Adobe Connect

Range: 2-1,500 active Effective: Jan 1, 2003 Official source Pricing page

Named Host: $50/mo 25 participants Shared Host: $130/mo 100 participants Enterprise: Custom 1500 participants

Features Covered

Video Conferencing Screen Sharing Breakout Rooms Recording and Transcription Polling and Q&A Chat and Messaging Virtual Backgrounds

Timeline

Milestone	Date	Notes
Launch as Macromedia Breeze	Jan 1, 2003	Web conferencing and eLearning platform
Adobe acquisition	Dec 3, 2005	Adobe acquires Macromedia, rebrands to Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect 12	Oct 1, 2022	Major update with modern UI and WebRTC support

Provisions (7)

Video Conferencing

Implements: Video Conferencing active Effective: Jan 1, 2003

"Adobe Connect's persistent room concept means layouts, content, and polls are saved between sessions."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Persistent rooms	Reusable meeting rooms with saved layouts
Video pods	Configurable video display pods within rooms
Participant limit	Up to 1,500 participants

Sources: Adobe Connect Features

Screen Sharing

Implements: Screen Sharing active Effective: Jan 1, 2003

"Adobe Connect's pod-based layout allows screen sharing alongside polls, notes, and video simultaneously."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Screen sharing	Full desktop or application sharing
Document sharing	Upload and present documents within pods
Pod layouts	Arrange share pods alongside other content types

Sources: Adobe Connect Sharing

Breakout Rooms

Implements: Breakout Rooms active Effective: Jan 1, 2008

"Adobe Connect breakout rooms each have independent pod layouts, enabling different activities per group."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Room count	Up to 20 breakout rooms
Assignment	Manual assignment by host
Content per room	Each breakout room has its own pod layout

Sources: Adobe Connect Breakout Rooms

Recording and Transcription

Implements: Recording active Effective: Jan 1, 2003

"Adobe Connect recordings capture the full pod layout experience, not just video and audio."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Server-side recording	Recordings stored on Adobe Connect server
Offline conversion	Export recordings to MP4
Chaptering	Add bookmarks and chapters to recordings

Sources: Adobe Connect Recording

Polling and Q&A

Implements: Polling active Effective: Jan 1, 2003

"Adobe Connect's poll pods persist across sessions, allowing instructors to reuse pre-configured assessments."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Poll pods	Persistent polls embedded in room layouts
Multiple polls	Multiple simultaneous poll pods
Q&A pod	Dedicated Q&A pod with moderation

Sources: Adobe Connect Polls

Chat and Messaging

Implements: Chat Messaging active Effective: Jan 1, 2003

"Adobe Connect supports multiple simultaneous chat pods, enabling parallel discussion threads within a single room."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Chat pods	Multiple chat pods with different scopes
Moderation	Host can enable/disable participant chat
Persistence	Chat history saved within the room

Sources: Adobe Connect Chat

Virtual Backgrounds

Implements: Virtual Backgrounds limited Effective: Oct 1, 2022

"Adobe Connect added background blur in version 12 with its move to WebRTC, though options are more limited than competitors."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Background blur	Background blur support in Connect 12+
Virtual backgrounds	Limited virtual background support via WebRTC

Sources: Adobe Connect 12