Conference Platforms Comparison Table - Information Technology

This page provides an at-a-glance comparison of the synchronous meeting applications available at Rutgers University including Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Zoom. To learn more about the features, please review the chart listed below for each application.

For more information concerning the conference platforms features in Canvas, please visit the Canvas website.

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Conference Platforms Comparison Table
	Microsoft Teams	Cisco Webex	Zoom
Format	Audio / Video / Sharing	Audio / Video / Sharing	Audio / Video / Sharing
Flavors
	Channel	Meetings	Meetings
	Ad hoc	Events	Webinars
	Private	Training	n/a
Maximum attendees
Faculty / staff accounts	1,000 meeting / 20,000 webinar	1,000 meeting / 3,000 webinar	500
Student accounts	1,000 meeting / 20,000 webinar	1,000 meeting / 3,000 webinar	300
Shared/departmental accounts	1,000 meeting / 20,000 webinar	1,000 meeting / 3,000 webinar	Coming soon
Devices supported
Desktop/laptop	✔	✔	✔
Mobile/tablets	✔	✔	✔
Phone only	VC License	✔	✔
Stationary videoconferencing	✔	✔	✔
Features
Cloud recording	✔	✔	Non-HIPAA
Local recording on host device	✔	✔	✔
In-conference chat	✔	✔	✔
Screen sharing	✔	✔	✔
Document / application sharing	✔	✔	✔
Virtual whiteboard shared	✔	✔	✔
Breakout rooms	Coming soon	Coming in September	Max 50 (Chromebook: n/a)
In-conference polling	n/a	✔	✔
Maximum users on-screen	49	200	49
Schedule/conduct within LMS
Canvas	✔	✔	✔
Blackboard	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sakai	n/a	n/a	n/a
Receive invites via email
Office 365	✔	✔	✔
Outlook	✔	✔	✔
Scarletmail	✔	n/a	✔
Schedule in calendar
Office 365	✔	✔	✔
Outlook	✔	✔	✔
Scarletmail	n/a	n/a	✔
Storage integration	✔	n/a	Non-HIPAA
Security and compliance	✔	✔	✔
Accessibility
Live captioning/transcription	✔	Webex Assistant	✔ (External typing service)
Support
Provider and support site	RU only	RU and Cisco	RU only