But the cost of web conferencing tools can be prohibitive.
These limitations may still be worth it, depending on your circumstances.
Dialpad Meetings
Numbers available for numerous locations.
Meetings can be recorded easily.
Screen sharing and mobile apps available.
PIN number must be used on free account.
International numbers not available for free accounts.
Free account limited to 10 participants.
(The paid version allows for up to 100 participants.)
Intermedia AnyMeeting
Desktop and mobile apps.
Screen sharing and screen annotation available.
Custom meeting URLs available for all tiers.
Limited time free trial.
Starter program allows for only four participants.
Can only record meetings on the most expensive tier.
Previously known as Freebinar.
Intermedia AnyMeeting is a paid web conferencing tool with a free 14-day trial period.
(It used to offer a ad-based free webinar service but has since moved to tiered subscription plans.)
AnyMeeting offers two pricing tiers: Lite and Pro.
Both plans allow you to host meetings of up to 200 people.
There’s also unlimited meetings, screen sharing, VoIP/PSTN audio calls, and in-meeting chats.
Mikogo
14-Day premium trial requires no credit card & reverts to free account when trial ends.
Only allows for 25 participants in the Professional and Team Tiers.
Lower/Free tiers only allow 1 participant.
Mikogo is another great web conferencing tool with a free 14-day trial period.
you could even control the speed and color quality of screen sharing to savebandwidth.
That’s less than most other services on this list.
Skype
Calls can be completely web-based with no need to download anything.
No credit card required.
Call quality can be glitchy.
Limited to 10 participants at a time.
Monthly fee for voice calls.
Skype Meetings is Skype’s free video conferencing service.
There are also options for real-time translation, SMS texting, and landline phone calls.
The downside is that you’re able to only host up to 10 participants at a time.
That said, Skype is great for users who make a lot of calls to international or landline numbers.
International plans allow you to make calls around the world for a monthly fee.
(In the U.S. it’s $2.99/month for unlimited calls.)
There’s also a pay-as-you-go option through Skype Credit and Skype to Go.
Zoom
Up to 100 participants (even on the free plan).
Whiteboarding and screen sharing available.
Free service limits calls to 40 minutes.
Some of the more useful features are hidden behind a paywall.
The one pitfall with Zoom is that conferences with multiple participants are limited to 40 minutes.
