# BigBlueButton vs Jitsi Meet

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Jitsi Meet

| Attribute | BigBlueButton | Jitsi Meet |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.9 (44% (low)) | 69.5 (39% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A free, open-source video conferencing solution that enables peer-to-peer conversations across web and mobile platforms, deployable in the cloud or on self-managed infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"recording_transcription":"recording"}` | `{"hosting":"both","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"e2e_encryption":true,"video_meetings":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes"}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Sakai"}]` | `[{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"SIP"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bigbluebutton.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:00:49.909Z"}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jitsi.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:18:41.308Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | BigBlueButton | Jitsi Meet |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:07:11.396Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*