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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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Feature CategorySpecific Feature

Google Meet

(Till March 2021)

Zoom Basic

(

Basic/

Free)

Zoom

for Ed

Licensed

(Paid)

Host
Hosting/
Join Method
JoiningNumber of ParticipantsUp to 250 ParticipantsUp to 100 ParticipantsUp to 300 Participants
Length of MeetingNo Limit40 min. for 3 or more participants24 Hr.
Anonymous User Joining

Not by default

YesYes
Audio-Only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Audio & Video

Yes

Yes

Yes

Browser-based Sessions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Computer Software-based Sessions

No

Yes

Yes

Conference Call (Call In Hosting)

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Dial in by Phone

Yes

No

Yes

Recording**

Yes

Locally

Yes, Locally or in the cloud

Live Stream
Internal (Biola)***:

Up to 250

Participants

internal/external participants and 100,000

Viewers.

External:

Up to 250 Participants and no Viewers

internal viewers.

No

Yes (via 3rd party integration)

Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.)

Recording**Yes

Yes, locally

Yes, locally or in the cloud

WebinarNoNo

Yes****

Anonymous User Joining

Not by default

YesYes
CollaborationBreakout Rooms

No*****

YesYes
ChatYesYesYes
File ShareYesYesYes
Length of MeetingNo Limit40 min. for 3 or more participants
24 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

Yes - Manual

via stenographer

or

Automatic -

3rd party

API Integration

app

Yes - Manual

via stenographer

or

Automatic -

3rd party

API Integration

app

Attendance/TrackingNo*****YesYes
Changeable Backgrounds

Yes

YesYes
RegistrationNoNoYes
See Participants Consecutively

49 per page

49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages

49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages

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.