Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users
Head of IT department at Monetars
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Reliable product with an easy installation process
Pros and Cons
  • "The platform has a solid feature for scheduling short meetings worth 30 minutes."
  • "They could address the product's limitation of the free version, particularly the 40-minute time constraint on meetings."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom to schedule meetings with internal team members and external partners.

What is most valuable?

The platform has a solid feature for scheduling short meetings worth 30 minutes.

What needs improvement?

They could address the product's limitation of the free version, particularly the 40-minute time constraint on meetings.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable platform. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.

Buyer's Guide
Zoom
March 2025
Learn what your peers think about Zoom. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2025.
846,617 professionals have used our research since 2012.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have around 11 Zoom users in our organization. We use it from time to time depending on the requirement. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to deploy and takes five minutes to complete the process. It involves installing the application on the desktop, signing up, and creating a meeting room.

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

We use the free version of the product. We utilize it only three to four times a month.

What other advice do I have?

The platform provides the easiest way to install or sign up the account. We can then schedule the meeting with an agenda and send an invite email to the attendees. It is a reliable product and offers enough services for our business requirements in terms of productivity.

I advise others to purchase Zoom’s license for unlimited meeting durations. The free version is enough for us, particularly for a spam-free environment with limited internal or external collaborations.

I rate it a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
AmilaDantanarayana - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales manager at Mitra Innovation
Real User
Top 10
Used for meetings and collaboration, but it should include the automatic transcribing feature
Pros and Cons
  • "Zoom has helped me with collaboration and remote working."
  • "Zoom should also include features like the automatic transcribing of conversations."

What is our primary use case?

Sometimes, I use Zoom when I meet with some of my customers who are using Zoom for meetings and collaboration.

What is most valuable?

I like the fact that you can run Zoom on the browser as well as the native app so that you can quickly run it on any platform. Zoom has helped me with collaboration and remote working.

What needs improvement?

Zoom should also include features like the automatic transcribing of conversations. It allows you to record the video of a meeting, but it doesn't have the ability to automatically transcribe the conversation into text. Sometimes, I have issues with using the app on different browsers, like Safari on Mac.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution’s stability is fine but could be improved.

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

Since Google runs completely on the browser, you can get into a meeting quickly. In Zoom, we had to skip a few steps and consider whether to run it on the browser or the app. If I launch it in the app, it takes time for the app to launch and then for me to log in.

There are a few steps involved, but with Google, we just have to click on a link. Copying the passcode and entering those passcodes when joining a Zoom call is a bit of a hassle. With Google, you just click on a link and we can join a meeting.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's setup is not the greatest because it requires you to download the app. We wanted to encourage the browser mode of logging in rather than using an app.

What other advice do I have?

The solution is deployed on the cloud in our organization. I would recommend Zoom to other users. You should check out the capabilities and features because there are different options when you subscribe to Zoom. You should check things like the limitation on how many people can log in at a time and breakout sessions before subscribing to ensure that the solution fits your needs.

Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Buyer's Guide
Zoom
March 2025
Learn what your peers think about Zoom. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2025.
846,617 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
MSP
The Whiteboard feature enables meetings in which everyone can join to type, draw, and write
Pros and Cons
  • "Whiteboard is a good feature for having a meeting in which everyone can join to type or draw, and write. If we have a brainstorming-type meeting, we can share our own ideas with the whiteboard."
  • "They should improve the sharing file features from accessing the internal network. If we cannnot share our documents through this meeting, our meeting productivity will decrease dramatically. We need these features."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for our internal meetings and meetings with customers. We also use this platform for our training programs. For internal meetings, we use it through our internal network. For the training, we use the public network. Since we have the COVID-19 situation, we cannot have a meeting or training face to face, so we select this platform instead of Skype for Business which lacks features we expected and has a slow network. Mostly, our meeting size might be 3 to 20, and the training might be 10 to more than 100 people. 

How has it helped my organization?

Showing our faces helps this COVID-19 circumstance to feel that we are not alone and we can easily access and communicate with each other. We do not have a limitation for our communication. We can communicte with each other anywhere and anythime. However, we have a security issue and cannot use some of the features from our company network. One example is that we cannot share the internal use only files because the file sharing feature through our network cannot use it. That made us choose another platform. 

What is most valuable?

Whiteboard is a good feature for having a meeting in which everyone can join to type or draw, and write. If we have a brainstorming-type meeting, we can share our own ideas with the whiteboard.

Breakout room helps us to set the group discussion during the training. Before this platform, we have to design the multi-network to achieve this situation.

Icon status chat helps if the participants have any questions or any comments the facilitator can see through the features. These features are important because the facilitator cannot see their face directly so we cannot see their expression and never know whether they understand what the facilitator says.

What needs improvement?

Security is the biggest concern issue right now, otherwise, we cannot use this platform in our organization. That situation will affect our meeting and training infrastructure. Our use is not only communication but also sharing useful documents and ideas.

They should improve the sharing file features from accessing the internal network. If we cannnot share our documents through this meeting, our meeting productivity will decrease dramatically. We need these features.

We need features like a dashboard type for the whiteboard. After moving to the breakout room, they can write or create some outputs on the whiteboard. However, after moving back to the main room, they cannot share the outputs. If it is a text, we might paste and copy but it is not user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for one month. 

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

We are considering some of them like WebEx, MS Teams because it solves our issues.

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

The use case and size will matter to the organization.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Owner at MATR
Real User
Top 5
Provides good video quality and screen-sharing capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution provides good video quality."
  • "Zoom should introduce AI features that allow you to understand a person's emotions."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution for personal meetings where I have discussions with outside people.

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to set up and use. I feel Zoom is stable for the kind of requirement I have. The solution provides good video quality. Zoom has good screen-sharing and presentation capabilities.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for many years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Flag as inappropriate
PeerSpot user
Chaiwut Rateepoon - PeerSpot reviewer
Core Solution Delivery Manager at G-Able
Real User
Top 5
Easy-to-use product with efficient reliability
Pros and Cons
  • "It has efficient security features as well."
  • "The product's interface needs enhancement."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for Zoom is for conducting meetings and attending virtual learning sessions.

What is most valuable?

The platform's most valuable features are collaborative video call and chat functionality.

What needs improvement?

The product's interface needs enhancement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Zoom for many years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable product. I rate it a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The platform is capable of handling around many hundred users.

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

We used Microsoft Teams before.

How was the initial setup?

Zoom is easy to install.

What about the implementation team?

I implement the product myself. It's mostly an automated installation process.

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

We have to pay for the product's license.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend stable, easy to use, and reliable. It has efficient security features as well. I rate it a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Network & Cyber Security Specialist at HKICL
Real User
Provides recording functionality but needs to improve the overall stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's initial setup phase was easy."
  • "The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required since sometimes users get dropped off from meetings."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution for our company's meetings and to hold sessions with our vendors.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its recording functionality since it helps my company see the operation sessions for the vendors.

What needs improvement?

The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required since sometimes users get dropped off from meetings.

I want to improve the tool's presentation part to be more user-friendly so that users can add notes to the presentations presented via the product.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for four years. I use the solution's latest version. I am an end user of the product.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a six out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Over 200 people can join in a single meeting via Zoom.

There are over 100 people in my company who use Zoom.

The product is used twice a week in my company. My company does not plan to expand the use of the solution.

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

I have experience with Microsoft Teams. I started to use Zoom in my company to meet the host requirements.

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase was easy. I rate the product's setup phase an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is a difficult process and ten means it is an easy process.

The solution is deployed on the cloud services managed by Zoom.

Users can join meetings using Zoom's business account in less than ten minutes.

What other advice do I have?

Speaking about Zoom's impact on our company's team collaboration, I would say that my organization has been holding live meetings rather than virtual meetings. The product is helpful for holding huge meetings with people from different locations. The tool offered flexibility with the meetings.

The breakout room feature hasn't had an impact on our company's meeting experience.

My company doesn't have to maintain the product.

My company has not integrated Zoom with other platforms or tools.

I would suggest others consider their organizations network traffic requirements and bandwidth offered before installing Zoom to avoid stability issues.

I recommend the product to others.

I rate the overall tool a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
reviewer1790724 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT Affiliate Delivery and Service Management at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Cost-effective, straightforward to install, and works reliably for casual meetings
Pros and Cons
  • "Zoom is stable and I haven't had any problems with it."
  • "The security can be improved because this is one of the reasons that my organization prefers to use Skype."

What is our primary use case?

My role in the company involves the infrastructure domain, and in this position, I use Zoom for video conferencing. I also use Zoom at home for meetings.

What needs improvement?

The security can be improved because this is one of the reasons that my organization prefers to use Skype. There are concerns about security.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for perhaps three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom is stable and I haven't had any problems with it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Two of us at home use this product, and we don't expect our usage to increase. Nobody is needed for maintenance because none is required.

I cannot discuss the number of users that we have in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

I have never had a problem that required me to contact technical support.

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

I also have experience with using Skype for Business. I use that solution more in my organization, and use Zoom more for personal communications.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

I installed it myself.

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

I am using the free version, so I don't pay anything to use it.

What other advice do I have?

I don't use Zoom on a daily basis but in general, I'm satisfied with it. This is a product that I recommend, although I'm using it casually and as such, I don't have high expectations.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user
Managing Partner & Founder at Dabahn
Real User
Easy to set up, simple to use, and very intuitive
Pros and Cons
  • "The setup is rather simple and straightforward."
  • "It's not really the fault of the product, however, the internet connectivity can sometimes be an issue."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for meeting with clients.

What is most valuable?

Zoom is very familiar. It's intuitive. It has all of the features you would expect from the other popular conferencing options. 

It's easy to use.

The setup is rather simple and straightforward. 

What needs improvement?

It's not really the fault of the product, however, the internet connectivity can sometimes be an issue.

The splitting of the speaker can be frustrating. When you're talking to folks from the presentation, being able to move them around to different screens would be useful. With Zoom, everyone stays on one screen.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for a while. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

While we only have about 20 people that use Zoom, we have clients that have tens of thousands of users on the product.

The solution seems to be scalable. We haven't had any issues with scaling as needed. You can add or remove people easily.

How are customer service and support?

I've never personally used technical support. I cannot say if they are helpful or responsive, having never spoken to them. 

How was the initial setup?

There are no issues with the initial setup. It's very easy. I wouldn't describe it as difficult or complex. 

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

I don't even know what it costs. Someone takes care of that for us.

What other advice do I have?

We're customers and end-users. We don't have a partnership with Zoom.

We are using the most up-to-date version of the solution. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. It works well for us and we never have any issues. There are no complaints. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
PeerSpot user