RingCentral Events vs. Zoho Meeting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RingCentral Events
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
RingCentral Events (formerly Hopin) is an online events platform that provides tools for virtual events, or hybrid events, like ticketing and registration, limitless event rooms, an expo hall, chat, and networking, as well as event branding and attendee engagement tools. Integrations with online registration tools - such as Cvent, Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, and Eventbrite.
$119
per month per seat
Zoho Meeting
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Meeting is a web-based online meeting solution.
$3
per month
Pricing
RingCentral EventsZoho Meeting
Editions & Modules
Events Free Trial
$0
per month
Events Pro
$119
per month per seat
Events Pro+
$239
per month per seat
Events Enterprise
$359
per year per seat
MEETING - 10
$3
per month
MEETING - 50
$9
per month
MEETING-100
$12
per month
MEETING - 250
$18
per month
Webinar -25
$19
per month
Webinar - 50
$29
per month
Webinar - 100
$39
per month
Webinar - 250
$79
per month
Webinar - 500
$125
per month
Webinar - 1000
$200
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RingCentral EventsZoho Meeting
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEach event license comes with unlimited registrations for all of events, and can run unlimited webinars and events with an annual plan.You can also get the toll-free add-on at $20/month and additional storage space for 200 sessions recording at $20/month for your organization.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Events
-
Ratings
Zoho Meeting
8.5
11 Ratings
7% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Events
-
Ratings
Zoho Meeting
8.9
11 Ratings
12% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.911 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Events
-
Ratings
Zoho Meeting
8.9
11 Ratings
8% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Events
-
Ratings
Zoho Meeting
8.5
10 Ratings
5% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Events
-
Ratings
Zoho Meeting
8.6
10 Ratings
6% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
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User Ratings
RingCentral EventsZoho Meeting
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(35 ratings)
8.9
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
8.5
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(2 ratings)
8.5
(11 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
RingCentral EventsZoho Meeting
Likelihood to Recommend
RingCentral
Hopin is very suitable for large events involving 100+ people where there are only a couple of people speaking. You can have a bunch of features such as networking and all in all, is quite a professional experience to use. For smaller groups, It takes too much effort to set up and isn't worth using over Google Meet or Zoom.
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Zoho
Anyone who needs assistance with a work-related issue can take advantage of this service. Because of this, the entire company benefits from increased effectiveness, openness, and output in all areas. Sharing a computer's screen has been an enormous help. Stability issues increase when a major meeting occurs. Make sure you buy the paid version because you won't find a good free version.
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Pros
RingCentral
  • Awesome for managing several sets of panelists
  • Very easy to manage event attendees
  • Love the chat functionality during the events, enabling the audience to connect with each other
  • Hugely simple for anyone with little tech knowledge to design and run an event
  • Cost effective for the volume of events we run, where we need scale and quality
  • Live streaming an event is also very well catered for
  • Branding across the platform is simple to implement
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Zoho
  • Embed meeting link feature- The feature is unique to Zoho Meeting and helps attach meeting link to website, thus anyone accessing [the] website can join the meeting with just one click of a button.
  • Surveys and questions are prepared pretty seamlessly in Zoho Meeting as compared to other video conferencing applications.
  • As mentioned earlier, webinar analytics i.e. the way all the questions and surveys data is presented in .csv file is very easy to understand and helps the team lead a lot in understanding and getting to know the team better.
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Cons
RingCentral
  • The biggest hangup we've encountered is from guest speakers who need to join us on either tablets or smartphones. Hopin doesn't play well with mobile devices for onscreen guests.
  • I'd like to see the broadcasts in vendor booths be recordable in the way broadcasts in the sessions or on the stage are.
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Zoho
  • It's interface is not that attractive.
  • We need a good bandwidth for this tool to use.
  • Since, we get the 14 days trial only so you need to pay for this app .
  • They charges as per the user and joinee.
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Likelihood to Renew
RingCentral
We most likely will, but with such a high annual renewal rate, we are forced to look at alternative solutions yearly when that license fee comes due
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Usability
RingCentral
I'm a pretty tech-savvy person but I still feel that Hopin was pretty user-friendly even for those of you who are less tech-savvy. Great thing is, you can play around and test the platform with the free version which allows you to get familiar with it before committing to the paid. I learned most of it on the free version which then made me more confident when deciding to use the paid version. Not only did it help me on the setup side, but it also proved to me that this was what we needed to do what we needed to do.
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Zoho
Zoho Meeting is very easy to use and very effective collaborating tool. If I say about the usability, this application is highly usable because oaf it's cost effective nature, user friendly interface, empathetic customer services and amazing application features. Most importantly, it ensures data security for the company. Overall, the usability of the application is trustworthy.
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Support Rating
RingCentral
For the most part you're able to get a response from a support person within a few minutes, but there was a stretch when Hopin was reshuffling its staff that it sometimes took 24-48 hours, which is too long. However, as long as the staff remains stable - which seems likely - then its Support team is usually quite responsive.
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Zoho
Zoho Meeting's support team was always good their response time. Many of their customers come to them with a complete lack of knowledge and I think they're well aware of that. they were friendly and knowledgeable so it was always a good experience contacting them. but I think it's better if they can open a hotline for their paying customers
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Alternatives Considered
RingCentral
We were with a company before Hopin - we explored elsewhere due to cost. Pros were design and custom look. We moved to Hopin, it was innovative at the time, although the design wasn't strong the features were. The majority now have the same features. So we did leave Hopin for another platform again because we wanted a custom look, and we were preparing for hybrid. Hopin wasn't ready. We soon realised other platforms we came across are complex, difficult to use. We left and came back to Hopin.
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Zoho
Zoho Meeting is very affordable and it suits better for the small business like ours. In addition to these, it offers the same features Microsoft Teams does. It has better adaptability compared to teams both in desktop and mobile applications. Moreover, it ensures data security as they do not rely on 3rd party
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Zoho
No, it's an amazing solution for the cost.
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Return on Investment
RingCentral
  • Without Hopin, it would have been impossible to host an event at the scale and user interface that we did, with the staff limitations we have. Hopin enabled us to execute a very high standard with limited resources. For example, before Hopin, we could only attract about 100-200 attendees. With Hopin, we 3x our registrations and attendees.
  • The data collected from their system on attendees allows us to more accurately speak to our target market based on their tracked habits during the event.
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Zoho
  • It is a handy tool for online sessions, and it has become convenient in this uncertain period across the world.
  • Using the proper notification system has helped us increase the number of mentorship and speaker sessions and the productivity of our staff.
  • This application is designed to be easily installed and operated by anyone in the company. For business meetings, it has been a big help as well.
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ScreenShots

RingCentral Events Screenshots

Screenshot of a session of RingCentral Events - with company branding, logo, and colors throughout.Screenshot of the event venue of RingCentral Events. This page is the reception, that displays the event description, speakers, and schedule. Attendees can navigate throughout the event by clicking on the tabs on the left.Screenshot of an example of event analytics available with each event. Organizers can see how the event performed but seeing live view of attendance, and see how each attendee engaged.Screenshot of the production studio available within RingCentral Events. This offers the ability to customize speaker layouts, preupload videos/slides, add or remove speakers from stage, and add branding to the video streams.Screenshot of the lead retrieval capability that allows for scanning for leads for on-site events.

Zoho Meeting Screenshots

Screenshot of Meet across devices using Zoho MeetingScreenshot of Host moderator controlled meetings with Zoho MeetingScreenshot of Organize engaging webinars with Zoho MeetingScreenshot of Engage attendees during the webinarScreenshot of Meeting participant's viewing presenter's screen