BigBlueButton
Active LGPL-3.0
A complete web conferencing system for virtual classes and more!
Open-source alternative to: Zoom
- GitHub stars
- 9,259
- License
- LGPL-3.0 (GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0)
- Last code push
- Oct 29, 2026
- Latest release
- v4.0.1 · Oct 29, 2026
- Runs as
- Self-hosted web app
- Hosted plan
- Not confirmed
- Main language
- TypeScript
- Repository
- bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton
- Website
- bigbluebutton.org
Is BigBlueButton still maintained?
Active Yes. BigBlueButton had a code push on Oct 29, 2026 (0 days before our last check on Oct 29, 2026), and its latest release is v4.0.1 from Oct 29, 2026.
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Before you switch
Activity: Code pushed or a release published in the last 180 days.
License: LGPL-3.0 is an OSI-approved open-source license. Some licenses (like AGPL) have obligations if you modify the software and offer it to others over a network.
Setup: BigBlueButton runs on a server. Plan for hosting, updates and backups.
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