I use Zoom as a communication solution. I am an active user of the solution and I use it for approximately six hours a day.
VMware Senior Client Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
High-level video quality, plenty of features, and highly scalable
Pros and Cons
- "There are many valuables features of Zoom. The visibility is very good. The ability to see everyone that is talking and the indication spotlight of who the primary speaker is helpful. The solution is interactive, the participants are able to raise their hand, comment, give gestures, such as thumbs up or down."
- "The solution can improve by having the option to be able to lock the primary speaker on high definition the entire time. Additionally, it would be a benefit to have easy Zoom room-like features for individuals using lightboards. There should be quick invitations and integration with Slack and Outlook."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
There are many valuables features of Zoom. The visibility is very good. The ability to see everyone that is talking and the indication spotlight of who the primary speaker is helpful. The solution is interactive, the participants are able to raise their hand, comment, give gestures, such as thumbs up or down. There is the option to record, the quality of the video is great, the quality of the desktop sharing is clear, easy scheduling, and overall ease of use.
What needs improvement?
The solution can improve by having the option to be able to lock the primary speaker on high definition the entire time. Additionally, it would be a benefit to have easy Zoom room-like features for individuals using lightboards. There should be quick invitations and integration with Slack and Outlook.
In an upcoming release, I would like to have a push-button screen capture of what I am doing. I do not want to record the whole process, but I want a push-button screen capture. For example, if we are doing a PowerPoint or lightboard and I have edited it and I want to capture the change, having a push-button that records it to my laptop would be a large advantage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zoom for approximately two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good but I noticed quality issues for people who are using cell phones. There should be a note somewhere that says landline preferred. It is best to use WiFi rather than mobile data. This is more of a user issue than it is a platform issue.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is highly scalable. We have zoom sessions that include tens of thousands of people.
How are customer service and support?
I have never had an issue with Zoom to have the need to contact the support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used WebEx and Teams previously. The video quality is poor, I cannot do screenshots easily or see what my lightboards are doing. When I am looking at myself on Teams, Teams flips my video around and there is no option for me to do a screen capture on Teams. If I am on a Teams call, I open up Zoom, I flip to Zoom video, I do my screen capture there and then I flip back to Teams for the call. I dislike Teams.
What other advice do I have?
The additions I have suggested are to make an already amazing platform even better. My utilization of Zoom is better than everybody else in my organization as far as how many features are being used. I do training, teachings, and client-facing workshops and I have a lightboard integrated with Zoom, I use it extensively.
I rate Zoom a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Public Sector Cloud Services Account Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I'm pretty satisfied with the user interface
Pros and Cons
- "I've never had to use tech support for it. It just works."
- "My company uses the Zoom security setting that requires the host to admit users. The host often forgets to do that, so you sometimes have a lot of people sitting out there. It would be nice if Zoom made it obvious that somebody is in the waiting room."
What is our primary use case?
Most of my organization uses Zoom. I'm in sales and everyone in this department uses it. Tech and sales use a combination of Zoom and Teams. Occasionally, we might use something like a Cisco WebEx when the customer requires it. For example, we deal with federal government clients and intelligence agencies, and they have strict requirements for communications security.
What is most valuable?
I'm pretty satisfied with Zoom's user interface.
What needs improvement?
My company uses the Zoom security setting that requires the host to admit users. The host often forgets to do that, so you sometimes have a lot of people sitting out there. It would be nice if Zoom made it obvious that somebody is in the waiting room. Also, Zoom could add the ability to have multiple users share screens.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Zoom for at least two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Zoom does seem to use a fair amount of resources on your system. If you have other apps open, the audio can get really choppy sometimes if you try to do something else, like send an email. I did not notice this until just recently, so I don't know if this is something Zoom changed or if my system needs to be updated.
How are customer service and support?
I've never had to use tech support for it. It just works.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before we started using Zoom, we were using WebEx. Quite honestly, I think the reason the company switched was purely political.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Zoom nine out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
OEM Medical & Defense Business Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
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: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Bachelor of Science - BSField Of StudyMechanical Engineering at University of Energy and Natural Resources
Grid-view, selective muting, and audio-only options have helped continue work when we can't meet in person
Pros and Cons
- "The grid view option is great, as you get to see everyone who is in the video conference at the same time."
- "I would like to see something like a virtual board or conference room where participants are seated around a virtual table, and pictures of them sitting on the chair or an avatar that the user can choose and control within that virtual world."
What is our primary use case?
I mostly use the software for lectures and it has been really helpful. I use it for group studies, assignments, and business meetings.
My team and I had to finish a project within that period and since we couldn't meet, we usually collaborated on Zoom. We met with ourselves and sometimes with our supervisor and we were able to finish the project days before the lockdown was lifted. We were happy that we were able to achieve this goal, as it was very difficult for others.
How has it helped my organization?
Since the lockdown began and my partners and I were not able to step out for business meetings, Zoom came in handy and we were able to accomplish many feats within that period. These included project management, project completion, and project counseling.
Now, we don't have to go out and meet unless it cannot be avoided. With the inception of Zoom, we are able to collaborate anytime, anywhere, any day. We are able to achieve just as much as we would have if we were meeting and sometimes we are able to get a lot more done.
What is most valuable?
The grid view option is great, as you get to see everyone who is in the video conference at the same time.
I like the feature that you can select a particular member and see them on the full screen.
Video conferencing is great but Zoom has been on a different level. I like that feature that gives the host permission to mute everyone except themselves, and then unmute them anytime they need someone to talk
In order to save bandwidth, the feature of turning off video has been really great. We can switch them to audio-only when the video is not necessary.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see something like a virtual board or conference room where participants are seated around a virtual table, and pictures of them sitting on the chair or an avatar that the user can choose and control within that virtual world. This would allow the participants to somehow move around, talk to others privately just like you'd meet someone at the office, or talk to colleagues before a conference or board meeting starts.
Being able to edit Google Docs in Zoom would be helpful. For example, co-editing a file with a colleague using Zoom would be nice.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've started using zoom since the first pandemic was initiated and I've been using it ever since.
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Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simple to use, cost-effective, and is highly available to everybody
Pros and Cons
- "The biggest advantage with Zoom, compared to other similar products, is the simplicity."
- "We would like to have the ability to connect people using phone numbers so that non-Zoom users can join conversations."
What is our primary use case?
I am primarily using Zoom for web-based training. I'm providing it as part of my job or instead, learning myself. Right now, I am taking Excel training.
What is most valuable?
The biggest advantage with Zoom, compared to other similar products, is the simplicity.
There are a large number of users because it is very accessible to people in organizations. Other similar products are sometimes blocked but so far, we have not had any firewall-related issues with Zoom.
What needs improvement?
We would like to have the ability to connect people using phone numbers so that non-Zoom users can join conversations. For example, on my side, I can be using Zoom but on the other side, the person is using their phone.
Integration with Microsoft products such as Outlook would be great.
For how long have I used the solution?
I began using Zoom within the past three or four months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Zoom is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability seems pretty good and we haven't faced any issues. We have had training seminars with more than 60 participants and everybody was successful. Nobody reported any technical issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not faced any technical issues and have not had to contact support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our main tools for internal communication at the company are Microsoft Teams and Skype. Zoom is mainly used for training sessions and does not have as many users. I am not aware of any plan to increase our usage of it.
The popularity of Zoom is the primary reason that we switch to using it for training sessions. It is accessible by everybody because it's a free tool.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. I received a link to join a meeting, the software downloaded, and everything was fine. There was nothing special and I didn't have any problems.
What about the implementation team?
We have a few people who are responsible for maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Zoom can be used for free.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for anybody who is considering Zoom is that it's a great tool, I don't have any complaints, and I recommend it.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Regional Councillor at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has good screen sharing capability but is difficult to collaborate on the spot
Pros and Cons
- "The screen sharing feature is valuable. It is easy to set up a meeting if you are on a call with a non Teams user if you need to do screen sharing."
- "It is difficult to collaborate."
What is our primary use case?
Right now for meetings, we are using Zoom. We use it for video communications. Since the pandemic started we started using Zoom. Our first experience we had a problem with security. We got people bombing the meetings.
What is most valuable?
The screen sharing feature is valuable. It is easy to set up a meeting if you are on a call with a non Teams user if you need to do screen sharing. COVID-19 is showing us a new way to communicate, that everything doesn't have to be face to face meetings. And so the more you can really understand the capability of the software, the better you are.
What needs improvement?
It is difficult to collaborate. You have to book a meeting first before being able to do anything. We have had experiences where the meeting has frozen. We had to shut it down and get back on again to keep going. Zoom has privacy issues and also stability issues. I would like to see integrations into other applications. It would be nice to have multiple people be able to collaborate on the same screen.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Zoom for three or four months. Since the Pandemic started.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I would much rather be using Teams and be able to dial up anybody. With Teams, you can collaborate and share files with anybody. Teams are more dynamic. We have also used Skype.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Zoom at a five on a scale of 10. I don't think it has all the integration. This is also because of security issues.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
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Senior Research Associate at LearningMate
Good quality, offers screen-sharing, and the interface is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is push notifications"
- "They should consider increasing the time limits for free users."
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case of this solution is for video calling, web, and group meetings.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is push notifications. We use it as a user and Zoom has the option to control the entire meeting with the push notifications. One person can control the entire meeting, which is quite handy for an organizational meeting.
For personal meetings, the screen-sharing and the quality of the video is great.
The interface is easy to understand, and easy to use.
What needs improvement?
For those who cannot purchase the ID, they have a time limit of 40 minutes. They should consider increasing the time limits for free users.
I am from India, and here we have students who are using Zoom for their college classes or science classes. If they would increase the video times then it would increase their market size. Once they have more time, they can use it more often and could possibly decide to purchase the paid version.
The backgrounds are a bit dull. I would like to see some improvements made to the backgrounds that are available.
For how long have I used the solution?
We started using the free version of Zoom a year ago, but only just made the official purchase one month ago.
We have been using the Business Zoom in full for the last month.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. We don't have any issues connecting.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable.
We have 500 employees who are using it. It is being used extensively in our organization right now as everyone is working from remote locations.
In India, the COVID lockdown is increasing every month. The chances are that we will be increasing our account users.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not spoken with anyone in the technical support team. We have our own IT department and go directly to them if we have any issues.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously we were using Join Me. The interface was poor and we were having many issues during web calls and group meetings. We switched to using Zoom and the experience has been very good.
We have also used Skype, Skype for Business, and some other tools. Zoom is easier.
I have used Hangouts Meet and when you increase users the video quality deteriorates and you will face many issues.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a free version available with time limits.
What other advice do I have?
Depending on the company budget, this would be a great solution to use. It's user-friendly and the video quality is very good. The bandwidth it requires is good, and you can continue with your meetings without any issues.
Compared to other products on the market, this is a very good solution. There are very few options available that have a good interface that is easy to use and understand with good video calling.
I would rate this solution a nine 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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