Video Conference and Screen Share Product Reviews

Skype Advantages:

• The default voice, video, and IM tool for the world, at more than 250M active monthly users
• Able to call telephones
• Available on all the platforms and devices

VSee Advantages:

• Free group video conference
• Fast screen share with annotation
• Low bandwidth, less than half of Skype bandwidth at same video quality - great for 3G and in developing countries
• End-to-end encryption using 256 bit AES where vsee conversations are always private and off-the-record
  

Vidyo Advantages:

• Amazing HD video in software - eliminates the complex Cisco and Polycom hardware endpoints
• Available on all the mobile platforms

VSee Advantages:

• No complicated infrastructure or video servers
• Low bandwidth, requires less than half of Vidyo bandwidth at the same video quality
• Simple screen sharing with live annotation that makes team work frictionless
• End-to-End encryption (while Vidyo does client-to-server encryption only, where Vidyo servers have access to your raw video)
  

OpenTok Advantages:

• No download, video inside the web browser (provided you have Flash already)
• OpenTok API is free and simple
• Great people - dedicated and smart support team

VSee Advantages:

• Superior video quality
• Echo-free audio
• Military-grade security
• Simple and rich API for embedding vsee into your applications
  

Lync Advantages:

• The default standard for almost all enterprises (and still growing rapidly at the expense of IBM Sametime and Cisco Jabber)
• Well designed product that unifies key office communication mediums - voice, IM, and video
• Integration with Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Skype

VSee Advantages:

• Able to call people outside your company (something almost impossible w/ Lync)
• Simple multiparty group video conference without servers (while Lync group video must had dedicated servers)
• Simple to deploy - does not require administrator permissions to run the vsee client (while Lync requires administrator to set it up for you)
  

WebEx Advantages:

• The default presentation tool of the world, GotoMeeting is a strong second choice!
• Easily schedule and join a meeting directly from Outlook and other email calendars
• Telephone and voice-to-ip integration

VSee Advantages:

• Meetings for free and equal flow of ideas
• Simple, speedy video calling and screen share
• Designed to let you get work done without having to think about it
  

Google+ Hangout Advantages:

• Designed for open public or media events
• Hangouts On Air simple live broadcasting to thousands of viewers

VSee Advantages:

• Designed for working together
• Awesome video performance (and echo-free audio)
• Military-grade security
  

ooVoo Advantages:

• Free group video calls, while Skype group video is $4.99 a month
• Ability to make phone calls or add them to a video call
• Supports all platforms and devices

VSee Advantages:

• Significantly higher video quality at lower bandwidth
• No ads, while oovoo aggressively takes over your computer, like inserting browser plugins so they can track you and show your ads
• Simple user experience
  
• Off-the-record private conversations, while oovoo has full access to everything you do
  

Blue Jeans Advantages:

• Bridges video conferencing platforms from any device, like connecting Skype to Cisco and Polycom H.323/SIP

VSee Advantages:

• Amazing HD video at very little bandwidth
• Simple client experience
• Strong encryption, while Blue Jeans must process your video on their servers, where they have access to your voice and video.
  

Zoom Advantages:

• Up to 40 participants in a video conference
• Full featured mobile support (iPad, iPhone, Android)
• Very experienced and smart team - so they will make improvements fast

VSee Advantages:

• Better video performance (especially when the Internet is slow)
• End-to-end encryption with FIPS 140-2 certified 256 bit AES
• Completely free group video (and free screen share for educational use)
  

Cisco Jabber Advantages:

• Market leader in telepresence and group video conference
• Reliable and high quality product that unifies essential office communication mediums - voice, IM, presence, and video
• Connects to all hardware video conference endpoints
• Available on all mobile devices

VSee Advantages:

• No servers. VSee video is peer-to-peer and does not need to connect via a server/MCU/video router
• Crosses all firewalls. In contrast, Jabber requires opening firewall ports and has difficulty crossing network address translators (NAT) of most consumer firewalls
• Does not require administrator permissions
  
• Simple user experience