System Analyst at OIC
Real User
We previously used Skype and Webex. We switched because Zoom is more stable and Webex requires a good internet connection.
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the biggest features of Zoom is its stability."
  • "In the future, I would like to see remote access control for other computers."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for web conferencing and virtual meetings.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is ease of use. Both the mobile and desktop versions are user-friend.

This solution has all of the features you want, such as sharing screens or taking action on behalf of the other person.

One of the biggest features of Zoom is its stability.

What needs improvement?

In the future, I would like to see remote access control for other computers.

Administrators need a lot of training.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Zoom for almost seven months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom is very stable and in fact, this is one of its biggest features. At this time, we are using it on a daily basis.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability depends on the user. If you want to use it on a wide range then you have to get training as an administrator so that you can handle it. I would say that it is scalable but you have to know how to do so.

We have approximately 100 users.

How are customer service and support?

We have not been in contact with technical support.

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

Prior to using Zoom, we used Skype and Webex. I also have experience with TeamViewer.

We switched because Zoom is more stable and Webex requires a good internet connection.

One advantage of TeamViewer is that you have remote access control of other computers.

How was the initial setup?

The setup for an end-user is very easy but an administrator will need a lot of training. The deployment took us one day.

What about the implementation team?

We set this solution up ourselves.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options before choosing Zoom.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to learn how to use it first, before hosting meetings. Otherwise, you will get hassled a lot from the users.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Product Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Impressive background blur, useful mobile application, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Zoom are the screen blur and the background transition, which is great because we are working from home. Without this feature we would not have private meetings, they do not need to see what is happening in our background. The background transition is good with Zoom."
  • "We are more inclined to work with Microsoft Teams."

What is our primary use case?

I am working remotely with my customer and I am managing them over calls meetings on Zoom meetings. I have been constantly using the Zoom application and Microsoft Teams for my virtual conferences and customer meetings.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Zoom are the screen blur and the background transition, which is great because we are working from home. Without this feature we would not have private meetings, they do not need to see what is happening in our background. The background transition is good with Zoom.

I have the ability to use Zoom on my mobile phone which is useful.

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 has been stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I am satisfied with the scalability of Zoom.

We have approximately 2,000 people using this solution. We have global branch offices and they all can use it.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted the technical support from Zoom.

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

I have been using Microsoft Teams in parallel with Zoom.

How was the initial setup?

We have a portal in my company where I can go and install the Zoom from a link. I can then can have access to the Zoom application and then we'll be able to use it for our internal purpose.

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

My company is using the paid version of Zoom.

What other advice do I have?

We are more inclined to work with Microsoft Teams.

I rate Zoom an eight out of ten. 

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Senior Oracle Analytics Cloud Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
In-meeting whiteboard, good recording capabilities, and does not require installation
Pros and Cons
  • "Zoom helps us because it provides a whiteboard during the meeting. This is a very good feature."
  • "The interface requires some slight improvement in that it could better show the meeting attendees."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for our virtual meetings. Specifically, whenever we require a face-to-face meeting, or screen sharing, or content sharing during the meeting, we use Zoom.

What is most valuable?

Zoom helps us because it provides a whiteboard during the meeting. This is a very good feature. Most of the time, we have to show flow diagrams during our meetings and the whiteboard is helpful in this regard.

We can save a recording of each of our meetings.

What needs improvement?

The interface requires some slight improvement in that it could better show the meeting attendees. Essentially, the interface could be more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for approximately a year and a half.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Zoom is used extensively and it is quite stable. Currently, all of the employees in the organization use it, almost on a daily basis. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. We have nearly 10,000 users and if our headcount increases, our usage of Zoom will also increase.

How are customer service and support?

When the users have problems, they do not reach out to Zoom's technical support directly. Rather, they reach out to the organization's technical support group. As such, I have never been in contact with Zoom.

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

We did not use another virtual meeting solution before implementing Zoom.

How was the initial setup?

As a cloud-based product, it does not require installation.

It is similar to a subscription-based model where you get a login ID and password, and then you can utilize it.

What about the implementation team?

Because it doesn't need to be installed, the technical team is not involved. Each user can do it by themself.

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

Zoom is licensed as a subscription model and it is available on a monthly or yearly basis.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options.

What other advice do I have?

This is a good product and I definitely recommend it for others who are interested in using it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Analyst at a manufacturing company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Intuitive platform but synchronization could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The feature I find the most about Zoom is that you can have a private chat in a group call."
  • "Zoom also has an issue with logins. For some reason, especially with institutional accounts, it is common to get kicked out and verification processes don't work all the time."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use cases for Zoom are work, school, and private calls. However, my private calls only go over Zoom if a lot of people need to be involved for things like birthday parties or something like that. 

What is most valuable?

The feature I find the most about Zoom is that you can have a private chat in a group call.

What needs improvement?

The synchronization could be improved. However, synchronization is as much a connectivity issue as a software one. If they can somehow introduce a compression algorithm that could reduce the throughput necessary, that would probably alleviate a lot of the issues of the data of the network connection. However, overall, I think it's pretty good. I like lean products.

Zoom also has an issue with logins. For some reason, especially with institutional accounts, it is common to get kicked out and verification processes don't work all the time. This does depend on which device you have, what kind of operating system you are in, and if you switch operating systems. The migration of your account is actually pretty difficult and it is something that they should look at. The transferability between different environments is super important.

How are customer service and support?

I have not had to contact Zoom's technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy for me. You go online and install it and it's done.

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

I have not paid a single cent ever for Zoom. However, I am paying with my data.

What other advice do I have?

Take 10 to 20 minutes to get to know the platform or ask someone to just walk you through it once. It's very intuitive if you know anything about technology.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Virtual network solution Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Scalable, stable, and great for webinars
Pros and Cons
  • "The stability has been good overall."
  • "I'd like integration with Outlook to set my meetings. As it is, right now, I have to go to the Zoom app to do that, and after that, export it to Outlook."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution for video calls. I use it for everything including meetings, interviews, webinars, et cetera. I use it a lot.

How has it helped my organization?

I use it in my company and since the pandemic, I use it every day. I entered into the company while the pandemic was just starting. I don't do any face-to-face with my coworkers. Everything is in Zoom, outside of the office setting.

What is most valuable?

Overall, I like it very much.

I like the way that you can do webinars on it. That is the most valuable for me. 

The solution is stable.

The scalability is good.

What needs improvement?

There are some features that are lacking. For example, sometimes, I want to share some pictures in the chat, and, in Zoom, you can't do that. That's the one item I'm missing. You can do that in Microsoft Teams with no problem. It's something I'd like to do in Zoom.

I'd like integration with Outlook to set my meetings. As it is, right now, I have to go to the Zoom app to do that, and after that, export it to Outlook. It should be simpler. Maybe there is a secret I am missing.

I'm not sure if it is possible in Zoom, however, in Cisco Webex, you can do the online translation of what the people are saying. That could be a good solution for people that actually don't speak English. For example, I speak Spanish. English is my second language. It would be helpful to have an in-app translation.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been good overall. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product scales well. I've been on webinars with 500 people and have never had a problem with it. You can do rather sizable meetings.

Everyone in my organization is using Zoom at this time. We have about 22,00 people that work within the organization. 

How are customer service and support?

I'm from the IT world and can do my own troubleshooting. I've never been in touch with technical support. I cannot speak to how helpful they would be, or how responsive they are. 

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

In my organization, we can use Zoom or Microsoft Teams. A lot of people are changing to Teams due to the lack of integration in Zoom with Outlook. That said, almost everyone uses Zoom still. It was the first solution that this company had, therefore, likely the newest people are using Teams and the older ones are using and still using Zoom.

I used to use Cisco WebEx as well.

How was the initial setup?

When I started using the solution I thought that it was a little bit hard to do as I was used to using Cisco Webex. The change was a little bit hard, however, it only took me a week to do all the things that I can actually do in Webex. Therefore, it's not too hard.

I'm not sure if the solution requires any maintenance, however, we have a local IT team that would be able to handle any responsibilities if that's the case. 

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

We have a company account. I'm not sure what the overall costs are to the company. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and an end-user.

I'm using the latest version of the product.

I use it on mobile and on my laptop.

I'd advise potential new users to compare the features of all the solutions that are actually in the market to see which would be the best fit for the company's purposes. It's a good idea, if it's possible, to run a POC to try and test all the features first. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. It's a great solution, however, I'd really like to be able to share images via chat in Zoom.

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Assistant Manager at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Straightforward installation, but the user interface could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "I felt the installation to be straightforward."
  • "The interface could be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for virtual meetings. 

What needs improvement?

The interface could be more user-friendly. I am only referring to my limited personal experience. This should not present an issue for an experienced user. 

It's a little bit hard for me to type the numbers, as we mostly use Teams, meaning our experience is lacking. I have used the solution on several occasions, although not too many. This difficulty could, perhaps, be chalked up to my lack of experience. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Zoom for one or two years.

How was the initial setup?

I felt the installation to be straightforward. 

I do not know for certain how long this process lasted, perhaps 15 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

One can handle the installation on his own, as I have made use of the solution on several occasions. I have endorsed the solution in the past and make use of it myself, so I do not need recourse to the information. 

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

As I am not in charge of managing Zoom, I cannot speak for the licensing requirements. I believe that all of their licenses are purchased, so that they may use the solution for their teaching purposes. 

What other advice do I have?

I assume that the solution is cloud-based, although I cannot say for certain as I am just a user. 

The solution has so far been fine for me and has not presented too many issues. 

I do not know for certain how many users are using the solution in our organization, although I would estimate this figure to exceed 1,000, maybe reaching several thousand. I know there are at least a thousand. As we are a university, we have several thousand people, numbering more than 10,000 students, some of whom are making use of the solution. However, there are those who are not, so I cannot only guess at the number. At least a thousand seems reasonable. 

I would recommend the solution to others, although there is really no choice in its use, as this is done out of necessity. 

I rate Zoom between a six and seven out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Good audio and video quality, ease of use, accountability and intuitiveness
Pros and Cons
  • "I rate Zoom as an eight out of ten, owing to the quality of its video and audio, its accountability, ease of use and intuitiveness."
  • "The technical support is very bad."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for conference calls of a comparatively large scale. 

What is most valuable?

I rate Zoom as an eight out of ten, owing to the quality of its video and audio, its accountability, ease of use and intuitiveness. The UIs are very easy. Everything on Zoom is good. 

What needs improvement?

The technical support is very bad. If one is using Zoom SDK for building up his internal tool, then the support he can expect on a Mac OS is very bad. There will not be support for the latest version of the Xcode and development involvement. There are many challenges and integration is difficult. These are some of the issues which have been relayed to me by certain developers. 

There is an issue with the integrations with custom applications. If, say, I am using Zoom SDK for customizing a product, I would encounter difficulty in integrating it with one of my native products. The technical expertise and documentation provided is very poor and that won't help the developers integrate everything smoothly.

I have encountered certain difficulties with Zoom screen-sharing and multi-use of sharing. There should exist the ability to share for multiple users. 

How are customer service and support?

Zoom's technical support is very bad. The technical documentation and expertise they provide is very poor and does not facilitate an entirely smooth integration by the developers. 

What about the implementation team?

We integrated in-house. However, the responses we received to the many questions we posted on the Zoom developer portal were not good, lacking prioritization. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

In addition to the solution, we evaluated Zudy VINYL, but noticed that the packages they offer are a bit on the costly side. 

What other advice do I have?

A friend of mine customized Zoom for one of his solutions. 

We are working with customers on multiple solutions, as we are part of a service provider company. We have the technology tools that our customers require.

Our Zoom use spans the entire organization. Mainly managers make use of it and sharing will be done with the team. We generally use Microsoft Teams for internal communication. 

I rate Zoom as an eight out of ten. 

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OEM Medical & Defense Business Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to set up, simple to use, and very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "It's got a simple, easy-to-understand user interface."
  • "There were some security issues early on, however, they have fixed the problem, and now it is fine."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution for virtual meetings.

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to use.

It's got a simple, easy-to-understand user interface.

The solution is stable. 

The product scales well.

The installation is very easy.

What needs improvement?

I cannot recall coming across any missing features. It works well enough.

I've never had any issues with the product itself. 

There were some security issues early on, however, they have fixed the problem, and now it is fine.

The solution could always use better performance. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for two years now. It's been a while. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good. It's reliable and works when you need it to. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

You can scale this solution. If you need to expand it, you can do so in order to incorporate more people.

We have a few thousand users that use the product in our company currently. It's pretty widely used. 

How are customer service and support?

I haven't had any issues with the product. Therefore, I've never spoken with technical support. I cannot comment on how helpful they would be, or how responsive due to never having dealt with them directly. 

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

I also use Microsoft Teams, and I prefer using that over Zoom.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not overly complex or difficult. It's quite straightforward and very simple. A user shouldn't have any problem with the process. 

What about the implementation team?

I can handle the implementation myself. I do not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant. The entire deployment is very quick.

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

I don't have any details in regards to the licensing or the general cost. It's not an aspect of the solution I deal with. 

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten overall. I've mostly been happy with its capabilities. 

I would recommend the solution to other users or organizations. 

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