Jitsi Meet
Communication - Video ConferencingWebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.
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Alternative to Zoom
BigBlueButton
Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructors can engage remote students with…
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Last commit14 Oct 2026
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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.
Who it suits
- Online teaching: BigBlueButton says it “adapts seamlessly to online teaching, office hours, and facilitating group collaboration.”
- A server with real capacity: its install docs recommend 16 GB of memory and 8 CPU cores for production.
From bigbluebutton.org · docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/install, checked 19 Oct 2026. Quotes are the project's own words.
Self-hosting requirements
| Runs with | Java |
|---|---|
| Memory (RAM) | 16 GB with swap for production Plus 8 CPU cores. For a development or test server with only a few users, BigBlueButton says 4 cores and 8 GB is enough. |
Sources: docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/install, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs with” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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