BigBlueButton Overview

BigBlueButton is an open-source platform tailored for virtual learning environments. Unlike standard virtual conferencing systems, it focuses on the needs of students and educators. Key features include breakout rooms, multi-user whiteboards, and shared notes, making it ideal for interactive learning sessions. Teachers can customize classrooms to fit their specific teaching requirements, enhancing the educational experience. Users can also engage with tools like polling, chat, and screen sharing, which promote active participation. With its emphasis on education, BigBlueButton supports various teaching styles and fosters an engaging virtual classroom atmosphere.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Collaboration, Onboarding, Engaging And Following Up, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using BigBlueButton.

Other use cases:

  • Community Building
  • Conference Call Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Document Sharing
  • Products & Pricelist Management
  • Contacts History
  • Groups Management
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Business Priorities

Improve Internal Communications is the most popular business priority that customers and associates have achieved using BigBlueButton.

BigBlueButton Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

BigBlueButton works with different mediums / channels such as Offline. Video. Events etc.

BigBlueButton's features include Recording, and Widgets. and BigBlueButton support capabilities include 24/7 Support, Chat Support, Email Support, etc. also BigBlueButton analytics capabilities include Custom Reports, and Analytics.

Reviews

"...Many different people can collaborate on different projects and they can do so remotely...." Peer review by Carissa S, Fitness Area Assistant

BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom software designed for education. It facilitates virtual learning experiences effectively.

Popular Business Setting

for BigBlueButton

Top Industries

  • Education
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Medical Devices

Popular in

  • Mid Market
  • Small Business
  • Large Enterprise

BigBlueButton is popular in Education, Information Technology And Services, and Medical Devices and is widely used by Mid Market, Small Business, and Large Enterprise.

Comprehensive Insights on BigBlueButton Use Cases

What solutions does BigBlueButton provide for Collaboration?

How does BigBlueButton address your Onboarding Challenges?

How does BigBlueButton address your Engaging And Following Up Challenges?

How can BigBlueButton enhance your Community Building process?

What makes BigBlueButton ideal for Conference Call Management?

10+ more Business Use Cases

51 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well BigBlueButton solved their business needs. Cuspera uses 250 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific business needs.

Case Studies

Education

CASE STUDY Kids’ Club Spanish School

BigBlueButton helped Kids’ Club Spanish School deliver online Spanish lessons to children in the US and Canada. The school switched to BigBlueButton in 2018 for its flexibility and customization. The...y changed the virtual classroom layout to make it easier for young students to focus. The platform allowed teachers and students to connect across countries. Kids’ Club Spanish School has used BigBlueButton for over three years.

Non-Profit Organization Management

CASE STUDY School on Wheels

BigBlueButton helped School on Wheels deliver online education to homeless children in California. The non-profit used BigBlueButton to provide remote tutoring during the pandemic. They delivered ove...r 1.8 million minutes of online classes using the platform. School on Wheels distributed over 1,000 devices and hundreds of hotspots to students. Tutors found BigBlueButton easy to use and effective for connecting with students. In 2020, 1,602 volunteers tutored 2,360 students experiencing homelessness.

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Peers used BigBlueButton for collaboration and onboarding

BigBlueButton Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Custom Reports

4.15/5

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Analytics

3.21/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Custom Reports

4.15/5

Read Reviews (11)
Analytics

3.21/5

Read Reviews (3)

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Product

BigBlueButton integration for Nextcloud

The "BigBlueButton integration for Nextcloud" is an extension that enables users to manage BigBlueButton virtual meeting rooms directly within Nextcloud. The project, originally developed by Klaus Herberth, was taken over by Arawa in 2024 to ensure ongoing support. The integration allows for room creation, user role management, sharing, and meeting launch, with the source code available under the AGPL license.

Boosting Student Engagement in Online Teaching: The Webcam Dilemma – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our specialized blog series, geared to address teachers’ concerns about monitoring student engagement when students aren’t using their webcams. In Part 1 of this series, we pointed out a common worry from teachers: if students don’t use their webcams it is hard to tell how much they engage with the […]

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Boosting Student Engagement in Online Teaching: The Webcam Dilemma – Part 1

In Part 1 of this two-part series to help you increase student online engagement, we address one of the biggest complaints from online teachers: that they can’t tell if students are actually learning when they don’t turn on their webcams. Teaching to ‘black boxes’ often feels like you’re not teaching to anyone. Some teachers even […]

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New Engagement Features in BigBlueButton 2.7 Release

Emojis, Camera Layouts, Timers and More! The BigBlueButton project is pleased to announce the release of BigBlueButton 2.7 with features designed to improve student engagement, including but not limited to:  Visual Grid Layout for Cameras Emoji Reaction Bar Camera as Content Timer and Stopwatch  Visual Grid Layout for Cameras Group discussions are a key […]

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https://bigbluebutton.org/

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