StarLeaf vs Zoom comparison

StarLeaf and Zoom Video Communications are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. StarLeaf is ranked #52, while Zoom Video Communications is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4. StarLeaf holds a 0.1% mindshare in VM, compared to Zoom Video Communications’s 10.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of StarLeaf users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Zoom Video Communications users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between StarLeaf and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

StarLeaf

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

52nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zoom

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

225

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of StarLeaf is 0.1%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom is 10.7%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Jan Skola

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Easy to use for our clients and was easy to roll out

I would rate it a nine out of ten. It was really easy to roll it out to our users to implement it to an API. It was very seamless. I don't see any lack of features we need. For the purpose of connecting the client and agent, it works very well. I would like the ability to download or retrieve the call history through APIs. There is no way to download the recordings from the meetings because you can record the meeting. The only way to get the recording from the platform is to log in to my strategic portal and download it manually. There is no way to retrieve the link for downloading the recording through API. I would like to see that in the next release.

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Luiz Kazan

Head of Digital Solutions at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Utilizing versatile features for efficient personal and work meetings

Zoom offers a number of interesting and valuable features. One of the most interesting is the ability to share only audio and provide ambient music without sharing a screen. The breakout room feature is much more developed than other solutions, allowing users to stay in the same meeting and move to different rooms and back to the main room. The sharing features are great for projecting people who should be in focus. Another valuable feature is the virtual entrance, which uses a username and password recognized by the Zoom system, showing the person's full name and ID. Additionally, the use of video and a good fixed background improves visibility compared to other applications. These features differentiate Zoom from others.

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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

"The pros are that it's like a global leader. It has a translation project, which is very interesting and important for our users because the minority of them are not able to read and speak in English."

"It's popular. Many people use it not only personally, but also in businesses."

"Zoom provides different background screen functionalities for privacy protection."

"The most valuable features of Zoom are its ease of use, screen sharing, and annotations."

"A light application that has many features."

"Zoom has positively impacted my organization by helping me stay in touch with my customers and my team, allowing us to quickly figure out things in a world where you can't really speak on the phone anymore."

"Screen Sharing is the most valuable feature in Zoom for me."

"like Zoom because it's a very simple program. We have more success using Zoom with clients, partners, and everybody else. Everybody seems to be able to get Zoom. Some people struggle with Teams."

"The whiteboard capabilities are great."

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Cons

"We have had some problems with stability. A week ago, we had outaging but it has stablized."

"Zoom should introduce AI features that allow you to understand a person's emotions."

"My only concern in Zoom is the stigma associated with being a Chinese product. However, it has been acquired by the US government or a US counterpart has taken over it. There is not any issue with respect to data security. This being said, there is a little bit of apprehension when it comes to the data security aspect. It's better if they give a public statement that we are compliant with the GDPR requirements. It will be helpful for them in promoting their solution in a much better way."

"The recording capabilities may not be as good as WebEx, however, I can't be sure about that just yet."

"I thought Zoom doesn't have the feature to save chats after meetings, while Teams allows for document sharing, which I know because in my latest company we were sharing documents through Teams; I didn't use that in Zoom."

"Occasional system overload that requires a restart."

"Could be more flexible for individuals that do not have the economic capacity."

"When a lot of people join a meeting it is not possible to shrink the pictures and show them on a single screen."

"The user interface should be more straightforward and easy to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a yearly license for this solution. I would like it if they offered better prices."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable. I think we get discounts as an organization."

"There is a subscription to use the solution."

"We generally have a strict budget so the pricing for Zoom is reasonable."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for Zoom, which is expensive in our part of the world."

"The exact costs are handled on a corporate level, however, I understand that if you just want to own a license for your small business or something like that, it's around $300 a year, which is very reasonable."

"Zoom is available with an open license that can support meetings of up to 40 minutes."

"The price of Zoom is a bit expensive."

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Educational Organization

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Compared 28% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

The StarLeaf solution

Rooms
From small huddle spaces to large meeting rooms and conference suites, StarLeaf allows participants to communicate, share, present and discuss as if they were there in the room.

Meetings
Remove barriers to communication and hold online meetings that anyone can join. Connect with the widest possible audience with audio, video and screen sharing.

Interoperability
Complete interoperability so you can hold meetings with Skype for Business and any standards-based systems including Zoom, Cisco, Lifesize and Polycom.

Messaging
Help your employees to work more productively and collaborate more easily with one-to-one instant messaging, group chats, and the ability to escalate any chat to a video call.

StarLeaf

Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Our easy, reliable cloud platform for video, phone, content sharing, and chat runs across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems. Message me to learn more about how Zoom can help your business or organization Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.

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