Gather Town vs. Zoom Rooms

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gather
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Gather is a web-based video call platform, building virtual spaces for people to live and interact more effectively online. They combine video-calling with a 2D map, letting you walk around and talk to the other people right next to you. Their creation tools allow you to make custom, interactive spaces.
$0
per month
Zoom Rooms
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Zoom's conference rooms that make it easy to run or join video meetings with a tap of a button. Zoom Rooms bring HD video collaboration into any space – in the office, in the classroom, or at home – and enables in-person and remote participants to interact in real time. The solution also makes it simple to start a meeting, book a room, and share content.
$498.96
per year per room
Pricing
Gather TownZoom Rooms
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GatherZoom Rooms
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsHardware not included in price.
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Community Pulse
Gather TownZoom Rooms
Considered Both Products
Gather
Chose Gather Town
- Free tier option
- Although all meet applications share the same functionalities, I can use gather quickly and easily. Only from a browser tab and anyone with that link can access my space.
- If security is required, you can count on blocking spaces so that unauthorized people …
Zoom Rooms

No answer on this topic

Features
Gather TownZoom Rooms
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Gather Town
8.3
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoom Rooms
8.4
22 Ratings
6% above category average
High quality audio9.01 Ratings8.721 Ratings
High quality video9.01 Ratings8.622 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.01 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Mobile support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Gather Town
7.0
1 Ratings
12% below category average
Zoom Rooms
8.7
13 Ratings
10% above category average
Desktop sharing8.01 Ratings8.313 Ratings
Whiteboards6.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Gather Town
7.2
1 Ratings
12% below category average
Zoom Rooms
8.9
13 Ratings
9% above category average
Calendar integration7.01 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Meeting initiation10.01 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Integrates with social media6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.01 Ratings8.612 Ratings
Slideshows5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Gather Town
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Zoom Rooms
8.4
8 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat8.01 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Audience polling8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Gather Town
6.3
1 Ratings
24% below category average
Zoom Rooms
8.7
12 Ratings
8% above category average
User authentication7.01 Ratings8.312 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions6.01 Ratings7.911 Ratings
Confidential attendee list6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Gather Town
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Zoom Rooms
-
Ratings
Video conferencing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Gather TownZoom Rooms
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(24 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(10 ratings)
User Testimonials
Gather TownZoom Rooms
Likelihood to Recommend
Gather Presence Inc.
i personally use the web page so it's 100% more comfortable because i don't need to have so much applications open, plus i can rapidly silence the page if i need.I can share screen, documents, have a video call very easily with any people if i want because if the space is free i can only share a URL and that person can access to the world in Gather Town
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Zoom
User friendly, reliable and inclusive to remote audiences. The product grows organically for us which speaks for itself ; the business at sites we could not equip with our initial investments requests it. We have made the choice of Zoom rooms 5 years ago and it is still one our our star products supporting frictionless collaboration.
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Pros
Gather Presence Inc.
  • alert for messages
  • Being able to have several spaces for communication for free
  • constant updates
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Zoom
  • Zoom Rooms is built on the Zoom platform so faculty already know it and use it.
  • All touch panels regardless of manufacturer have the same look and feel.
  • Easy to schedule, easy to use.
  • Supports a wide range of hardware from several vendors.
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Cons
Gather Presence Inc.
  • The chat history sometimes erase itself
  • sometimes the application become laggy randomly
  • the output lag when one member start to sharing the screen
  • The integration with google calendar doesn't detect all the meets even when refresh it or re-link the service
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Zoom
  • Support is prompt, but not always the most immediately knowledgable or helpful.
  • Admin portal is convoluted. There's gotta be a better way to assign scheduling permisissions.
  • Zoom account managers are constantly being reassigned. It is nearly impossible to keep track of who presently is our account manager. When we were going through the process of looking into Zoom Phone, our manager was literally switched twice, resulting in us working with three total managers during that two-month process.
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Usability
Gather Presence Inc.
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Zoom
User friendliness (experience very similar to the already familiar Zoom app), consistency of the UX across locations and manufacturers. Screen sharing is made super easy (proximity). Zoom rooms support strategic needs for Hybrid work and reduced travels. Backend admin interface is simple (that's good) and provides useful dashboards for trend analysis.
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Alternatives Considered
Gather Presence Inc.
- Free tier option
- Although all meet applications share the same functionalities, I can use gather quickly and easily. Only from a browser tab and anyone with that link can access my space.
- If security is required, you can count on blocking spaces so that unauthorized people do not enter.
- There is a conversation history and any documents can be sent in that chat
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Zoom
I personally think Zoom Rooms is superior to Teams. I have setup 3 or 4 Zooms Rooms for my organisation and it is pretty straightforward to do without any formal training or education on Zoom Rooms. My experience with Teams was the opposite. A horrible interface and options deliberately hidden away in menus levels deep. On top of which, Zoom Room outperforms Teams Rooms in both video and audio. On the desktop, Teams is a bloated app whereas, in my experience, Zoom Rooms works well.
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Return on Investment
Gather Presence Inc.
  • Considerable money savings since it has a free tier option
  • When required, a space for more than 100 people is contracted and we can canceled immediately.
  • social events have been carried out virtually thanks to this tool
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Zoom
  • Great value for money as used it more than planned after installation.
  • Finding the use of screen share and whiteboards is becoming very popular and meant we wanted a larger screen for this. ;-)
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