| Feature Category | Specific Feature | Google Meet (Till March 2021) | Zoom Basic ( |
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Basic/ for Ed HostJoin MethodAudio-Only | Yes | Joining | Number of Participants | Up to 250 Participants |
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Yes Yes | Up to 300 Participants | | Length of Meeting |
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Audio & Video| No Limit | 40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr. | | Anonymous User Joining | Not by default | Yes | Yes |
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| Audio-Only | Yes |
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Up to 250 ParticipantsUp to 100 ParticipantsUp to 300 ParticipantsYes | | Browser-based Sessions | Yes |
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Up to 250 Participants
Up to 100 ParticipantsUp to 300 Participants
| Computer Software-based Sessions | No |
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Up to 250 ParticipantsUp to 100 Participants Up to 300 Participants | | Conference Call (Call In Hosting) | Yes* |
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Up to 250 ParticipantsUp to 100 Participants Up to 300 Participants Up to 250 Participants Up to 100 Participants| Recording** | Yes | Yes Locally | Yes Locally or in the cloud |
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Up to 300 Participants Internal (Biola)***: Participants internal/external participants and 100,000 |
ViewersExternal: Up to 250 Participants and no 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 |
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| Webinar | No | No | Yes**** |
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| Collaboration | Breakout Rooms | No***** | 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 Limit40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr.Note: You can use a 3rd party app for taking the poll and send the poll link in the Google Meet chat. Note: You can present a Google Slides presentation that can facilitate this.***** | Yes | Yes | | Reactions | 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 |
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No Note: You can create a Google Jam (whiteboard) at jamboard.google.com, share the link to your students. | Up to 16 Note: Depends on user's hardware.Yes | Yes | Yes | | Function & Limits | Attendance/Tracking | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Changeable Backgrounds | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Closed Captioning | Yes - Automatic |
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Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration | | Registration | No | No | Yes |
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See Participants Consecutively | | Yes - Manual or 3rd party app | Yes - Manual or 3rd party app | | Host Controls Over Participants | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Lock Meeting | No | Yes | Yes |
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| Registration | No | No | Yes |
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| Remote Computer Control | No | Yes | Yes |
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| See Participants Consecutively | 49 per page | 49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages |
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.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 (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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