{"id":119623,"date":"2019-02-26T13:47:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=119623"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:28:08","slug":"compare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/collaboration\/online\/compare\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams and Zoom Meetings Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston University provides a variety of conferencing solutions for effective collaboration among members of the University as well as external colleagues.<\/p>\n

A variety of conferencing scenarios can be found below. Each scenario offers recommended products that best fit the scenario. A more detailed comparison of the different products and their features is provided in the Online Meetings Product Comparison<\/a> section that follows.<\/p>\n

To request a consultation for your particular conferencing needs, contact the IT Help Center<\/a> or your local support representative.<\/p>\n

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Online Meetings Scenarios<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Online Meeting Scenario<\/th>\nRecommended Product<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
I want to have a one-to-one online meeting<\/td>\nMicrosoft Teams<\/a><\/p>\n

Zoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

I want to offer virtual office hours<\/td>\nZoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I want to run an online session for my class in Blackboard<\/td>\nZoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I want to poll my participants or assign them to breakout rooms<\/td>\nZoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I want to record an online meeting in the cloud for later viewing by attendees<\/td>\nMicrosoft Teams<\/a><\/p>\n

Zoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

I want to record an online meeting in the cloud and publish it for public viewing<\/td>\nZoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I want to record an online meeting without using the cloud<\/td>\nZoom Meetings<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I want to hold an online meeting where restricted use data may be shared<\/td>\nMicrosoft Teams<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Online Meetings Product Comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Features<\/th>\nMicrosoft Teams<\/th>\nZoom Meetings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Availability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Available To…<\/th>\nStudents, Faculty, Staff<\/td>\nStudents, Faculty, Staff, Departments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compatibility<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Desktop App<\/th>\nWindows, Mac<\/td>\nWindows, Mac, Linux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile App<\/th>\niOS, Android<\/td>\niOS, Android<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Browser Support Without Downloads or Plugins<\/th>\nYes; Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.<\/a><\/td>\nYes; Google Chrome is preferred.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Browser Plugin for Improved Functionality<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacity<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum Meeting Attendees<\/th>\n1000<\/td>\n300<\/p>\n

Optional upgrade up to 1000<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Audio and Video<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
HD Video Capable<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Join Meeting with Audio Only<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Join Meeting by Phone (Domestic)<\/th>\nYes, with cost<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Join Meeting by Toll-Free Number<\/th>\nYes, with cost<\/td>\nYes, with cost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chat<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Chat Within Meetings<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chat Outside Meetings<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content Sharing<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Screen Sharing<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Application Sharing<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Annotate Shared Content<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whiteboard<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meeting Capabilities<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Breakout Rooms<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polling<\/th>\nYes, via 3rd party plugins<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloud Recording<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Recording<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recording Transcription<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes, Cloud Recordings only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Automatic Live Captioning<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Join Before Host<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Integration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Join Meetings from H.323 or SIP Devices<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outlook Calendar Integration<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Google Calendar Integration<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Security<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved for Confidential Data<\/a><\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved for Restricted Use Data<\/a><\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved for HIPAA Data<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes, in Zoom Meetings for HIPAA<\/a> Only<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved for ITAR Data<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Encrypted Meetings<\/th>\nYes<\/td>\nYes, however SIP devices may be unable to join calls using encryption.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Last Updated: May 19, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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