Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Zoho Desk
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.
$0
Zoom Workplace
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Zoom 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.
$2.49
per month per user
Pricing
Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Express
$9
per month per user
Standard
$20
per month per user
Professional
$35
per month per user
Enterprise
$50
per month per user
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for yearly billing.Discount available for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
Considered Both Products
Zoho Desk
Chose Zoho Desk
We used HubSpot before, and it didn’t work very well for our needs. Zoho Desk is part of a much larger Zoho implementation. We’d like to have everything in one place, and Zoho provides that ability.
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho provides more bells and whistles comparted to the other platforms I have tried. The setup was easier and the transition was smoother. The support was much better as well. Whenever we would get stuck on something, support was a chat away and we always got the solution we …
Chose Zoho Desk
I have used Asana and Zoho desk and decided to go with Zoho due to the ease of intergration into other applications and platforms, the more affordable costing, a faster mobile application and for the slightly better automation capabilities. Asana is nice but the cost and …
Chose Zoho Desk
We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow …
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk is easily a winner for trouble ticket handling as Bitrix24 was not offering any dedicated trouble ticketing tool and we had no option but to use the Tasks section of Bitrix24 to handle our existing customers. Also Bitrix24 neither did have any dedicated mobile …
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk is always good at building different platforms for automation, so this one is also the best help desk platform available in the market. I can easily add the feedback with a report to easily convey the message accordingly. It can easily integrate with your existing …
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk has an interface that is extremely simple and practical to use, for even clients who are not skilled. Again, Zoho Desk has no lead time, when customers air their views or complaints. Finally, Zoho Desk works/integrates effectively with several other products for …
Chose Zoho Desk
Over the years I have used a few different support software applications. One being Remedy software. That was pretty nice, but they lacked an isp version. I am currently a user of Atlassian Jira and am not a big fan at this point. It is very cumbersome to use.
Chose Zoho Desk
After trialing and using Zoho Desk, we decided to move onto another product. Zoho has many features that make it a great product, but ease and intuitiveness of use was lacking for us.
Chose Zoho Desk
The quality of support provided by Zoho Desk is brilliant. Ease of setup is a very easy process. Also it meets all the requirements that can be expected from such kind of software. Zoho Desk is a company that can be easy to do business with. It is really headed in the right …
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho [Desk] has much more quality of the information we required for our business than FreshDesk.
It was also easy to work with Zohos different modules albeit based on department specific products than it was when we used Freshdesk.
The Project management module was a …
Chose Zoho Desk
• In the acquisition of Zoho Desk I did not have the final decision but I have contributed as my analysis in the implementation. We decided to switch services since this tool is much more complete in terms of functionalities that help us to easily resolve and follow up on our …
Chose Zoho Desk
Value for money simply beats the rest. Also, as part of the Zoho Suite, integrations are wonderful, for example to CRM or consolidating Reporting with other apps such as Zoho Projects. Integration to advanced Analytics is also very helpful. In terms of features, they are pretty …
Chose Zoho Desk
Atera had a lot of features. You could install an agent to monitor updates, and you could deploy AV. Zoho Desk was easier to go through tickets and replies. It felt like Atera had more features, so it was slower. At times you would want to search for an old ticket in Atera, and …
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk is easy to set up for small business needs, and its dashboard is well-suited for our organization's needs. We are on a social network, which also helps us to get users' and applicants' queries through the social platform.
Another factor to start with it is its trial …
Chose Zoho Desk
Desk.com was too complicated and was cost prohibitive. We had switched from Desk by Salesforce to Zoho Desk
Chose Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk comes at a better price, and it offers integration with other Zoho applications so you can keep your information in a single place. Their support is good and will guide you through many things. Also their API is similar to other Zoho platforms, so employees can …
Zoom Workplace
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom I feel is more like Google Meet the way I use it, which is just the video conference platform. I'd say Microsoft Teams has the most integrated and polished suite but they won't let you meet with users outside of your business without having to setup accounts first. Zoom, …
Chose Zoom Workplace
It's stabel and intuitive it was accepted quickly by all of our users

Chose Zoom Workplace
In Google Meet, we cannot access the screen, and in AnyDesk, we cannot talk with the person we connected with. But in Zoom Meeting, we can do all 3 things together. And the addon features are document sharing, an AI companion. These are the differentiators that are taking Zoom …
Chose Zoom Workplace
I have been using Zoom Workplace from the very beginning. It is something I am used to so suddenly changing to other application were not so comfortable since i know this application were not so comfortable since i know this application too wel and I like all it's features be …
Chose Zoom Workplace
As I said I have been using since my early college days so this is something I know very well compared to these two tools, so when I workplace had this tool in the option I obviously picked this tool and from then it's never let me down and other tool features are very …
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom Workplace is a simpler and easy to deploy software and can be run on low performance machines too. Its UI, wide use and data encryption policies made it a perfect choice.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom seems like a better total experience than Teams. It offers a more consistent experience and an easier-to-use GUI. It manages meetings against your calendar more nicely and allows you to join meetings when the room isn't booked more easily than its counterparts.
Chose Zoom Workplace
With Skype for Business being discontinued, it was no longer an option for us to use. The older technology does not compare to Zoom Workplace. Microsoft Teams is just as reliable as Zoom Workplace for video conferencing and chat. The integration that Microsoft Teams has with …
Chose Zoom Workplace
Compared to them the webinars and video meeting environment is much better here and it's much more reliable here. Also we saw audio and video quality here.
Chose Zoom Workplace
I prefer Zoom as AI Companion is included at no extra cost, therefore can be used at a larger scale by the organization.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom Workplace has more features but the fact I need a paid plan for recording and or 1 hour meetings vs Meet being included in my Zoom Workplace plan
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom Workplace is more of robust program, however I have found the alternatives to be good as well at no or much less of a cost.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom is approximately equal to Webex in terms of features and functionality but integrates poorly with other M365 platforms as well as 8x8, so we chose Teams as our primary meeting and calling platform to have a more successful rollout and integration with our existing …
Chose Zoom Workplace
I prefer Teams overall and would place Google in third with Zoom in third, however all are functional. Zoom was not ultimately selected as the long term solution but would have been fine if it had been. If meeting software was Apple vs Android, Zoom would be Apple, and I'm a …
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom seems more user-friendly, and employees report fewer issues with its overall functionality.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Each product has its unique features. Zoom has been in production long enough to earn confidence in its accessibility and reliability.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Again, I think Zoom is easier to use, offers more features, and has much better video and audio quality than its competitors. We were able to consolidate tools with Zoom and remain in compliance with our internal security policies. It is also just super easy to use.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom is the mothership of all meeting products. It has stood the test of time through Covid, and all the other platforms are constantly playing catch-up, with features like backgrounds, filters, audio settings, captions, and transcripts. It's great to be able to move camera …
Chose Zoom Workplace
Going to the meeting was more difficult for the external stakeholders. Zoom allowed people outside of our org to easily join a meeting without forcing them to download anything.
Chose Zoom Workplace
I'm generally more confident in moving around Zoom, perhaps simply because of the frequency of use and the universality of acceptance.
Chose Zoom Workplace
I personally like Zoom the best. The interface is super easy to use and I really like the quality of the sound and the video. I would put it as a clear leader compared to Meet and Teams.
Chose Zoom Workplace
MS Teams is currently being used internally, it is also a very good product. MS Teams is excellent when connection to office applications and office personel are crucial in a secure Microsoft environment. Zoom is better for non-technical persons.
Chose Zoom Workplace
Zoom Workplace stacks up better than Microsoft Teams in terms of general meeting capabilities, webinar and live event capabilities, user experience, and how slick it is generally - it's a nicer environment where things feel more intuitive and professional. Teams is laggy and …
Chose Zoom Workplace
- Less aggravation for our clients - better quality audio and video - better whiteboarding - AI summarization - all in one collaboration - ubiquitous, known and familiar to most people around the world - simple, very easy to set up and use - ease of scheduling meetings - …
Chose Zoom Workplace
As I mentioned before, Zoom Workplace offers many more options (integration with multiple apps, AI support, high-quality recordings, multi-participant meetings, etc.). Furthermore, since Zoom Workplace is the leading platform, it's easier for my clients and other professionals …
Features
Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Zoom Workplace
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
9.7
Ratings
19% above category average
Zoom Workplace
-
Ratings
External knowledge base9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
6.6
Ratings
19% below category average
Zoom Workplace
-
Ratings
Customer portal8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration5.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.4
Ratings
2% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.7
Ratings
4% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.6
Ratings
3% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.4
Ratings
3% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
7.9
Ratings
6% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Answering rules00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.7
Ratings
1% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Desk
-
Ratings
Zoom Workplace
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
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Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
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User Ratings
Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
6.3
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Zoho DeskZoom Workplace
Likelihood to Recommend
Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
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Zoom Workplace is ideal for many businesses, more so because it saves money by uniting different functionalities into one app - meetings, messaging, phone, and scheduling. The tool keeps teams connected thanks to the amazing collaboration and communication features. In addition, Zoom Workplace is helpful for businesses with a hybrid team, thanks to its effortless connections.
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Pros
  • Report features give the all insights of the customer team and customer support which enables us to make changes according to it.
  • The best thing about Zoho Desk is that it has a very beautiful and fully designed dashboard.
  • I have been using this software for a very long time in my organization, it is very easy to use with having the interface created on a very advanced module.
  • It is completely a feature rich platform.
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  • It offers amazing unified collaboration features, including Zoom whiteboard, Zoom team chat, and integrated mail and calendar.
  • Zoom is a great meeting solution, with features like smart recording, breakout rooms, and personalized video and audio, making it a functional business meeting tool.
  • It is equipped with amazing AI features that help summarize meetings, generate content, and provide quick catch-up, allowing one to ask AI questions without interrupting meetings.
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Cons
  • When utilizing as a ticketing system, it would be nice to have a better way to monitor when something is due. It's just a little cumbersome.
  • Search Functionality - The search functionality could use a tweak or two. Too many times I am unable to find tickets. This would also be very helpful for the "Recycle Bin" when you just need to find that ticket you accidentally deleted (we are all human!). :)
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  • 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
No answers on this topic
Because every other conference tool is expensive, bloated, or fails to make it easy to just have a call with someone.
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Usability
Zoho Desk on operational capacity is the most effective help desk we have come across, as it is suitable for businesses of all forms and shapes, from large to small. Again, Zoho Desk captures the attention of all clients, and on time, offers solutions to their demands without failing. Lastly, Zoho Desk requires no extra skill to execute the program.
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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
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
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
Their support is excellent. They are always available to answer all your queries and doubts. Be it a call or email or even live chat. You will always get a prompt response from their customer support executives. They are very much familiar with the product and all its functionality. Sometimes you get stuck and don’t know what to do. They are always there for your questions
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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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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
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
Zoho Desk is easily a winner for trouble ticket handling as Bitrix24 was not offering any dedicated trouble ticketing tool and we had no option but to use the Tasks section of Bitrix24 to handle our existing customers. Also Bitrix24 neither did have any dedicated mobile application for on the go usage which Zoho Desk has easily handled with applications for both Android and IOS devices.
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As I said I have been using since my early college days so this is something I know very well compared to these two tools, so when I workplace had this tool in the option I obviously picked this tool and from then it's never let me down and other tool features are very overlapping or hidden this tools layout is very clear and transparent the customer service is great timely response which is an another add on.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
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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Return on Investment
  • By running reports based on ticket, we can see how much time is spent on each customer and can manage these customers better based on what we see are there issues
  • We can also run reports based on the types of queries customers are coming in with which allows us to develop our product based on actual customers needs as a whole.
  • Automatic reporting once set up saves many man hours as new customers can be added automatically if required, and it saves having to build these reports monthly or possibly weekly
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  • Zoom saved my business during the pandemics.
  • Zoom's functionality was far ahead of anything available in the early days of the pandemic.
  • In the last few months, the annual subscription has not appropriate for my use, so I might cancel it because I rarely use the extended session feature anymore.
  • I wish there were a one-shot option to purchase a single 2-hour session with all the full features (AI, recording, etc.) instead of an annual subscription.
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ScreenShots

Zoho Desk Screenshots

Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.

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.