{"id":29294,"date":"2017-02-22T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T10:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29294"},"modified":"2018-04-07T00:08:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T16:08:19","slug":"amazon-chime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/amazon-chime\/","title":{"rendered":"Chime &#8211; Amazon&#8217;s Answer to Skype and WebEx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The video conferencing sector has gotten a lot more interesting as Amazon has introduced its own alternative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/skype-tips\/\">Skype<\/a> and WebEx the table: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chime.aws\/\">Chime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Built as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) suite, Chime is a <strong>video conferencing service that is aimed at business<\/strong>. While the service\u2019s basic (free) tier comes with standard services such as one-to one VoIP calls, <strong>one-to-one video calls and chat room functionality<\/strong>, the paid tiers are where Chime gets some useful features.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/online-meeting-tools\/\">Top 10 Online Meeting and Conference Tools<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>For those <strong>looking to pay for the service<\/strong>, Chime has a <strong>\"Plus\"<\/strong> and a <strong>\"Pro\"<\/strong> option. <strong>\"Plus\"<\/strong> is a USD2.50 per month tier that <strong>gives you access to the base service <\/strong>of Chime, as well as screen sharing and remote desktop control capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, <strong>\"Plus\"<\/strong> users will also get access to Chime\u2019s <strong>administrative tools<\/strong> such as usage reports and active directory integration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bj2I1prPVZM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Those <strong>who are willing to pay USD15 per month<\/strong> for the <strong>\"Pro\" <\/strong>option will get a lot more mileage out of Chime. In this tier, users will get<strong> access to all features <\/strong>that are available to <strong>\"Plus\"<\/strong>, as well as <strong>\"Pro\"<\/strong> specific features such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personalized meeting URLs.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to record meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Access to conference room video systems.<\/li>\n<li>Meeting rooms that can support up to 100 attendees. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amazon-chime\/01-personalize-url.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" alt=\"personalize url\"><\/figure>\n<p>Much like any other business-related service, Amazon has made sure that Chime is <strong>as secure as possible<\/strong>. On top of the AWS-based security measures that comes with the service, Amazon has also <strong>built in security features<\/strong> into Chime itself. 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