This list has no
precise inclusion criteria as described in the
Manual of Style for standalone lists. (September 2015) |
This list is a comparison of web conferencing software available for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. Many of the applications support the use of videoconferencing.
Program | License | Capacity | Linux
|
macOS
|
Microsoft Windows
|
Audio Support
|
Video Support
|
Video Quality
|
Chat Support
|
Desktop Sharing
Support |
Whiteboard
|
Upload PPT
|
Upload PDF
|
Upload Doc/DocX
|
Co-browsing
|
Mobile Device
Support |
Break-Out rooms
|
Security Access
|
Encrypted
communication |
Host meeting
from Mobile |
Attend meeting
from Mobile |
Cloud Based
|
Recording
capabilities |
VoIP
|
Embeddable
|
Dial in
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Connect | Proprietary | 1–1,500 (80,000 w/webcast) |
Partial | [note 1] | 1080p, 360° [1][ failed verification] | [note 2] | [note 3] | ✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android [2] | iOS, Android and RIM | [3] | ||||||||||||||||
alfaview | Proprietary | 1–500 | HQ | One-time download | ||||||||||||||||||||||
AT&T Connect | Proprietary | 1–1,500 | [note 4] | HQ | iOS, Android, RIM and Windows Phone | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
AnyMeeting | Proprietary | 1–200 | [4] | HQ | ✓ iPad and Android Tablets [5] | iOS and Android Tablets | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||
BigBlueButton | LGPL, GPL | 1–150+ [6][ self-published source] | VGA, HQ | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cisco WebEx | Proprietary | 1–3,000 | VGA, HQ, HD | ✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit
SSLv3) |
✓ iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry | ✓ Computer-based and server-based | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Conference XP | Apache License 2.0 | ? | Full HD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||
Discord | Proprietary | 50 | HD, 1080p | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
LogMeIn GotoMeeting | Proprietary | 1–1,000 | [note 5] | VGA, HD | Whiteboard Anywhere | [note 6] | [note 7] | [note 8] | [note 9] | [note 10] | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
Facebook Messenger Rooms | Proprietary | 1–50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuze Meeting | Proprietary | 1–1,000 | Partial [7] | ✓ (Vista, 7 & 8) | HD, QVGA | ✓ Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Tablet | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Genesys Meeting Center | Proprietary | 125+ | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||
Google Meet | Proprietary | 100–1000 | HD | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
HCL Sametime | Proprietary | ? | VGA, HQ, HD (H.264) | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
iMeet | Proprietary | Up to 125 | Partial [8] | HD | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM) | Proprietary | 125+ | Partial | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
Jami | GNU General Public License | 1–8 [9] | VGA, HQ, HD (H.264), HEVC (H.265) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ✓ iOS and Android | ? | iOS and Android | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||
Jitsi Meet | Apache License | 1-1000+ [10] | VGA, HQ, HD (H.264) | [11] | ✓ iOS and Android | iOS and Android | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||
Lifesize | Proprietary | 1–300 (10,000 webinar) |
[13] | HQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Live Meeting (discontinued) | Proprietary | ? | VGA, HQ | Partial | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Teams | Proprietary | 10?, 250–10,000 (250–10,000 paid) |
VGA, HQ, HD | [14] | ? | iOS, Android, WebRTC | Partial | ✓ (Paid) | ? | ? | ✓ (paid; add-on) | |||||||||||||||
Mikogo | Proprietary | 1–25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||
Netviewer | Proprietary | 1–100 | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||
omNovia Web Conference | Proprietary | 2–5,000 | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
OpenMeetings | Apache License | 1–125 | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | [15] | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
PowWow365 | Proprietary | 1–500 | iOS (iPhone, iPad) | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skype | Proprietary | 1 to 50 | Partial [note 11] | VGA, HQ, HD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
Skype for Business (discontinued) | Proprietary | 1 to 1,000 (10,000 webinar[ citation needed]) |
VGA, HQ, HD | ? | Partial | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
StarLeaf | Proprietary | 1–300 (Unlimited streaming audience) |
Partial | HD | Yes | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
TeamViewer | Proprietary | 1–25 | VGA | ? | [note 12] | [note 12] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
TrueConf | Proprietary | 1–1,000 | Ultra HD | iOS, Android, WebRTC | iOS, Android, WebRTC | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||
VenueGen | Proprietary | 1–500 | [note 1] | VGA | [note 2] | ? | ? | [note 3] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||
VideoMost | Proprietary | 1–250 (+1,500 video broadcast) |
HD, Full HD, Ultra HD (4K) | ✓ iPad, Android Phones & Tablets | iPad, Android Phones & Tablets | API VideoMost | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
WizIQ | Proprietary | Up to 1,999 | VGA, HQ, HD | API Web Services Archived 2020-04-13 at the Wayback Machine | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yuuguu | Proprietary | 1–30 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||
Zoho | Proprietary | 1–250 | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoom | Proprietary | 50–500 (10,000 webinar) |
Partial [note 11] | HD | [17] | One-time download | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Program | License | Capacity | Linux
|
macOS
|
Microsoft Windows
|
Audio Support
|
Video Support
|
Video Quality
|
Chat Support
|
Desktop Sharing
Support |
Whiteboard
|
Upload PPT
|
Upload PDF
|
Upload Doc/DocX
|
Co-browsing
|
Mobile Device
Support |
Break-Out rooms
|
Security Access
|
Encrypted
communication |
Host meeting
from Mobile |
Attend meeting
from Mobile |
Cloud Based
|
Recording
capabilities |
VoIP
|
Embeddable
|
Dial in
|
In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:
UC is not a single product but rather a solution made up of a variety of communication tools and components. [...] UC is a comprehensive solution that ties several components together with user experience.
This list has no
precise inclusion criteria as described in the
Manual of Style for standalone lists. (September 2015) |
This list is a comparison of web conferencing software available for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. Many of the applications support the use of videoconferencing.
Program | License | Capacity | Linux
|
macOS
|
Microsoft Windows
|
Audio Support
|
Video Support
|
Video Quality
|
Chat Support
|
Desktop Sharing
Support |
Whiteboard
|
Upload PPT
|
Upload PDF
|
Upload Doc/DocX
|
Co-browsing
|
Mobile Device
Support |
Break-Out rooms
|
Security Access
|
Encrypted
communication |
Host meeting
from Mobile |
Attend meeting
from Mobile |
Cloud Based
|
Recording
capabilities |
VoIP
|
Embeddable
|
Dial in
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Connect | Proprietary | 1–1,500 (80,000 w/webcast) |
Partial | [note 1] | 1080p, 360° [1][ failed verification] | [note 2] | [note 3] | ✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android [2] | iOS, Android and RIM | [3] | ||||||||||||||||
alfaview | Proprietary | 1–500 | HQ | One-time download | ||||||||||||||||||||||
AT&T Connect | Proprietary | 1–1,500 | [note 4] | HQ | iOS, Android, RIM and Windows Phone | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
AnyMeeting | Proprietary | 1–200 | [4] | HQ | ✓ iPad and Android Tablets [5] | iOS and Android Tablets | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||
BigBlueButton | LGPL, GPL | 1–150+ [6][ self-published source] | VGA, HQ | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cisco WebEx | Proprietary | 1–3,000 | VGA, HQ, HD | ✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit
SSLv3) |
✓ iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry | ✓ Computer-based and server-based | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Conference XP | Apache License 2.0 | ? | Full HD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||
Discord | Proprietary | 50 | HD, 1080p | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
LogMeIn GotoMeeting | Proprietary | 1–1,000 | [note 5] | VGA, HD | Whiteboard Anywhere | [note 6] | [note 7] | [note 8] | [note 9] | [note 10] | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
Facebook Messenger Rooms | Proprietary | 1–50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuze Meeting | Proprietary | 1–1,000 | Partial [7] | ✓ (Vista, 7 & 8) | HD, QVGA | ✓ Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Tablet | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Genesys Meeting Center | Proprietary | 125+ | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||
Google Meet | Proprietary | 100–1000 | HD | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
HCL Sametime | Proprietary | ? | VGA, HQ, HD (H.264) | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
iMeet | Proprietary | Up to 125 | Partial [8] | HD | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM) | Proprietary | 125+ | Partial | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
Jami | GNU General Public License | 1–8 [9] | VGA, HQ, HD (H.264), HEVC (H.265) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ✓ iOS and Android | ? | iOS and Android | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||
Jitsi Meet | Apache License | 1-1000+ [10] | VGA, HQ, HD (H.264) | [11] | ✓ iOS and Android | iOS and Android | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||
Lifesize | Proprietary | 1–300 (10,000 webinar) |
[13] | HQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Live Meeting (discontinued) | Proprietary | ? | VGA, HQ | Partial | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Teams | Proprietary | 10?, 250–10,000 (250–10,000 paid) |
VGA, HQ, HD | [14] | ? | iOS, Android, WebRTC | Partial | ✓ (Paid) | ? | ? | ✓ (paid; add-on) | |||||||||||||||
Mikogo | Proprietary | 1–25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||
Netviewer | Proprietary | 1–100 | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||
omNovia Web Conference | Proprietary | 2–5,000 | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
OpenMeetings | Apache License | 1–125 | VGA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | [15] | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
PowWow365 | Proprietary | 1–500 | iOS (iPhone, iPad) | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skype | Proprietary | 1 to 50 | Partial [note 11] | VGA, HQ, HD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
Skype for Business (discontinued) | Proprietary | 1 to 1,000 (10,000 webinar[ citation needed]) |
VGA, HQ, HD | ? | Partial | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
StarLeaf | Proprietary | 1–300 (Unlimited streaming audience) |
Partial | HD | Yes | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||
TeamViewer | Proprietary | 1–25 | VGA | ? | [note 12] | [note 12] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
TrueConf | Proprietary | 1–1,000 | Ultra HD | iOS, Android, WebRTC | iOS, Android, WebRTC | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||
VenueGen | Proprietary | 1–500 | [note 1] | VGA | [note 2] | ? | ? | [note 3] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||
VideoMost | Proprietary | 1–250 (+1,500 video broadcast) |
HD, Full HD, Ultra HD (4K) | ✓ iPad, Android Phones & Tablets | iPad, Android Phones & Tablets | API VideoMost | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
WizIQ | Proprietary | Up to 1,999 | VGA, HQ, HD | API Web Services Archived 2020-04-13 at the Wayback Machine | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yuuguu | Proprietary | 1–30 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||
Zoho | Proprietary | 1–250 | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoom | Proprietary | 50–500 (10,000 webinar) |
Partial [note 11] | HD | [17] | One-time download | ? | |||||||||||||||||||
Program | License | Capacity | Linux
|
macOS
|
Microsoft Windows
|
Audio Support
|
Video Support
|
Video Quality
|
Chat Support
|
Desktop Sharing
Support |
Whiteboard
|
Upload PPT
|
Upload PDF
|
Upload Doc/DocX
|
Co-browsing
|
Mobile Device
Support |
Break-Out rooms
|
Security Access
|
Encrypted
communication |
Host meeting
from Mobile |
Attend meeting
from Mobile |
Cloud Based
|
Recording
capabilities |
VoIP
|
Embeddable
|
Dial in
|
In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:
UC is not a single product but rather a solution made up of a variety of communication tools and components. [...] UC is a comprehensive solution that ties several components together with user experience.