Table 2 A technical guide representing different features for AV-web-conferencing platforms.
Features | QU Cisco WebEx | QU microsoft teams | Zoom |
|---|---|---|---|
Cloud/on premise | Both | Both | Both |
Accessibility (browser, desktop & mobile app) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Audio/video call | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sharing content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sharing HD motion & video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Chat (individual, everyone, private) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes and Q&A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Raised hand | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Polling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Host authentication using QU credentials | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Personal room/fixed URL | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Meeting lock/unlock | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Ability to assign alternate hosts | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Allow non-QU to host online course/event | ✓ | X | X |
Video layout per page (grid view) | 5 × 5 | 8 × 6 | 7 × 7 |
Breakout sessions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Simultaneous male & female meeting (with attendees separation) | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Ability to draw on top of shared content | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Local recording to workstation | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Customize URL site | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Security & end to end encryption | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Native live social media/external streaming (Facebook, YouTube Live) | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Attendance report—during meeting | X | ✓ | X |
Attendance report—after meeting | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Transcript subtitle (in English) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Transcript subtitle (in Arabic) | X | ✓ | X |
Unlimited recording—desktop | ✓ | X | ✓ |
Unlimited recording—cloud | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (paid) |
Participants | 1000 | 3000 | 100 (free) |
Recording transcription | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Notifications when recording is initiated | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Noise cancelation algorithm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Desktop application sharing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
File sharing/transfer | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Remote desktop control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual background | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Artificial intelligence | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
White boarding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Financial Cost to QU faculty & staff | Free | Free | Paid by the user for unlimited meeting durations |
