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Introduction

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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



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Yes
Feature CategorySpecific Feature

Google Meet

(Till March 2021)

Zoom (Basic/Free)Zoom for Ed (Paid)
Host/Join Method
Audio-Only
Number of ParticipantsUp to 250 Participants
Yes
Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants
Audio
& Video
-Only

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

Yes

Up to 100 Participants
Audio & Video

Yes

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Yes

Browser-based Sessions

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Computer Software-based Sessions

No

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Conference Call (Call In Hosting)

Yes*

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Dial in by Phone

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

No

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Recording**Yes

Yes

, Locally

Yes

, Locally or in the cloud

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.)

WebinarNoNo

Yes****

Anonymous User Joining

Not by default

However, this can possibly be turned on upon request.

YesYes
CollaborationBreakout Rooms

No*****

Google is releasing breakout rooms soon.

YesYes
ChatYesYesYes
File ShareYesYesYes
Length of MeetingNo Limit40 min. for 3 or more participants24 Hr.
Polls

No*****

YesYes
Q&A

No*****

YesYes
Hand RaisingNo*****YesYes
Screen/Specific App ShareYesYesYes
Screen Share with AudioYesYesYes
Whiteboard

Yes

YesYes
ReactionsNoYesYes
Function & LimitsClosed CaptioningYes - Automatic

Manual via stenographer

or

Automatic - 3rd party API Integration

Manual via stenographer

or

Automatic - 3rd party API Integration

Attendance/TrackingNo*****YesYes
User Camera
Changeable Backgrounds

Yes

Blurred background only, but customizable backgrounds are coming soon. 

YesYes
RegistrationNoNoYes
See Participants Consecutively

49 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.

See Shared Content & ParticipantsYes (less intuitive)YesYes
User LimitUp to 250 participantsUp to 100 participantsUp to 300 participants
Waiting RoomNo*****YesYes
Remote Computer ControlNoYesYes
Lock MeetingNoYesYes
Host Controls Over ParticipantsNo*****YesYes

* 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.

**** To request a webinar, you must contact University Events at 562-944-0351 x5982 or event.services@biola.edu.

***** According to Google's first blog announcement on August 10, 2020 and second blog announcement on October 8, 2020, these features are coming soon.