Standalone Virtual Meeting Software – Generic Options
The main players:
Website: gotomeeting.com
Plan options: Professional, Business or Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: between 150 – 3,000 depending on the plan selected
Pricing: from £9.50/month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | No |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | No |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US & EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: webex.com
Plan options: Free, Starter, Plus and Business
Maximum number of participants: 100
Pricing: from Free to £22.50/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | No |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | UK & EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: zoom.us
Plan options: Free, Business and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: 100
Pricing: from Free to £15.99/per user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US & EU |
| End to end encrytion | No |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: products.office.com/microsoft-teams
Plan options: Free, Essentials, Premium and E3
Maximum number of participants: Up to 250 (Essentials, Premium and E3 plans only)
Pricing: from FREE to £17.60/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | No |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | TBA |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Popular Options:
Website: hangouts.google.com
Plan options: Free
Maximum number of participants: 10 (video chat) up to 150 (audio chat)
Pricing: Free (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | No |
| Chat facilities | TBA |
| Co-branding | No |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | No |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: facebook.com/workplace
Plan options: Essential, Advanced and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: 50
Pricing: n/a (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | TBA |
| Record video | TBA |
| Transcribe audio | TBA |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | TBA |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US, EU & Singapore |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Others:
Website: avaya.com/spaces
Plan options: Essential, Business and Power
Maximum number of participants: up to 500 participants
Pricing: from £6.00/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | TBA |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | No |
| Join via mobile | TBA |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | EU |
| End to end encrytion | TBA |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: bluejeans.com
Plan options: Standard, Pro and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: 50 – 150 depending on plan
Pricing: from £11.79/user per month (correct as at March 2020) 30-day free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | TBA |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US, EU, Singapore & Australia |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: Circuit by Unify
Plan options: Team, Professional and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: 6
Pricing: from £2.95/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | TBA |
| Transcribe audio | No |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US & EU |
| End to end encrytion | TBA |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: eztalks.com/meetings
Plan options: Starter, Standard Pro and Business
Maximum number of participants: from 100 to 300 depending on plan
Pricing: from Free to $50/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | No |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: flock.com/uk/
Plan options: Starter, Pro and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: n/a
Pricing: from Free to $10/month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | TBA |
| Record video | TBA |
| Transcribe audio | Via plugin |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | US & EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: freeconference.com
Plan options: Free, Starter, Plus and Pro
Maximum number of participants: upto 1,000 call participants; between 5-100 web participants depending on plan
Pricing: from FREE to $34.99/month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | No |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: fuze.com/products/meetings
Plan options: Add-on or Stand-alone
Maximum number of participants: upto 1,000 participants depending on plan
Pricing: £12/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Via plugin |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | TBA |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: intermedia.net/anymeeting-video-conferencing
Plan options: Starter, Lite and Pro
Maximum number of participants: from 4 to 30 depending on plan
Pricing: From free to $12.99/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Plan dependent |
| Record video | Plan dependent |
| Transcribe audio | Plan dependent |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | No |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Plan dependent |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/
Plan options: Free
Maximum number of participants: n/a
Pricing: Free (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | TBA |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | TBA |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | TBA |
| Co-branding | Yes |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Not as standard |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: join.me
Plan options: Free, Lite, Pro and Business
Maximum number of participants: Audio: up to 3 (free plan), up to 5 (Lite plan), up to 250 (Pro and Business plans). Webcam streams only available for Pro and Business Plans
Pricing: from Free to £20/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Via plugin |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Yes |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US, UK, EU, Singapore & Australia |
| End to end encrytion | TBA |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: lifesize.com
Plan options: Free, Standard, Plus and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: From 25 to 1,000 participants depending on the plan
Pricing: from Free to $12.95/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Plan dependent |
| Transcribe audio | Via plugin |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Via plugin |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Plan dependent |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: ringcentral.co.uk
Plan options: Entry, Standard, Premium and Ultimate (Plans are based on number of inclusive minutes per user)
Maximum number of participants: 200 (video meetings not available under Entry plan)
Pricing: from £7.99/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Via plugin |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Yes |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: samepage.io
Plan options: Free, Starter and Pro
Maximum number of participants: Unlimited
Pricing: from Free to $9/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | TBA |
| Record video | TBA |
| Transcribe audio | No |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Via app |
| Where is data stored? | US & EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: screenleap.com
Plan options: Free, Basic, Pro and Company
Maximum number of participants: Up to 150 viewers depending on plan
Pricing: from Free to $49/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | No |
| Record video | No |
| Transcribe audio | No |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | TBA |
| Chat facilities | Via app |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Plan dependent |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: slack.com/intl/en-gb/
Plan options: Free, Standard and Plus
Maximum number of participants: n/a
Pricing: from Free to £9.75/month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Via app |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Via app |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | US & EU |
| End to end encrytion | No |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: teamviewer.com/en/features/hd-voip-voice-video-conferencing/
Plan options: Premium and Corporate
Maximum number of participants: up to 500
Pricing: from £59.90/month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | TBA |
| Record video | TBA |
| Transcribe audio | No |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: uberconference.com/
Plan options: Free and Business
Maximum number of participants: from 10 to 100 depending on plan
Pricing: from free to $15/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | No |
| Transcribe audio | Yes |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: upscope.io
Plan options: Basic, Startup, Business and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants:
Pricing: from £18/user per month (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | TBA |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | TBA |
| Record video | TBA |
| Transcribe audio | Via app |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | TBA |
| Chat facilities | Via app |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | US |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: whereby.com
Plan options: Free, Pro and Business
Maximum number of participants: Up to 50 depending on plan
Pricing: from FREE to $59.99/month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | No |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Plan dependent |
| Record video | Plan dependent |
| Transcribe audio | Via app |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | No |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | No |
| Where is data stored? | EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: zoho.com/meeting/
Plan options: Meeting and Webinar
Maximum number of participants: Up to 250 depending on plan
Pricing: from £8/user per month to £63/user per month (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | No |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | Via app |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | No |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Plan dependent |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | Yes |
| Where is data stored? | EU |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Price not quoted options:
Website: adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/meetings
Plan options: Essential, Advanced and Enterprise
Maximum number of participants: 50
Pricing: n/a (correct as at March 2020) Free trial available
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | TBA |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | TBA |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | Yes |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | Yes |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | Yes |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
Website: cisco.com/c/en/us/products/unified-communications/jabber
Plan options: n/a
Maximum number of participants: n/a
Pricing: Pricing on request (correct as at March 2020)
Features:
| Desktop sharing | Yes |
| Upload documents | Yes |
| Control sharing | Yes |
| Record audio | Yes |
| Record video | Yes |
| Transcribe audio | TBA |
| Join via mobile | Yes |
| Whiteboard tools | TBA |
| Chat facilities | Yes |
| Co-branding | TBA |
| Cloud storage (recordings) | TBA |
| Where is data stored? | TBA |
| End to end encrytion | TBA |
Features analysis carried out via desktop research 2-6 April 2020
