Comparison of web conferencing software

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Template:Short description Template:List missing criteria This list is a comparison of web conferencing software available for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. Many of the applications support the use of videoconferencing.

Comparison chart

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Template:Rh | Adobe Connect Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Partial Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya[note 1] Template:Ya 1080p, 360°[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Ya Template:Ya[note 2] Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya[note 3] ✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android[2] Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya iOS, Android and RIM ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na[3] Template:Ya
alfaview Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HQ Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Na Template:Na Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? One-time download Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na
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Template:Rh | AnyMeeting Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Na[4] Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HQ Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na ✓ iPad and Android Tablets[5] Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na iOS and Android Tablets ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ?
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Template:Rh | Cisco WebEx Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA, HQ, HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit

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Template:Rh | Conference XP Apache License 2.0 ? Template:Na Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Full HD Template:Ya ? Template:Ya ? ? ? Template:Ya ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Template:Ya ? ? ?
Template:Rh | Discord Proprietary 50 Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HD, 1080p Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya ? ? ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ? Template:Ya ? ?
Template:Rh | GoTo Meeting Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
Facebook Messenger Rooms Proprietary 1–50
FreeConferenceCall Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit

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Template:Rh | Fuze Meeting Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Partial[6] Template:Ya ✓ (Vista, 7 & 8) Template:Ya Template:Ya HD, QVGA Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ✓ Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Tablet Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya
Template:Rh | Genesys Meeting Center Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Na ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ?
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Template:Rh |Google Meet Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort".–1000 Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? Template:Ya
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Template:Rh | iMeet Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Partial[8] Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ?
Template:Rh | InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM) Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Partial Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Na ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? Template:Ya
Template:Rh | Jami GNU General Public License Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA, HQ, HD (H.264), HEVC (H.265) Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ? ? ? ✓ iOS and Android ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya iOS and Android ? ? Template:Ya ? ? ?
Template:Rh | Jitsi Meet Apache License Script error: No such module "sort".[9] Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA, HQ, HD (H.264) Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya[10] Template:Na Template:Na Template:Na Template:Ya ✓ iOS and Android Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya iOS and Android ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya [11]
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Template:Rh | Microsoft Live Meeting (discontinued) Proprietary ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA, HQ Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Na ? Partial Template:Ya ? ? ?
Template:Rh | Microsoft Teams Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA, HQ, HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya[13] Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? iOS, Android, WebRTC ? Partial ✓ (Paid) ? ? ✓ (paid; add-on)
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Template:Rh class="table-rh" |omNovia Web Conference Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Na Template:Na ? Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ?
Template:Rh class="table-rh" | OpenMeetings Apache License Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? Template:Na Template:Ya ? ? ? ? Template:Ya[14] ? ? ?
Template:Rh class="table-rh" | PowWow365 Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya iOS (iPhone, iPad) ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? ? ?
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Template:Rh class="table-rh" | Skype for Business (discontinued) Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya VGA, HQ, HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Partial Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya


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Template:Rh class="table-rh" | TrueConf Proprietary 1–1,000 Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Ultra HD Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya iOS, Android, WebRTC iOS, Android, WebRTC ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya[16]
Template:Rh class="table-rh" |VenueGen Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Na Template:Na Template:Ya Template:Ya[note 1] Template:Ya VGA Template:Ya Template:Ya[note 2] ? Template:Ya Template:Ya ? Template:Ya[note 3] Template:Na Template:Na Template:Na Template:Na ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Template:Rh | VideoMost Proprietary Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya HD, Full HD, Ultra HD (4K) Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya ✓ iPad, Android Phones & Tablets Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya iPad, Android Phones & Tablets ? Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya API VideoMost ?
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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.[19]

Notes

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  1. a b Supports two-way teleconference integration
  2. a b Linux users may only view another user's desktop
  3. a b Yes, but only via a screen-sharing "pod" with control permissions granted
  4. Web based client without the ability to share
  5. a b Requires installation of closed-source software.
  6. a b Any upload possible

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References

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  11. "Jitsi offers a telephony interface that allows users to dial into a conference or for placing dial-out reminder calls. You can try this for free on meet.jit.si. Self-installed Jitsi Meet deployments will need to set up and configure Jigasi with a SIP provider to connect to the phone network." Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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