Video conferencing tools compared
Teams Meeting | Zoom Meeting | Teams Live Event | Zoom Webinar | Panopto Webcast | Panopto On-Demand | |
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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 |