{"id":7411,"date":"2020-06-01T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/?p=7411"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:02:28","slug":"peer-to-peer-video-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/peer-to-peer-video-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer-to-peer video conferencing (P2P): A helpful guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sending a text.<br \/>\nPicking up the phone.<br \/>\nOpening a chat box.<br \/>\nInitiating a video call.<br \/>\nTranscribing a message.<br \/>\nSending an email.<\/p>\n<p>Did we miss any other ways of communicating at work?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe, but that just shows how many options we have today. Want to see your colleagues\u2019\u2014or cousins\u2019\u2014faces, even though they live halfway around the world? It\u2019s now literally as easy as hitting a button, and it couldn\u2019t have come at a better time. Praise hands emoji for the internet and Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>Enter peer-to-peer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/video-conferencing-software\/\">video conferencing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If this term is new to you, that\u2019s alright. Let\u2019s break it down:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"table-of-content\">\n<li><a href=\"#one\">What peer-to-peer video conferencing is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#two\">How peer-to-peer video conferencing works vs cloud video conferencing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#three\">The advantages of peer-to-peer video conferencing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#four\">The disadvantages of peer-to-peer video conferencing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#five\">2 options for peer-to-peer video conferencing platforms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#six\">A powerful alternative to peer-to-peer video conferencing for businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83d\udd0d\u00a0 Are you thinking about purchasing a new video communication tool and unsure how to get started? Here&#8217;s a checklist to help you pick the right one for your business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/checklist\/communication_tools.pdf\" data-id=\"69efcdb5bd034\" id=\"69efcdb5bd034\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:69efcdb5bd034.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\u2705  Free checklist<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udc40 \u200a Get this free checklist to pick the right communication tool for your business. <\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get it now\">Get it now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:69efcdb5bd034.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"one\"><\/a>What is peer-to-peer video conferencing?<\/h2>\n<p>Peer-to-peer video conferencing is a form of video communication that\u2019s directly between two people, no cloud or outside servers required. One individual and their computer acts as the server and can initiate a call to another individual\u2019s computer by sending them their IP address information:<br \/>\n<b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image3-155-695x306.png\" alt=\"Peer-to-peer video conferencing\" width=\"695\" height=\"306\" \/><\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>This boosts the quality of the audio and video signals on the call, and the connection between these computers doesn\u2019t have to travel as far (like it would through a central server), making the call much more crisp and clear.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cBut what about the cloud? Aren\u2019t most video conferencing apps cloud-based?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Sure. There are many cloud-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/best-video-conferencing-for-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video conferencing software<\/a>, and they have their advantages as well, so let\u2019s break things down a bit more and shed a bit more light on how both of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/communication-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">communication tools<\/a> work, and their advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"two\"><\/a>How does peer-to-peer video conferencing work?<\/h2>\n<p>Video conferencing signals have to go somewhere, and that\u2019s where all this starts.<\/p>\n<p>With cloud-hosted solutions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video-call.html\">video calls<\/a> are routed to a server off-site from the devices hoping to connect. This begins the connection of your meeting. During the meeting, you will be streaming your feed to a server that forwards that data to everyone else on the call.<\/p>\n<p>So with the cloud, your feed is being distributed to an outside server.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, with peer-to-peer (P2P) conferencing, your video feed is going directly to the individual you\u2019re talking to. That\u2019s it. No in between server, just the two of you.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"three\"><\/a>The advantages of peer-to-peer video conferencing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The directness of P2P conferencing can definitely be appealing if you\u2019re looking for a bit more security on your calls. (After all, if there\u2019s only one server involved, and it\u2019s someone who is supposed to be in the meeting, then it\u2019s nearly impossible for an outsider to crash the party.)<\/li>\n<li>P2P conferencing can also be a more affordable option for some businesses. If you have the technical know-how, you can connect directly with other people and avoid the expense of cloud-based solutions that often come with a monthly subscription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"four\"><\/a>The disadvantages of peer-to-peer video conferencing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need to add more attendees to a P2P conference call, it can burden the peer network that has been established\u2014and result in a lower quality connection.<\/li>\n<li>Not only that, but your P2P conference quality will only be as good as the strength and stability of the internet service of the people on the P2P call.<\/li>\n<li>Also, if you want to use it for your business (for example, if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/hire-remote-employees\/\">hire someone over video <\/a>or just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/video-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> them), they may be lacking certain features. If you\u2019d like, you can <a href=\"#six\">skip ahead to see the alternatives to P2P<\/a> that are better for businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basically, pure P2P video conferencing can realistically only scale to a limited degree. The more people you try to add to a meeting, the more instability you are introducing into the equation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"five\"><\/a>Options for P2P video conferencing platforms<\/h2>\n<p>Here are a couple P2P options that might be of interest:<\/p>\n<h3>Tox Chat<\/h3>\n<p>Tox Chat is a free peer-to-peer chat platform that\u2019s encrypted, open-source, and decentralized (in other words, because it\u2019s P2P, it doesn&#8217;t connect to a central server so it\u2019s not a cloud solution). It comes with many enterprise-grade features such as video calls, voice calls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/screen-sharing-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">screen sharing<\/a>, and file sharing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image5-119-622x400.png\" alt=\"Tox Chat, a free peer-to-peer chat platform\" width=\"622\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tox has many desktop versions for all known desktop platforms like Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux (Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, and ArchLinux). It also has connections for iOS (Antidote) and Android (Antox), all of which were released as an open-source project.<\/p>\n<p>Tox also supports a neat group chat feature that acts like channels, but comes with audio call support. Kinda like a chatroom mixed with a conference call.<\/p>\n<h3>Retroshare<\/h3>\n<p>Retroshare establishes encrypted connections between you and your friends to create a network of computers and provides various distributed services on top of it: forums, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/communication-channels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">communication channels<\/a>, chat, mail&#8230; you name it. Retroshare is fully decentralized and designed to provide maximum security and anonymity to its users beyond direct friends:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image4-143-633x400.png\" alt=\"Retroshare, a free and open-source peer-to-peer communication and file sharing app\" width=\"633\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Retroshare is an entirely free and open-source software. It\u2019s available on Android, Linux, MacOS, and Windows. But for business purposes, it\u2019s probably not as robust a platform as you\u2019d need.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"six\"><\/a>A powerful alternative to peer-to-peer video conferencing<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to alternatives to peer-to-peer video conferencing, you\u2019re mainly going to be looking at more familiar cloud-based solutions. Now, these alternatives will give you the video conferencing abilities that you want, <i>plus <\/i>other features like large attendees limits (you\u2019re having a big meeting with 100+ people? No problem), tighter security, and more.<br \/>\nHere are some of the best alternatives to P2P video conferencing:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral Video<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Whether you need to launch a quick meeting directly from a team chat with a colleague, or from a link in an email invite, you can do that with RingCentral Video.<\/p>\n<p>One of RingCentral Video\u2019s best features is that you don\u2019t have to download anything to join a video conference. Your client, teammate, partner\u2014anyone, really\u2014can just click the link in the email invite or message, and the video conference will start right away in their internet browser. Easy peasy.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick peek at what it looks like:<\/p>\n<div class=\"rc_custom_video\"><a class=\"rc_custom_video__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtu.be\/fhUY2AGF7xQ\">\n\t\t            <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/fhUY2AGF7xQ\/maxresdefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rc_custom_video__media\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/fhUY2AGF7xQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t            <\/picture>\n\t\t        <\/a><br \/>\n\t\t        <button class=\"rc_custom_video__button\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><svg width=\"68\" height=\"48\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\"><path class=\"rc_custom_video__button-shape\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\"><\/path><path class=\"rc_custom_video__button-icon\" d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t        <\/button>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p>For added convenience, you can even start a video conference <i>or <\/i>a chat <i>or <\/i>a phone call\u2014all from the same desktop or mobile app.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, if you were interested in peer-to-peer video conferencing because of security, then RingCentral Video is a great option here too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">Shopping for a video conferencing tool? (Or just curious about what to look for?) Grab the free checklist to help you choose the right one for your team or business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/documents\/video_conf_platform_checklist.pdf\" data-id=\"69efcdb5bd1ef\" id=\"69efcdb5bd1ef\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:69efcdb5bd1ef.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\ud83c\udf1f Get it now<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">See what you need to do (and know) as you're deciding on a video conferencing app with this checklist!<\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Asset_ID__c\" value=\"ODAM-01510\" class=\"download-form-input\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get it now\">Get it now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:69efcdb5bd1ef.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Happy shopping! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does a peer-to-peer video conferencing solution make sense for your business?<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve learned a bit more about how peer-to-peer video conferencing works (as well as its pros and cons), we hope this has helped you get a better feel for what may work best for your business.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/the-best-video-conferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video conferencing apps<\/a> continue to become more commonly used by everyday people, it\u2019s important that you have a platform that you can rely on. Why not book a quick product tour of RingCentral to see how it works?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\ud83d\udd79\ufe0f<\/span> Get a hands-on look at how RingCentral works by booking a product tour:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><button data-href=\"#leadform-popup\" class=\"js-open-popup-activator btn primary\" >Choose a time<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 You can also <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/roi-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">use this calculator<\/a> <\/strong>to see roughly how much your business could save by using RingCentral to support your team&#8217;s communication with each other\u2014and clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sending a text. Picking up the phone. Opening a chat box. Initiating a video call. Transcribing a message. Sending an email. Did we miss any other ways of communicating at work? Maybe, but that just shows how many options we have today. 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