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Zoom and Teams Comparison

Zoom Meeting Highlights

  • Host classes and scientific discussions requiring meeting controls and privacy
  • Breakout sessions
  • Flexibility for one-on-one calls, team meetings, webinars or conference-style panels and presentations
  • Set up meeting passwords or restrict meetings to Caltech users only
  • Meeting recordings
  • Learn more about Zoom

Teams Highlights

  • Host general meetings when all participants should have the same level of access
  • Instant messaging
  • Flexibility for one-on-one calls and team meetings (especially for people already using Teams for other features)
  • Create channels to organize conversations by the team, topic, project, etc.
  • No meeting password, non-Caltech users placed in the meeting lobby
  • Meeting recordings
  • Available via Office 365
  • Learn more about Teams

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*Teams Dial-in number - requires a paid Audio Conferencing license for the host needing to provide a dial-in number for meetings. Cost is $20/user/year.