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Compare the meeting tools MS Teams and AAU ZOOM

Here you can see a comparison of the two online conversation tools that IT Services offers to employees and students at AAU. MS Teams and AAU ZOOM have similarities and differences. When you choose a tool, there is functionality that you can both opt-in and opt-out of.

Compare the meeting tools MS Teams and AAU ZOOM

Here you can see a comparison of the two online conversation tools that IT Services offers to employees and students at AAU. MS Teams and AAU ZOOM have similarities and differences. When you choose a tool, there is functionality that you can both opt-in and opt-out of.

 

 

MS Teams

AAU Zoom

Who can use the program Employees and students at AAU. Externals can participate.
Externals can participate without AAU login Yes
Works in video conferencing rooms at AAU Yes
App on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu (22.04 LTS) Yes
Works in browser on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu (22.04 LTS) Yes
App on smartphone and tablet Yes
Chat (text) Yes Yes (+ private chat)
Meeting invitations in Outlook Yes
Meeting invitations from shared mailboxes Yes*
Max number of participants in a meeting 1000 (employees with an M365
A5 license) 300 (employees and students with an A1 license)
300 (and AAU employees can apply for up to 500 + one up to 1000)
Number of participants that can be seen on the screen with video Up to 49 participants
Recording of the meeting Yes**
Can be used for hybrid/online PhD defense Yes
Can be used for online exams Yes
Can be used for group supervision Yes
Can be used for online/hybrid learning Yes

* The meeting organizer/host will be the one who creates the meeting in the shared mailbox. Only the meeting organizer/host can edit the settings for the meeting.
** Recording meetings should always be done with great care. In terms of compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it should always be considered whether it is possible to collect the desired information in a way that reduces the possibility of information being compromised. For example, it could be sufficient to make a written record of the video meeting. As a rule of thumb, meetings should not be recorded unless a video recording of the meeting would have been established for a similar physical meeting.
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