Apache OpenMeetings vs BigBlueButton
Apache OpenMeetings
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| Figure | Apache OpenMeetings | BigBlueButton |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Web Conferencing Software | 8.9 (#2) | 8.0 (#12) |
| Spec score · Secure Video Conferencing Software | 8.9 (#3) | 8.0 (#17) |
| Spec score · Video Conferencing Software | 8.9 (#5) | 8.0 (#22) |
| Spec score · Video conferencing apps | 8.4 (#17) | 7.9 (#23) |
| Integrations | The project provides REST and SOAP APIs, LDAP/ADS connectors and VoIP/Asterisk integration modules. | The product lists integrations with learning platforms including Moodle, Canvas, Schoology, Open edX and Sakai. |
| Security | The security page says WYSIWYG fields are sanitized and recommends upgrading to version 9.1.0 to fix a critical arbitrary-file-read vulnerability affecting earlier versions. | The documentation describes HTTPS connections, checksum validation for API requests, and DTLS and SRTP encryption for real-time media. |
| Self-hosting | The installation guide instructs users to install Kurento Media Server, download OpenMeetings, and run its web installer. | The installation guide recommends a dedicated Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit Linux server for production installation. |
| Support | The project lists commercial providers offering services such as code support, development, integration, and bug fixing. | The site directs users to a searchable knowledge base, community support and commercial hosting or support providers. |
Plans
In their own words
Apache OpenMeetings
Apache OpenMeetings is open-source groupware for video conferencing, instant messaging, whiteboards, and collaborative document work. Meeting participants can choose audio, video, audio-only, video-only, or picture-only modes, adjust quality and devices, record sessions for MP4 download, and share a desktop or window. Its multi-whiteboard supports drawing, writing, images, clip art, and imports such as PDF, DOC, ODT, and PPT. Conference rooms include a file explorer and shared public drive, while users have private drives. An integrated calendar handles invitations to internal or external attendees and emails meeting details. The project describes REST and SOAP APIs, LDAP/ADS connectors, VoIP/Asterisk modules, and plugins for Moodle, Drupal, and Joomla. OpenMeetings is free, with source and binary downloads; it is installed on a server and requires Java 21 and Kurento Media Server. The project lists a security fix in version 9.1.0 for an arbitrary file-read vulnerability affecting earlier versions from 5.0.0. Server setup requirements include a 2 GHz CPU and 4 GB RAM minimum under limited feature conditions, with 8 GB RAM recommended.
BigBlueButton
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