This guide is designed to help you choose the correct platform and meeting type for your upcoming virtual meeting or event. See the table below for a comparison of features, as well as more detailed descriptions of the services.
Meeting Types & Features
Meeting Type | Maximum Participants | Unique Join Link | Alternate Host | Share Screen | Breakout Rooms | Q&A | Polling | Chat | Call in Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Meet | 250 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Webex Meeting | 1,000 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Webex Event | 3,000 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Webex Personal Room | 1,000 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Zoom Personal Room | 1,000 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Zoom Meeting | 1,000 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Meet
Google Meet is available with your UNLVMail Google account credentials.
Easily integrates with Google Calendar.
Ideal for quick meetings within the organization, though external participants are also able to join.
Record your meetings to automatically save in your Google Drive.
Have quick and effective discussions with your colleagues.
Click here for more information on Google Meet.
Webex Meeting
Must be scheduled - can schedule recurring meetings.
All participants can turn on camera, microphone, and share content.
Click here for more information on Webex Meetings.
Webex Event
Webex Events are best for larger virtual events that involve a host or group of panelists presenting information or discussing together, but the average participant is just a viewer.
You can enable and configure chat and Q&A features as desired, but your regular participants are otherwise not interacting during the event.
One-way communication. Ideal for webinars, panels, conferences.
Distinct user roles with specific permissions: Host, Panelist, Attendee.
Click here for more information on Webex Events.
Webex Personal Room
The Personal Room works similarly to a regular meeting, but is unique in a few ways.
The link never changes, and meetings using the personal room do not need to be scheduled in advance.
This is ideal for meetings like office hours, where students know that you will be in your personal room during a specific time frame and they can join freely.
You can lock your personal room mid-meeting which enables a waiting room feature, allowing you to bring people in individually.
Click here for more information on Webex.
Zoom has a very limited use within UNLV Health and Kerkorian School of Medicine. SOM IT supports Zoom for our licensed users.
Zoom Meeting
Zoom meetings provide breakout rooms, polling, and chat features for groups. Settings can be configured depending on how interactive you want your meeting to be.
Click here for more information on Zoom.
Zoom Personal Room
The Personal Room works similarly to a regular meeting, but is unique in a few ways. The link never changes, and meetings using the personal room do not need to be scheduled in advance. This is ideal for meetings like office hours, where students know that you will be in your personal room during a specific time frame and they can join freely. You can lock your personal room mid-meeting which enables a waiting room feature, allowing you to bring people in individually. Zoom Personal Rooms are used for patient appointments for telehealth.
