| Feature Category | Specific Feature | Google Meet (Till March 2021) | Zoom (Basic/Free) | Zoom for Ed (Paid) |
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| Host/Join Method | Audio-Only | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants
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| Audio & Video | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants
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| Browser-based Sessions | Yes Up to 250 Participants
| Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants
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| Computer Software-based Sessions | No Up to 250 Participants | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants
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| Conference Call (Call In Hosting) | Yes* Up to 250 Participants | Yes Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants |
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| Dial in by Phone | Yes Up to 250 Participants | No Up to 100 Participants | Yes Up to 300 Participants |
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| Recording** | Yes | Yes Locally | Yes Locally or in the cloud |
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| Live Stream | Internal (Biola)***: Up to 250 Participants and 100,000 Viewers. External: Up to 250 Participants and no Viewers. | No | Yes (via 3rd party integration) Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.) |
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| Webinar | No | No | Yes**** |
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| Anonymous User Joining | Not by default However, this can possibly be turned on upon request. | Yes | Yes |
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| Collaboration | Breakout Rooms | No***** Google is releasing breakout rooms soon. | Yes | Yes |
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| Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| File Share | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Length of Meeting | No Limit | 40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr. |
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| Polls | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Q&A | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Hand Raising | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Screen/Specific App Share | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Screen Share with Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Whiteboard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Reactions | No | Yes | Yes |
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| Function & Limits | Closed Captioning | Yes - Automatic | Manual via stenographer or Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | Manual via stenographer or Automatic - 3rd party API Integration |
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| Attendance/Tracking | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| User Camera Backgrounds | Yes Blurred background only, but customizable backgrounds are coming soon. | Yes | Yes |
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| Registration | No | No | Yes |
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| See Participants Consecutively | Up to 4949 per page with ~20 pages. 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. |
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| See Shared Content & Participants | Yes (less intuitive) | Yes | Yes |
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| User Limit | Up to 250 participants | Up to 100 participants | Up to 300 participants |
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| Waiting Room | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Remote Computer Control | No | Yes | Yes |
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| Lock Meeting | No | Yes | Yes |
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| Host Controls Over Participants | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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