2. New Decade, New Aspirations
> The world was excited as everyone had great expectations for the roaring
20s of the third millennium.
> Individuals & businesses alike were looking forward to new achievements
in AI, VR, and space discoveries.
> While software developers still worked on bettering their video
conference apps, no one really thought that these apps would become
one of life's more important necessities.
3. World Pandemic Arrives
> The entire world's plans were changed when the COVID-19
pandemic broke out.
> The priority of countries & people shifted from "living better" to
"staying alive".
> New challenges surfaced as people had to readjust their way of
life to keep life going, but from home this time.
4. The Solution: Video Conferences!
> With an internet connection, most life activities can be resumed
without breaking the social distancing rule thanks to Zoom, the
most known video conference app.
> Video conferences replaces all activities from family gatherings to
business meetings.
> Innovative users are finding more benefits to video conference
apps. You can choose your home decor or even have a house tour
for your new home online!
5. Best Alternatives to Zoom
> While Zoom is perfect for video conferences, there are limitations
to how many users can join one meeting on the app.
> For large online gatherings and meetings that include more
participants than allowed in Zoom's default plan, the users would
have to switch to a paid plan.
> Thankfully, there are multiple alternatives to zoom for free
video conferencing.
6. Zoom Alternatives - Skype
> Skype is one of the first known apps for video conferencing for
most users and one of the best alternatives to Zoom.
> Skype has recently presented its users with a new feature called:
"Meet Now".
> This feature allows users to have meetings with up to 50
participants for free!
> Users do not even need a Skype account to use the Meet Now
service as they can use a shared link to access their meeting.
7. Zoom Alternatives - Google Meet
> Another one of the top Zoom alternatives is Google Meet.
> Google Meet was originally a part of the paid G-suite apps, but
Google switched the app to become free to help out the people of
the world during this pandemic.
> Google meet is one of the best free Zoom alternatives as it hold
meetings with up to 250 participants, allows presentations, & lets
users save their meetings.
8. Zoom Alternatives - Microsoft Teams
> Microsoft Teams is another online meeting tool from Microsoft who
owns Skype.
> While Skype is more suited for social video calling purposes, Microsoft
Teams includes more business-related tools such as allowing 300
participants, sharing screen, and recording meetings.
> There are two options when it comes to Microsoft Teams for video
conferencing, free & paid.
> The first 6 months of using Microsoft Teams are free. Paid plans are
also affordable as they start at $5 a month.
9. Zoom Alternatives - Facebook
Messenger Rooms
> Messenger Rooms is a new feature that Facebook has recently
add to its social media platform.
> Messenger Rooms can have up to 50 participants.
> Users can schedule the Room's meeting for a specific time, choose
participants from their Facebook friend list or share the Room's
link for those who don't have accounts on Facebook.
10. Zoom Alternatives - Discord
> Discord is more popular conferencing tool with gamers than any
other type of users.
> With Quarantine, Discord started becoming known to more people
from all areas of interests.
> The main advantage of Discord is its encrypted communication
whether the users is using messaging or video calls.
> Recently, Discord raised the number of participants in a single
room from 10 to 50 people in a single video call.