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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fuze

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Fuze is a cloud-based unified communications platform that includes IP PBX voice service, video conferencing, and collaboration tools such as content sharing and instant messaging capabilities. It also integrates with a wide range of popular CTI, CRM, and click-to-call solutions.

    $15

    per month

    Zoom Workplace

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoom Workplace, Zoom’s open collaboration platform with an AI Companion, empowers teams to be more productive, and strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle with Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center.

    $16.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    FuzeZoom Workplace
    Editions & Modules
    US Outbound
    $0.02
    Per Minute
    Fuze Meetings
    $15
    Per User/Per Month
    Add-On Zoom Translated Captions
    $5
    per month per license
    Pro
    $16.99
    per month per user
    Business
    $21.99
    per month per user
    Add-On - Conference Room Connector
    $499
    per year
    Basic
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Add-On - Zoom Whiteboard
    starting at $2.49
    per month per user
    Add-On - Large Meetings
    starting at $600
    per year
    Add-On - Cloud Storage
    starting at $120
    per year
    Add-On Audio Conferencing
    starting at $1200
    per year
    Add-On Zoom Phone Power Pack
    Starting at $300
    per year per user
    Add-On - Quality of Service Subscription
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FuzeZoom Workplace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FuzeZoom Workplace
    Considered Both Products
    Fuze
    Chose Fuze
    Fuze was basically selected as our priority because of its seamless calling feature as compared to its competitors and the edge of simplifying the contextual features it is offering
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    Sales Force integration, data sharing, and integration would be HUGE. Being able to cross-reference call meta-data with cases and accounts in SF would bridge a major gap in productivity.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    I inherited Fuze and am making best efforts to work with it, but it's a challenge. I've used Skype and other unified communication platforms in the past and I've found these more reliable and intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    I have not used any similar products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    With Fuze it is actually a cloud based unified communication platform that is designed to empower all business communications. While on the other hand Skype is a software application whose text, voice, and video tools make it simple to communicate with each other. So whenever …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    We selected Fuze since they advertised integration with Microsoft Lync which we use within our organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    We find none of these solutions give us end to end direct dialling, contact center and collaboration.
    Incentivized
    Zoom
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom > Fuze everything

    Fuze was very unreliable and working with it was such a pain in ass. To do any sort of maintenance in the machines was like pulling teeth. We had to write scripts to make Fuze do things before we could actually work on Fuze or the machine. Fuze was also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom is far easier to use than Fuze and provides superior video quality.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    We've always had issues with GoToMeeting which is why we looked into using Zoom. GoToMeeting didn't allow us to host 2 or more meetings at the same time. We also had issues with video conferencing on GoToMeeting. Zoom was cheaper per month or more features than GoToMeeting
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    The user interface for Zoom Workplace is much easier to use for our employee base. As we looked at these other platforms, they were just not intuitive to use. There were strange processes to escalate from a chat to a call or a meeting or screen sharing was not intuitive and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    At the end of the day, it came down to how user-friendly the tool was and how stable the connection was. I'm sorry to the competition, but no one else in the field can touch Zoom on connection stability. The connections are solid which results in a "normal" interaction between …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Other products have the same capabilities for cheaper.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    We tested many of the competitors and found that Zoom had all the options we wanted, better video quality, great pricing and was extremely user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    412 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    77%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    386 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    437 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    287 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    327 Answers
    Features
    FuzeZoom Workplace
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    5.5
    111 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.1
    234 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Hosted PBX5.178 Ratings8.3111 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.073 Ratings7.8139 Ratings
    User templates5.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports6.192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names5.1107 Ratings8.2216 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    6.5
    107 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.2
    262 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Answering rules7.099 Ratings8.6190 Ratings
    Call recording6.089 Ratings8.7238 Ratings
    Call park7.073 Ratings7.9146 Ratings
    Message alerts6.193 Ratings8.2208 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.0163 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.0134 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.0181 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    7.1
    91 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Zoom Workplace
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing7.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing7.190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    8.0
    103 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.8
    295 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS8.094 Ratings8.8261 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.077 Ratings8.9180 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    1004 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.8996 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.9996 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1004 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.31003 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1010 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.0921 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.1984 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.2959 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    872 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings9.1854 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.9
    862 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.9753 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.7827 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Fuze and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    247 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.0197 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings8.9213 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.4200 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FuzeZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (116 ratings)
    8.8
    (1068 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (20 ratings)
    9.4
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    9.4
    (46 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (88 ratings)
    6.4
    (46 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (111 ratings)
    6.4
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FuzeZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fuze
    Fuze has way more capability than we need for our small office so it might be best suited for large installations, call centers, and complex environments. Our office is small and our needs [are] minimal, so when we need support we are challenged to understand the support person due to our lack of technical sophistication. We sometimes feel like we should switch to a solution more geared for consumers or SOHO. Nevertheless, Fuze provides reliable service at [a] reasonable cost that meets our needs, and because support is rarely needed we are happy with them most of the time, i.e. when support isn't needed.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    In most cases, and I mean almost all, Zoom is vastly superior to Teams in terms of functionality and ease of use. Case in point: I recently tried to join a Teams meeting in the web browser, and it took me multiple attempts to access it. This NEVER happens with a Zoom link.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Fuze
    • Support Team - the best I have ever worked with. They help 24/7 on any issue I could come across. Usually it is an item I could fix myself and they fix it and show me how to fix the same issue if I have it in the future.
    • Contact Center - We do Commercial Collections involving Sales and Collections. We have 50 people on the phone at one time. Contact Center lets a Manager listen live and gives help if the rep needs help selling or collecting.
    • Pandemic 2020 - without Fuze we would have been unable to work for 3 months. They saved our "rears" since we already had all their services up and running for years.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    • Audio quality of phone calls is spot on. Calls are clear and crisp.
    • Video quality of video meetings are clear and there aren't any pixelization artifacts that some systems can have.
    • Having AI summaries have been life changing for us. We no longer have to concentrate on note taking, like we did in the past. The summaries are accurate and enable us to put our efforts in the meeting or conversation. Plus, we can save them into our practice management system as required.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Fuze
    • Desktop application stability and compatibility with certain hardware.
    • Better installation - Per-user and per-computer installs sometimes compete with one another and/or upgrades fail to install.
    • [The] desktop app is not best for touchscreen-enabled devices due to lack of ability to scroll through messages using a finger or stylus.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    • Love notes - allow insertion of table or grid
    • Allow admin to turn off DND
    • Allow a way to group individual people chats - not channels just individual peeps into groups for ease of finding - like how you can group shared calendars into sections in Outlook
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fuze
    Fuze is a solid application that is a great asset to the business for our sales staff to make daily calls to clients and candidates. Managers can monitor call data and times to keep up to date with team performance, as well as monitor calls for users on their team. The Fuze/MS Teams integration is an exciting prospect that would be very beneficial to us as a business, for seamless integration between the 2 platforms.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    We're sticking with Zoom for the foreseeable future--given its compelling feature set, ease of use, and advanced technology, there's just no other competition to be excited about. Plus it's a Gartner-recognized industry leader, so it's a rather easy choice.
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    Usability
    Fuze
    Fuze was built with the end-user in mind. It was built to have a common interface on mobile and desktop. Fuze Web is new, and it also has the exact same interface as the desktop and mobile, and they are still working on the ability to make phone calls from the browser itself, currently it can do meetings just fine. Everything about Fuze was built with the end-user in mind.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom is made for the non tech office. It has features that can be made to do what you need to run things on a day to day basis. Immediately we we able to get meetings going with remote employees. The ability to be able to add smartphone connected people was a big plus. Zoom met our needs at the time.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Fuze
    We've had a few outages over the past year. More than other vendors I've used. They usually have outages fixed within an hour. The downside is they do not provide root cause of outages. If they do at takes them at least a month to get it to you
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    Zoom
    There have been less than a handful of outages during our two years with Zoom, and whenever there was one, an email informing us of the outage went out immediately, and they had the issue resolved shortly thereafter.
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    Performance
    Fuze
    Since Fuze runs across multiple devices and platforms they really strived to make a lightweight interface that is optimized for phone calls, chat, and collaboration. The web client loads fast, the chat is always up-to-date, phone calls arrive on-time. The desktop client is the most feature rich and basically it just adds desktop sharing functionality as well as VoIP for calling, and the mobile client doesn't consume a lot of battery, and it stays running to get phone calls, chats, and can do meetings over Wifi, Cellular Data, or Cellular voice.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom has among the best performance of any video conference platform, as I've mentioned several times. Besides that, their Chat platform works great, and their back end always runs smooth. It's unfortunate that reporting can now only be done by one month at a time, but nonetheless, it only takes a second to run any kind of Zoom report, whether it's an attendee report, Poll results, a user report, a list of meetings from the past month, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Fuze
    Our experience with Fuze support has been overall very positive. Their technicians seem to be well trained and able to handle a variety of requests and issues without unnecessary delays or extensive troubleshooting. Fuze allows enough customer access to avoid the need to call support for every little issue but is ready to assist when issues are beyond our capabilities to resolve.
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    Zoom
    Because I got a response right away, and was assigned one specific individual to work with me from the beginning to the resolution. I had an actual email address and direct contact with this person without having to start over and over every time I contacted Zoom - this singular individual remained attentive and was well informed on the subject matter and quite able to resolve my needs.
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    In-Person Training
    Fuze
    At many of our sites with more than 50 users, Fuze sent someone onsite to train. This worked surprisingly well, as the trainer allowed the users to set the pace and answered TONS of questions. Fuze has a very streamlined training process, their staff is very professional, very knowledgeable and very engaging.
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    Zoom
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Fuze
    Fuze has vast amounts of training videos and guides on how to use its products and services. There are literally endless-hours of training and I often point end-users to a particular video which addresses the specific needs of the user, for example: how to check voicemail. Or, how to share your desktop, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Fuze
    Personally, I didn't have any trouble getting started with Fuze. It was installed on my computer on my first day and I was good to go! Little to no hiccups. I was not with the company when they first adapted Fuze so I can not speak to the implementation as a whole.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    If you receive any pushback from higher ups, point to any of the various positive reviews like this one. Or show Zoom's excellent Gartner report, or articles describing Zoom's partnership with Sequoia capital. It's not difficult to show how Zoom is a trustworthy industry leader with best-in-class technology.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fuze
    Fuze was far more expensive and more complicated to set up. Our current platform took a few days to set up with SSO. Our contact center took a bit longer but works amazingly.
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    Zoom
    Zoom Workplace is typically on the more expensive end against other options, but it's the industry leader for a reason. It has the most brand credibility by far, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. There are limitations when it comes to technical performance, customization and video/audio quality. I prefer Slack myself for communication apps, but Zoom Workplace is a good alternative.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Fuze
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    The billing and price model is really fair for so many functions that they offer, our remote work requires each of the features that Zoom offers, so accepting payment for a tool like this is the least we can do. I like that billing arrives on time and that they offer opportunities and payment times.
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    Scalability
    Fuze
    Fuze does have scalability limits but most of that is how many end-points they can put on a virtual PBX, or VCX as they call them, I THINK its limit is somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000, but we've not had issues with that because we have put users into various VCXs some by location, some by department or function. Either way, we have 7,000 currently deployed, and are going to end up with over 15,000 when we are done, Fuze is VERY scalable.
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    Zoom
    Because the Basic licenses are completely free, and because it's very easy to configure and install Zoom, and because anyone can join Zoom from a link without needing an account, scaling is a Breeze. There are absolutely no roadblocks. My company keeps adding more Zoom Pro license every week since it's so in demand. We were able to convert users from several different platforms onto Zoom with no trouble at all.
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    Professional Services
    Fuze
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom is perfect for our business. We use it to video chat with prospective clients. The name recognition alone gives us credibility and it is very easy to screen share and send content out.
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    Return on Investment
    Fuze
    • We receive constant negative feedback from mangers about the system not functioning correctly. (This is mainly due to lack of support from Fuze)
    • This has had a positive impact in that the system is cheaper and we are missing less calls due to the functionality of the system.
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    Zoom
    • We have not lost much productivity in our teamwork during the pandemic because of the ability to have Zoom video calls and keep everyone in touch. This is definitely a positive.
    • We are able to have more people participate in coaching sessions (described earlier) because we don't have room space limitations. This is a big positive.
    • Being able to start a meeting instantly is great when we are doing support and/or training with a client over the phone and need to be able to share a visible
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Zoom Workplace Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example collaboration feature. These are used to:
Transcribe, summarize, and capture action items with AI Companion from your in-person meetings.
Improve visibility and alignment by sharing emails to chats
Elevate a chat to a meeting or phone call to get to resolution faster. 
Continue meeting conversations and easily access shared information in Team Chat.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's productivity features. These features are used to:
Improve productivity across teams, locations, and time zones.
Organize project deliverables and assets in a centralized, collaborative doc.
Collaborate and map out projects visually on a whiteboard.
Jumpstart brainstorming sessions using AI and templates.
Gather valuable team input for well-informed decision-making with surveys and polls.
Stay on top of action items surfaced from across Zoom Workplace.Screenshot of some additional collaboration features. These are used to:
Optimize office experiences and in-person time.
Make sure remote participants feel connected with what is going on in the room.
Collaborate across remote and in-person teams on a virtual whiteboard.
Easily know and identify who is in the room and who is speaking in a Zoom Room with smart name tags and smart speaker tags.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's AI companion. This feature is used to streamline communications, improve productivity, increase employee engagement, and optimize flexible work.Screenshot of additional AI Companion features. The tools is also used to:
Launch internal campaigns.
Deliver visually rich updates with live streams, billboards, and videos.
Ensure critical comms are never missed with read receipts.
Send updates to deskless workers with Workvivo TV and Chat.