Web and Video Conferencing Comparison Chart

Chart comparing Zoom and Standards-Based Video Conferencing features and recommended uses.

This article applies to: Zoom

Use or Feature	Zoom	Standards-Based Video Conferencing
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 1000 for webinars	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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