Constructor Groups vs. BigBlueButton

Groups is Constructor Tech's live collaboration tool for virtual classrooms, training sessions, and team meetings. Built specifically for teaching and training environments, it combines session management, interactive engagement tools, and participant analytics in one place. Facilitators can run sessions with interactive whiteboards, polls, breakout rooms, word clouds, and AI-generated questions drawn from live content. Attendance tracking is automated, sessions can be planned in advance, and materials remain accessible after the session ends.

BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom software designed specifically for online education, enabling educators to engage students through real-time sharing of audio, video, slides, whiteboard, chat, and screen. Developed by the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University in 2007, it has been integrated into major learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Moodle Cloud, Sakai, Jenzabar, D2L, and Schoology, collectively serving over 75% of the global LMS market.