Video calls
BigBlueButton privacy rating
Self-hosted web conferencing system for online classes, with whiteboard, shared notes, breakout rooms, polls and recording, often integrated with learning management systems.
Summary
BigBlueButton scores 47 out of 100 (grade D) on the video calls criteria. It meets 4 of 7 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, join without an account and self-hostable. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and end-to-end encrypted.
Score 47 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The bigbluebutton.org website loads Google Tag Manager.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Open source project with no ads, supported by companies that sell hosting and support.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
End-to-end encrypted Weight 3 of 3
Are calls end-to-end encrypted by default?
Media is encrypted between each browser and the server with DTLS-SRTP, not end to end.
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Yes
Join without an account Weight 1 of 3
Can people join calls without an account?
The server has no user accounts; participants join through links created by a front end such as Greenlight or a learning platform.
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Yes
Self-hostable Weight 1 of 3
Can the server be self-hosted?
Official installation guide for Ubuntu servers.