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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 Simultaneous User 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
Adobe Connect Proprietary 1-1500 (80,000 w/webcast) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[1] VGA, HQ, HD[2] ✓ ✓ ✓[3] ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓[4] ✓[5] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ iOS, Android and RIM ✓ ✓
AccuConference Proprietary 1-1000 Un­known ✓ Participant view only ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ Moderator only X ✓ ✓ ✓ X ? iOS Participant Only X Un­known ✓ X Un­known ✓ Participants only ✓
AnyMeeting Proprietary 1-200 ✓[6] ✓ ✓ ✓ HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓[7] X ✓ ✓ X iOS and Android Tablets ✓ ✓
AVIDO Web Conference Proprietary 1-1000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Coming soon Coming soon ✓ ✓
BabelTree Proprietary 1-5000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ QVGA ✓ ✓ X Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known X Un­known ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ X
Banckle Online Meeting Proprietary 1-200 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Coming soon ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
BigBlueButton LGPL, GPL 1-80[8] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓[9] ✓ ✓ X Un­known Android only Un­known ✓
Blackboard Collaborate previously Wimba Classroom and Elluminate Proprietary 1-1000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ QVGA ✓ ✓ ✓[10] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X iOS and Android ✓ ✓
BuddyMeeting Proprietary Up to 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known X X X X X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Cisco Unified Meeting Place Proprietary 1-500 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓ X X ✓ Un­known Un­known
Cisco WebEx Proprietary 1-3000 Partial[11] ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA, HQ, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 256-bit AES,PKI,End-to-end (Transport layer: 128-bit

SSLv3)

✓ iOS devices, Android, and BlackBerry ✓ ✓ ✓ Computer-based and Server-based
Citrix GotoMeeting Proprietary 1-1000 X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA, HD[12] ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X X X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓
CUMeeting Proprietary 1-unlimited X X ✓ ✓ VGA, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X iPhone, iPad and Android ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Computer-based
CourseHub Proprietary 1-unlimited ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓
Drum Web Meetings Proprietary 1-50 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ X X ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
eLecta Live for Web Conferencing and Online Meetings Proprietary Conference Capcity of 15 - 200+ seats ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ QVGA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
eXo Platform with Chat Addon LGPL 1-unlimited ✓[13] ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ Partial[14] X X Un­known X X X ✓[15] Coming soon
FaceMe Web Conference Proprietary 1-100+ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[16] VGA,HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android[17] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Dial in and Smartphone app ✓ Coming soon
FastViewer Proprietary 1-1000 ✓[18] ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA, HQ, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓[19] ✓[19] Un­known ✓ ✓[20] ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Fuze Meeting Proprietary 100+ Partial[21] ✓ ✓ ✓ HD,QVGA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓[22] X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Genesys Meeting Center Proprietary 125+ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓
Glance Proprietary 100 ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known X X X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
GlobalMeet Proprietary Up to 125 Partial[23] ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
GoMeetNow Proprietary 1-100 X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known X X Un­known X ✓ X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Groupworld Proprietary 1-unlimited ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ QQVGA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
IBM Sametime Proprietary ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ X Un­known ✓ Un­known ✓
IBM Lotus Sametime Unyte Proprietary ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
ICU Live! Proprietary 36 concurrent users X X ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
iLinc Proprietary Up to 1,000 X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA, HQ, SXGA (1280x1024) Unlimited feeds ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Coming soon ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
iMeet Proprietary Up to 125 Partial[24] ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Implix ClickMeeting Proprietary 1-1000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Infinite Conferencing's WebInterpoint Proprietary Up to 1,000 Partial[25] ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ ✓ ✓
inphra online Proprietary Up to 3,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA, HQ, HD ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X
InterCall Unified Meeting (IUM)[26] Proprietary 125+ Partial[27] ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
LiveOn Proprietary Up to 1,000 X X ✓ ✓ VGA, HQ, HD (1280x720) ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ iPhone, iPad, and Android ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓
MegaMeeting.com Proprietary 250+ Partial[28] ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ,HD 16 Feeds ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Coming soon X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Meetecho GPL + Proprietary 200+ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ QVGA,VGA[29] ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known
MeetingBurner Proprietary 1 to 1000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X X X ✓ X ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓
Microsoft Live Meeting Proprietary ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ X X Partial ✓
Microsoft Lync Proprietary 1 to 1000 X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Partial ✓
Mikogo Proprietary 1-25 ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓
Nefsis Proprietary 2-500 X X ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ,HD ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Netviewer Proprietary 1-100 X X ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known X Un­known ✓ X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
omNovia Web Conference Proprietary 2-5,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Un­known Un­known X X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Omnijoin Proprietary 2-500 X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ,HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓iPhone, iPad X X ✓ ✓iPhone, iPad ✓iPhone, iPad ✓ ✓
Openmeetings Apache License 1-125 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Un­known Un­known X ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
PharmaCAST|PharMethod Proprietary 1-unlimited X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA, HD ✓ ✓ X Un­known ✓ X Un­known X announced ✓ ✓ X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
ReadyTalk Proprietary 1-3600[30] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ X Un­known ✓ iPad X ✓ ✓ X iPad ✓ ✓
RHUB Proprietary 1-2000 X ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known X X Un­known X ✓ X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
SaasBoard Proprietary 1-100 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HD ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Saba Meeting, Saba Webinar, Saba Classroom, Saba Centra Proprietary 1-3000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[31] VGA,HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[32] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Skype Proprietary 1 to 25 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓
Spreed Proprietary 1-1000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
TeamHangout Proprietary ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
TeamViewer Proprietary 1-25 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓[19] ✓[19] Un­known ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Teleskill Live Proprietary 1-5000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA,HQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Teletaleem Proprietary ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
TrueConf Proprietary 1-250 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Full HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ iOS, Android, WebRTC iOS, Android, WebRTC ✓ ✓
Ubipitch Proprietary 250 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ X Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known X X ✓ ✓ X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
VenueGen Proprietary 1-500 X X ✓ ✓[1] VGA ✓ ✓ ✓[3] Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓[4] X X X X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
VeriShow Proprietary 1-10 X ✓ ✓ ✓ Auto, Low, High, HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓
VideoMost Proprietary 1-10 000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Full HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓[33] ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ iPad ✓ ✓
Virtual Meeting Rooms Proprietary 1-10 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HQ ✓ ✓ coming soon ✓ X ✓ X X ✓ X ✓ ✓ Android Tablets Android Tablets ✓ X
WebHuddle GPL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known X Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known X X ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
WebTrain Proprietary 200 X X ✓ ✓ VGA ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
WizIQ Proprietary Up to 1,999 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ QVGA,PAL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ Coming soon Coming soon Coming soon ✓ ✓ ✓
Yuuguu Proprietary 1 - 30 ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X ✓ ✓ Un­known X X Un­known X X ✓ Un­known ✓ X ✓ Un­known Un­known
Zoho Proprietary ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known ✓ ✓ ✓ Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
Zoom Video Communications Proprietary 1-100 (1,000 webinar) X ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X X X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ One-time download ✓
4Webcom Proprietary 1-5000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ HD ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X
Program License Capacity Linux

Linux

Mac OS X Microsoft Windows Audio Support

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

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).

References

  1. ^ a b Supports two-way teleconference integration
  2. ^ Podium HD Pod. Adobe.com (2012-01-11). Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  3. ^ a b Linux users may only view another user's desktop
  4. ^ a b Yes, but only via a screen-sharing "pod" with control permissions granted
  5. ^ iPhone, iPad, and Android (as of version 8)
  6. ^ AnyMeeting | Presenter - Frequently Asked Questions. Support.anymeeting.com (2013-11-22). Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  7. ^ iPad and Android Tablets (as of [1])
  8. ^ Dixon, Fred. "Audio stress Test: Results - BigBlueButton-dev". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  9. ^ Android client now available on Android Marketplace (see announcement)
  10. ^ Windows/Mac - Full Support, Linux - Partial (multimedia and web tour open in an external browser window rather than an embedded one within the session)
  11. ^ webex on 64 bit linux. Emsperformance.net (2013-03-25). Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  12. ^ Hd Faces Update (see webconferencing comparison)
  13. ^ with WebRTC on Chrome browser
  14. ^ Available on Mac and Windows only when using Weemo Driver
  15. ^ Yes if using WebRTC mode through Chrome browser
  16. ^ Supports 12-way teleconference integration
  17. ^ iOS and Andriod App required for mobile devices
  18. ^ viewer only
  19. ^ a b c d any upload possible
  20. ^ also native iPhone and iPad Clients
  21. ^ How do I get the Fuze Linux App? : Fuze Support. Support.fuzemeeting.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  22. ^ Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Tablet
  23. ^ Can participants join a GlobalMeet Web meeting ... | GlobalMeet Community. Community.globalmeet.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  24. ^ Can iMeet run on Linux? | iMeet Community. Community.imeet.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  25. ^ Verified on 3/21/2014 that Linux participants are supported, but Linux presenter is not.
  26. ^ Intercall resells the Cisco WebEx product.
  27. ^ webex on 64 bit linux. Emsperformance.net (2013-03-25). Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  28. ^ Cannot function as a presenter on Linux.
  29. ^ Up to 16 mixed video flows
  30. ^ Operator-Assisted Audio Conferencing. ReadyTalk. Retrieved on 2014-02-27.
  31. ^ HD VoIP and integrated teleconference
  32. ^ native iOS and Android Free Apps for smartphones and tablets like iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
  33. ^ iPad
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