBlueButton✗
Whereby✓
Android
BigBlueButton✗
Whereby✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BigBlueButton✗
Whereby✓
Self-hosted
BigBlueButton✓
Whereby✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • YouTube

BigBlueButton

8 total - 7 not shared
  • Sakai
  • Canvas
  • Moodle Cloud
  • Jenzabar
  • D2L
  • Schoology
  • PeerTube
Independently observed

Whereby

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • Slack
  • Chrome
Independently observed
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