Webconferencing software

Webconferencing software (hereinafter, the Software) is a software application or system that supports webconferencing. The Software is often called videoconferencing software; however, videoconferencing may occur outside the Internet.

Features

Chat support, desktop sharing support, recording capabilities

Comparison of applications

Application	License	Capacity	OS	Video	Whiteboard	Upload	Co-browsing	Mobile Device Support	Break-out Sessions	Security Access	Encrypted communication	Host from Mobile	Attend from Mobile	Cloud-based no download	VoIP	Embeddable	Dial-in by phone
Adobe Connect	Proprietary	<1500 (80 000 w/webcast)	Linux, MacOS, Windows	VGA, HQ, HD	Yes	Yes	Yes<ref group=note name="ReferenceB">Linux users may only view another user's desktop</ref>	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes<ref group=note name="ReferenceC">Yes, but only via a screen-sharing "pod" with control permissions granted</ref>	url=https://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/apps.html |title=Adobe Connect Mobile |author=Adobe |publisher=Adobe |accessdate=18 September 2015</ref>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	iOS, Android and RIM	Yes	Yes	Yes	No<ref>Designed for VOIP; requires additional service to support phone. See URL https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/audio-choices-connect.html</ref>	Yes
AnyMeeting	Proprietary	<200	MacOS, Windows	HQ	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	url=http://blog.anymeeting.com/press-releases/anymeeting-rolls-out-new-mobile-apps-for-ipad-and-android/%7Cauthor=chrisb%7Cpublisher=AnyMeeting |title=AnyMeeting Rolls Out New Mobile Apps for iPad and Android |date=23 April 2013 |accessdate=18 September 2015</ref>	No	Yes	Yes	No	iOS and Android Tablets	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
BigBlueButton	LGPL, GPL	<80	Linux, MacOS, Windows	VGA, HQ	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Coming Soon	Yes Android only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown
Cisco WebEx	Proprietary	<3000	MacOS, Windows	VGA, HQ, HD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit SSLv3)	Yes iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry	Yes	Yes	Yes Computer-based and Server-based	Yes	Unknown	Yes
LogMeIn GotoMeeting	Proprietary	<1000	Linux, MacOS, Windows	VGA, HD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Whiteboard Anywhere	No<ref group=note>Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining</ref>	No<ref group=note>Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining</ref>	No<ref group=note>Not secure for general meetings, this feature is only available in GoToTraining</ref>	Yes<ref group=note>Mouse and Keyboard control can be shared with multiple user.</ref>	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes<ref group=note>New HTML5 enabled browsers will be able to join without downloads, with reduced features.</ref>	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Google Meet	Proprietary	<25 (30 for GSuite users)	Linux, MacOS, Windows	HD	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes (Enterprise Edition Only)
OpenMeetings	Apache License	<125	Linux, MacOS, Windows	VGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes<ref>User's Manual, page 18</ref>	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Skype	Proprietary		Linux, MacOS, Windows	VGA, HQ, HD	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)	Proprietary	<1000	MacOS, Windows	VGA, HQ, HD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
TeamViewer	Proprietary	<25	Linux, MacOS, Windows	VGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes<ref group=note name="any upload possible">any upload possible</ref>	Yes<ref group=note name="any upload possible"/>	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Zoho	Proprietary	<5000	Linux, MacOS, Windows	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zoom Video Communications	Proprietary	<500 (10,000 webinar)	Linux, MacOS, Windows	HD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	One-time download	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes