Client Comparison Tables
Topic Last Modified: 2012-12-05
The following tables compare the features and capabilities of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 clients in the following categories:
Enhanced presence
Contacts and contact groups
Instant messaging (IM)
Conferencing
Telephony
External users
Archiving and compliance
Note
To compare the features available in Lync 2010 mobile clients, see Mobile Client Comparison Tables.
Enhanced Presence Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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View status notes and Out of Office messages |
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Contacts and Contact Groups Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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View Contacts list |
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Modify Contacts list |
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Tag contacts for status change alerts |
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Control privacy relationships |
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Search the corporate address book |
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Search Microsoft Outlook contacts |
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Manage contact groups |
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Expand distribution groups |
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Search for Response Groups |
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Display recent contacts group |
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Display current conversations group |
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Display alternate contact views (for example, tile) |
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IM Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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Initiate IM with a contact |
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Navigate among multiple IM conversations |
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Log IM conversations in Outlook |
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Initiate an email to a contact |
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Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration) |
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Conferencing Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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Use in-meeting presenter controls |
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Access detailed meeting roster |
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Participate in multiparty IM |
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Share the desktop (if enabled) |
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Share a program (if enabled) |
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Add anonymous participants (if enabled) |
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Use dial-in audio conferencing |
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Initiate a meeting |
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Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files |
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Conduct polls |
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* Participants cannot control desktops that are shared by Lync for Mac 2011 or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Lync for Mac 2011 and Communicator for Mac 2011 users can control desktops shared by Windows users.
Telephony Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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Initiate a voice call |
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Transfer a call |
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Manage call forwarding |
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Manage delegates |
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Initiate a call to a Response Group |
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Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario) |
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Manage a high volumes of calls |
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* PC to PC Lync calls are supported. PSTN calls are supported with Lync to phone mobile partners.
** Supported by Microsoft partners.
External Users Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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Initiate IM with a public contact |
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Archiving and Compliance Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
| Feature/capability | Lync 2010 | Lync Web App | Lync 2010 Attendee | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 | Lync Online |
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Provide client-side recording |
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