Web and Video Conferencing Comparison Chart
Chart comparing Zoom and Standards-Based Video Conferencing features and recommended uses.
This article applies to: Zoom
Zoom | Standards-Based Video Conferencing | |||
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Use Cases | ||||
Casual, on-the-fly Instant Messaging (IM) | Yes | No | ||
Casual, on-the-fly audio chat | No | No | ||
Casual, on-the-fly video chat | No | No | ||
Spur-of-the-moment informal meetings | Yes | Yes | ||
Scheduled meetings | Yes | Yes | ||
Recurring scheduled meetings | Yes | Yes | ||
Staff meetings | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Group discussions | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Brainstorming sessions | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Small presentations (especially with discussion) | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Meetings where all participants might need to speak | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Any meeting or discussion where one or more participant needs (or prefers) to attend by phone | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Webinars | Yes | No | ||
Webinars or events requiring registration | Yes | No | ||
Lecture-style training or teaching sessions | Yes | No | ||
Teaching sessions | Yes | No | ||
Training or teaching with in-session labs | Yes | No | ||
Training or teaching with in-session quizzes, exercises, or tests | Yes | No | ||
Training or teaching with break-out sessions | Yes | No | ||
Training or teaching with hands-on demonstrations | Yes | No | ||
Events or training requiring attendance reports | Yes | No | ||
Events or training requiring attention monitoring and reporting | No | No | ||
Out-of-Session Features (i) | ||||
Presence | Yes | No | ||
Instant Messaging (IM) | Yes | No | ||
Audio chat (i) | No | No | ||
Video chat (i) | No | Yes | ||
Persistent client | Yes | No | ||
Personal photos | Yes | No | ||
Conversation history | Yes | No | ||
Contacts | ||||
Cornell directory integration | No | No | ||
Status change (availability) alerts | Yes | No | ||
Groups | Yes | No | ||
Relationship settings / permissions | No | No | ||
Drag-and-drop organization | No | No | ||
OS Support | ||||
Windows | Yes | No | ||
MacOS | Yes | No | ||
Linux | Yes | No | ||
Mobile: iPhone | Yes | No | ||
Mobile: iPad | Yes | No | ||
Mobile: Android | Yes | No | ||
Federation & Application Integration | ||||
Outlook & Calendar integration | Yes | No | ||
Microsoft Office | No | No | ||
Browser | Yes | No | ||
Outlook on the Web | No | No | ||
External federation | No | No | ||
Chat/IM saved to Outlook | No | No | ||
Webconferencing (Meetings / Sessions) | ||||
One-click webconferencing / meetings | Yes | No | ||
Webconferencing / meetings | Yes | No | ||
Maximum participants |
500 for meetings |
Dependent on hardware | ||
Non-Cornell participants | Yes | Yes | ||
Student hosts (scheduling & starting webconferences) | Yes | No | ||
Integrated meeting telephony | Yes | No | ||
In-meeting chat | Yes | No | ||
Chat/IM formatting | No | No | ||
Emoticons | Few in chat, none in meetings | None | ||
Q&A | Yes | No | ||
Polling | Yes | No | ||
HD video | Yes (720p) | |||
1080 HD video | No | Yes | ||
Password-restricted access | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Control participant permissions | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Breakout sessions | Yes | No | ||
Attendee attention indicator | Yes | No | ||
Participant registration | Yes | No | ||
Session reports | Yes | No | ||
Recurring sessions | Yes | No | ||
Programs (event grouping & site pages) | No | No | ||
Post-session survey | Yes | No | ||
Tests (exams) | Yes | No | ||
Publicly-listed sessions (by default) | No | No | ||
Content Sharing & Collaboration | ||||
Application sharing | Yes | Yes | ||
Desktop sharing | Yes | Yes | ||
Whiteboard sharing | Yes | No | ||
Remote desktop control | Yes | No | ||
PowerPoint presentations that include embedded audio or video | Yes | Yes | ||
Annotation | Yes | No | ||
Recording | ||||
Recording (local computer) | Yes | No | ||
Recording (server-based) | Yes | Yes | ||
Record integrated telephony | Yes | Yes (i) | ||
Record external teleconference | No | Yes (i) | ||
Standards-based recording | Yes | Yes | ||
Support | ||||
24/7 vendor support for all end users | Yes * | No |
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