#1 BigBlueButton Alternative
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Get started with Video SDK in just couple of hours with highly customizable UI kits.
- Built-in chat, polls, whiteboards, and Q&A
- Fully customization from end to end
- 10,000 free minutes per month
- No credit card required
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Super Fast Implementation
Prebuilt templates for creating virtual events and classrooms, as well as adding video calling to your platform in 10 minutes.
Reduce Development Effort
Custom video tracks, optimized mode for text and motion, preconfigured templates, and code examples save development efforts by 100x.
Optimized For Best Call Quality
Low-latency across the globe with high bitrate audio and video streams.
Features Comparison: BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Upto 100 Participants Only | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ 3rd Party Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | Monthly Price | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✓ Yes | |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Upto 100 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Open source templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Full Custom roles | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Session analytics | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
features | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Upto 100 Participants Only | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ 3rd Party Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | Monthly Price | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✓ Yes | |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Upto 100 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Open source templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Full Custom roles | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Session analytics | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Price Comparison: BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing |
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Analytics | NA | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing | Recording storage: $19 per TB per month (for 25 participants on session) |
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RTMP pricing | $2.5 per GB per month |
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ILS pricing | $99 per month (For Maximum 25 users per 60 min session) |
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features | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing |
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Analytics | NA | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing | Recording storage: $19 per TB per month (for 25 participants on session) |
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RTMP pricing | $2.5 per GB per month |
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ILS pricing | $99 per month (For Maximum 25 users per 60 min session) |
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Support Comparison: BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|
Support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | $149/mo | Free |
Access to Testing | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✓ Yes, but Additional.
| ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
features | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|
Support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | $149/mo | Free |
Access to Testing | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✓ Yes, but Additional.
| ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers
“I still remember when I was trying out the product and connected over discord with Arjun Kava, and he immediately responded. It is one of the things that we found less often. The team is super enthusiastic to make the product as next big thing. Easy integration is the beauty of it. Few lines of code and it's done.”
Ankur Chandra ,
Engineering Manager at Fynd
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