List of Popular Video Conferencing Apps

In today's age of information technology, virtual meetings are much easier and more popular than ever before. Therefore, the use of video conferencing apps is increasing day by day. In today's world Corona Virus (COVID-19) epidemic has made virtual meeting even more important. In this epidemic many educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities, coaching, ...), business organizations and other organizations have performed their important official functions through virtual meetings. They started using different apps for video conferencing.

 
There are a variety of free and premiere video conferencing apps online. Below is a discussion of popular video conferencing apps:

01. Zoom Cloud Meetings

Stay connected wherever you go – start or join a secure meeting with flawless video and audio, instant screen sharing, and cross-platform instant messaging - for free!

Zoom is #1 in customer satisfaction and the best unified communication experience on mobile.

It's super easy! Install the free Zoom app, click on "New Meeting," and invite up to 100 people to join you on video! Connect with anyone on Android based phones and tablets, other mobile devices, Windows, Mac, Zoom Rooms, H.323/SIP room systems, and telephones.

02. Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts is a cross-platform messaging app developed by Google. Originally a feature of Google+, Hangouts became a stand-alone product in 2013, when Google also began integrating features from Google+ Messenger and Google Talk into Hangouts.

03. Google Meet

Google Meet is a video-communication service developed by Google. It is one of two apps that constitute the replacement for Google Hangouts, the other being Google Chat. Google planned to begin retiring Google Hangouts in October 2019.

04. Skype

Skype is a telecommunications application that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls between computers, tablets, mobile devices, the Xbox One console, and smartwatches over the Internet. Skype also provides instant messaging services. Users may transmit text, video, audio and images.

05. Cisco WebEx

Cisco Webex is an American company that develops and sells web conferencing and videoconferencing applications. It was founded as WebEx in 1995 and taken over by Cisco Systems in 2007. Its headquarters are in Milpitas, California.

06. Slack

Slack is a proprietary business communication platform developed by American software company Slack Technologies. Slack offers many IRC-style features, including persistent chat rooms organized by topic, private groups, and direct messaging.

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07. BlueJeans

BlueJeans by Verizon is a company that provides an interoperable cloud-based video conferencing service that connects participants across a wide range of devices and conferencing platforms. It is headquartered in San Jose, California, United States.

08. Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams primarily competes with the similar service Slack, offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration.

09. GOOGLE DUO

Google Duo is a video chat mobile app developed by Google, available on the Android and iOS operating systems. It was announced at Google's developer conference on May 18, 2016, and began its worldwide release on August 16, 2016.

10. StarLeaf

StarLeaf is a UK-based company that provides voice and video conferencing systems for conference rooms and desktops, and software clients for mobile users.

11. JITSI MEET

Jitsi is a collection of free and open-source multi-platform voice, videoconferencing and instant messaging applications for the web platform, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. The Jitsi project began with the Jitsi Desktop.

12. JITSI MEET

Jitsi is a collection of free and open-source multi-platform voice, videoconferencing and instant messaging applications for the web platform, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. The Jitsi project began with the Jitsi Desktop.

13. SPIKE

Spike is an email application for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android and the web, which enables users to view email in a chat-like, conversational format, with additional features built-in.

14. ReadyTalk

ReadyTalk delivers full stack of cloud communication services that inspire collaboration and create connection with our customer's most important audience.

15. WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger, or simply WhatsApp, is an American freeware, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook, Inc. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.