alfaview vs BigBlueButton
alfaview
alfaview.comBigBlueButton
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| Figure | alfaview | BigBlueButton |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €1/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 0 |
| Spec score · Virtual Classroom Software | 9.5 (#1) | 8.0 (#10) |
| API | The public API site offers interactive v2 documentation and downloadable OpenAPI 3.1 or 3.0.3 descriptions for client generation. | Its API lets applications create, join and end meetings, manage recordings, insert documents and perform other meeting actions. |
| Breakout rooms | Every room includes up to 50 parallel, individually renameable breakout groups. | Yes |
| Founded | 2010 | 2007 |
| Integrations | alfaview provides an Outlook add-in for Microsoft 365 and Outlook 2016 or newer, plus link-based toolbox integrations. | The product lists integrations with learning platforms including Moodle, Canvas, Schoology, Open edX and Sakai. |
| Privacy | alfaview says video conference content is not stored or shared, and its security page says user data is not analyzed or used for marketing by third parties. | BigBlueButton Inc. says it takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal information, while acknowledging it cannot eliminate all security risks. |
| Purpose | alfaview provides video conferencing for online meetings, webinars, and virtual events. | BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom designed to help teachers teach and learners learn. |
| Screen sharing | Users can share an entire screen, a region or an application with audio, and unlimited users can share simultaneously. | Yes |
| Security | alfaview says its infrastructure is operated in German data centers, its processes comply with GDPR, and it and its data centers are certified under ISO/IEC 27001. | The documentation describes HTTPS connections, checksum validation for API requests, and DTLS and SRTP encryption for real-time media. |
| Self-hosting | The terms describe alfaview as a managed platform and say the provider is not obliged to provide the software on a customer-owned server. | The installation guide recommends a dedicated Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit Linux server for production installation. |
| Support | The features page says users can contact the team by phone, contact form, or email, and consult the Support Center. | The site directs users to a searchable knowledge base, community support and commercial hosting or support providers. |
Plans
alfaview
- FreeFree
- Free 500 SpecialFree
- One€1 a month
- Professional€3.90 a month
- Premium€9.90 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
alfaview
alfaview provides video conferencing for online meetings, webinars, virtual events, and online or hybrid education. Schools can use it for classes, lectures, and training in virtual classrooms that educators can leave open around the clock. Teachers can be highlighted as VIPs, and participants can raise a virtual hand. Rooms include screen sharing with audio, group chat, file sharing, a whiteboard, waiting rooms, and up to 50 breakout rooms. Licenses are priced by booked room, not participant, and user numbers can be unlimited; the free plan is for private individuals, while regular non-private use requires a license. Plans include Free at €0, One at €1 per month, Professional at €3.90 per month, and Premium at €9.90 per month. The service lists browser access and apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. It also lists Outlook integration, an API, a PHP SDK, and single sign-on. alfaview says its infrastructure is in German data centers, its processes comply with GDPR, and communications and stored data are encrypted.
BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.