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Owner at Sabath Supply Chain Consultants, Inc.
Real User
A great format for connecting visually to clients and for sharing graphics
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to share graphics and visuals."
  • "Occasional system overload that requires a restart."

What is our primary use case?

I generally use Zoom for meetings when presenting to potential customers. It's a good way of being able to present information. I own the company and I'm a customer of Zoom. 

What is most valuable?

It's great that I can see people when I'm talking to them, it's really important to have that feature and to connect to clients. I also like the ability to share graphics; the ability to go through a PowerPoint presentation or share other visuals is very important. Beyond that, I know there are lots of other capabilities that we haven't used very much.

What needs improvement?

There are sometimes too many parallel meetings going on and the system gets overloaded, somebody drops out or we have to start over again. That's something that could be improved. 

I'd like to see 100% reliability in the solution. I also find that the controls are a little awkward, but that's a minor point. It's really the consistency and the reliability that are the big issues.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this product for a year. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution most of the time, but I think it's dependent on the number of users at a given time. Too many users and you can have some issues. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In general, the solution is scalable although there are occasionally issues when meetings are conducted in parallel and we might lose a connection.

How are customer service and support?

I've made one or two calls to customer support and shared emails with them so it's been quite limited. I got a reasonable response, they were pretty decent.  

What other advice do I have?

I think the main thing I would suggest is to get some kind of assurance that there won't be overload problems. I believe one of my clients has some kind of arrangement or package with them and we've never had a problem on any Zoom meeting with this client. 

I find that I can have more meetings and greater effect using Zoom. I've had many live meetings and conference calls over the years. It's difficult to connect with clients on a conference call. Zoom makes meetings as effective as a live meeting or close to it.

I'd rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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MakhosonkeMatshoba - PeerSpot reviewer
ESM Specialist at LetsCloudIT
Real User
Flexible meetings, overall good features and capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "I have been satisfied with the features and capability of Zoom."
  • "Zoom could improve by increasing the time limitation in the free version."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for chatting, meetings, and for collaboration. If we are a team and we want to have a quick meeting, Zoom can facilitate an audio-only meeting. We are using the free version of Zoom. We don't use it in the company, it is only used for personal meetings. You can do a lot with the solution, such as sharing files or doing presentations, similar to how it is done in Microsoft Teams.

I sometimes use Zoom if my customers do not use Microsoft Teams.

What is most valuable?

I have been satisfied with the features and capability of Zoom.

What needs improvement?

Zoom could improve by increasing the time limitation in the free version.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for 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?

You can have as many people as you want in the Zoom meeting. It can be a one-on-one meeting between two people and if people want to join the meeting they can. The meeting participant can come to the meeting and ask if they can present, then they can go if they want. It is flexible and can scale.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the technical support from Zoom.

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

I have used other solutions, such as Microsoft Teams.

How was the initial setup?

The implementation of Zoom is simple. If I want to collaborate with someone, they have the free client version where you need to install it, but you can also connect via the web without having to install anything. You only need to give someone a link to a meeting and it takes them to the browser of their choice, and then they log in they will be connected to the meeting. It is very simple.

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

The version I am using of Zoom is free.

The free version of Zoom limits you based on the time you spend in a meeting. For example, it may give you a meeting of 30 minutes and then, if you want to have another 30 minutes, you can set up another meeting to have an extension. However, from time to time, Zoom gives you free extensions. It could give you an hour or two hours for free to use it. There's a licensed version of Zoom, but I haven't ever used it before.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Zoom to others.

I rate Zoom a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Head of Credit Risk Management at IFS Capital
Real User
Good for internal communications, allows you to share screens, and is easy to setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are that you are able to share the screen, and draw on it."
  • "The time limitations for the free version should be increased from 40 minutes."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is for normal web meetings. We use it for internal communication.

We have regular weekly meetings and for those who don't have to share any screens, we just call.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are that you are able to share the screen, and draw on it.

What needs improvement?

The time limitations for the free version should be increased from 40 minutes. We do have an account but not enough to go around.

During the screen sharing, there is an option to zoom in. If they could add a feature where you could just drag if you wanted to zoom in or when you want to zoom out, that would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the latest version of Zoom for three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is acceptable. There are no serious issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's relatively easy to scale zoom. You just get another ID.

We have 100 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support.

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

Previously, we did not use a different solution. We stared with Zoom.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is relatively okay, but it's not as easy as Google Meet.

What about the implementation team?

I did the installation myself, it took a couple of minutes.

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

We have an account but we are also using the free version.

What other advice do I have?

If you are interested in a free version, you should go with Google Meet because there is no time limit.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Ahmad Hida - PeerSpot reviewer
Application and BI manager at Ithmaar-solutions
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Reliable, stable, and performs well
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Zoom for enhanced team collaboration are its high video quality, comprehensive meeting features, and reliable performance."
  • "I would appreciate it if the updates weren't so frequent."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for our daily maintenance since we mainly work online and our team members are in different cities. It helps us hold meetings and collaborate on projects efficiently.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Zoom for enhanced team collaboration are its high video quality, comprehensive meeting features, and reliable performance. It is also quite user-friendly and the sound quality is good.

What needs improvement?

While Zoom is an excellent product overall, I would appreciate it if the updates weren't so frequent.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for three years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 15 users at our company that use Zoom daily.

How was the initial setup?

Setting up Zoom was straightforward and took almost no time at all. Just downloading the file and following the instructions made it easy. Deployment can be completed in just a couple of minutes, and adding a custom logo is a simple process.

What was our ROI?

Zoom has provided a positive ROI by saving time and money through remote meetings, eliminating the need for in-person gatherings, and reducing costs associated with travel and office space.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate Zoom as a ten out of ten. It is reliable, stable, and performs well. I would recommend it to others.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Senior Executive at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to use, accessible, and offers a free tier of service
Pros and Cons
  • "All you need is a laptop or mobile device and a connection to the internet."
  • "There were times on the free version where I wasn't done the meeting and it just took me out. They need to give more time."

What is most valuable?

The pricing is good if you have multi-stations or multi-users accessing it. It's got a free tier and is easy to use.

The one thing I like about Zoom is that you don't need to do anything by phone. All you need is a laptop or mobile device and a connection to the internet. Now you just use the computers and can use the audio, speaker, and microphone that are already there. You don't need a separate phone like as to do for Webex.

What needs improvement?

The issue is the amount of time you can use the product on the free version. They are limiting Zoom for 50 minutes, maybe. There were times on the free version where I wasn't done the meeting and it just took me out. They need to give more time. 

The performance and the quality of the picture could be better. They should work on making it faster as well. When you are using it at home, the bandwidth can be slowed down if someone else is using your connection. They need to have better compression.

It asks for a membership ID sometimes. The security needs to be better and more consistent. I'm not sure how they are making sure that everything is secure.

I'd like to be able to do multi-sessions and bring people into the conference call quickly. I'd like to be able to say, if we have a few people in the session, "okay, I just want to talk to person A and B" and have the other people leave the space for a minute and then be able to come back in. It would be great if there were middle rooms of some sort where people could come in and out quickly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for almost a year now.

How are customer service and support?

I have not had any contact with technical support. Technical support is bad everywhere due to the fact that it's just on the internet and they don't have enough manpower to support everyone properly. When you try to reach you cannot get a human being.

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

We also used WebEx. It used to be really good, however, they cluttered it and really messed it up.

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

The solution has a free tier, which is what I use. I don't pay anything.

What other advice do I have?

I'm just a customer and an end-user.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. I'm happy with its capabilities. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer1385187 - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Territory Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to use, and reliably supports a large number of users
Pros and Cons
  • "The product runs pretty smoothly so I haven't had to contact technical support."
  • "When you are connected to one device and you're going to log into another one, Zoom should ask you to transfer without having to disconnect you."

What is our primary use case?

I set up a lot of meetings using Zoom. Especially now that we are working remotely, every I do is via Zoom.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

When you are connected to one device and you're going to log into another one, Zoom should ask you to transfer without having to disconnect you. That would be a nice feature to have because what you have to do now is start the other device on mute and then disconnect from the original one. If you don't put it on mute then sometimes there is an echo or other strange sounds. Ideally, there should be nothing weird in the call.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom is a pretty stable platform. In the past couple of years, we have maximized our usage because the corporation mandates its use. We have the option to use other products but I think that everybody is signing up for Zoom. It is also part of one of our sister companies.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This seems like a scalable product because a lot of people are using it.

With approximately 140,000 employees in the company, about 30,000 are involved with sales. Of these, perhaps 15,000 to 20,000 of them use Zoom on a daily basis.

How are customer service and support?

The product runs pretty smoothly so I haven't had to contact technical support.

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

I used a similar solution from another company. One of the nice features with the other solution is that when you have a meeting running on one device, such as a cell phone, and want to move to another device, such as a desktop PC, it will automatically detect that there is a connection open and transfer you from one to the other.

Another product that we used to use was Webex. The company decided to switch away from that and standardized on Zoom. Webex is not a product that I miss. Zoom does an equal or better job than it did.

How was the initial setup?

I have not had to set up Zoom because it comes preconfigured for us.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

In the company, we have options to use other similar products.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is considering Zoom is that it's okay to start small. However, if you plan to have a large installation and want reliability then Zoom is a good platform to use.

This is an awesome product and everybody is getting up to speed with it. The features that I have used are enough for me and I haven't had to request any changes. That said, I appreciate that there are things that need improvement.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Jaydeep Bose - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Manager at Course5 Intelligence
Real User
Simple to install, but the stability and security could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is straightforward."
  • "The voice quality could improve, and there are issues with the background."

What is our primary use case?

We are a market research firm.

We use Zoom for a few instances.

I used to use Zoom on a regular basis for meetings for both my business and my office work. However, as the project has evolved over the last three years, we are focused on Microsoft Teams.

It would be 70% to 30%.

How has it helped my organization?


What needs improvement?

It was similar to password-based security when connecting to anyone. When a large number of people join in, there is a lot of noise. Random people become accustomed to receiving these invitations. They can also join without invitations, as they used to. As a result, there was a lot of noise earlier. Right now, I'm not dealing with that problem. But, in and out, there may be a few security web issues with Zoom.

I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but connectivity frequently drops when we are connected to Zoom compared to other logins or chat boxes. We are dealing with that issue. The voice quality could improve, and there are issues with the background.

I believe the background has changed in the last two to three months, or even in the last year. In Teams, we have the ability to change our own backgrounds. We can get a background that is unique to us. I believe Zoom does not yet support this feature. Or, if it is enabled, it is not functioning properly.

Its background does not function properly.

Noise cancellation should be available. Both noise cancellation and voice cancellation should be included. The number of people who attend the interviews or webinars, combined with those who join in suddenly, creates a lot of chaos. That can be minimized. Background options, such as customized backgrounds, should also be provided.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Zoom for three and a half years.

I'm not sure what version it is, but I recently updated to the latest version of Zoom.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is always an issue with Zoom. I am not sure if it's going well right now or not because I'm only using it 30 percent of the time. I am not sure if they are on the right track with stability or not.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

When I used to connect, it felt a little that if you are a paid Zoom user, you can invite as many people as you want to that meeting. However, if you have a free version, you can only connect a limited number of people. I believe the maximum number of people is 15 or 25.

That makes sense because if it's paid, then you have a lot of security policies in place. which is good for data security and network security because you have a passcode that is being generated. However, if you have the free version, you do not have a passcode. That is open to everyone.

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

I have some experience with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery.

I don't have much experience with technology. But, I have worked with cloud-based technologies. On the basic front, I have the knowledge.

We are a firm. We use the Amazon cloud for everything, including data storage and other things, but I'm not an expert in that area. That is the IT person who will be in charge of that. I don't have any direct experience with the Amazon cloud. That is entirely handled by the IT department.

We are using Microsoft Teams and Zoom. We primarily use Teams for communication.

When compared, I believe Microsoft Teams is more stable than Zoom.

With new features come new services in the Teams. And because we use Outlook, we are linked to a variety of other services. We can connect to users using various other services or various apps. We can work on a variety of other things when we are connected to Teams and directly connected to Outlook. 

When we are connected to Zoom, and we want to schedule a meeting, we must log into Zoom separately and then connect to the meeting, or we must schedule a meeting.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

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

There are both free and paid versions available.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I looked into CloudEndure Disaster Recovery for a project that required a few bits of data here and there.

What other advice do I have?

We had a business relationship with Zoom, we were partners.

I would rate Zoom a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Antonio Boj - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Solutions Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Ability to share content is great and I appreciated the high level of audio quality
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to share content is a great feature."
  • "Extra security would be a good added feature."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution for chat, video calls, meetings, basically for any interaction with people. I'm a network architect. 

What is most valuable?

Sharing content is a great feature. The audio quality was fantastic most of the time and I found it very user-friendly. 

What needs improvement?

Additional security would be welcome; an extra layer, whether it's an additional log-in requirement or something on the servers. There is always the possibility of meetings being hijacked or encryption going to China. It would also be helpful to have more control over who attends meetings. An additional feature I'd like to see would be a whiteboard which would be very productive for some of our meetings.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Zoom for many years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is pretty impressive, especially taking into account the huge growth of the user community.

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

We previously used Skype but switched to Zoom because of the features and better quality. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very simple, it was automatically installed on my laptop. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Zoom nine out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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