IBM Cloud Video vs Zoom comparison

IBM and Zoom Video Communications are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. IBM is ranked #40, while Zoom Video Communications is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3. IBM holds a 0.3% mindshare in VM, compared to Zoom Video Communications’s 11.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Zoom Video Communications users who would recommend it.

IBM Cloud Video

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM Cloud Video and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Cloud Video

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

40th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CDN (31st)

Zoom

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

209

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of IBM Cloud Video is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom is 11.1%, down from 14.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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RONALD Lim

Co-Founder & Events Producer at Think Event

Great user interface and easy to implement

I like the corporate looking user interface for the audience and very straight forward log-in process too. The user interface of other solutions such as GoToWebinar can be confusing for a less tech-savvy audience. IBM has thoroughly thought through everything and the flexibility to integrate the API to expand the registration gateway allows us to have an extra layer of security. Furthermore, the brand IBM is reputable in the market for its data and network security.

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Kallol Chaudhuri

Principal Consultant at Oracle

Helped us tremendously in collaborating with each other and getting our work done and offers the breakout rooms feature.

We are a team located across various locations. Not in the same geographic location. We are distributed. And it's not possible to physically travel and meet people. Sometimes it's simply not possible. But Zoom has helped us tremendously in collaborating with each other and getting our work done. Without Zoom, it would have been very, very difficult. The breakout rooms feature is also helpful. For example, I have a meeting attended by hundreds of people and want to create subgroups. I typically use it for different role-play scenarios during training if we are trying to conduct some training on presentation skills. So there's a large group, which is initially trained by an instructor. Then you get instructions that the room will be split into smaller breakout rooms. I'll give you a topic, and you'll practice in these smaller groups. That's one way I use it. So it's like a simulation of a real brainstorming session I'd have in a physical space.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I like the user interface. There aren't too many buttons that the audience will have to fiddle with."

"Zoom is very easy to set up. You simply download it and use it."

"The solution is much better and more reliable than Microsoft Teams or Webex."

"Simple and user-friendly; works on any device."

"Zoom is incredibly easy to install. You can download it immediately on a mobile phone or go to the website. You don't need a lot of IT skills to get it running."

"Zoom is pretty safe and secure."

"A light application that has many features."

"Zoom works fine, and its interface is easier to use than, for example, Teams, which is the other tool I would compare it to. It's also easy to schedule Zoom meetings through Outlook."

"The solution is easy to navigate."

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Cons

"They should improve the registration gateway. Currently, you can't do a pre-event registration that's straightforward. You have to do an API to integrate. It would be a lot easier if they had that."

"It is important for us to have Zoom integration with our Active Directory environment."

"The chat functionality that is included is always in plain text, and you cannot change fonts by making them bold or italic. It's a very plain and basic chat."

"Zoom isn't well integrated with anything else. Obviously, it's integrated enough to be able to set an appointment or schedule a Zoom meeting."

"The video side should be improved, especially if too many people log in at once."

"There could be more integration options for Zoom."

"Whiteboarding would allow me to utilize the screen to draw something, explain, and write something."

"We have had some quality and lagging issues with video regardless of connection quality."

"Although I have not experienced this issue directly, I have heard that there are a lot of security issues with Zoom. Security is very important to us and I have read in the news, there have been a few security issues with them, which worries us in general. We have to update this solution to use it for business purposes soon. We have to check it with an independent security product to verify its safety."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is $149 USD yearly."

"Zoom can be used for free."

"There are both free and paid versions available."

"There is a free version available with time limits."

"Has a paid account for multiple users as well as a free option."

"In the basic version, there is a 40-minute time limit on group meetings."

"I use the free version of Zoom that is available for download."

"As an organization, we are paying a license fee for Zoom. Personally, I use the free version."

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Educational Organization

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The product is scalable.

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There is a concern about the free version's forty-five-minute limit. For education use, having more affordable access through institutions would be beneficial.

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Overview

With cognitive and AI infused technologies, IBM Cloud Video empowers customers to enhance live and on-demand video opportunities, and maximize viewer engagement.

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