MS Teams: Comparison of Microsoft Teams Meetings and Zoom
Comparison of Microsoft Teams Meetings and Zoom
Here is a simple comparison of MS Teams meetings, Collaborate Ultra, and Zoom.
Features | MS Teams | Zoom |
Canvas Integration | ✘ | ✓ |
Max # of simultaneous webcams |
49 on one screen | 49 on one screen |
Max # of simultaneous audio |
- | 49 |
Max # of participants (standard licence) | 300 | 300 |
Multiple Moderators | ✓ | ✓ |
Supported browsers | Chrome, Edge, Safari (limited) | Chrome, Firefox, Safari |
Mute participants by host/moderator | ✓ | ✓ |
Invite non-UBC email users | ✓ | ✓ |
Breakout rooms | ✘ | ✓ |
Waiting room/lobby | ✓ | ✓ |
Polling | ✘ | ✓ |
Hand raising | ✓ | ✓ |
Record session | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual backgrounds | ✓ | ✓ |
Share files, desktop, or app | ✓ | ✓ |
Browser Based (no download required) | both through browser and desktop app | both through browser and desktop app |
FIPPA compliant | ✓ | ✓ |
This table only addresses some features, and not all details of the features. For example:
- The maximum number of participants can be raised for Zoom by requesting one of a limited number of large licences through the UBC Self-Service Portal Links to an external site.. Zoom capacity can be raised to 1000 participants, but this is not recommended for regular scheduled lectures.
- Co-hosts in Zoom have fewer permissions than the Host, but all Presenters have the same permissions in MS Teams.
For a more comprehensive comparison chart please visit UBC Collaboration Tools Comparison (UBC IT).
To learn more about Microsoft Teams, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca.
UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Microsoft Teams Directory
Updated November 2020