WebRTC vs BigBlueButton
A head-to-head comparison of WebRTC and BigBlueButton, And what features does Video SDK offer?
WebRTC is a free and open-source initiative that empowers web browsers with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities through straightforward JavaScript APIs. The WebRTC components have been finely tuned to effectively fulfill this objective.
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?
WebRTC and BigBlueButton are two distinct technologies with different applications in the realm of real-time communication and collaboration. WebRTC is an open-source project that empowers real-time communication while BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing system specifically designed for online learning and collaboration. However, It's essential to be aware of their limitations.
Introducing Video SDK- a powerful and easy-to-use video conferencing SDK that offers a wide range of features, including chat, polls, breakout rooms, streaming capability, and RTMP out. It is the perfect solution for businesses and organizations of all sizes that need to create high-quality and engaging real-time communication experiences.
Here is a comparison of Video SDK with WebRTC and BigBlueButton, and understand why Video SDK is a much better choice for all your needs.
Features Comparison : WebRTC vs BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | WebRTC | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ 2-3 participants only | ✕ Upto 100 Participants Only | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ 3rd Party Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ No | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ No | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ No | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ No | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | Monthly Price | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Very limited | ✕ Upto 100 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ 20% | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Open source templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ Yes, but requires much efforts | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Legacy Solution | ✓ Yes | ✓ No | |
Session analytics | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
features | WebRTC | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ 2-3 participants only | ✕ Upto 100 Participants Only | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ 3rd Party Deployment | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ No | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ No | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ No | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ No | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | Monthly Price | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Very limited | ✕ Upto 100 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ 20% | ✕ Limited | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Open source templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ Separate SDK | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ Yes, but requires much efforts | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Legacy Solution | ✓ Yes | ✓ No | |
Session analytics | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Price Comparison : WebRTC vs BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | WebRTC | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing | NA |
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Analytics | NA | NA | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | NA | 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 | NA | 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 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing | NA | Recording storage: $19 per TB per month (for 25 participants on session) |
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RTMP pricing | NA | $2.5 per GB per month |
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ILS pricing | NA | $99 per month (For Maximum 25 users per 60 min session) |
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Storage pricing | NA |
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features | WebRTC | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing | NA |
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Analytics | NA | NA | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | NA | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | NA | 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 | NA | 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 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Free |
Cloud recording pricing | NA | Recording storage: $19 per TB per month (for 25 participants on session) |
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RTMP pricing | NA | $2.5 per GB per month |
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ILS pricing | NA | $99 per month (For Maximum 25 users per 60 min session) |
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Storage pricing | NA |
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Support Comparison : WebRTC vs BigBlueButton vs Video SDK
features | WebRTC | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | NA | $149/mo | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✓ Yes, but Additional.
| ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
features | WebRTC | BigBlueButton | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | NA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | NA | $149/mo | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✓ Yes, but Additional.
| ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers
“VideoSDK's well-structured product and efficient support team expedited integration. Their excellent user experience and well-defined documentation prompted us to switch from our previous provider.”
Kanishk Agrawal ,
Sr. Director - Technology at Judge Group
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