BigBlueButton

Designed for teaching and webinars. Strong for NGOs that train a lot.

LGPL-3.0 · https://bigbluebutton.org

Video meetings

Self-hosted

Hosting: Self-hosted Reviewed

Often offered by EU education hosters.

  • Fair 4.7
  • Easy 3.0
  • Secure 4.0
FES Scores 9
Pillar Criterion Score Evidence
Easy Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project? 4 Greenlight UI is teachable for trainers. Source
Easy Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage. 2 Scaling video is operationally heavy. Source
Easy Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors. 3 LTI and some LMS connectors; limited CRM. Source
Fair Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): self-host + open-source path supports exit with your data. Source
Fair Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access? 4 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): non-EU vendor; self-host still lets you pick EU infra — verify update/support exposure. Source
Fair Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible? 5 Rule baseline (rubric_v1): license classified as open-source family. Source
Secure IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit. 4 Depends on the operator. Source
Secure User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults. 4 Guest policy and breakout rooms are solid. Source
Secure Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture. 4 EU hosted classrooms can have a clean DPA. Source

Indicative scores from public information — how we score.

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