Comparison of web conferencing software

Last updated January 18, 2025

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.

Comparison chart

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	Screen share 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														?
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
FreeConferenceCall	Proprietary	1–1,000						HD											✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit SSLv3)	✓ iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry				✓ Computer-based and server-based
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			?			?						?		?			?	?	?
Galene	MIT Licence	1-1000						HD			No											^[8]
Google Meet	Proprietary	100–1000						HD														?			?	?
HCL Sametime	Proprietary	?						VGA, HQ, HD (H.264)														?			?	?	?
iMeet	Proprietary	Up to 125	Partial^[9]					HD														?			?	?	?
InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM)	Proprietary	125+	Partial					VGA			?			?								?			?	?
Jami	GNU General Public License	1–8^[10]						VGA, HQ, HD (H.264), HEVC (H.265)			?	?	?	?	?	✓ iOS and Android	?				iOS and Android	?	?		?	?	?
Jitsi Meet	Apache License	1-1000+^[11]						VGA, HQ, HD (H.264)			^[12]					✓ iOS and Android					iOS and Android	?					^[13]
Lifesize	Proprietary	1–300 (10,000 webinar)	^[14]					HQ														?
Microsoft Live Meeting (discontinued)	Proprietary	?						VGA, HQ														?	Partial		?	?	?
Microsoft Teams	Proprietary	10?, 250–10,000 (250–10,000 paid)						VGA, HQ, HD			^[15]									?	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								?	?			?	?	?	?	^[16]	?	?	?
PowWow365	Proprietary	1–500																			iOS (iPhone, iPad)	?			?	?	?
Slack ^[17]	Proprietary	1 to 50	Partial					VGA, HQ, HD									?					?			?	?	?
Skype for Business (discontinued)	Proprietary	1 to 1,000 (10,000 webinar^{[ citation needed ]})						VGA, HQ, HD									?					?	Partial			?
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														?				?
TeamViewer	Proprietary	1–25						VGA			?	^{[note 12]}	^{[note 12]}	?						?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
TrueConf	Proprietary	1–1,000						Ultra HD												iOS, Android, WebRTC	iOS, Android, WebRTC	?					^[18]
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 (5,000 webinar)^[19]						HD
Zoom	Proprietary	50–500 (10,000 webinar)	Partial ^{[note 11]}					HD											^[20]			?	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	Screen share from Mobile	Cloud Based	Recording capabilities	VoIP	Embeddable	Dial in

Terminology

In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:

Audio Support: the remote control software transfers audio signals across the network and plays the audio through the speakers attached to the local computer. For example, music playback software normally sends audio signals to the locally attached speakers, via some sound controller hardware. If the remote control software package supports audio transfer, the playback software can run on the remote computer, while the music can be heard from the local computer, as though the software were running locally.
Co-Browsing : the navigation of the Web by several people accessing the same web pages at the same time. When session leader clicks on a link, all other users are transferred to the new page. Co-browsers should support multiple frames and support embedded multimedia (e.g., if a page contains a video player, the session leader may commence synchronized playback for all users. Passing URLs via other tools such as a chat or phone and entering them into browser by each user is not considered co-browsing.
File Transfer: the software allows the user to transfer files between the local and remote computers, from within the client program's user interface.
Unified Communications (UC) is a marketing buzzword describing the integration of real-time, enterprise, communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, voice (including IP telephony), mobility features (including extension mobility and single number reach), audio, web & video conferencing, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), desktop sharing, data sharing (including web connected electronic interactive whiteboards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax). UC is not necessarily a single product, but a set of products that provides a consistent unified user-interface and user-experience across multiple devices and media-types.^[21]

Notes

1 2 Supports two-way teleconference integration
1 2 Linux users may only view another user's desktop
1 2 Yes, but only via a screen-sharing "pod" with control permissions granted
↑ Web based client without the ability to share
↑ Requires HTML5 enabled browsers
↑ Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining
↑ Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining
↑ Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining
↑ Mouse and Keyboard control can be shared with multiple users.
↑ New HTML5-enabled browsers will be able to join without downloads, with reduced features.
1 2 Requires installation of closed-source software.
1 2 Any upload possible

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References

↑ Adobe (2012-01-11). "Podium HD Pod". Adobe. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
↑ Adobe. "Adobe Connect Mobile". Adobe. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
↑ Designed for VOIP; requires additional service to support phone. See URL https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/audio-choices-connect.html
↑ AnyMeeting (2013-11-22). "Presenter - Frequently Asked Questions". AnyMeeting. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
↑ chrisb (23 April 2013). "AnyMeeting Rolls Out New Mobile Apps for iPad and Android". AnyMeeting. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
↑ Dixon, Fred. "FAQ". BigBlueButton. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
↑ How do I get the Fuze Linux App? : Fuze Support Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine . Support.fuzemeeting.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
↑ "Galène videoconference server".
↑ Can iMeet run on Linux? | iMeet Community Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine . Community.imeet.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
↑ Amin, Bandali (23 February 2023). "jami-20230206.0 (Világfa) released [stable]". GNU Operating System. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
↑ "Jitsi Videobridge Performance Evaluation | Performance Testing".
↑ "Introducing whiteboards in Jitsi Meet". December 2022.
↑ "Jitsi offers a telephony interface that allows users to dial into a conference or for placing dial-out reminder calls. You can try this for free on meet.jit.si. Self-installed Jitsi Meet deployments will need to set up and configure Jigasi with a SIP provider to connect to the phone network." jitsi.org. "JitsiMeet". jitsi.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
↑ "Video Conferencing Apps for Desktop, Mobile and Browsers".
↑ "Manage the Whiteboard in Microsoft Teams"
↑ User's Manual, page 18
↑ Griffith, Erin (20 June 2019). "Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company's Public Value at $19.5 Billion". The New York Times.
↑ "How to join conferences and call TrueConf users from a regular phone"
↑ "Now you can allow up to 5,000 attendees in Zoho Webinar". 11 July 2023.
↑ "It's Here! 5 Things to Know About Zoom 5.0". 27 April 2020.
↑ Pleasant, Blair (2008-07-28). "What UC is and isn't". SearchUnifiedCommunications.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26. 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.

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[ReferenceA-1] 1 2 Supports two-way teleconference integration

[ReferenceB-3] 1 2 Linux users may only view another user's desktop

[ReferenceC-4] 1 2 Yes, but only via a screen-sharing "pod" with control permissions granted

[7] Web based client without the ability to share

[11] Requires HTML5 enabled browsers

[12] Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining

[13] Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining

[14] Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining

[15] Mouse and Keyboard control can be shared with multiple users.

[16] New HTML5-enabled browsers will be able to join without downloads, with reduced features.

[prop-28] 1 2 Requires installation of closed-source software.

[any_upload_possible-29] 1 2 Any upload possible

[2] Adobe (2012-01-11). "Podium HD Pod". Adobe. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[5] Adobe. "Adobe Connect Mobile". Adobe. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[6] Designed for VOIP; requires additional service to support phone. See URL https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/audio-choices-connect.html

[8] AnyMeeting (2013-11-22). "Presenter - Frequently Asked Questions". AnyMeeting. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[9] risb (23 April 2013). "AnyMeeting Rolls Out New Mobile Apps for iPad and Android". AnyMeeting. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[10] Dixon, Fred. "FAQ". BigBlueButton. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[17] How do I get the Fuze Linux App? : Fuze Support Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine . Support.fuzemeeting.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.

[18] "Galène videoconference server".

[19] Can iMeet run on Linux? | iMeet Community Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine . Community.imeet.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.

[20] Amin, Bandali (23 February 2023). "jami-20230206.0 (Világfa) released [stable]". GNU Operating System. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[21] "Jitsi Videobridge Performance Evaluation | Performance Testing".

[22] "Introducing whiteboards in Jitsi Meet". December 2022.

[23] "Jitsi offers a telephony interface that allows users to dial into a conference or for placing dial-out reminder calls. You can try this for free on meet.jit.si. Self-installed Jitsi Meet deployments will need to set up and configure Jigasi with a SIP provider to connect to the phone network." jitsi.org. "JitsiMeet". jitsi.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[24] "Video Conferencing Apps for Desktop, Mobile and Browsers".

[25] "Manage the Whiteboard in Microsoft Teams"

[26] User's Manual, page 18

[27] Griffith, Erin (20 June 2019). "Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company's Public Value at $19.5 Billion". The New York Times.

[30] "How to join conferences and call TrueConf users from a regular phone"

[31] "Now you can allow up to 5,000 attendees in Zoho Webinar". 11 July 2023.

[32] "It's Here! 5 Things to Know About Zoom 5.0". 27 April 2020.

[33] Pleasant, Blair (2008-07-28). "What UC is and isn't". SearchUnifiedCommunications.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26. 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.

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