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Online meeting features for businesses
Dialpad goes beyond the basics of free meeting tools. While you can start with a free trial, it’s the depth of our business-grade features that truly set it apart. From industry-leading AI to automated meeting recaps, Dialpad helps your team stay productive and focused:
Crystal-clear HD audio and video for client calls, team check-ins, and large-scale meetings.
AI-powered live transcription that captures conversations in real time, so no detail gets lost.
Automated meeting recaps and action items, keeping everyone aligned without manually taking notes.
Screen sharing and real-time collaboration so teams can review, present, and iterate together.
In-meeting chat and emoji reactions to engage participants without disrupting the conversation.
Unlimited call recording with no storage caps—ideal for compliance and training.
Cross-device flexibility with apps for desktop, mobile (iOS and Android), and browser-based hosting.
Enterprise-level security features like PIN-protected meetings and lockable meeting rooms.
Meetings on the Dialpad platform
Hone in on our platform, reinforce what we said above about features, and also talk a little about how using our platform means you can scale up as needed with additional platform features that could benefit businesses.
Screen sharing
Dialpad's platform gives you a screen sharing app that lets participants share screens and work on documents together in real-time. If you’re regularly giving presentations or reviewing visual projects with remote teammates, screen sharing is pretty much essential.
Integrations with your favorite tools
Dialpad integrates with popular collaboration tools like Miro, Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, and more. No more switching back and forth between windows and tabs. Stay productive with the apps and workflows you depend on.
Call recording
Dialpad offers unlimited call recording, which means you’re not restricted to storage or time limits when recording calls. (Some other platforms do charge for this, so check the fine print.)
Real-time messaging or chat
You wouldn’t talk over the presenter in a meeting room, so why would you do that in an online meeting or webinar? But what happens if an urgent question comes up during a presentation? That’s where a messaging feature comes in handy. Dialpad has an in-meeting chat (and emoji reactions!) so that attendees can talk to each other and the presenters in a non-disruptive way.
Desktop and mobile app
If you need to join meetings on the go, then your online meeting software should work on a mobile device. Whether you’re using iOS, Android, Mac, or PC, Dialpad Meetings comes with an elegant app that works across desktop and mobile devices.
Browser-based functionality
Even though it comes with an app, Dialpad Meetings is also truly browser-based! That means not only can you join a video meeting from your web browser, you can also host a meeting from a browser—while having access to all the functionality you would in the app.
HD video conferencing
If you need to have client- or prospect-facing calls, then you'll need a conferencing service provider that has HD video conferencing functionality built in—like Dialpad.
Easy scalability
Need to add more users or more participants? Maybe you want to add meeting room functionality so your team can have more seamless hybrid meetings. You can do all that easily in your account with just a few clicks.
How to join an online meeting
Joining meetings on a desktop computer
Like most web conferencing software, Dialpad lets you join meetings on a computer. All you need is the meeting invite from the host. This will arrive in the form of a link sent to you via email or SMS. Just click the link and it’ll join the meeting via Dialpad’s desktop app.
Joining meetings on an iOS device
To join an online meeting from your iPhone or iPad, just click the meeting invite or link, and it'll open your Dialpad app to join. If you don't have the app downloaded, it'll open up the meeting in a web browser.
Joining meetings on an Android device
Android users can also join Dialpad Meetings via their mobile device. All you have to do is download Dialpad’s Android mobile app:
One key benefit of using this free online meeting software, with apps across Android and iOS, is that you won’t have to invest in company phones for every person who joins your business. Your employees and colleagues can just use the mobile devices they already own. This is especially helpful for small teams and small businesses with limited budgets.
H3: On a web browser
Some web video conference software requires you to download or install a desktop app in order to join online meetings. Other options allow you to join without downloading anything as long as you have a browser like Chrome or Safari.
Dialpad is the latter. All you need with Dialpad is the link in the invite sent by the meeting host. No downloads needed. Your invite should arrive as a link sent via email or SMS. All you have to do is click the link, and then you’ll be able to join the meeting through a web browser like Chrome or Safari.
H2: See what the Dialpad platform can do for your business
Dialpad Meetings is more than just a way to host video calls—it’s a complete online meeting solution built for businesses that want more than the basics. From HD audio and video to AI-powered transcription, meeting recaps, and seamless screen sharing, you’ll have everything you need to run productive, professional meetings right out of the box.
But meetings are only the beginning. Because Dialpad Meetings is part of a unified AI-powered communications platform (Dialpad Connect), you can easily scale beyond video conferencing as your business grows. Add voice, messaging, and contact center capabilities—all on the same platform—without juggling multiple tools or vendors.
Whether you’re a small team just starting out or a fast-growing company with bigger needs on the horizon, Dialpad gives you the flexibility to collaborate today and the scalability to expand tomorrow.
Try online meetings with Dialpad free
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Free online meetings FAQ
This depends on the type of software you’re using. Generally speaking, the average conferencing tool or video call software lets you host online meetings that get pretty close to the face-to-face experience. If you have a distributed or remote team, this is the next best thing. If your meeting tools have things like HD video functionality and built-in messaging or chat features, even better.
Whether you just want to have a video chat with your team or host a large-scale video conference, it’s always a good idea to try out the free version or trial first. The easiest way to host a meeting for free is, of course, to sign up for Dialpad Meetings’ free plan. It takes just seconds, and you’ll get free web conferencing including both video and audio conferencing after you sign up.
Web conferencing absolutely boosts workplace productivity, especially in the kinds of remote and hybrid work environments many of us now find ourselves in. Virtual meetings let you stay connected with your team members and manager no matter how far apart you might be, and often come with excellent collaboration tools. For example, if you need digital whiteboarding as part of your meeting solution, there are tools that let you whiteboard with your team while on a video call.
Short answer: it depends on what you use. Dialpad’s free online meeting software offers excellent security features to prevent random strangers from “Zoom-bombing” their way in (basically when strangers somehow get access to your meeting link, join your video calls, and disrupt them). With Dialpad Meetings, you can set PINs for your online meetings and lock your meetings to keep them secure.
Depending on which free video conferencing software you’re using, you can have anywhere from just two to 50 or more participants in your virtual meeting or conference room. This makes free online meeting tools ideal for small businesses and startups, which might not have the funds to invest in a more expensive plan from the get-go. If you need hundreds or thousands of participants in online meetings or run lots of webinars, then you’ll likely have to look at paid plans, which will bump up your meeting participant limit (along with giving you extra “nice-to-have” features like phone calling and toll-free numbers).
When you need to have large-scale conferences, department-wide video meetings, and office-wide briefings. If you need to be able to have 100 meeting participants, for example, you’re probably going to need to look at a paid video conferencing solution.