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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support | Zoom | Webex | MS Teams | Google Meet | Slack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/7 vendor support for all end users | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
