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Overview

What is Zoom?

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,…

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Recent Reviews

Zoom does the job

10 out of 10
April 08, 2024
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I use Zoom to hold meetings when we can't be together because of distance or disease. I started using it to teach remotely, and was very …
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Zoom Review

1 out of 10
January 19, 2024
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In my experience, it uses too much RAM, so if you have less than 16GB RAM, your computer will freeze when using Zoom. The desktop Zoom …
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Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Popular Features

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  • Desktop sharing (701)
    8.1
    81%
  • Meeting initiation (689)
    7.9
    79%
  • High quality audio (706)
    7.7
    77%
  • High quality video (708)
    7.6
    76%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Video Reviews

18 videos

Zoom: How Video Conferencing Let a Music Producer Stay on Beat
04:15
Information Services Managers uses Zoom Exclusively: User Review
01:21
User Review: Zoom Resolves the Struggles of Planning Meetings as Communication Goes Virtual
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Pricing

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Add-On Zoom Translated Captions

$5

Cloud
per month per license

Add-On - Zoom Whiteboard

$24.90

Cloud
per year

Pro

$149.90

Cloud
per year per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://zoom.us/pricing/?utm_source=Tru…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software

Features related to the performance, reliability & compatibility of web conferencing and webinar (online events) software.

7.2
Avg 8.1

Screen Sharing

Features related to remote screen sharing capabilities.

7.5
Avg 8.0

Online Meetings / Events

Features related to hosting and attending meetings and events online.

7.5
Avg 7.9

Online Events Collaboration

Features related to collaboration between attendees during web conferences, webinars, and other online events.

7.3
Avg 7.7

Online Events Security

Features related to the security of meetings and other events held via web conferencing/webinar software.

7.1
Avg 7.5

Cloud PBX

A cloud PBX system is based on cloud computing technology where data is stored and transferred over the intenet without any need for on-site PBX equipment

5.9
Avg 8.1

Call Management

Customized phone system settings

6.7
Avg 8.2

Mobile apps

Apps are compatible with mobile devices.

7.4
Avg 8.6

Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration

UCaaS platforms allow teams to collaborate internally in one central space.

5.5
Avg 7.5
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Product Details

What is Zoom?

Zoom is a collaboration platform designed to make connecting easier, more immersive, and more dynamic for businesses and individuals. Zoom technology facilitates modern collaboration through solutions like Team Chat, Phone, Meetings, omnichannel cloud Contact Center, AI Companion, and Whiteboard.

Zoom Features

Cloud PBX Features

  • Supported: Hosted PBX
  • Supported: Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
  • Supported: Directory of employee names

Call Management Features

  • Supported: Answering rules
  • Supported: Call recording
  • Supported: Call park
  • Supported: Call screening
  • Supported: Message alerts
  • Supported: Business SMS/External Messaging
  • Supported: Voicemail Transcription

Mobile apps Features

  • Supported: Mobile app for iOS
  • Supported: Mobile app for Android

Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software Features

  • Supported: High quality audio
  • Supported: High quality video

Online Meetings / Events Features

  • Supported: Scheduling
  • Supported: Calendar integration
  • Supported: Meeting initiation
  • Supported: Record meetings / events

Screen Sharing Features

  • Supported: Desktop sharing

Online Events Collaboration Features

  • Supported: Live chat

Online Events Security Features

  • Supported: User authentication
  • Supported: Participant roles & permissions

Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration Features

  • Supported: Centralized communications management
  • Supported: Team messaging
  • Supported: Team document sharing
  • Supported: Call and meeting analytics

Zoom Videos

Zoom Workplace is an AI-powered collaboration platform.
Zoom is the official unified communications platform for MLB™, powering their Replay Operations Center, MLB.tv™ fan experience, and even the MLB Draft™ with Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center.

Zoom Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Blackberry, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesNorth America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Webex Meetings, GoTo Meeting, and Microsoft Teams are common alternatives for Zoom.

Reviewers rate Desktop sharing and Call recording and Mobile app for iOS highest, with a score of 8.1.

The most common users of Zoom are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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January 23, 2018

Zoom review

Ron Rothstain | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for scheduling conferences with prospective students who do not live locally and are interested in our program. I know our department uses it, as well as, a couple other business departments. I am not sure of its implementation across campus. We love the ability to have multiple people be on the same video conference,
John Predmore | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Zoom for collaboration and conferencing with several partners. I've found it to be an excellent solution in this very crowded space. One of my favorite things about Zoom is that I feel it has all of the features I want and need without a bunch of extra junk i will never use.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used it company-wide, but engineering did not adopt it due to compatibility issues on their systems. We frequently communicate with remote customers and colleagues located outside of our main office and needed a way to facilitate reliable video conferencing. We make the most use of the audio and screen sharing functions, though the video function is also used too.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoom is being used at our organization for business meetings and training purposes. We schedule meetings through Zoom and communicate over Zoom. We are a travel hospitality company and we interact with our clients and vendors on a regular basis. Zoom is helping us to broadcast our training sessions to several stakeholders at a time.
Bryan Gorham | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used WebEx before switching to Zoom. I was not a part of the buying or decision making process, but I do use Zoom often as I work in our East Coast office as opposed to our CA HQ. It makes it easy to have meetings with other colleagues and prospects.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoom is being used at our organization for internal meetings with remote employees or teams, as well as across our sales and customer success teams for prospect and customer meetings and trainings. It allows us to consistently use one tool across our teams rather than a wide array of video conferencing tools.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We worked with a team in New York, Boston, Paris and Santiago. Zoom is an essential tool that allows to work everyday as if we were all in the same office space. The speed and versatility is unique and also the data usage, so there is no real competitor right now.
January 09, 2018

Zoom is the way to go!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Zoom to connect with consulting and coaching clients who I am not able to meet with in person due to distance or timing. Zoom helps with efficiency (reduced travel) and also allows my business to have a farther reach.
Dain Bigler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoom is being used across our organization, especially in the sales organization. We were using another conferencing company, GoToMeeting (GTM), and having issues with connections on a frequent basis. Zoom has had a better connection since we have been using it which allows our team to utilize the video feature, which we could not before with GTM.
Greg Larsen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At Lingotek, we use Zoom across our entire company to provide the most user-friendly experience for both our employees as well as the people that they are connecting with. We are a worldwide company with many of our employees working remotely. Zoom allows us to stay connected as an organization as well as connect with our clients across the world with little to no interruption of business.
Andrea Hill | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Zoom all the time. We use it for client meetings, and we also use it when we conduct customer interviews on behalf of our clients (one of our main services). Zoom is great because it lets us feel like we're meeting face-to-face. I recently met with a client in person after ~20 hours of Zoom meetings and it felt like we already knew each other!

Zoom is great because I can have a dedicated meeting ID to share with people. It's very easy to launch the meetings off desktop or mobile, and it offers to record. Honestly, I use the recording to make my own online videos. No one else is on the "conference", but the recording works just great!
Kelsie Hamilton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We chat with a lot of non-profit organizations overseas. We first started investigating video conferencing services when security in China became more and more challenging to us, trying to reach our partners. Within the organization, only the program team uses it regularly, as they're most often in contact with our partners overseas. We had been frequently using Skype (and I still use that on occasion), but we wanted something more robust, with better connectivity than Skype, which is where Zoom entered the scene.
Dr.Dave Hillis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoom had literally transformed my practice! The global stage is now my outreach and marketing demographic. I am able to offer coaching, counseling, and therapies online through Zoom’s platform. The most exciting aspect is that I am able to offer Hypnosis Sessions Live through Zoom!! I am able to use the screen sharing feature to pipe in the hypnosis music during the live session; able to “Lock” the meeting which is their session for HIPPA compliance; and its recorded so they get a copy of their session. The integration for such an amazing format is spectacular and robust with functionality with out much technical skill needed to deliver stellar presentation and sessions for my clients and students! LOVE LOVE LOVE this incredible tool for my practice!
Richard A. Germaine | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it across the entire organization. It enables us to bring together at the same time our various regional directors from different parts of the country. In doing so it saves us significant amounts of travel expense, etc.
November 08, 2017

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We currently work remotely 3 out of 5 days a week so it's important for us to communicate with our team members efficiently. We use Zoom for everything from production meetings to screen sharing when troubleshooting team member problems. Zoom really covers a gap when it comes to telecommuting and ease of use.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have a small church but we outreach to people from the west coast and east coast who follows our discipleship and Sunday’s worship services and everything it’s done throughout Zoom Video conference. Our services are different because of the interaction that we have. We have members from Washington State, North Carolina, ORLANDO FL, Puerto Rico, Porto Alegre, Brazil. This application it’s been a blessing on every aspect. Thanks for providing such a great tools that connects us no matter the distance.
November 03, 2017

Easy to use

Sam Dahl | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoom is being used across the organization. It allows us to easily set up conference calls with our clients. We can share our screen and the client can share their screen. We can also do a video conference call if we need.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I personally use Zoom as a tool for teaching seminar material to students. It allows me to use a live format for my instruction, and addresses the problem of reaching students across states and countries.
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