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Desired Features for At-Large useZOOMMeet  EchoBLACKBOARDAdobe ConnectLUCID MeetingsClick MeetingBlueJeansReadyTalkWebexGotoMeetNowJoin.MeMeetingburnerMegaMeetingOnstream Media Corporation Infinite Conferencing.ClearsideGotoMeetingAnyMeetingJitsi Meet
Website / Review Noteshttps://zoom.us/www.meetecho.com

 http://www.blackboard.com/
business/index.aspx

Blackboard Collaborate

Adobe Connecthttp://www.lucidmeetings.com/www.clickmeeting.comBlueJeans ;ReadyTalkwebex.comGoMeetNowwww.join.meMeetingBurner

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AnyMeetingJitsi Meet
Supports a variety of Operating Systems/desktop browsers
(W -
Windows,
M - Mac, L - Linux)

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 W/M/Lw/m/l

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W/M/L but requires Flashyes

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W/M
browser plugin required, can use Skype
W/M/L but requires Flash or JavaYesW / M ;
L can only view 

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W / M to run meeting
L can attend only
W / M / LYes

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W/M
does not support Linux
Browser Support for WebRTC menas only latest Google Chrome and Opera supported on W/M/L
Plugins required
(Flash, Java)

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 Zoom client

Viewing of recording requires HTML5 or Flash

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Flashno

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noFlash ;
presenters require Java
Yes No ; although requires software to be installed

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Flash ; presenters require JavaNorequires Java for presenter and participants to see shared screen

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Program Downloads needed for W/Mnone
Supports a variety of Mobile/Tablet Platforms (iOS, Android) 

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Yes, via Zoom Mobile App for iPhone or Androidno client available

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yes, via appsyes via browser

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iOS app ; Android app plannediOSYesyes ; via browser view only modeyesiOS app ; Android can view via browseriOS and Android appsno apps ; not tested

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Apps for iOS and AndroidChrome on Android works, doesn't work with iOS
Public and private text chat

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 Yes

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yesyes

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no ; public chat planned for futurePublic chat onlyyesYes

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yesyesyes

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YesPublic chat

Speaker's queue (ability for attendees to "raise hands",
for moderator to have a speaking order)

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 Yes

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yes
yesyes

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noyes except presenter

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Yes

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noyesability to raise hands ; however participants can't see who else is on the call ; workaround via text chat

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YesNo
Meeting Scheduling

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 Yes

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yes

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yes

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yes ; there is a plugin to add meeting information to Google Calendaremail to attendees with unique URL for meeting roomYes

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Yes

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yes, but requires Outlook plugin ; easier to send live invites during a meeting

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Requires email with unique URL to be sent to attendees for them to joinNo. Unique URL can be shared with any attendee to join
Shared hostingYes

Yes













Present documents (PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, etc)

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Only via sharing screen

yes,yes

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indirectly, via sceensharingPPTX, image files only

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no ; indirectly via screensharing

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no ; indirectly via screensharingyesPDF; Office and ODF files

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yes, although attendees complained of lack of viewability (unable to zoom)Via Prezi
Poll attendees (show agreement / disagreement )

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Informal support can be indicatd by participants. Formal polling can be enabled by host https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213756303-Polling-for-Meetings

yes
yes

nono

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no

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YesNo
Ability to share screens

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Yes, can allow one participant to share at a time, or simultaneous sharing by multiple participants (except for participants on mobile devices)yes

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yesyes

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yesyes

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yes

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yesyesyes,

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YesYes
Member control of Presenter Screen

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 As above, host control

yesyes

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yes

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Yes

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yesyesno

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NoNo
Archive of content from conferencing available after the call for public viewing

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Local recording (free); or

Cloud recording (paid) - download-able and/or streamed from browser via HTML5 or Flash

Recording formats: M3U / MP4 / M4A / Chat (txt, for group chat)

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yesyes

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noyes

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yes

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Yesyesyes, but recording are $2 a minute

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With paid version, yesNo
Maximum number of participants

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no Maximum number. participants, unlimited meetings but 40 minute limit per meeting for free version

100

25





1000

200depends on bandwidth of meet server
Full Voice VoIP

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yescurrently in beta

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yes

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Yesyes

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Yesyesyes, not tested

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YesYes
Whiteboard

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 Yes

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yes

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Yes

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yesno

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Shared notes podEtherpad

support for video conferencing/use of webcams
(although requires higher bandwidth, but may be useful for webinars)

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yes

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yesno

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yesyes

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yes up to 4 participants

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yes for hostyesyes, but not tested

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YesYes
Polling and analysis 

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noYes

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Yes

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yesyes but anonymous

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YesNo
Global accessibility - can the service be used in all countries? (difficult to evaluate, based on best knowledge)

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works for people with low or no vision, works with ios voice over. unsure of whether it works in Iran or other similar countries

yesyes

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allows the management of Agenda during call

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agenda displayed onlyyes, timer and agenda is shown to all participants

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nono

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no

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nonono

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Agenda can be displayed with shared notes podAgenda displayed only
Disable/Accessibility Compliance (1)

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CaptioningHas to be enabled by host, then either entered directly by appointed participant, or via streamtext- after session starts, url is generated has to be given to captioner to enable in streamtext. Viewers can adjust caption size in zoom settings.

Via streamtext pod. Caption First use their own pod rather than Adobe's because of some shortcomings there.

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cost
(might be useful for ALS considering solutions for internal use)  

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100 participants, unlimited meetings but 40 minute limit per meeting for free version

available to ALSes for use for discussionshttp://www.lucidmeetings.com/pricing : free version allows for one person to schedule meetings

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free for 10 users

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Free, ad supported version allows 200 persons to joinFree
Technology Support/ Email and Phone

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Online support




phone/email

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YesYes

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None
Bandwidth

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works well at lo bitrates
















Webinar mode(Add-on to Pro Plan) Video Webinar allows you to broadcast a Zoom meeting to up to 10000 view-only attendees. As the host or a panelist, you can share your screen, video and audio in a webinar and attendees can use the chat or question and answer options to interact with the host and panelists.
















UA/EAI Compliance


















  1. W3 checker Lucid Meeting

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