| | Virtual classroom (Bongo) | MS Teams (Meetings) | MS Teams (Webinar) | MS Teams (Live Events) | Zoom |
| Main purpose | Online interactive classroom sessions | Meetings and collaborating. All participants can join the discussion live. (co-)creation of documents. | Similar to Teams Meetings, more controlled but still interactive meeting/webinar. Requires registration | Broadcast/present video and meeting content to a large online audience. The audience can participate through Q&A, but not join active discussions. You need assistance of at least one other person when setting up and running the live event. Using multiple screens is recommended | Web conferencing and video calling tool |
| Examples of use | • Student and lecturer one on one • Lecturer and students in project groups
• Online Lectures (up to the max. amount of participants) | • Student and lecturer one on one • Students among each other
• Lecturer and students in project groups
• Online Lectures, webinars (up to the max. amount of participants) | • Online Lectures, webinars (up to the max. amount of participants) | • Online Lectures, webinars (up to the max. amount of participants)
• You need assistance of at least one other person when setting up and running the live event. Using multiple screens is recommended. | • Student and lecturer one on one
• Lecturer and students in project groups
• Online Lectures (up to the max. amount of participants) |
| Windows compatible | Depends on browser | Yes, Windows 8.1 and later | Yes, Windows 8.1 and later | Yes, Windows 7 and later | Yes |
| Mac compatible | Depends on browser | Yes, One of the three most recent versions of macOS | Yes, One of the three most recent versions of macOS | Yes, macOS X 10.10 and later | Yes |
| Linux compatible | Depends on browser | Yes, public version | Yes, public version | No | Yes |
| Integration in Brightspace | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Security/Privacy level |  | | | |  |
| Max. Amount of participants | 150 (30 users can share their camera) | 300 (1000 with the Advanced Communications License (ACL)) | 1000 | 10.000 | 300 |
| Max. amount of participants you can see in a grid | 10 (Max. 3 moderators can view 25 cameras) | 9 in standard settings 49 in Large gallery view 49 in Together mode | 9 in standard settings 49 (7×7) in Large gallery view. | Participants cannot be broadcasted | 49 per page |
| User modes | Presenter, Moderator, Attendee | Presenter, Attendee | Organizer, Presenter, Attendee | Producer, Presentator, Moderator, Attendee | Host, Co-host, Alternative host, Attendee |
| Can students start a session | No | Yes, unless you change settings | Yes, students can start Webinars | Yes, but students need to have the organiser or producer roles to be able to start the live event. | No, unless you change settings |
| Waiting room (Lobby) | No | Yes , only when you change the settings | Yes, only when you change the settings | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting password | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| How to enter meeting | Normally via the Course in Brightspace. There is an option to make a public link to invite non-TU Delft Users (they can then access via a browser, no account or app needed). | Via received invitation link. No account or app needed. | Presenters join via a received invitation link.
Attendees need to register via a link and then get a link to join in their e-mail. | Via received invitation link. No account or app needed. Having an account can be made mandatory in the Live event settings. | Via received invitation link. No account or app needed. |
| Dialling in by phone | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Max duration of meeting | 4 hours | 60 hours | 24 hours | 16 hours | 24 hours |
| Recording option | Yes. When you are recording online lectures, be extra aware of the privacy of students. Ask students to turn off their cameras before initiating a recorded lecture and if it is exceptionally necessary to include the student(s) images in the recording, make sure to clearly explain it in advance to the class. | Yes. When you are recording online lectures, be extra aware of the privacy of students. Ask students to turn off their cameras before initiating a recorded lecture and if it is exceptionally necessary to include the student(s) images in the recording, make sure to clearly explain it in advance to the class. | Yes. When you are recording online lectures, be extra aware of the privacy of students. Ask students to turn off their cameras before initiating a recorded lecture and if it is exceptionally necessary to include the student(s) images in the recording, make sure to clearly explain it in advance to the class. | Yes | Yes. When you are recording online lectures, be extra aware of the privacy of students. Ask students to turn off their cameras before initiating a recorded lecture and if it is exceptionally necessary to include the student(s) images in the recording, make sure to clearly explain it in advance to the class. |
| Whiteboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | No Live Eventb feature, but possible to share your desktop while using a Whiteoard app. | Yes, including: text, draw, spotlight. |
| Polling option | Yes. Can be created during the meeting. | Yes, use Microsoft Forms. Before and during the meeting. | Yes, use Microsoft Forms. Before and during the meeting. | No | Yes. Before and during the meeting. |
| Chat functionality during meeting | Yes | Yes, can be muted but not turned off | Yes, can also be turned off. | Q&A (private and public) for participants, private chat options for producers and presenter | Yes, can also be disabled |
| Participant reactions / Status during meeting | Raise hands or share status using an emoticon | Raise hands, react using an emoticon. | Raise/lower hands, react using an emoticon. | No | Raise hands or react using an emoticon |
| Screenshare | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Uploading presentation | Yes | Yes | Yes | No Live Event feature, but possible to share your desktop while using PowerPoint. | No, but possible via screenshare |
| Uploading files | Yes, in the meeting chat | Yes, in meeting chat | Yes, in meeting chat | No | Yes, in meeting chat |
| Meeting notes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Breakout sessions | 6 breakout rooms. Created in the meeting. | 50 breakout rooms created in the meeting. | 50 breakout rooms created in the meeting. | 50 breakout rooms created in the meeting. | 50 breakout rooms. Created in the meeting. |
| Presenter able to mute participants | Yes | Yes, possible to mute all participants or to don’t allow participants to unmute | Yes, possible to mute all participants or to don’t allow participants to unmute | N/A | Yes |
| Audio options for participants | Microphone or listen only | Mute or unmute | Mute or unmute (organiser can choose to disable this) | Mute | Microphone or listen only |
| Option to disable video Participant | ? | No | Yes | N/A | ? |
| Application on mobile device | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |