Feature Comparison of Video Platforms
January 2021
Out-of-Session Features | Zoom | Webex | MS Teams | Google Meet | Slack |
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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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Support | Zoom | Webex | MS Teams | Google Meet | Slack |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24/7 vendor support for all end users | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |