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Own Comparison of Video Conference Systems

(2020-04-16)

For our training courses and even for lectures in smaller groups below 40 participants I would like to use a video conference system. A comprehensive list is provided on Wikipedia

Together with my students I would like to test and evaluate a few platforms under real conditions.
My current preferences (2020-04-16) ordered by my personal priority:

	VC System	Remarks	Tested with small groups (approx. 3-7)	Tested with large groups (approx. 20 - 40)	First Results
1	Jitsi Meet	Open source, we run it on our own server. I (rb) want to go for this solution to gain max control of performance.	yes	no	Works well.
2	Youtube Streaming	Not a VC system, just one video stream from presenter to audience. Interaction via textual Youtube video chat, only.	no	no
3	Cisco Webex	Officially supported by HSRW	yes	no	Works well.
4	MS Skype		yes	no	Works well.
5	MS Teams		no	no
6	Zoom	Currently not an option because of its sloppy privacy	no	no