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Looking for a powerful alternative to Lessonspace?

Digital Samba Embedded helps you teach, train and collaborate – securely, privately and under your own brand.

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The best Lessonspace alternative comes down to one choice: a whiteboard-first tool for one-to-one lessons, or a complete, EU-hosted virtual classroom you embed into your own platform. Digital Samba is the privacy-first, European option – GDPR-compliant, fully white-label, with human integration support.

Trusted by leaders in online education

Tresipunt, a leading e-learning solutions company, delivers interactive virtual classrooms and real-time collaboration using Digital Samba Embedded.

Switch to Digital Samba Embedded

A modern virtual classroom – built to be integrated, with a modern API and SDK.

npm install @digitalsamba/embedded-sdk

import DigitalSambaEmbedded from '@digitalsamba/embedded-sdk';
const sambaFrame = DigitalSambaEmbedded.createControl({ url: YOUR_ROOM_URL });
sambaFrame.load();

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What makes Digital Samba different?

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Privacy-first by design

Fully hosted in Europe under strict GDPR standards. No tracking, no data resale, no external jurisdictions. Your data stays entirely yours.

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All-in-one video infrastructure

Run lessons, workshops, and team sessions in one secure environment. Everything works together seamlessly, with no add-ons or extra software.

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Built for growth

Designed for educators, platforms, and learning businesses that need more than a single-use classroom tool - ready to scale as you do.

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Completely white-label

Deliver a learning environment under your own domain, logo, and colour scheme. Keep your brand front and centre.

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Human support

Get help from engineers, not chatbots. Our support team understands your product and works with you directly to solve issues, optimise integrations, and keep everything running smoothly.

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Developer-ready foundation

Integrate effortlessly with your own systems using our modern API and SDK. Full control over user roles, branding, and experience.

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Dependable and secure

Backed by two decades of real-time video expertise. Stable, EU-based infrastructure with proactive monitoring and enterprise-grade uptime.

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Constantly evolving

New features and improvements released continuously - from AI transcriptions to interactive moderation tools - keeping your platform ahead of the curve.

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LIMITED OFFER

Want a 50% discount on a paid plan?

Get in touch if you are looking to switch from Lessonspace* 
  • This offer is valid exclusively for companies presently using Lessonspace and intending to migrate their user base to Digital Samba. The discount applies to the base subscription fee of a paid plan for the initial twelve (12) contracted months and excludes all variable or usage-based charges.

Digital Samba Embedded vs. Lessonspace

Digital Samba Embedded
Lessonspace
GDPR compliance
Truly & fully GDPR-compliant. EU-owned company; no application or session data is stored outside the EU/EEA.
Operated by non-EU entities (SkillUp (Pty) Ltd, South Africa, with a US affiliate). The provider's own documentation lists servers in the US, UK, Japan, Australia and South Africa.
Deployment
Fully managed embedded platform hosted on EU-owned infrastructure.
Fully managed platform with servers in the US, UK, Japan, Australia and South Africa.
White labelling
Deep white labelling available, including CNAME to remove all traces of Digital Samba.
Recommend using an iframe to achieve white labelling.
Stability
Reliable performance across devices and network conditions, including large virtual classrooms.
Stable performance in one-to-one and small-group lessons.
Scalability
Scalable architecture supporting everything from one-to-one lessons to large virtual classrooms with thousands of participants.
Optimised for smaller lessons. A forthcoming Class Mode (listed on the public roadmap) aims to add support for larger groups.
Integration and customisation
Rich API and SDK offering deep feature control, branding options, and full UI flexibility.
API available to embed and theme lessons within existing platforms.
Video & audio quality
Enterprise-grade HD video and audio with adaptive bitrate, MOS scoring, bandwidth management, and error correction.
High-quality video and audio suitable for one-to-one lessons and small group interactions.
Releases & roadmap
Agile, customer-informed roadmap with new releases every two weeks. Priorities adapt quickly to customer feedback.
Public roadmap and changelog with periodic updates.
Customer support
Partner-style support with free onboarding and integration assistance from real engineers. Private Slack channel available.
Email support Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00, with responses within 24 hours on weekdays.
Recording & storage
Built-in cloud recording billed from €0.003 per hour of stored video, with no time limit on storage duration.
Built-in cloud recording; storage included for 90 days, billed thereafter.
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Analytics & monitoring
Detailed usage analytics available via API and dashboard.
Lesson analytics available for reviewing usage and participation.
End-to-end encryption (E2EE)
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Two-factor authentication (2FA)
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Built-in live captions
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AI transcriptions
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AI summaries
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Breakout rooms
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Shared / sticky notes
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Polls / voting
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Waiting room / lobby
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Q&A module
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Co-browsing
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Follow-along mode
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Profanity filter
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Free tier
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Disclaimer: Information about Lessonspace is based on publicly available documentation and sources as of August 2026. While we strive to provide accurate and fair comparisons, we recommend contacting the provider directly to verify specific features, technical specifications, or compliance practices relevant to your use case.

Hear it from those who made the switch

saber-maram-4 We couldn't be happier

 

"Our platform was in production, so we were a little concerned about the effect of a switch. But the DS team made themselves available to support the entire transition. It felt like they were part of the WebConnect team. When it comes to quality, we have no complaints, and Digital Samba is superior to tools like Teams or Zoom. We couldn't be happier."

Saber Maram
CEO, WebConnect World

jordan-fleming-4 Samba is really easy to integrate

 

"We made the switch to Digital Samba. Samba is really easy to integrate, and you get direct access to their team, which is a huge plus. They helped us work through the integration. In retrospect, we should have gone with a customisable prebuilt solution from the start."

Jordan Fleming
CEO, smrtStudio Global

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Frequently asked questions

Why do tutoring platforms look for a Lessonspace alternative?

Lessonspace is a whiteboard-first tool optimised for one-to-one and small-group lessons. Platforms tend to outgrow it when they need larger virtual classrooms, deeper white-labelling, or strict EU data residency. Digital Samba covers all three: an embeddable, EU-hosted virtual classroom that scales from one-to-one tutoring to large classes.

Is Digital Samba a good Lessonspace alternative for online tutoring platforms?

Yes. Digital Samba Embedded gives tutoring platforms a complete virtual classroom – collaborative whiteboard, breakout rooms, shared notes, polls and Q&A – delivered through a modern API and SDK, so lessons run inside your own product under your own brand.

Does Digital Samba include an online whiteboard?

Yes. Digital Samba has a built-in collaborative whiteboard, alongside screen sharing, a follow-along "push content" mode and shared notes. When end-to-end encryption is enabled, whiteboard content is end-to-end encrypted too.

How does Digital Samba handle GDPR and children's data?

Digital Samba is an EU-owned company hosted exclusively on European infrastructure, and no application or session data is stored outside the EU/EEA. A DPA is available on request. That matters in tutoring, where many learners are minors and schools and parents expect their data to stay in Europe.

Can Digital Samba handle large classes?

Yes. Digital Samba scales from one-to-one lessons to large virtual classrooms with thousands of participants and supports up to 100 simultaneous video publishers, so whole-class video stays possible well beyond small-group limits.

How difficult is it to switch from Lessonspace?

Straightforward: install the SDK, create a room and embed it in your platform. Our engineers provide free onboarding and integration support, and you can test everything with a free Developer account before migrating your users.

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