Conferencing and Chat Services Comparison
See the two charts below for guidance in selecting the right service to fit your chat and audio/video conferencing needs. The first chart relates to general use, and the second chart is designed as a quick reference for faculty and instructors.
What Do You Want to Do? (General Features)
Note: “Yes*” (with an asterisk) indicates that a feature is available but the service may not be the best option to accomplish the goal or task.
NYU Hangouts (Classic) |
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Video/web meeting (10 or less people) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Video/web meeting (10+ people) |
Yes |
Yes* |
No |
Yes* |
Webinar/Large Meeting |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Audio-only meeting |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Text chat during meetings (individual and group) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Standalone/ongoing chat outside of meetings (individual and group) |
Yes |
No |
Yes
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Yes |
Screen sharing |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
File sharing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Permits attendees from outside of NYU (i.e., external participants) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Option to record and/or save |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
In-meeting polling / feedback feature |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Virtual breakout rooms / small group discussions |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
No |
Waiting Room to control admittance |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
No |
Robust host controls (mute attendees, remove participants, control screen sharing, etc.) |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
Real-time/live Captioning |
Yes* |
Yes* |
N/A |
No |
Dial in from a phone |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
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Dial out to a phone number |
No |
N/A |
Yes |
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iOS mobile and tablet support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
View presentations on mobile |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Add a co-host |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
No |
Whiteboarding |
Yes |
Yes* |
N/A |
Yes* |
Annotation on shared screen |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
NYU Google Apps integration (NYU Calendar, NYU Email, NYU Drive) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
For Faculty: Teaching & Learning Goals/Tasks
This table is intended to help instructors quickly select the best service for their needs. Faculty may also find it helpful to schedule a consultation with the instructional technologists at the NYU Digital Studio to discuss conferencing for classes.
Note: “Yes*” (with an asterisk) indicates that a feature is available but the service may not be the best option to accomplish the goal or task.
NYU Hangouts (Classic) |
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Hosting real-time class meetings |
Yes* |
N/A |
Yes* |
Recording live or asynchronous classes |
No |
N/A |
No |
Invite a non-NYU guest speaker |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Add TAs as co-hosts |
No |
N/A |
No |
Polls for student engagement |
Yes* |
N/A |
Yes* Via Google Forms |
Virtual breakout rooms / small group discussions |
Yes* |
Yes |
No |
Group presentation (student facilitation) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Whiteboarding |
Yes* |
N/A |
Yes* |
Annotation on shared screen |
No |
No |
No |
Holding office hours |
Yes* Via NYU Calendar |
No |
No |
NYU Classes integration |
No |
No |
No |