{"id":8000,"date":"2020-04-13T04:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T04:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/?p=8000"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:36:25","slug":"top-5-video-conferencing-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/blog\/top-5-video-conferencing-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Video Conferencing Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The Best Video Conferencing Tools Today<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8001 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/The-Best-Video-Conferencing-Tools.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/The-Best-Video-Conferencing-Tools.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/The-Best-Video-Conferencing-Tools-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/The-Best-Video-Conferencing-Tools-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-medan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/04\/The-Best-Video-Conferencing-Tools-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>A video meeting with several people in different locations while you talk through a device seemed impossible a couple of decades ago. If you would have said you could see the other person on the telephone while being on a different continent people would have said you\u2019re crazy.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>However, video conferencing is widely used by a great number of people and organizations. We don\u2019t even think about the absurdity and technological complexity while we do it. As a result, tons of software tools are available today. How can you see wood for the trees? In this blog post, we have selected the 5 best and most popular video conferencing tools for you.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1. Zoom<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Zoom is our favorite video conferencing tool. The software combines HD video conferencing, online business meetings, webinars, demos, tutorials, and mobile capabilities into one collaborative solution. It also enables you to screen share and lets you take control of other people\u2019s screens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">What\u2019s great is that only one person has to download Zoom. The rest of the participants can just join in via the meeting link. The user experience is remarkably good, with no delays and downtime, even for larger teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Basic version is free and allows unlimited 1 on1 meetings. Zoom offers unlimited meetings for two or more participants but caps each meeting at a 40-minute limit. Screen sharing is limited to 25 participants at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key Features:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Perfect for large teams<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Cross-platform messaging<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Call Recording<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Screen sharing &amp; Control<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>No need to download<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2. GoToMeeting<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This video conferencing software is a reliable, fast, and easy tool for businesses or schools, whatever the size. It has all the basic video meeting functions such as organizing and attending online conferences, video calls, online training, and screen share and control. The video calls are HD quality and compatible <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with any device.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GoToMeeting has over 44 million users worldwide and is still rapidly expanding so the software can be considered as one of the industry leaders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key features:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Available on all platforms<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Drawing tools and a virtual whiteboard<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Meeting transcriptions<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>HD quality<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Call recording<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3. Skype<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Skype is definitely one of the most famous video conferencing tools out there. It was purchased by Microsoft back in 2011 but has existed for over 16 years. Apart from video conferencing, Skype also offers screen sharing so users can share screens while calling each other. Users can also share photos, videos, and files up to 300MB over Skype and quickly find shared content in the chat gallery. It\u2019s also a handy way to call phones in foreign countries with its VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) \u201cSkype calls\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key Features:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Call recording<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Get a local phone number in another country and answer calls on Skype<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Live subtitles while talking<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/products\/meet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4. Google Hangouts Meet<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This video conferencing software, owned by Google, is a newer and a better version of the Google\u2019s Hangout app. It has all the basic features a video conferencing tool needs and levels with the main competitors in the industry. You can set up a meeting with a share link and other participants don\u2019t need to have an account or plug-in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s fast and reliable and it\u2019s fully integrated with Google Suite so you can join directly from a Calendar or Gmail invite. Participants can share files with co-workers from Google Drive or other Google apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key features:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dial-in phone numbers for every meeting<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Integrated with G Suite<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Works with other meeting solutions too<\/strong><b><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webex.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5. Cisco Webex Meetings<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cisco Webex Meetings is a brand new tool but is built on years of innovation and provides simple video meetings with easy schedule and join experiences. On top of the basic video conferencing tools, like screen sharing and control, there are several cool features like background noise detection, AR capabilities, and in-app whiteboarding. Although the software is new, it\u2019s already widely used by a lot of organizations as many were already using the \u201cWebex\u201d precursor since 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Participants can join meetings in just one click, accessing video, audio, polling, and sharing features without the need to download a single plug-in. It\u2019s remarkably easy to set up and manage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key features:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>HD video conferencing<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Platform Compatibility and Data Protection<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Background noise detection<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Augmented Reality capabilities<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Integrated communication<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Sharing desktops and documents<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Do you want to know more about video conferencing? We explained the main benefits <\/b><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/the-benefit-of-video-conferencing-software-in-the-classroom\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b>!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n1 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoom. (2020). Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing. Retrieved March 19, 2020, from <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cisco Webex. (2020, March 19). Video Conferencing, Online Meetings, Screen Share | Cisco. Retrieved March 19, 2020, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webex.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.webex.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoToMeeting. (2020). Online Meeting Software &amp; Web Conferencing &#8211; Try Free | GoToMeeting. Retrieved March 19, 2020, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skype. (2020). Skype | Communication tool for free calls and chat. Retrieved March 19, 2020, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google. (2020). Google Hangouts Meet: online video conference calls | G Suite. Retrieved March 19, 2020, from <a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/products\/meet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/products\/meet\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIS Group. (2020). The Benefit of Video Conferencing Software in the Classroom. 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