The below table compares both human and AI interpretation and translation features across 3 key video conferencing platforms, Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
(Data correct as of Jan 2024)
| Zoom | Google Meet | Microsoft Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live human interpretation | 🟢 Zoom enables live human interpretation with up to 20 interpreter channels/languages |
https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0064768
| 🟠 Google Meet only offers live human interpretation via an https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/simultaneous-interpretati/ofcbaogakobldnkeaabmfndopboipmih?pli=1 or https://www.goqonda.io/en/google-meet-translator/ | 🟢 Microsoft Teams enables live human interpretation with up to 16 interpreter channels/languages
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/use-language-interpretation-in-microsoft-teams-meetings-b9fdde0f-1896-48ba-8540-efc99f5f4b2e | | Live AI translated captioning (written) | 🟢 Zoom offers offers live AI captioning to all users and live AI translated captioning to business or enterprise users, or to those paying for the specific add-on.
Translated captioning is available in 28 languages, plus 9 languages translated from English only
https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0059081 | 🟠 Google Meet offers live AI captioning to all users currently and limited live AI translated captioning as an add-on, but only for Google Workspace Enterprise.
Translated captioning is only available to and from 4 languages, with 7 more languages available translated from English only
https://support.google.com/translate/answer/10964115?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&sjid=9760896724040687410-EU | 🟢 Microsoft teams offers live AI captioning to all users and live AI translated captioning to Teams Premium users only.
Translated captioning is available in 31 languages.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/use-live-captions-in-microsoft-teams-meetings-4be2d304-f675-4b57-8347-cbd000a21260 | | Live AI translation (spoken) | 🟠 There are several add-ons or apps that can offer live AI translation to a Zoom meeting, but it is not a built in feature with Zoom
https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/45LOmDGJSACupVcHK3_aeA | 🟠 Google Meet appears to have fewer apps or add-ons that offer live AI translation, however those that claim to https://kudoway.com/book-a-demo/?utm_campaign=EMEA_UKINL_EN&utm_source=ppc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=microsoft teams translation&utm_campaign=EMEA_UKINL_EN&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&hsa_acc=6027935268&hsa_cam=19744035106&hsa_grp=147578610418&hsa_ad=649550589598&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-909292756453&hsa_kw=microsoft teams translation&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwbitBhDIARIsABfFYIIesDzXxorm1PmQKAmuLLxPi449CJlWpNxUvcQaUR3s8POdDvMUx24aApOZEALw_wcB should work with Google Meet | 🟠 There are several add-ons or apps that can offer live AI translation to a Microsoft Teams meeting, but it is not a built in feature with Zoom