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Video conferencing tools compared



Teams Meeting

Zoom Meeting

Teams Live Event

Zoom Webinar

Panopto Webcast

Panopto On-Demand

GENERAL







Recommended for

Smaller classes with interaction

Smaller classes with interaction

Larger classes with limited/no interaction

Larger classes with limited / no interaction

Larger classes with limited / no interaction

Larger classes w/o interaction

Live / On-demand Session

Live

Live

Live (60 sec latency)

Live

Live (60 sec latency)

On-demand

Multiple hosts allowed

(Instructor & TA)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Host moderation

Low

Low

High

High

High

No

AUDIO/VIDEO







Video recording

Cloud (MS Stream)

No file size limit

Local or cloud

File size up to 1 GB

Cloud (Downloadable as MP4)

No file size limit

Local or cloud

File size up to 1 GB

Cloud (Panopto)

No file size limit

Cloud (Panopto)

No file size limit

Screen sharing & camera (you may exclude the camera if you wish)

At the same time

At the same time

At the same time

At the same time

At the same time

At the same time

PARTICIPANTS







Meeting duration limit

8 hrs

40 min for Basic license

24 hrs for Edu license

4 hrs

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Max number of participants (students)

250

100 for Basic license

300 for Edu license

10.000

500

No limit

No limit

Participant can “raise hand”

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Participant contribution is moderated by host

No

Participants can mute / unmute their own mic & cam

No

Participants can mute / unmute their own mic & cam

Yes


Yes

Yes

No

Participants are allowed to contribute

Audio / video / chat

Audio / video / chat

Chat

 Audio / video / chat

Chat

Discussion on Blackboard

Mute all participants

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

FEATURES







Poll

Yes (additional app)






Quiz

Yes (additional app)






File sharing

Yes (Sharepoint)






Q&A



Yes

Yes



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