OpenVidu vs BigBlueButton
A head-to-head comparison of OpenVidu and BigBlueButton, And what features does Video SDK offer?
OpenVidu is an open-source web real-time communication WebRTC platform and client-side SDK that enables developers to add real-time video and audio communication features to their applications using the OpenVidu API. It is a low-level SDK that provides complete control over the video conferencing experience, with the OpenVidu Server handling session management and signaling.
BigBlueButton is a free and open-source web conferencing system that allows users to host and join video conferences, online meetings, and virtual classrooms. It is a popular choice for educational institutions and businesses, as it offers a wide range of features.
How Video SDK make a difference?
Openvidu and BigBlueButton are web conferencing platforms designed to facilitate real-time communication, collaboration, and learning. Openvidu offers a robust set of features, including real-time video and audio communication, screen sharing, and recording, while BigBlueButton focuses on the educational sector, offering features tailored to virtual classrooms. However, there are some key differences beetween comparison of OpenVidu and BigBlueButton so it's essential to be aware of their limitations and constraints.
Presenting the Video SDK - a robust and user-friendly video conferencing SDK that offers an extensive array of features, including chat, polls, break-out rooms, streaming capabilities, and RTMP out. It's the perfect solution for businesses and organizations of any size that require creating top-notch and captivating real-time communication experiences.
Here is a comparison of Video SDK with OpenVidu vs BigBlueButton, and understand why Video SDK emerges as a much better choice for all your requirements.
Features Comparison : OpenVidu vs BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | OpenVidu | BigBlueButton |  VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ OpenVidu support 5 Participant Only. | ✕ Upto 100 Participants Only | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ OpenVidu needs 3+ month to SDK intergration. | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✕ Adpative audio/video quality is not available in OpenVidu. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ Yes
| ✕ 3rd Party Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ OpenVidu not offer Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming is not available in OpenVidu SDK. | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ In OpenVidu SDK need Separate integration for Build collaborative features. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Separate integration | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✕ Usage Based | Monthly Price | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes (Only on Enterprise Plan) | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✕ OpenVidu not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach | |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ OpenVidu offer Limited Support. | ✕ Upto 100 | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Limited (iOS not supported) | ✕ Limited | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments.. |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✓ Limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✕ No (Only on Enterprise Plan) | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✕ OpenVidu does not supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ OpenVidu is not cost effective. | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Not Flexible | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ Basic | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ Basic | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
features | OpenVidu | BigBlueButton | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ OpenVidu support 5 Participant Only. | ✕ Upto 100 Participants Only | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ OpenVidu needs 3+ month to SDK intergration. | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✕ Adpative audio/video quality is not available in OpenVidu. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ Yes
| ✕ 3rd Party Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ OpenVidu not offer Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming is not available in OpenVidu SDK. | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ In OpenVidu SDK need Separate integration for Build collaborative features. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Separate integration | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✕ Usage Based | Monthly Price | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes (Only on Enterprise Plan) | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✕ OpenVidu not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach | |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ OpenVidu offer Limited Support. | ✕ Upto 100 | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Limited (iOS not supported) | ✕ Limited | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments.. |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✓ Limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✕ No (Only on Enterprise Plan) | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✕ OpenVidu does not supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ OpenVidu is not cost effective. | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Not Flexible | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ Basic | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ Basic | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
Price Comparison : OpenVidu vs BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | OpenVidu | BigBlueButton | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing | ✓ Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ No | NA | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard |
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month | ✕ No (15 days Free trial) | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | $0.0018 per core per minute | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.004 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | 0.0006$ core/minute. | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.001 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ OpenVidu not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✕ BigBlueButton not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✓ Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
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Cloud Recording Pricing |
| Recording storage: $19 per TB per month
(for 25 participants on session) |
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RTMP Pricing | ✕ Not Included | $2.5 per GB per month |
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ILS Pricing | Aggregated resolution based per participant pricing | $99 per month
(For Maximum 25 users per 60 min session) |
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Storage Pricing | Extra Cost |
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features | OpenVidu | BigBlueButton | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing | ✓ Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ No | NA | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard |
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month | ✕ No (15 days Free trial) | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | $0.0018 per core per minute | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.004 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | 0.0006$ core/minute. | Pro plan starts at $149.90 per year per license Additional Pricing (Maximum 25 users per 60 min session):
| $0.001 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ OpenVidu not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✕ BigBlueButton not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✓ Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
|
Cloud Recording Pricing |
| Recording storage: $19 per TB per month
(for 25 participants on session) |
|
RTMP Pricing | ✕ Not Included | $2.5 per GB per month |
|
ILS Pricing | Aggregated resolution based per participant pricing | $99 per month
(For Maximum 25 users per 60 min session) |
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Storage Pricing | Extra Cost |
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Support Comparison : OpenVidu vs BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | OpenVidu | BigBlueButton | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
| $149/mo | Free |
Access to Testing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✓ Yes (Enterprise plan) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | Additional (24x7 or NBD (Next Business Day)) | ✓ Yes, but Additional.
| ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
features | OpenVidu | BigBlueButton | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
| $149/mo | Free |
Access to Testing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✓ Yes (Enterprise plan) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | Additional (24x7 or NBD (Next Business Day)) | ✓ Yes, but Additional.
| ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers
“We switched from a major international player to Video SDK due to their responsiveness to feedback, superior product, and better service. They outshine bigger players in the market and have been excellent in resolving issues promptly.”
Shilpa Jain ,
CEO & Co-Founder at Talk Your Heart Out
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