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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
 

Infinite Conferencingwww.clearslide.com
 

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

W/M/L but requires Flashyes
 

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

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


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)
 

 Zoom client

Viewing of recording requires HTML5 or Flash

 



Flashno
 

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

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


Program Downloads needed for W/Mnone
Supports a variety of Mobile/Tablet Platforms (iOS, Android) 
 
Yes, via Zoom Mobile App for iPhone or Androidno client available
 

yes, via appsyes via browser
 

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


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

yesyes
 

no ; public chat planned for futurePublic chat onlyyesYes
 

yesyesyes
  


YesPublic chat

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

 
 Yes
 
yes
yesyes
 

noyes except presenter
 

Yes
 

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


YesNo
Meeting Scheduling
  
 Yes
 
yes

yes
 

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


Yes
 

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


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)
  
Only via sharing screen

yes,yes
 

indirectly, via sceensharingPPTX, image files only
 

no ; indirectly via screensharing
 

no ; indirectly via screensharingyesPDF; Office and ODF files
  


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

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


no ; although paid versions offers Meeting Thermometer to get the "temperature of the room"
 

no
  


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

yesyes
 

yesyes
 

yes
 

yesyesyes,
   


YesYes
Member control of Presenter Screen
 
 As above, host control

yesyes
  


yes
 

Yes
 

yesyesno
  


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

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)

 



yesyes
 

noyes
 

yes
 

Yesyesyes, but recording are $2 a minute
  


With paid version, yesNo
Maximum number of participants
  100  25      1000 
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
  



yescurrently in beta
 

yes
 

Yesyes
 

Yesyesyes, not tested
   


YesYes
Whiteboard
 
 Yes

yes
 
    





Yes
  


yesno
   


Shared notes podEtherpad

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

 
yes

yesno
 

yesyes
 

yes up to 4 participants
 

yes for hostyesyes, but not tested
  


YesYes
Polling and analysis 
  No  
yes. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213756303-Polling-for-Meetings

No

noYes
 

Yes
  


yesyes but anonymous
 
 


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













allows the management of Agenda during call
  



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

nono
 

no
 

nonono
  


Agenda can be displayed with shared notes podAgenda displayed only
Disable/Accessibility Compliance (1)
  
https://zoom.us/accessibility

http://wwwimages.adobe.com/
content/dam/Adobe/en/products/
adobeconnect/pdfs/web-conferencing/connect-accessibility-whitepaper.pdf
(2012)
Yes http://www.lucidmeetings.com/
docs/accessibility-statement
             













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.













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






free for 10 users
    




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




phone/email
 

YesYes
   
    







None
Bandwidth
                 

 

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


















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