Key Takeaways

• The research identified the following tools: AllHands, Highfive, Vimeo Livestream, Glisser, Microsoft Stream, Webex Meetings, Pigeon Hole Live.
• Common Features include recordings, meeting highlights, unlimited live events, live Questions and Answers, audience chat, word clouds, surveys, games, live polling; pop quiz, instant feedback, recording transcripts, integrations, and audience metrics.
• The advantages include authentic communication, safe and secure meetings, engagement, and event analytics.

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AllHands 

• AllHands prides itself in re-inventing town hall meetings for companies.
• The features include live meeting templates, meeting tasks, calendar reminders, push notifications, upvoted Questions & Answers, video questions, anonymous questions, shoutouts, video stories and posts from leadership, integrated surveys, quizzes, anonymous polls, meeting replays, highlights reels, directory, and integrated resources and KPIs.
• The advantages include authentic communication between employees and leadership. This ensures employees are engaged and connected to the company.

 

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Highfive by Dialpad

• Highfive prides itself as an all-in-one communication with a robust suite of audio conferencing, web conferencing, and meeting room solutions.
• The features include unlimited audio and video conferencing; a web-based video conferencing solution; call recording, integration with Microsoft and Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack, Salesforce, Hubspot, Intercom, Evernote, LinkedIn, Twitter; lock meeting rooms, meeting chat, channels, contacts, automated post-meeting notes, call transcriptions, email recap with transcripts, recordings, and action items; multilingual support and community forum.
• The advantages include being lightweight to set up and manage; unlimited users, meetings, and minutes; and safe and secure meetings.

 

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Vimeo Livestream 

• Vimeo Livestream boasts as an end-to-end solution with software that can stream from any device via a company's website or social media sites such as Facebook, Youtube, Linked In, Periscope, and Twitch.

• The features include Full HD 1080p live streaming; brand control for your player and apps; ad-free streaming and stream to social; unlimited live events; unlimited viewers; unlimited storage; auto-archiving and video management; live Questions and Answers; live polls; audience chat; email capture; custom call to actions; and graphical overlays.
• The advantages include high quality and flawless adaptive streaming, live production graphics and tools, video library management, video monetization; live support during business hours, ease to set up and manage, privacy and security, and brand control.

 

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Glisser 

• Glisser enables companies to power inspiring, unique, high participation, and engaging event experiences through its in-room and virtual event tools.
• The features include breakout rooms or virtual booths, digital note-taking, downloadable slide decks, polls, quizzes, word clouds, games, ranking questions, CRM integration.
• The advantages include in-depth customization, engagement, monetization, and event analytics including Glisser Engagement Index.

 

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Microsoft Stream 

• Microsoft Stream is designed for company meetings, training, and events for up to 10,000 attendees.
• The features include a cloud-based suite of applications such as Microsoft Office applications, Outlook, Exchange, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Yammer, One Drive, Power Automate, and Power BI Pro.
• The advantages include powerful productive solutions, identity and access management, and information protection.

 

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Webex Meetings 

• Webex is an open platform with a full tool suite of tools.
• The features include default 5x5 grid view; break out into small groups; digital in-meeting assistant for note-taking and transcripts; recordings; real-time transcription, and translation; meeting highlights; recording transcripts; live polling; Questions and Answers; pop quiz; instant feedback; key-word search in recordings; automatic noise removal and gesture recognition; and integrations with Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Box, Samsung, Apple, Slack, LG, and others.
• The advantages include simple to start a meeting, secure communication, smart collaboration, meaningful interaction and engagement, and a scalable platform.

 

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Pigeonhole Live 

• Pigeonhole Live is an audience engagement and interaction tool for virtual and in-person meetings.
• The features include live Questions and Answers, chats, open-ended polls, multiple-choice polls, quizzes, assessments, reactions, word cloud, surveys, chats, audience metrics, and integrations with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, Brightcove, Swoogo, and Rainfocus.
• The advantages are live crowdsourcing of questions, brainstorming ideas, voting on decisions, and collecting feedback.

 

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BlueJeans Meetings 

• BlueJeans provides an interactive and large-scale video solution for virtual town halls and all-hands events.
• The features include Dolby Voice + HD Video, enhanced gallery view, breakout sessions, virtual backgrounds, restricted meetings, assigning actions, producing meeting highlight reels, automatic, real-time closed captioning, screen readers, screen sharing, annotation, and digital whiteboard.
• The advantages include interactive collaboration and secure and encrypted meetings.

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