Comparison of web conferencing software

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Comparison chart

Program License Simultaneous User Capacity Linux

Linux

Mac OS X

Mac OS X

Microsoft Windows Audio Support Video Quality Video Support Chat Support Desktop Sharing Support Whiteboard Upload PPT Upload PDF Upload Doc / DocX Co-browsing Mobile Device Support Break-Out Sessions Security Access Encrypted communication Host meeting from Mobile Attend meeting from Mobile Cloud Based no download Recording capabilities VoIP Embeddable
Adobe Connect Proprietary 1-1500 (80 000 w/webcast) [note 1] VGA, HQ, HD[1][not in citation given] [note 2] [note 3] ✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android[2] iOS, Android and RIM Unknown Unknown
AT&T Connect Proprietary 1-1500 [note 4] HQ iOS, Android, RIM and Windows Phone Unknown Unknown
AnyMeeting Proprietary 1-200 X[3] HQ X X ✓ iPad and Android Tablets[4] X X iOS and Android Tablets Unknown Unknown
Attentiv Proprietary 1-1000 [5] X X X X X ✓ iPad and Android[6] iOS and Android[6] iOS and Android[6] X X
BigBlueButton LGPL, GPL 1-80[7][self-published source] VGA,HQ X X Coming soon ✓ Android only Yes Yes Yes
Cisco WebEx Proprietary 1-3000 Partial[8][9] VGA, HQ, HD ✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit

SSLv3)

✓ iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry ✓ Computer-based and Server-based Unknown Unknown
Citrix GotoMeeting Proprietary 1-1000 Partial[note 5] VGA, HD Whiteboard Anywhere X[note 6] X[note 7] X[note 8] [note 9] X [note 10] Unknown Unknown
eXo Platform with Chat Addon LGPL 1-unlimited [note 11] VGA,HQ, HD X Partial[note 12] X X Unknown X X X [note 13] Coming soon Unknown Unknown
Fuze Meeting Proprietary 100+ Partial[10] ✓ (Vista, 7 & 8) HD,QVGA Unknown ✓ Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Tablet X Unknown Unknown
Genesys Meeting Center Proprietary 125+ VGA Unknown X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Glance Proprietary 100 X X X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown X X X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
IBM Sametime Proprietary VGA,HQ,HD (H.264) Unknown Unknown
iMeet Proprietary Up to 125 Partial[11] HD X X X Unknown Unknown
InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM) Proprietary 125+ Partial[9][self-published source] VGA Unknown X Unknown Unknown Unknown
MegaMeeting.com Proprietary 250+ Partial[note 14] VGA,HQ,HD 16 Feeds Unknown Unknown Coming soon X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Microsoft Live Meeting (discontinued) Proprietary VGA,HQ X X X Partial Unknown Unknown
Mikogo Proprietary 1-25 X X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown X Unknown Unknown
Netviewer Proprietary 1-100 X X VGA Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown X Unknown X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
omNovia Web Conference Proprietary 2-5 000 VGA Unknown X X Unknown Unknown Unknown
Openmeetings Apache License 1-125 VGA Unknown Unknown X Unknown Unknown Unknown [12] Unknown Unknown
PowWow365 Proprietary 1-500 X X iOS (iPhone, iPad) Unknown Unknown
Skype Proprietary 1 to 25 VGA,HQ, HD X X Unknown X Unknown Unknown
Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync) Proprietary 1 to 1000 (10 000 webinar[citation needed]) X VGA,HQ, HD Unknown Partial Unknown Unknown
TeamViewer Proprietary 1-25 VGA Unknown [note 15] [note 15] Unknown X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
TrueConf Proprietary 1-250 Ultra HD X X iOS, Android, WebRTC iOS, Android, WebRTC Unknown Unknown
UberConference Proprietary 1-100 [note 16] X X X X ✓ iPhone and Android X [note 17] Unknown
VenueGen Proprietary 1-500 X X [note 1] VGA [note 2] Unknown Unknown [note 3] X X X X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
WebTrain Proprietary 200 X X VGA Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
WizIQ Proprietary Up to 1 999 VGA,HQ,HD X {{API Web Services}}
Yuuguu Proprietary 1-30 X X X Unknown X X Unknown X X Unknown X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Zoho Proprietary X X Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Zoom Video Communications Proprietary 1-200 (3 000 webinar) HD X X X X One-time download Unknown Unknown
Program License Capacity Linux

Linux

Mac OS X

Mac OS X

Microsoft Windows Audio Support

Audio Support

Video Quality Video Support Chat Support Desktop Sharing Support Whiteboard Upload PPT Upload PDF Upload Doc / DocX Co-browsing Mobile Device Support Break-Out Sessions Security Access Encrypted communication Host meeting from Mobile Attend meeting from Mobile Cloud Based no download Recording capabilities VoIP Embeddable

Terminology

In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:

  • Audio Support: the remote control software transfers audio signals across the network and plays the audio through the speakers attached to the local computer. For example, music playback software normally sends audio signals to the locally attached speakers, via some sound controller hardware. If the remote control software package supports audio transfer, the playback software can run on the remote computer, while the music can be heard from the local computer, as though the software were running locally.
  • Co-Browsing: the navigation of the Web by several people accessing the same web pages at the same time. When session leader clicks on a link, all other users are transferred to the new page. Co-browsers should support multiple frames and support embedded multimedia (e.g., if a page contains a video player, the session leader may commence synchronized playback for all users. Passing URLs via other tools such as a chat or phone and entering them into browser by each user is not considered co-browsing.
  • File Transfer: the software allows the user to transfer files between the local and remote computers, from within the client program's user interface.
  • Unified Communications (UC) is a marketing buzzword describing the integration of real-time, enterprise, communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, voice (including IP telephony), mobility features (including extension mobility and single number reach), audio, web & video conferencing, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), desktop sharing, data sharing (including web connected electronic interactive whiteboards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax). UC is not necessarily a single product, but a set of products that provides a consistent unified user-interface and user-experience across multiple devices and media-types.[13]

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