BigBlueButton
Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructors can engage remote students with polling, emojis, and breakout rooms.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 9.3k
- Last activity
- 2026-11-03
- Latest release
- v4.0.1
2026-10-29 - Commits (12 mo)
- 2.4k
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Language / platform
- Java
Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.
Run BigBlueButton yourself
- RAM: ~4 GB server (2 vCPU)
- Docker: not detected — install from source or packages
- bandwidth and CPU scale with participants
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 4 GB | $20 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 4 GB | $24 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 4 GB | $24 | Deploy → |
Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.
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