Feature Comparison of Video Platforms

January 2021

Out-of-Session Features	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
Presence	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Instant Messaging (IM)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Audio chat	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Video chat	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Persistent client	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Personal photos	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Conversation history	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Contacts	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
Windows	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MacOS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Linux	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Status change (availability) alerts	✓	X	✓	✓	✓
Groups	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Relationship settings / permissions	X	X	✓	✓	✓
Mobile: iPhone	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Status change (availability) alerts	✓	X	✓	✓	✓
Mobile: iPad	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Groups	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mobile: Android	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Relationship settings / permissions	X	X	✓	✓	✓

OS Support	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
Windows	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MacOS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Linux	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mobile: iPhone	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mobile: iPad	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mobile: Android	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Federation & Application Integration	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
Outlook & Calendar integration	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Microsoft Office	X	✓	✓	✓	✓
Browser	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Outlook on the Web	X	✓	✓	X	✓
External federation	X	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chat/IM saved to Outlook	X	X	✓	X	X

Webconferencing (Meetings / Sessions)	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
One-click webconferencing / meetings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Webconferencing / meetings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Maximum participants	500 for meetings 1000 for webinars	3000	300	100 in free version	15 in group calls
Student hosts (scheduling & starting webconferences)	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Integrated meeting telephony	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
In-meeting chat	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Emote icons	Few in chat, none in meetings	✓	✓	✓	✓
Q&A	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Polling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
HD video	✓ (720p)	✓	✓	✓	✓
1080 HD video	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Password-restricted access	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Control participant permissions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Breakout sessions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Attendee attention indicator	✓	X	X	X	✓
Participant registration	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Session reports	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recurring sessions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Programs (event grouping & site pages)	X	X	X	X	✓
Post-session survey	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tests (exams)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Publicly-listed sessions (by default)	X	X	X	X	✓

Content Sharing & Collaboration	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
Application sharing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Desktop sharing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Whiteboard sharing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Remote desktop control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
PowerPoint presentations that include embedded audio or video	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Annotation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Recording	Zoom	Webex	MS Teams	Google Meet	Slack
Recording (local computer)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recording (server-based)	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Record integrated telephony	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Record external teleconference	X	✓	✓	✓	✓
Standards-based recording	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓