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FeaturesShindig
Adobe Connect
ZoomHopin (new)on24Hangouts MeetEventmobi
Microsoft Teams
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# of participants1000+1,000
1000 (req uprade to Enterprise Plus)
250*
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Breakout sessionsxYY
Y- (can host breakout sessions by webinar and house them in the Virtual Event Hub)
N (although one could schedule separate Hangouts manually for breakout sessions)
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No downloads or registration - browser based + mobile friendlyYxxYYYY
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Accessibility - closed captioning
Y (but manual or third party app)
Have to run it through Zoom.
Offers captioning services (as an add-on service through a third party).
Y (autocaptioning and it's actually quite good)
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Accessibility - - adjust text size
Presenter has to adjust font size for the whole group. Attendees can adjust the layout of the console
Y (you'd adjust your browser's settings)
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Accessibility - ability to dial in via phoneYY
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Accessibility - multi-language - use software in your native language
Y (limited Languages)
N (can change language for the entire presentation, not individually)
Y (uses the users default Gmail language)
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Accessibility - multi-language - separate feed of audio for users who need a different language
Y (built in, you need to hire a translator)
N
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Accessibility - ASL Language Interpretation
Y, you have an ASL interpreter as a host, on screen always
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Chats, polls, Q+AYYYYY
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Recording to cloud (or otherwise)YYYYY (GSuite Enterprise or Enterprise Education only. though one could use a screen recording tool as a workaround)
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Can "leave a session open all day" so people can pop in and join at any time.
Y but possible timeout issues
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Can add 'lower thirds"Y (HangoutsToolbox.com)
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Can work in Google Docs with participants Y
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Can flip from "video presentation" to webinar style easilyYYY
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Users Can Video Chat with PresenterYxYY
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Users Can Privately Video Chat with One AnotherYxxYN
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Users Can Privately Msg with One AnotherYYYYY
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Presenter Sees All Participants VideosYYx
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Multiple AdminYxYY
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Multiple presenters in meetingYYY
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Facebook Live Integration - Stream your Shindig event from Facebook Live & YouTube Live.YYY
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Twitter & Facebook Social IntegrationYxx
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Customizable BackgroundsYxYY
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Invite/RSVP/Reminder SystemYxYY
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TicketingYxxY
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No Open Mic (can mute participants)YxY
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Event "booths" (eg. vendor, spons table)Y
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Share the Stage - Any audience member can ask their question face-to-face via webcam or by text.YxY - you can switch video manually to anyone who's participating
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Green room - Privately screen audience members before broadcasting them on stage with the hostYYYY
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Screen ShareYYYY
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Custom brandingYYYY
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Native CRM integration (eg. capturing registration)Y
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Tablet + Mobile appYYYYY
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livestreamingYup to 100K viewers within your domain*
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gamification
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*Because of COVID19, Google rolling out all of these features (typically only available in the Enterprise edition of G Suite) will be available to all customers until July 1, 2020
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A lot of these platforms seem to define the word accessibility differently than it should be defined - we're thinking about this in terms of accessibility to people with disabilities and to people around the world (who may have broadband access issues, etc).
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