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reviewer1724514 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
It's free, but it could be more reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that it's free."
  • "Zoom's audio quality could be improved. I feel like Teams is more reliable because sometimes the audio is patchy on Zoom, whereas I've never had a problem with Teams."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is for virtual meetings. I have Zoom for personal use. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that it's free. 

What needs improvement?

Zoom's audio quality could be improved. I feel like Teams is more reliable because sometimes the audio is patchy on Zoom, whereas I've never had a problem with Teams. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for two years. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom doesn't seem very stable. I have experienced patchy audio quality during calls. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I only use Zoom for personal purposes. 

How are customer service and support?

I have never contacted technical support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I also use Microsoft Teams for meetings because my company pays for the subscription. Teams is more reliable and stable than Zoom. 

How was the initial setup?

The installation just takes a few clicks and you're done. I have an IT background, but it doesn't make a difference. It's very easy. 

What about the implementation team?

I installed Zoom myself. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Zoom is free. If I had to pay for a subscription, I would just use Teams instead. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Zoom an eight out of ten. If you're implementing it for personal use, then I recommend Zoom, but if you want to implement a solution for business purposes, I would go for Teams. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1704000 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Information technologies systems department at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Overall good quality, reliable, and simple installation
Pros and Cons
  • "The overall quality of Zoom is very good, it performs well. The interface works well."
  • "Zoom often does fixes or checks the vulnerability of their solution. However, they could increase security."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for virtual meetings.

What is most valuable?

The overall quality of Zoom is very good, it performs well. The interface works well.

What needs improvement?

Zoom often does fixes or checks the vulnerability of their solution. However, they could increase security.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 100 users using the solution in my organization.

How was the initial setup?

the installation is straightforward, it only takes a few minutes.

What about the implementation team?

I did the implementation of the solution myself. We have one or two engineers that support this soltuion.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are using the free version of the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Zoom an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer938853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Director - India & Middle East at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Stable, secure, and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is how stable Zoom is. Compared to other collaboration tools, I haven't seen Zoom crash often. Zoom is also better in terms of security. From a usability perspective, a user's perspective, the overall experience of using Zoom is very good. It's a simple, fast, very seamless solution, and pretty lightweight."
  • "Zoom could be improved by adding more third-party integrations. They should also work on their virtual backgrounds. I think these could be more professional and creative."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is for virtual meetings. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is how stable Zoom is. Compared to other collaboration tools, I haven't seen Zoom crash often. Zoom is also better in terms of security. From a usability perspective, a user's perspective, the overall experience of using Zoom is very good. It's a simple, fast, very seamless solution, and pretty lightweight. 

What needs improvement?

Zoom could be improved by adding more third-party integrations. They should also work on their virtual backgrounds. I think these could be more professional and creative. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for over two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom is very stable. The performance is much better compared to similar collaboration tools. 

How are customer service and support?

I have never directly contacted Zoom's technical support. My organization has a centralized IT team. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before switching to Zoom, I used Skype for Business. Skype for Business was very heavy, unstable, and difficult to use. It consumed a lot of memory and the overall experience wasn't very nice. 

As an organization, we sometimes use Microsoft Teams as well, but I always prefer using Zoom. The interface is very simple and elegant. 

How was the initial setup?

The installation was a breeze. 

What about the implementation team?

I implemented through an in-house team. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a license to pay for, but my company takes care of that. I don't actually spend anything. 

What other advice do I have?


There are over 200 people in my organization using Zoom. As for maintenance, there are periodic updates from time to time, but there aren't a lot of operational challenges. It's purely cloud-based, which adds great value, and there are no challenges in maintaining it. 

I would rate Zoom an eight out of ten. I recommend it to anyone who wants to start using it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1713138 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Growth Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
Free and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
  • "Zoom could be improved by adding more dashboards."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is for virtual meetings. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use. 

What needs improvement?

Zoom could be improved by adding more dashboards. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for about three or four years. 

How are customer service and support?

I have never contacted technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Zoom is free. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have also used Skype. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Zoom to others.

I rate Zoom a nine out of ten because it could be improved by adding more dashboards. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1671963 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operating Executive, as an independent consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
MSP
Scalable and secure enough but has sync issues
Pros and Cons
  • "It's easy to use and at this point, it's certainly ubiquitous. It's everywhere."
  • "There were several instances where we couldn't connect into a meeting just on video and then couldn't even dial-in."

What is our primary use case?

I'm always in calls through Zoom and other platforms. We use ours and then we use other people's as well. It depends on who sets up the meeting. It's really for client meetings and management meetings or board meetings. Anything that is not in-person we typically will use Zoom for.

What is most valuable?

The solution is stable.

It's easy to use and at this point, it's certainly ubiquitous. It's everywhere. Everyone seems to have experience with it.

The solution is scalable. 

It's secure enough.

What needs improvement?

In terms of connectivity, we've had issues, specifically this week. There were several instances where we couldn't connect into a meeting just on video and then couldn't even dial-in. Something was not working. It was like that for a good two days the last time it happened. We had to work around the issue.

From a professional use point of view, it really just needs to work more solidly. It's not more features that they need. Rather, they could increase the stability and solve some of the sync problems they have with video and audio.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used Zoom for probably about five years at this point.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There are a few stability problems. For example, occasionally, there's a sync problem between the video and the audio.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good. It's pretty solid. I understand how complex these things are on the back end. I haven't seen it fail due to too many people being on it. 

Everyone uses it. It's quite extensively used. We have about 100 people in our organization that leverage it regularly.

How are customer service and support?

I've never contacted technical support. When we have had connectivity issues, I report them. Every time it didn't connect, I would send a message to let them understand the frequency of the issue.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I also use Teams to a certain degree.

Even with Teams coming on as strongly as it is, Zoom is still the standard. What I'll often hear people say is, "on Zoom, I can do this. How do I do it here?" Zoom sets the standard for a lot of platforms. 

I work for a private equity firm and they're very concerned about security. For a while, we used WebEx due to the fact that it was secure. However, they were just were so far behind and there were problems with that. In the end, more often than not, you'd almost expect problems with the WebEx side. Zoom was better in that regard. Zoom is able to actually encrypt the meetings from end-to-end, point-to-point.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't handle anything related to costs or licensing. I don't know what the actual pricing is on the product.

What other advice do I have?

I work as a consultant for a private equity firm. I'm just a customer and an end-user.

I'm up to date with the latest version at the moment.

For the most part, the solution just works. However, when it doesn't work, it really doesn't work.

A lot of people are finding success with Microsoft Teams. If a company already has Teams, if they're at a certain subscription level within Microsoft, they get Teams for free. If they're a company that has enough scale, then Teams will just come along with their subscription. Teams works well enough and has other factors and features from a collaboration standpoint. That makes it pretty compelling.

That being said, what I'd recommend is if people are a Microsoft house and they have a certain level of their subscription before they invest in Zoom, see if they can't address their needs with Teams, otherwise, they might be spending money where they don't need to.

I would rate the solution at a six out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1709688 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Advisor at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
Useful for virtual meetings
Pros and Cons
  • "Zoom is useful for virtual meetings."
  • "Zoom could be improved by making it easier to join meetings. It can be a bit confusing because sometimes you need meeting IDs and logins, sometimes you don't."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use Zoom for virtual meetings with clients. I don't have Zoom installed, so I have to join through the web. I only use the browser version. 

What is most valuable?

Zoom is useful for virtual meetings. 

What needs improvement?

Zoom could be improved by making it easier to join meetings. It can be a bit confusing because sometimes you need meeting IDs and logins, sometimes you don't. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for about two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I've had no issues with Zoom. It has been stable. 

How are customer service and support?

I have never contacted technical support. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are no licenses or subscriptions. Zoom is free. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Zoom an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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MCT at ParaSoft SRL
Real User
Easy to use with an intuitive interface and good scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "The interface is very intuitive. It's very easy to use."
  • "In the free version, you are restricted to just 40-minute meetings, however, it is free, and therefore you can't ask for too much. It's still okay."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution to conferencing for meetings. We simply use it for video conferences. 

What is most valuable?

I really like its ability to handle large meetings. Zoom has is the capability to support many individuals in one meeting at a time. With Teams, we are limited to 250 users and Zoom allows us to add more people than that to the meeting.

The interface is very intuitive. It's very easy to use. 

It's a great tool. The product has great sound and video quality.

The installation process is very simple.

What needs improvement?

I don't use the solution very often. Therefore, I can't speak to dealing with any missing features.

In the free version, you are restricted to just 40-minute meetings, however, it is free, and therefore you can't ask for too much. It's still okay.

It would be nice if they could add collaboration tools. With Microsoft Teams, for example, you can work directly on a document when you are on a call. It would be nice if you could do something similar on Zoom.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and the quality is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale in the sense that you can add many people to one call. It's better than, for example, Microsoft Teams

How are customer service and support?

I've never dealt with technical support. I haven't had any reason to contact that. Therefore, I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they would be.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Our office use is using Microsoft Teams.

Zoom works better for when you need many people in one meeting. 

The only reason we use Teams instead of Zoom is we have Microsoft in our business and we have to use it.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. To deploy the solution takes one or two minutes. The package is very small. The software download is 10 or 20 minutes or something like that. It is a very short time.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We don't pay for licenses. When our clients are using Zoom, we must use the free version.

I'm not sure how much the paid version costs.

What other advice do I have?

We are just a Zoom customer and end-user.

Last week, I updated the solution, and therefore am on the latest version of the product. However, I don't know the exact version number I am now on.

During the pandemic, we really did use Zoom a lot. 

It's very easy to use. It is very stable. It has good quality. You can use it with any device. It's a great tool. I've had a great experience with it overall. 

I would rate it at a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sales Director at CLoud3 Solutions Pte Ltd
Real User
Stable, adjustable video quality, and simple installation
Pros and Cons
  • "Zoom has good integration and allows users to adjust the video image, other solutions I have used do not have this feature."

    What is our primary use case?

    I use Zoom for virtual meetings.

    What is most valuable?

    Zoom has good integration and allows users to adjust the video image, other solutions I have used do not have this feature.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Zoom for approximately two years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Zoom is a stable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I have found Zoom to be scalable.

    We have approximately 30 people using this solution in our organization.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have not needed to contact the support because I have not had an issue.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I have previously used Microsoft Teams.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation is straightforward and did not take a lot of time.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    We are on an annual license for the solution. The price of the solution could be less expensive.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Zoom a ten out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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