Lifesize Video Conferencing vs. Zoom
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Lifesize Video Conferencing | N/A | Lifesize is a web conferencing platform focused on making video conferencing systems and video conferencing apps work well together, while still being easy-to-use. Their platform incorporates web conferencing software with meeting room devices and wireless screen sharing. | $12.95 Call for pricing | |
Zoom | N/A | Zoom helps consolidate communications and collaboration in the boardroom, classroom, operating room, and everywhere. Zoom is an intelligent collaboration platform that makes connecting easier, more immersive, and more dynamic. Zoom technology facilitates collaboration through solutions like Zoom Team Chat, Phone, Meetings, omnichannel cloud Contact Center, smart recordings, and Whiteboard. | $5 per month per license |
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Additional Details | With every plan, you get the collaboration features you use everyday, at no additional cost: • Unlimited video conferences • Downloadable desktop and mobile apps • Secure encryption set by default • Unlimited meeting duration • Free, browser-based web app • Two-way and group chat with popular chat integrations • Centralized, name-based directory • Online reporting and account management • Email and calendar scheduling | — | ||||||||||||||
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Research Team Insight Published Lifesize Video Conferencing and Zoom are both web and video conferencing platforms that allow users to host and attend online meetings. Zoom also offers the Zoom Webinar and Zoom Cloud Phone options, but here we compare just its video conferencing solutions (Zoom Rooms, and Zoom Meetings), against the similar competing Lifesize conferencing solution. Lifesize prefers to bundle its own hardware (e.g. camera, conference phone) with its video conferencing software. Zoom specializes in software and supports a variety of third-party hardware, including Logitech, Crestron, Poly, Yealink, or the Neat Bar. Zoom is a leader in the web conferencing space and is widely used across businesses of all sizes. Lifesize is deployed in large and midsize companies, but very rarely in small companies. While competitors, users that prefer the Lifesize Icon camera and HD phone but prefer the Zoom application and service can use them together. FeaturesLifesize and Zoom both provide users with standard video and web conferencing features, though there are a few key differences to be aware of. Lifesize supports large-scale conferences with its app and bundles its Icon series cameras and phone. Together the solution boasts 4k content sharing (useful for sharing digital media, such as images, video, via video conference) and 4k camera with an ultra-wide field of view and dynamic auto-focus, pan, and zoom. The Icon phone offers a beam-forming microphone that hones in on just the speaker, dampening room noise and amplifying the voice of whoever is talking, with HD touchscreen and calendar integration. Zoom offers no hardware of their own, but users enjoy the app’s strong collaboration features (chat, screen sharing, etc.) and small office features (scheduled & ad hoc calls or teleconferences, ease of use, virtual backgrounds, etc.). Notably, Zoom works with nearly any preferred hardware (including the Lifesize Icon). LimitationsEach platform has a few limitations to keep in mind as you evaluate which one best fits your business needs. For example, Zoom requires a strong internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to host and attend meetings. In comparison, Lifesize is known to provide high-quality audio and video even when bandwidth may be limited. Zoom has also faced a number of security-related issues recently, including ‘Zoom bombing’ and user data privacy concerns. One the other hand, Lifesize excels in the large conference room but those who use it for small office meetings may be disappointed with the clunky desktop app, and poor collaboration features (screen sharing, etc.). This makes it less than ideal for labs, collaborative workshops, or group meetings needing interactivity. PricingZoom and Lifesize both offer free versions of their software for individual users. On its free tier, Zoom has a 40-minute meeting cap, but has unlimited 1:1 meetings and can support up to 100 attendees. Lifesize supports only 10 meeting attendees on their free plan, but conference time is not limited. Zoom licenses are billed annually, and Zoom caps video quality at 720p on all plans. Paid plans range from $149 per license per year to $199 per license per year on their highest-tier plan. Zoom’s Enterprise plan features unlimited cloud storage. Lifesize subscriptions are billed monthly and all plans support at least 1080p video and screen sharing. Paid plans range from $12.50 per license per month for up to 100 meeting attendees to $14.95 per license per month for up to 300 attendees and support for 4K video. Lifesize offers an Enterprise plan as well but does not publish pricing. As a rule, Zoom supports more meeting attendees and cloud storage per pricing tier than Lifesize does. However, Lifesize offers higher video quality across all its plans. |
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Small Businesses | ClickMeeting Score 9.5 out of 10 | Nextiva Business Phone Service Score 9.1 out of 10 |
Medium-sized Companies | ClickMeeting Score 9.5 out of 10 | Nextiva Business Phone Service Score 9.1 out of 10 |
Enterprises | Google Meet Score 8.3 out of 10 | Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) Score 8.6 out of 10 |
All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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Likelihood to Recommend | 8.0 (162 ratings) | 7.1 (733 ratings) |
Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 (24 ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) |
Usability | 8.4 (37 ratings) | 6.8 (39 ratings) |
Availability | 8.2 (7 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
Performance | 8.2 (15 ratings) | 9.0 (2 ratings) |
Support Rating | 7.0 (49 ratings) | 4.3 (39 ratings) |
In-Person Training | 7.3 (2 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
Online Training | 9.1 (5 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
Implementation Rating | 8.0 (136 ratings) | 9.6 (7 ratings) |
Configurability | 7.7 (10 ratings) | 7.0 (1 ratings) |
Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - (0 ratings) | 7.9 (13 ratings) |
Ease of integration | 7.4 (10 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
Product Scalability | 8.2 (18 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
Professional Services | - (0 ratings) | 9.2 (8 ratings) |
Vendor post-sale | 8.2 (6 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
Vendor pre-sale | 9.1 (3 ratings) | 10.0 (1 ratings) |
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Likelihood to Recommend | Lifesize | Zoom |
Pros | Lifesize | Zoom |
Cons | Lifesize | Zoom |
Likelihood to Renew | Lifesize | Zoom |
Usability | Lifesize | Zoom |
Reliability and Availability | Lifesize | Zoom |
Performance | Lifesize | Zoom |
Support Rating | Lifesize | Zoom |
In-Person Training | Lifesize | Zoom No answers on this topic |
Online Training | Lifesize | Zoom No answers on this topic |
Implementation Rating | Lifesize | Zoom |
Alternatives Considered | Lifesize | Zoom |
Contract Terms and Pricing Model | Lifesize No answers on this topic | Zoom |
Scalability | Lifesize | Zoom |
Professional Services | Lifesize No answers on this topic | Zoom |
Return on Investment | Lifesize | Zoom |
ScreenShots | Lifesize Video Conferencing Screenshots |