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RingCentral Video
RingCentral
Integrated video conferencing, screen sharing, and messaging for teams big and small. Work from anywhere with RingCentral Video. HD voice and video. Feel like you’re in the room with carrier-grade voice and video and an industry-leading 99.999% uptime. No downloads. Join and host meetings with a click from your browser or the RingCentral app—it’s that easy. Anywhere, any device. Connect on any device, and switch live meetings between your phone or desktop with one tap. Protect every meeting with comprehensive enterprise-grade security. RingCentral's security controls are externally verified so you don't have to take our word for it. Whether you're joining a meeting from your browser or the RingCentral app, every conversation is private and secure. Get more done before, during, and after meetings with fully integrated messaging and a modern business phone system.
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Pexip
Pexip
Pexip simplifies complex video conferencing to empower organizations to meet, regardless of location or technology. Our scalable, cloud-based platform helps companies integrate traditional video systems, Microsoft and Google collaboration solutions, and business-grade video meeting and calling solutions that work with any device. Customers can deploy Pexip on their own privately-hosted servers, in their cloud of choice (Azure, Google Cloud or AWS), as a hybrid, or as a service.
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Accelevents Virtual Events
Accelevents
Your affordable, All-in-one and easy to use Virtual Event Software for any type of event including performances, conferences, tradeshows, expos, and more. Accelevents is known for ease of use and live 24/7 support. The platform offers robust virtual event hosting features including ticket sales, live streaming, live chat & polling, virtual exhibitor booths, breakout sessions, A.I. powered networking, gamification, and more. Whether hosting an event for 100 people or 100,000+ Accelevents will allow you to create a virtual experience that your attendees remember. They also provide a built-in production studio or you can bring your own. The A.I. based networking tools ensure that your attendees build lasting professional relationships throw 1:1 video speed dating, discussion group, watch parties, fireside chats, and AMAs. Create a virtual expo and sell exhibitor booths that allow exhibitors to host live demos, chat with attendee, schedule meetings, and add marketing material
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Airmeet
Airmeet
The all-in-one platform to host immersive events online, connect with your community and share ideas with the world. Airmeets are designed to help you do more, engage more & grow more! Crafted with the focus to host both small meetups & large summits, with features that scale with your community. An immersive experience for each & every participant. Works on all modern browsers & devices without any software downloads for a zero-hassle experience for participants. Focus on your event, let us do the heavy lifting. Publish online events, manage registrations, onboard speakers, accept payments, partner with sponsors, engage participants, enable networking and go live like a pro. Phew! Keep your events truly private and have full control over your participants & their interactions. We’ve built security & scalability at the very core of our platform.
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3CX
3CX LTD
3CX is a software-based, open standards IP PBX that offers complete Unified Communications, out of the box. Suitable for any business size or industry 3CX can accommodate your every need; from mobility and status to advanced contact center features and more, at a fraction of the cost. 3CX makes installation, management and maintenance of your PBX so easy that you can effortlessly manage it yourself, whether on an appliance or server at your premise on Windows, Linux or in the cloud.
Starting Price: $250 per year -
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ConnexMe
Evenium
ConnexMe provides richer webinar and live meeting and event experiences, from simplifying setup and deployment for planners to powerful interaction that's intuitive for participants. The ConnexMe app allows you to easily design highly engaging sessions where speakers and participants can readily contribute, collaborate & network in meaningful ways. Generate discussion & capture feedback digitally to leverage group knowledge, accelerate learning, & help achieve business goals. Globally ConnexMe is used in webinars, leadership and small meetings, sales kickoffs, partner events, workshops, and conferences. Included are live slide sharing, annotating slides directly, streaming video/audio, brainstorming tools & visual polling - plus live Q&A, live polls or surveys with optional results display, (personalized) agenda with session/breakout detail, interactive map, documents, push notifications, speaker & sponsor/exhibitor info, attendee profiles (message/meet), custom branding & more.
Starting Price: $699.00/one-time -
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Zoom Meetings & Chat
Zoom Video Communications
Enterprise video conferencing with real-time messaging and content sharing. Simplified video conferencing and messaging across any device. Enable quick adoption with meeting capabilities that make it easy to start, join, and collaborate across any device. Zoom Meetings syncs with your calendar system and delivers streamlined enterprise-grade video conferencing from desktop and mobile. Enable internal and external communications, all-hands meetings, and trainings through one communications platform. Bring HD video and audio to your meetings with support for up to 1000 video participants and 49 videos on screen. Multiple participants can share their screens simultaneously and co-annotate for a more interactive meeting. End-to-end encryption for all meetings, role-based user security, password protection, waiting rooms, and place attendee on hold. Record your meetings locally or to the cloud, with searchable transcripts. Zoom also offers a HIPAA compliant plan for healthcare.
Starting Price: $14.99 per user per month -
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Slack
Slack
Slack is a cloud-based project collaboration and team interaction software solution specially designed to seamlessly facilitate communication across organizations. Featuring powerful tools and services integrated into a single platform, Slack provides private channels to promote interaction within smaller teams, direct channels to help send messages directly to colleagues, and public channels that enables members across organizations to start conversations. Available on Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS apps, Slack offers a plethora of features that include chat, file sharing, collaborative workspace, real-time notifications, two-way audio and video, screen sharing, document imaging, activity tracking and logging, and more.
Starting Price: $6.67 per user per month -
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Skype
Microsoft
Professional online meetings built for business. Easy to set up and join · Powerful collaboration tools. Made by Microsoft. With one click, anyone can join your online meeting, from any device. You can choose to meet right away, or schedule from Outlook for later. The meeting URL is personalized just for you. Record meetings, share your screen, and annotate PowerPoint for real-time collaboration with up to 250 people. Use whiteboard, polls, Q&A, and built-in IM during your business meetings to make them more productive. Expertly manage your online meetings with advanced calling options, like muting one or all participants and transferring presenter control. Trust in business-quality meetings with encrypted video and audio streams, and 24/7 phone support when needed. Enjoy industry-leading HD video for online meetings that feel top quality and trustworthy. Focus more on the people in your call, with added features like automatic cropping and head tracking.
Starting Price: $5.00 per user per month -
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TeamViewer
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is the world’s #1 brand for remote connectivity solutions. Through innovations in technology and an incredibly fast and secure global network, we’re making the world a smaller place — paving the path towards a truly global workspace. TeamViewer allows you to remotely access and control the desktop of your computers and servers from anywhere, on a 3G or better internet connection. This access is device agnostic and completely secure. Any modern smartphone can now be your window to your workplace. Over 20 million support sessions happen daily on the TeamViewer platform. With our 256Bit AES encryption and ISO27001 certified data centers, providing support to your customers & employees has never been safer or easier. It’s like sitting right next to them, offering the help they need, the moment they need it most.
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Google Hangouts
Google
Use Hangouts to keep in touch. Message contacts, start free video or voice calls, and hop on a conversation with one person or a group. • Include all your contacts with group chats for up to 150 people. • Say more with status messages, photos, videos, maps, emoji, stickers, and animated GIFs. • Turn any conversation into a free group video call with up to 10 contacts. • Call any phone number in the world (and all calls to other Hangouts users are free!). • Connect your Google Voice account for phone calling, SMS texting, and voicemail integration. • Keep in touch with contacts across Android, iOS, and the web, and sync chats across all your devices. • Message contacts anytime, even if they’re offline.
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Google Duo
Google
Simple, high quality video calls on Android phones, iPhones, tablets, computers, and Smart Displays like the Google Nest Hub Max. See who’s already available to connect on Duo or invite a friend to join. Tap into a contact to leave a note, video or voice message. Create a group with up to 12 people. Then, tap the group name to easily start a group video call. Your calls and messages stay private and can only be seen by you and the person you're talking with. Bring the family together with group calling to celebrate important occasions like birthdays or anniversaries, so you can enjoy the party even when you’re miles apart. Tuck them in with their favorite story over one-to-one video calls, so you don’t miss a precious moment. Keep the fun times rolling with your weekly game nights over group calling. Available for up to 12 friends at a time and works on Android phones, iPhones, and tablets.
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Google Meet
Google
Connect with your team from anywhere. With easy-to-join video calls, you can meet face to face without the added cost of travel. Meet takes the headaches out of joining a video call at work. Just set up a meeting and share a link. No worrying about whether teammates, clients, or customers have the right accounts or plug-ins. With a fast, lightweight interface and smart participant management, multi-person video calls are a breeze. Meet is fully integrated with G Suite, so you can join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite. All of the important event details are right there when you need them, whether you’re joining from a computer, phone, or conference room. With Meet's specially designed iOS and Android apps, you can see your meetings for the day with all the important information from Calendar, then join with a tap. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, so every guest has a great experience.
Starting Price: $12 per user per month -
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FaceTime
Apple
Connect with family and friends around the world with FaceTime. Make audio and video calls from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to other iOS devices or even a Mac. Features: • Reach contacts using their phone number or Apple ID. • Make both video and audio calls. • Enjoy Group FaceTime with up to 32 people at once. • Use effects to become an Animoji, place stickers, and much more right in your FaceTime call. • Use the front-facing FaceTime camera to show your face, or switch to the back camera to show your friends what you see. • Create Favorites for quick access to key people in the Phone app. • FaceTime calls are integrated into your recent calls list in the Phone app. • FaceTime works over Wi-Fi (iPhone 4 or later) and cellular (iPhone 4s or later).
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Cisco Webex
Cisco
Work better, together. Webex is your one place to call, message, meet. Hassle-free video. Build stronger relationships with face-to-face meetings and real-time collaboration using whiteboarding, screen sharing and more. Showcase the best you with video conferencing that is simple but powerful. Increase your business reach, while reducing office and travel expenses. A powerful set of tools that keeps you connected before, during, and after the meeting. Video conferencing on any device bringing people together like they’re sitting down face-to-face. Team collaboration happens all in one place, from anywhere – driven by file and screen sharing, video meetings, whiteboarding and messaging. Secure, easy-to-manage cloud calling that’s simple to set up and goes with you on the road too. Conference equipment that brings high-quality video, whiteboarding, and AI to your collaboration rooms.
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Zoho Meeting
Zoho
Zoho Meeting is a robust online conferencing solution specifically built for business collaboration. Completely browser-based, Zoho Meeting allows you to host online meetings, lead-nurturing webinars, product launches, sales presentations, and marketing demos with your employees, partners, and clients. With Zoho Meeting, you can quickly create secure online meetings and webinars using any mobile device, from anywhere at any time. Key features of Zoho Meeting include screen sharing, recording and replay, built-in chat, RSVP scheduling, email reminders, webcam sharing, and more.
Starting Price: $12.00/month -
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join.me
LogMeIn
It's now easier than ever to personalize your join.me experience. Customize your meeting link to whatever you want. Brand it to your company, to the meeting subject, or even to match your personality. Setting up your personal link means that folks joining your meeting get familiar with you and your brand before they have even entered the meeting. Your personal background works in tandem with your personal URL. They both make your account and your meeting room uniquely yours. Give your meeting attendees a fun picture to look at, or brand the background with a company logo. It's simple to change so you can even switch it up for the holidays, get creative! It's all yours. join.me toll-free blends seamlessly with the join.me features you rely on every day: audio, recording, scheduling, and remote control. With toll-free, you never have to worry about a customer footing the bill for dialing into your meeting. You get competitive rates with no hidden costs or overage fees.
Starting Price: $10.00/month/user -
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Microsoft Teams
Microsoft
Solving today's complex business problems takes teams of engaged people working together. We’ve built an online guide to teach you and your team the secrets of successful teamwork. When you have a place to create and make decisions as a team, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Teams brings everything together in a shared workspace where you can chat, meet, share files, and work with business apps. Get your team on the same page with group chat, online meetings, calling, and web conferencing. Collaborate on files with built-in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Add in your favorite Microsoft apps and third-party services to keep the business moving forward. Get end-to-end security, administrative control, and compliance—all powered by Microsoft 365. Teams is designed for groups of all kinds. Get started with the free, no-commitments version. You can also get Teams as part of the best-in-class suite of productivity tools.
Starting Price: $12.50 per user per month -
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GoToMeeting
LogMeIn
GoToMeeting provides a fast, easy and reliable online meeting solution designed to power workforce productivity. Build better relationships and drive business outcomes by meeting face to face, sharing presentations and chatting with colleagues all with the click of a button. Leveraged by many of the largest companies around the world, GoToMeeting is trusted by millions of people everyday for professional real-time virtual communication and collaboration. Meet confidently with crystal clear audio and video over a simple and intuitive interface. GoToMeeting Smart Assistant takes productivity to the next level with time saving features like meeting transcripts. GoToMeeting mobile apps give you the power to meet seamlessly no matter where you are in the world.
Starting Price: $12.00/month -
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Flock
Flock
Your team’s communication hub. Team messaging, video+audio calling, productivity apps and more. Flock makes communication and collaboration effortless. Get all the features you need in one easy-to-use tool. Work smarter with Flock's all-in-one messaging, video conferencing, and productivity tool. Stay connected with Flock's powerful built-in video conference feature. Up to 20 attendees can meet in real-time. You can even screen share with just a click. Powerful search helps you find anything shared in Flock, whether it’s a message, file, or link. Use our powerful suite of business collaboration tools - Shared To-Dos, Polls, Note Sharing, Reminders, and more - to optimize project management. Flock offers over 50 integrations with tools like Asana, Twitter, Googe Drive, and Todoist. Add your apps in Flock with one click and you’ll never need to switch tools to get work done.
Starting Price: $4.50 per user per month -
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Facebook Live
Facebook
Facebook is a software company based in the United States and offers a software product called Facebook Live. Facebook Live is web conferencing software, and includes features such as social sharing, and video streaming. Facebook Live is available as Android, iPhone, and iPad software. Some alternative products to Facebook Live include Private Media Channel, MediaPlatform Broadcaster, and Vidyo.
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Proficonf
Proficonf
Proficonf is a professional video conferencing platform that allows its users to make or join video meetings with up to 250 participants without any downloads or installations. Proficonf saves time to connect with teammates, business partners, tutors, students etc. After creating Proficonf account user can start video meetings instantly in a couple of clicks or tune it for their needs. Proficonf is available for the most popular web browsers and Android devices. It offers a free plan with a 45-minute time limit and 25 participants limit on video meetings. At this time Proficonf is used by almost 9000 users, with 1,700 users every week.
Starting Price: $12/month -
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GlobalMeet
PGi
GlobalMeet, a new generation unified communications (UC) platform, helps our customers create connections with their employees, customers and shareholders. GlobalMeet provides a rich feature set including enterprise voice, a cloud-based business phone system, text messaging, chat and HD video and web conferencing. Built on our collaboration heritage, we simplify and unify your users’ experience and improve their productivity with a single intuitive platform.
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JioMeet
Reliance Jio Platforms
JioMeet is the smarter way to collaborate anywhere, anytime, on any device. Click on JioMeet invite link and join from your browser (Chrome/Firefox) without downloading application. Conduct meetings with your customers, partners and people outside your office. Join from laptop/desktop or mobile device or even your legacy video device thus offering you investment protection. Supports the legacy conferencing devices. Get on a quick unscheduled call with intended participants on the fly or schedule a meeting at a predefined time. JioMeet is a network and device agnostic solution. Taking conferencing beyond the walls of the conference room Connect from any device, anytime anywhere. You have already invested in the cost heavy VC devices, don’t worry. Now be part of the conference from your legacy devices as well. Back-end technology optimizes your experience with HD video quality even at lower bandwidths. Intuitive and user friendly interface to enhance overall conferencing experience.
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GoToWebinar
LogMeIn
LogMeIn is a software company based in the United States that was founded in 2003 and offers a software product called GoToWebinar. Pricing starts at $89 per month. GoToWebinar offers training via documentation, live online, and webinars. GoToWebinar is screen recording software, and includes features such as mobile access, presentation tools, private chat, Real-Time chat, record & playback ability, screen sharing, and video conferencing. GoToWebinar offers 24/7 live support, and online support. GoToWebinar offers a free trial. GoToWebinar is available as SaaS, Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android software. Some alternative products to GoToWebinar include TrueConf Server, Samba Live, and MediaPlatform Broadcaster.
Starting Price: $89 per month
Web Conferencing Software Overview
With web conferencing software, you will want to look at the features that will be most suitable for your business and conferencing preferences. Many web conferencing software solutions are specialized for the needs of enterprises, while others are designed with rich individual features for small businesses.
It is essential to find the right web conferencing software suitable for your business needs. Here are some commonly asked questions about the software.
Web Conferencing Software – What Is It?
Web conferencing software offers a business platform for meetings with team members, freelancers, and other stakeholders who may be working remotely around the world. Quite a few web conferencing software solutions are cost-effective, easy to use, and functional. You will find solutions available to many kinds of businesses in every industry, with features that include real-time collaboration and screen sharing.
Many businesses have included web conferencing into their hiring practices and will conduct virtual interviews using the software. It has a lot of other business uses as well, including client interactions, technical support, and customer support services.
What To Know About Web Conferencing
Discovering which web conferencing software solution will best suit your business will involve knowing the main uses and finding the best software program to fit those requirements. When you have a clear idea of what to look for, you can find the perfect software solution company to meet the needs of your business.
Benefits of Web Conferencing Software
Web conferencing software solutions makes virtual meetings a lot easier. It allows people to meet virtually anytime, anywhere, and from any device. It’s convenient as your team members will spend less time trying to get everyone together in one room for one event, as it allows for entire teams to meet virtually online in the same place without having to rearrange everyone’s schedules.
It is excellent for business because web conferencing software puts you in control of your virtual meeting where your team can meet from many different locations at assigned times through your choice of conferencing medium.
Depending on the service you select, there are many different features available in web conferencing like file sharing, where you can upload files for sharing in real-time. There is also screen sharing, which allows you to share information with your team so that they can learn about the latest products and services instantly.
The top video conferencing features include useful tools that let you design training modules online. They generally have excellent video quality even with the most inexpensive software programs. The ideal web conferencing tools offer easy solutions for your video and audio business connectivity demands.
A popular feature often includes the ability to host live events and webinars with your customers.
Web Conferencing Software and Operating System Compatibility
Knowing that your team will be using many different devices and operating systems, you will want to factor this into your decision when settling on web conferencing software. Be sure to decide on mobile connectivity with your software solution because more of your workforce will probably join meetings by phone.
There are software solutions with amazing features that work on all operating systems. There are some on particular operating systems for one popular specific niche. Select a software solution that will be compatible with your office, the remote team, and your customer base.
The tools you use for web conferencing should be compatible with your current software solution. Programs like Zoom, RingCentral Video, GoToMeeting, Cisco Webex, Zoho Meeting, and join.me should integrate well with your software suite. Some software, like Slack, includes built in web conferencing capabilities, even though Slack is considered more of a chat app.
Other cost-effective services from Google (Hangouts), Skype, and Microsoft (Microsoft Teams) can be excellent additions for small businesses.Are Audio, Video, and Chat Needed?
If your business needs your team to participate in meetings, recognize each other, and chime in when they are asked, there are features in the software that allow these tasks. You can gain the ability to focus in on the chat window during live conferences, or if you are attending a meeting with a team of remote workers or are broadcasting from your office’s conference room, you can use instant messaging to chat back and forth without having to interrupt the meeting’s presentation.
These solutions are versatile and specific enough to meet the needs of many businesses. Presenters can use video conferencing or an online meeting via software tools, or a web browser with just a few clicks of the mouse. Think about what specific features you need for a typical office meeting and how you would like it to appear before selecting your perfect web conferencing software suite.
Most solutions offer both audio and video conferencing. There are group messaging tools and video calls available with some of the top meeting software solutions.
Some web conferencing software specifically designed for organizations feature solutions that can accommodate hundreds of attendees with high definition video through mobile devices, apps, or a larger virtual event. These are generally compatible with many operating systems and mobile devices.
Best Web Conferencing Software Features
Web conferencing software offers many amazing capabilities, features, and integration with other apps. The very best of these software programs allow for screen sharing, recordings of the meetings, video conferencing tools, and file uploads while the meeting is in session. Your business requirements will affect how your team interacts during web conferences. Free web conferencing software is available for smaller organizations or individuals that don't need all of the bells and whistles offered by enterprise-grade solutions.
For higher quality services, there are programs that offer video calls and content sharing in addition to conferences. Perhaps your team would like to have collaboration tools so they can work on projects together, creating PowerPoint presentations, or instruct the team using digital whiteboards. These options are available with some web conferencing software, and generally, only require a webcam.
For a larger organization, you will want to consider paid options instead of free or trial software, which is often limited in capabilities. Your business will want to have professional features like productivity tools, VoIP, and coordinated communications. Look for solutions that include Outlook for reminders and calendar tools that help with scheduling meetings.
Before technology, people would bring their paperwork for presentations. Today, team members can still collaborate from around the world remotely with the same level of participation and interaction.
How Secure is Web Conferencing Software?
Web conferencing software can be very secure, depending upon the service you select. Most companies place great importance on security features, and some of the best have a higher price point to consider.
Your business communicates proprietary information that demands top-notch security and encryption because it is valuable and confidential. You want to ensure the information provided to your team is intended only for their use and discretion. Higher-end web conferencing software allows this level of encryption to keep your data safe and secure between all of your team members.
You will want to compare the level of security your business will rely on when choosing your ideal software package.
Web Conferencing Software Summary
Web conferencing software can help you hold meetings with team members and clients located all over the world. Your organization can save money by using this software to meet and discuss business in a virtual environment.
Finding the best software solution depends on the unique needs of your business.