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BigBlueButton vs plugNmeet
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| Fact | BigBlueButton | plugNmeet |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | Go |
| Licence | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 9.2k | 567 |
| Latest | v3.0.39 | v2.5.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 21 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 14 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Zoom. Alternatives to Zoom →
PartialBigBlueButtonVirtual classroom with whiteboard, breakout rooms and recordings, built for teaching.
Full replacementplugNmeetBrowser meetings with breakout rooms, whiteboard, shared notes, polls and recording, built on LiveKit.
BigBlueButton
- v3.0.392026-10-02BigBlueButton 3.0.39 is a maintenance release focused on bug fixes. Recording fixes hide every camera of a locked user…
- v4.0.0-rc.42026-10-01This iteration of BigBlueButton 4.0 contains security fixes only.pre-release
- v3.0.382026-10-01This iteration of BigBlueButton 3.0 contains security fixes only.
- v4.0.0-rc.32026-09-11BigBlueButton 4.0.0-rc.3 is a stabilization release ahead of 4.0.0. The one new feature is on the whiteboard, where the…pre-release
- v4.0.0-rc.22026-09-10This iteration of BigBlueButton 4.0 contains security fixes only.pre-release
plugNmeet
- v2.5.22026-10-06added config option to set ttl. fixed issue: #915 (95d5bbc)
- v2.5.12026-09-23broadcast online/offline events to everyone as single event (75ff088)
- v2.5.02026-09-10add server-first session data store for whiteboard and notepad sync (5d15d97)
- v2.4.02026-08-12hybrid integration (nativeBridge) (#889) (ccf01db)
- v2.3.02026-07-09add emoji reaction (575bf5e)
BigBlueButton
✓ signed The latest release, v3.0.39, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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plugNmeet
✓ signed The latest release, v2.5.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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