Zoom vs JioMeet vs Google Meet: Battle of the video-conferencing apps for virtual meetings

After the initial euphoria around video-conferencing apps, more particularly Zoom, died down, many new players started experimenting with new features. Zoom hasn’t changed much since, but it has reinvented its security, Microsoft Teams has introduced virtual backgrounds and Google Meet has been experimenting with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce ambient noise. There are two new entrants —two telecom companies—in the Indian market trying to upend video-conferencing. Although plain vanilla versions, they can certainly have a mass appeal in the Indian market.

Zoom
There was a reason for Zoom surging in popularity, even though the app allowed only 40 minutes of free video calling—its USP was the easy user interface. No login was required if you just wanted to join a meeting. Recording was available even in the free version and video quality was better than the competitors. The app hasn’t changed much since, instead it has incorporated more security and privacy features. Muting participants, disabling screen sharing from all and waiting room are just some of them. The app has even improved on security, but the fun part is virtual backgrounds and the fact it can accommodate 49 participants in gallery view. The Android/iOS app is relatively cumbersome.