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This page lists the various web-conferencing features most requested on the four web-conferencing tools supported at Biola. Some feature restrictions may change as service providers adapt and remove restrictions due to various circumstance ( e.g. the COVID 19 pandemic). |
Web-Conference Feature Comparison
| Feature Category | Specific Feature | Canvas (BigBlueButton) | Google Meet | WebEx Meetings (Free) | WebEx Meetings (Paid) | Zoom (Basic/Free Basic Version) | Zoom (Paid Version) |
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| Host/Join Method | Audio-Only | Yes | Yes Up to 250 Participants | No | From Desktop App w/camera turned off | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants |
| Audio & Video | Yes | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants | |
| Browser-based Sessions | Yes | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants | ||
| Computer Software-based Sessions | No | No Up to 250 Participants | Yes | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants | ||
| Conference Call (Call In Hosting) | No | Yes* Up to 250 Participants | No | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants | ||
| Dial in by Phone | Yes. Note: But you must first start the process by joining on a computer | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes | No Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants | ||
| Recording** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Live Stream | No | Internal (Biola)***: Up to 250 Participants and 100,000 Viewers. External: Up to 250 Participants and no Viewers. | No | No | Yes (via 3rd party integration) Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.) | ||
| Webinar | No | No | No | No | Yes**** This is only available as a paid feature upon request. | ||
| Collaboration | Breakout Rooms | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| File Share | Presentation Files Only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Length of Meeting | No Limit | No Limit | 50 min. | 24 Hr. | 40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr. | |
| Polls | Yes | No Note: You can use a 3rd party app for taking the poll and send the poll link in the Google Meet chat. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Q&A | No | No Note: You can present a Google Slides presentation that can facilitate this. | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Screen/Specific App Share | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Whiteboard | Yes | No Note: You can create a Google Jam (whiteboard) at jamboard.google.com, share the link to your students. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Function & Limits | Closed Captioning | Manual via stenographer | Yes - Automatic | Manual via stenographer | Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | |
| Registration | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| See Participants Consecutively | Unknown Note: Depends on user's hardware. | Up to 16 Note: Depends on user's hardware. | Up to 25 consecutively | Note: Depends on user's hardware | .49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages. Note: Depends on user's hardware. | ||
| See Shared Content & Participants | Yes | Yes (less intuitive) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| User Limit | Up to 100 participants | Up to 250 participants | Up to 1,000 participants | 100 participants | 300 participants |
* You can start the meeting without a computer, but you must have scheduled the meeting in advance on a computer.
** Please be aware that HIPAA laws may affect your use of this function.
*** Live stream feeds may be delayed and do not allow participant interaction.
**** Biola has not paid for this feature at this time.
Introduction
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Web-Conference Feature Comparison
| Feature Category | Specific Feature | Canvas (BigBlueButton) | Google Meet | WebEx Meetings | Zoom (Free Basic Version) | Zoom (Paid Version) | |||
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| Host/Join Method | Audio-Only | Yes | From Desktop App w/camera turned off | See Participants Consecutively | Unknown Note: Depends on user's hardware. | Up to 16 Note: Depends on user's hardware. | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants | |
| Audio & Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Browser-based Sessions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Computer Software-based Sessions | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Conference Call (Call In Hosting) | No | Yes* | No | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Dial in by Phone | Yes. Note: But you must first start the process by joining on a computer | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
| Recording** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Live Stream | No | Internal (Biola)***: Up to 100,000 External: No | No | No | Yes (via 3rd party integration) Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.) | ||||
| Webinar | No | No | No | No | No**** This is available as an added paid feature. | ||||
| Collaboration | Breakout Rooms | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| File Share | Presentation Files Only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Length of Meeting | No Limit | No Limit | 24 Hr. | 40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr. | ||||
| Polls | Yes | No Note: You can use a 3rd party app for taking the poll and send the poll link in the Google Meet chat. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Q&A | No | No Note: You can present a Google Slides presentation that can facilitate this. | No | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Screen/Specific App Share | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Whiteboard | Yes | No Note: You can create a Google Jam (whiteboard) at jamboard.google.com, share the link to your students. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Function & Limits | Closed Captioning | Manual via stenographer | Yes - Automatic | Manual via stenographer | Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | |||
| Registration | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||||
Up to 25 consecutively Note: Depends on user's hardware. | 49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages. Note: Depends on user's hardware. | 49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages. Note: Depends on user's hardware. | |||||||
| See Shared Content & Participants | Yes | Yes (less intuitive) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| User Limit | Up to 100 participants | Up to 250 participants | Up to 100 participants | Up to 1,000 participants | Up to 100 participants | Up to 300 participants |
* You can start the meeting without a computer, but you must have scheduled the meeting in advance on a computer.
** Please be aware that HIPAA laws may affect your use of this function.
*** Live stream feeds may be delayed and do not allow participant interaction.
**** Biola has not paid for this feature at this time.