#1. Zoom - Best for standard meetings, familiar interfaces, and massive user adoption.
What Is It?
Zoom is the ubiquitous video conferencing tool. While Zoom Webinars is a paid add-on, you can run simple, interactive webinar-style meetings using their core platform.
Free Tier Breakdown
What you get: The free basic plan allows you to host up to 100 participants for a maximum of 40 minutes, which is great for quick workshops.
The catch: At exactly 40 minutes, the software will cut the meeting off abruptly. True 'Webinar' features (like hidden attendee lists) require an expensive add-on.
Pros
- Everyone already has it installed
- Highly reliable video and audio quality
- Great breakout room features
Cons
- Strict 40-minute limit on free tier
- True webinar features are very expensive