Comparison of web conferencing software

This list is a comparison of web conferencing software available for Linux, OS X, and Windows platforms. Many of the applications support the use of videoconferencing.

Comparison chart

Program	License	Capacity	Linux	Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows	Audio Support	Video Quality	Video Support	Chat Support	Desktop Sharing Support	Whiteboard	Upload PPT	Upload PDF	Upload Doc / DocX	Co-browsing	Mobile Device Support	Break-Out Sessions	Security Access	Encrypted communication	Host meeting from Mobile	Attend meeting from Mobile	Cloud Based no download	Recording capabilities	VoIP	Embeddable
Adobe Connect	Proprietary	1-1500 (80 000 w/webcast)	✓	✓	✓	✓[note 1]	VGA, HQ, HD[1]	✓	✓	✓[note 2]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓[note 3]	✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android[2]	✓	✓	✓	✓	iOS, Android and RIM	✓	✓	✓	X[3]
AT&T Connect	Proprietary	1-1500	✓[note 4]	✓	✓	✓	HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	iOS, Android, RIM and Windows Phone	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
AnyMeeting	Proprietary	1-200	X[4]	✓	✓	✓	HQ	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓ iPad and Android Tablets[5]	X	✓	✓	X	iOS and Android Tablets	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Attentiv	Proprietary	1-1000	✓[6]	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓ iPad and Android[7]	✓	✓	✓	iOS and Android[7]	iOS and Android[7]	✓	✓	X	X
BigBlueButton	LGPL, GPL	1-80[8]	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	Coming soon	✓ Android only	Yes	✓	Yes	Yes
Cisco WebEx	Proprietary	1-3000	Partial[9][10]	✓	✓	✓	VGA, HQ, HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	style="background:#9F9;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit SSLv3)	✓ iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry	✓	✓	✓ Computer-based and Server-based	✓	Unknown
Citrix GotoMeeting	Proprietary	1-1000	X[note 5]	✓	✓	✓	VGA, HD	✓	✓	✓	Whiteboard Anywhere	X[note 6]	X[note 7]	X[note 8]	✓[note 9]	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓[note 10]	✓	Unknown	Unknown
eXo Platform with Chat Addon	LGPL	1-unlimited	✓[note 11]	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ, HD	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	Partial[note 12]	X	X	Unknown	X	X	X	✓[note 13]	Coming soon	Unknown	Unknown
Fuze Meeting	Proprietary	100+	Partial[11]	✓	✓ (Vista, 7 & 8)	✓	HD,QVGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	✓ Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Tablet	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Genesys Meeting Center	Proprietary	125+	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	X	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Glance	Proprietary	100	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	X	X	X	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
IBM Sametime	Proprietary		✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ,HD (H.264)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
iMeet	Proprietary	Up to 125	Partial[12]	✓	✓	✓	HD	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM)	Proprietary	125+	Partial[10]	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	X	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
MegaMeeting.com	Proprietary	250+	Partial[note 14]	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ,HD	16 Feeds	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	Coming soon	X	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Microsoft Live Meeting (discontinued)	Proprietary		✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	X	Partial	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Mikogo	Proprietary	1-25	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Netviewer	Proprietary	1-100	X	X	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	X	Unknown	✓	X	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
omNovia Web Conference	Proprietary	2-5 000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	X	X	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Openmeetings	Apache License	1-125	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	X	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	✓[13]	Unknown	Unknown
PowWow365	Proprietary	1-500	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	iOS (iPhone, iPad)	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Skype	Proprietary	1 to 25	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ, HD	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)	Proprietary	1 to 1000 (10 000 webinar)	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ, HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	✓	Partial	✓	Unknown	Unknown
TeamViewer	Proprietary	1-25	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓[note 15]	✓[note 15]	Unknown	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
TrueConf	Proprietary	1-250	✓	✓	✓	✓	Ultra HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	iOS, Android, WebRTC	iOS, Android, WebRTC	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown
UberConference	Proprietary	1-100	✓[note 16]	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓ iPhone and Android	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓[note 17]	✓	✓	Unknown
VenueGen	Proprietary	1-500	X	X	✓	✓[note 1]	VGA	✓	✓	✓[note 2]	Unknown	✓	✓	Unknown	✓[note 3]	X	X	X	X	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
VideoMost	Proprietary	1-250 (+1500 video broadcast)	✓	✓	✓	✓	HD, Full HD, Ultra HD (4K)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ iPad, Android Phones & Tablets	✓	✓	✓	✓	iPad, Android Phones & Tablets	✓	✓	✓	API VideoMost
WebTrain	Proprietary	200	X	X	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
WizIQ	Proprietary	Up to 1 999	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ,HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	{{API Web Services}}
Yuuguu	Proprietary	1-30	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	✓	Unknown	X	X	Unknown	X	X	✓	Unknown	✓	X	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Zoho	Proprietary		✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	✓	✓	✓	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Zoom Video Communications	Proprietary	1-200 (3 000 webinar)	✓	✓	✓	✓	HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	One-time download	✓	Unknown	Unknown
Program	License	Capacity	Linux	Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows	Audio Support	Video Quality	Video Support	Chat Support	Desktop Sharing Support	Whiteboard	Upload PPT	Upload PDF	Upload Doc / DocX	Co-browsing	Mobile Device Support	Break-Out Sessions	Security Access	Encrypted communication	Host meeting from Mobile	Attend meeting from Mobile	Cloud Based no download	Recording capabilities	VoIP	Embeddable

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.^[14]

Notes

1. Supports two-way teleconference integration
2. Linux users may only view another user's desktop
3. Yes, but only via a screen-sharing "pod" with control permissions granted
4. web based client without the ability to share
5. Organizers cannot use Linux -- attendees only. Requires HTML5 enabled browsers
6. Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining
7. Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining
8. Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining
9. Mouse and Keyboard control can be shared with multiple user.
10. New HTML5 enabled browsers will be able to join without downloads, with reduced features.
11. with WebRTC on Chrome browser
12. Available on Mac and Windows only when using Weemo Driver
13. Yes if using WebRTC mode through Chrome browser
14. Cannot function as a presenter on Linux.
15. any upload possible
16. with WebRTC on Chrome browser
17. Yes if using WebRTC mode through Chrome browser

References

1. Adobe (2012-01-11). "Podium HD Pod". Adobe. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
2. Adobe. "Adobe Connect Mobile". Adobe. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
3. Designed for VOIP; requires additional service to support phone. See URL https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/audio-choices-connect.html
4. AnyMeeting (2013-11-22). "Presenter - Frequently Asked Questions". AnyMeeting. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
5. chrisb (23 April 2013). "AnyMeeting Rolls Out New Mobile Apps for iPad and Android". AnyMeeting. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
6. A New Meeting Platform Aims to Help Introverts get Their Ideas Heard. FastCompany.com (2015-04-10). Retrieved on 2015-04-13.
7. Russell, Daniel, Getting Started With Attentiv, retrieved 2015-11-23
8. Dixon, Fred. "Audio stress Test: Results". Google Groups. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
9. "Webex support on Linux". opensource.com. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
10. "Webex on 64 bit linux". Emsperformance.net. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
11. How do I get the Fuze Linux App? : Fuze Support. Support.fuzemeeting.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
12. Can iMeet run on Linux? | iMeet Community. Community.imeet.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
13. User's Manual, page 18
14. 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.