BigBlueButton vs Koala Go
BigBlueButton
bigbluebutton.org
Koala Go
teachwithkoala.comSide by side
| Figure | BigBlueButton | Koala Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $21.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Virtual Classroom Software | 8.0 (#10) | 8.2 (#8) |
| API | Its API lets applications create, join and end meetings, manage recordings, insert documents and perform other meeting actions. | Koala for Business offers an API to manage teachers and lessons and retrieve attendance, usage and recordings programmatically. |
| Integrations | The product lists integrations with learning platforms including Moodle, Canvas, Schoology, Open edX and Sakai. | The maker names Wordwall, Raz-Kids and Genially as websites tutors can use with Koala; it does not describe them as formal integrations. |
| Support | The site directs users to a searchable knowledge base, community support and commercial hosting or support providers. | Koala Pro includes 24/7 live support by a real person. |
Plans
Koala Go
- Koala FreeFree
- Koala BusinessPriced on request
- Koala Pro$21.99 a month
- Koala Platinum$39.99 a month
In their own words
BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Koala Go
Koala Go is a browser-based virtual classroom for online tutoring, aimed especially at independent tutors teaching English to children and other young learners. Classes combine live video, an interactive whiteboard, and a shared co-browser, with a 3D room and customizable student avatars. Teachers control student permissions for actions such as drawing and using the co-browser. Tutors can use websites including Wordwall, Raz-Kids, and Genially; Pro adds PDF and PowerPoint uploads. Koala supports worldwide invoicing, and its homepage says parents can pay in local currency using methods including WeChat in China. Koala Free allows up to four students per session, up to three activities, and limited co-browser use, with ads and a 4.5% invoice fee. Koala Pro costs $21.99 a month, billed $263.88 / year, and includes unlimited co-browser use, scheduling, document uploads, translated student chat, unlimited activities, and 24/7 live support. Platinum costs $39.99 a month, billed $479.88 / year. Business is priced on request, billed from 100 hrs per month, with an API.