Comparison of web conferencing software

This page is a comparison of web conferencing software available for various platforms.

Comparison chart

Program	License	Capacity	Linux	Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows	Audio Support	Video Quality	Video Support	Chat Support	Desktop Sharing Support	Upload PPT	Upload PDF	Co-browsing	Mobile Device Support	Break-Out Sessions	Security Access	Encrypted communication
Adobe Acrobat Connect	Proprietary	0000500 !1-500	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X
Banckle Online Meeting	Proprietary	0000200 !1-200	✓	✓	✓	✓	HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	Coming Soon	✓	✓	✓
BigBlueButton	LGPL + GPL	0000025 !1-25	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	X	X	X
BuddyMeeting	SaaS	0000010 !Up to 10	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	X	X
Cisco Unified Meeting Place	Proprietary	0000500 !1-500	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	✓	✓	X
Citrix GotoMeeting	Proprietary	0000020 !15 (25)	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	X	✓	✓
eLectaLive	Proprietary	0000500 !15, 50, 100, 500	✓	✓	✓	✓	QVGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	✓	✓
Elluminate now Blackboard Collaborate	Proprietary	0000002 !2 - ?	✓	✓	✓	✓	QVGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ Recordings Coming Soon-Live Sessions	✓	✓	✓
FastViewer	Proprietary	0001000 !1-1000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA, HQ, HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fuze Meeting	Proprietary	0000100 !100+	Partial	✓	✓	✓	QVGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	X	X	X
Genesys Meeting Center	Proprietary	0000125 !125+	X	X	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	X
Glance	Proprietary	0000100 !100	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	?	?	?	?	?	X	X	X
GoMeetNow	Proprietary	0000100 !1-100	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	X	✓	✓
IBM Lotus Sametime	Proprietary	0000000 !¿?	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	?	✓	X
IBM Lotus Sametime Unyte	Proprietary	0000000 !¿?	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	?	?	?	✓	X
ICU Live!	Proprietary	0000036 !36 concurrent users	X	X	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓
iLinc	Proprietary	0001000 !Up to 1,000	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA, HQ, SXGA (1280x1024)	Unlimited feeds	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Coming Soon	✓	✓	✓
LiveOn	Proprietary	0001000 !Up to 1,000	X	X	✓	✓	VGA, HQ, HD (1280x720)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Coming Soon	✓	✓	✓
MegaMeeting.com	Proprietary	0000250 !250+	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ,HD	16 Feeds	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Coming Soon	X	✓	✓
Microsoft Live Meeting	Proprietary	0000000 !¿?	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	?	✓	✓
Nefsis	Proprietary	0000500 !2-500	X	X	✓	✓	VGA,HQ,HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓
Netviewer	Proprietary	0000100 !1-100	X	X	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	?	?	?	X	?	✓	X
omNovia Web Conference	Proprietary	0005000 !2-5,000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	X	X
Openmeetings	EPL	0000025 !1-25	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	X	X
PharMethod PharmaCAST	Proprietary	zzzzzzz !1-unlimited	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA, HD	✓	✓	X	✓	X	X	announced	✓	✓	X
RHUB	Proprietary	0002000 !1-2000	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	✓	X	✓	✓
SaasBoard	Proprietary	0000100 !1-100	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	✓	✓	✓
SabaCentra, SabaMeeting, SabaWebinar, SabaClassroom	Proprietary	0003000 !1-3000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spreed	Proprietary	0001000 !1-1000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	X	✓	✓
TeamViewer	Proprietary	0000025 !1-25	✓	✓	✓	X	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓
Teleskill Live	Proprietary	0005000 !1-5000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X
Tokbox	GPL + Proprietary	0000025 !20-25	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	X	X	X	?	?	?	X	X
Ubipitch	Proprietary	0000250 !250	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	X
VenueGen	Proprietary	0000500 !1-500	X	X	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	X
WebEx	Proprietary	0003000 !1-3000	✓	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
WebHuddle	GPL	0000000 !?	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	?	?	?	X	X	X
WebTrain	Proprietary	0000200 !200	X	X	✓	✓	VGA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	✓	✓
WorkCollaboration	Proprietary and SaaS	0001000 !1-1000	X	✓	✓	✓	VGA,HQ,HD	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓
Zoho	Proprietary	0000000 !¿?	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	?	✓	✓	✓
TeamHangout	Proprietary	0000000 !¿?	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	?	✓	✓	✓
Teletaleem	Proprietary	0000000 !¿?	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	?	✓	✓	✓
WizIQ	Proprietary	0001000 !Up to 1,999	✓	✓	✓	✓	QVGA,PAL	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	xy	X
Program	License	Capacity	Linux	Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows	Audio Support	Video Quality	Video Support	Chat Support	Desktop Sharing Support	Upload PPT	Upload PDF	Co-browsing	Mobile Device Support	Break-Out Sessions	Security Access	Encrypted communication

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: Unified communications (UC) is the integration of real-time communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, telephony (including IP telephony), video conferencing, data sharing (including web connected electronic whiteboards aka IWB's or Interactive White Boards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax).