Whereby vs Zoom | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 9 out of 10

Based on 20 reviews and ratings

Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 1561 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Whereby

Zoom

High quality audio

High quality video

Low bandwidth requirements

Mobile support

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Zoom

Desktop sharing

Whiteboards

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Zoom

Calendar integration

Meeting initiation

Integrates with social media

Record meetings / events

Slideshows

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Live chat

Audience polling

Q&A

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User authentication

Participant roles & permissions

Confidential attendee list

Pros

Easy to use: The app is very, very easy to use. Literally just create a chat room (input a name) and access it to chat.
Call/video quality: I've experienced better call quality on appear.in than in almost all other chat and video conferencing services out there.

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Senior Front-end developer

Velocity PartnersInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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It just works. Biggest complaint with our previous solution is that it took 10 minutes to connect to a meeting. Now, our users connect instantaneously.
Dashboard is fantasitic. Can access real time information to troubleshoot calls.
Admin ports offers quite a bit of information. Like that it's a one stop shop to access everything I need to administer the site, users, run reports and access the dashboard.
Tickets get resolved quickly.
Feature requests are realized quickly.

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Lead IT Network Collaboration Engineer

Informatica LLCInformation Technology and Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

The paid version may have dial-in. But I have always used the free version. Dial-in is typically required for an "official" multi-purpose teleconference platform.
I did have some trouble with larger groups (5+) when it was Appear.in but almost always use it for small 1-on-1 or 3 person meetings.

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Michael Ball-Marian

Senior Product Manager

SnapEngage | Enterprise Chat SolutionComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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When I used Zoom while conducting some administration tasks, it wasn't quick to switch back and forth between the one providing support and the user for the copy/paste function. When I spoke to the one providing support they said it happened all the time.

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Network System Administrator

Voss IndustriesAviation & Aerospace, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Whereby 3.6

Based on 1 answer

We are using a larger tool suite that already includes video conferencing instead of our older approach of using different apps from different vendors.appear.in has a simple but great set of features but its pricing scheme is not as scalable as we really need in a 500+ employee company.

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Senior Front-end developer

Velocity PartnersInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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Zoom 9.4

Based on 15 answers

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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Stefan Scherbik

Associate, Video and Collaboration

BAYADA Home Health CareHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Whereby 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Very easy to use, technical and non-technical colleagues have used it with no instructions needed. That says all about the app and services.

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Senior Front-end developer

Velocity PartnersInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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Zoom 9.7

Based on 15 answers

Everything is easy to understand and use, new users need no training. On the flipside there are minor annoyances such as calendar export being cumbersome (need re-auth every time) and also not having recordings shared within a team or forcing people to name them.

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Matthew Gardner

Co-Founder/Product

RouteThisComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Zoom 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Stefan Scherbik

Associate, Video and Collaboration

BAYADA Home Health CareHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Zoom 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Stefan Scherbik

Associate, Video and Collaboration

BAYADA Home Health CareHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Whereby 7.6

Based on 9 answers

Never had to contact support, so we cannot give a rating for their overall support. When we noticed the audio was not always great quality, we simply educated our users to mute the mic and use the in-room conference phone which is connected via a dedicated VOIP link and had much better voice quality. The video performance varied by locations network speed and found it got much worse when the room size increased to over 4 connections.

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Cloud Integration Consultant

Viden GroupAccounting, 51-200 employees

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Zoom 9.3

Based on 14 answers

As I've written before, Zoom makes us feel like we matter and that we're a client rather than a customer. They want us to succeed and they put in the time to make sure that we do. I feel like they're more of a business partner rather than simply a vendor or supplier. They spent a lot of time onboarding with us, giving us demos, helping us get set up, and then giving us follow-up to be sure it's going well.

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Senior Systems Analyst

CymSTAR, LLCDefense & Space, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Zoom 9.7

Based on 7 answers

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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Stefan Scherbik

Associate, Video and Collaboration

BAYADA Home Health CareHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

You're able to create unique links for people to join and use words and phrases in the link for the invite. I think that helps you with branding yourself as a company. On Google Hangouts we're not able to do something like this, which is why I appreciate Whereby and being able to connect in that way.

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Michelle Sexton

Recruiting Manager

Total Spectrum, LLCHospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees

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Zoom is more user-friendly than any of these other options. The UI is better looking and easier to understand. Zoom also integrates well with our chosen hardware including Avocor touch screens, Huddly cameras and Shure microphones.

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Audio Visual Technician

Western UnionBanking, 10,001+ employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Zoom 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Stefan Scherbik

Associate, Video and Collaboration

BAYADA Home Health CareHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

It has made it easy to connect with international clients as well as overseas friends.
It is a very professional looking setup and gives a good impression that you are businesslike and professional.

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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Scope BCManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees

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Allowed for us to start meetings at a faster speed especially with its Slack integration.
Integration with HubSpot has made it easy to also set up Zoom webinars and sync any contact data within the CRM.
Need battery chargers for laptops in a meeting lasting over an hour - drains them fairly quickly.

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Christine Austin

Creative Lead, Marketing

Impact Branding & Design LLCMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Whereby Editions & Modules

Edition

Free	$0¹
Pro	$9.99¹
Business	$59.99 and up²

per user
per user/room

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Zoom Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Virtual H.323/SIP Room Connector	49/month
Business	19.99/month

SaaS Edition

Basic	$0
Pro	14.99/month
Business	19.99/month
Zoom Room Conference Room	49/month
Webinar	54.99/month

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