| 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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YesYes Yes Up to 300 ParticipantsAudio & Video | Yes Up to 250 Participants | Yes Up to 100 Participants | | Length of Meeting | No Limit | 40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr. |
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| Anonymous User Joining | Not by default | Yes | Yes |
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| Audio-Only | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Audio & Video | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| 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 Participants Up to 100 Participants Up to 300 Participants Up to 250 ParticipantsUp to 100 Participants Yes Up to 300 Participants | Recording** | YesYes Locally or in the cloud | Locally 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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Anonymous User Joining | Not at this time However, this can possibly be turned on upon request. | Yes | Yes | | Collaboration | Breakout Rooms | No |
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Google is releasing breakout rooms soon.***** | Yes | Yes | | 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. Hand Raising***** | Yes | Yes | | 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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| Function & Limits | Attendance/Tracking | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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| Changeable Backgrounds | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Closed Captioning | Yes - Automatic | Yes - Manual |
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via stenographerAutomatic - API Integration via stenographerAutomatic - API IntegrationAttendance/Tracking| app | | Host Controls Over Participants | No***** | Yes | Yes |
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User Camera Backgrounds | Yes Blurred background only, but customizable backgrounds are coming soon. | | 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 |
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Up to Note: Depends on user's hardware. per page | 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 (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 |
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No***** | Yes | Yes | Remote Computer ControlYes | Yes | | Lock Meeting | No | Yes | Yes |
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Host Controls Over Participants | No |