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What is Zoom?

Zoom Meetings is an AI-powered video conferencing platform developed by Zoom for online meetings, remote collaboration, presentations, training sessions, and hybrid workplace communication. The software enables participants to join virtual meetings through desktop applications, mobile devices, web browsers, and compatible conference room systems. Its video conferencing capabilities include HD audio and video, screen sharing, customizable layouts, virtual backgrounds, appearance effects, and background noise suppression. Hosts can manage participant permissions, organize breakout rooms, control screen sharing, and configure meeting settings to support different collaboration requirements. Built-in collaboration features allow participants to exchange messages, annotate shared content, use digital whiteboards, and work together on documents during meetings. Zoom's AI meeting capabilities generate summaries, identify discussion highlights, extract action items, and answer questions about meeting conversations. My Notes enables users to capture personal meeting notes while AI-assisted transcription organizes important discussion points and generates structured takeaways. Automated captions and multilingual caption translation help participants follow discussions across different languages and accessibility requirements. Meeting recording capabilities allow authorized users to preserve sessions, review previous discussions, and share recordings with colleagues. Integration with Zoom Team Chat, Scheduler, Calendar, and supported third-party applications connects meeting activities with scheduling, document collaboration, and ongoing team communication. Zoom Meetings also provides administrative management, configurable security settings, meeting authentication options, reporting tools, and integrations that support deployment across small businesses, educational institutions, and large enterprises.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$14.99 per user per month
Free Version:
Free Version available.

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Zoom provides an API

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Zoom Communications
Date Founded:
2011
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
zoom.com
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Simplified)
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Vietnamese

Zoom Categories and Features

Web Conferencing Software

Electronic Hand Raising
Mobile Access
On-Demand Webcasting
Presentation Streaming
Presentation Tools
Private Chat
Real-Time Chat
Record & Playback Ability
Screen Sharing
Two-Way Audio & Video
Video Conferencing
Whiteboard

Video Conferencing Software

Electronic Hand Raising
Mobile Access
On-Demand Webcasting
Presentation Streaming
Presentation Tools
Private Chat
Real-Time Chat
Record & Playback Ability
Screen Sharing
Two-Way Audio & Video
Video Conferencing
Whiteboard

Team Communication Software

Audio Calls
Chat / Messaging
Mobile Access
Video Conferencing

Screen Sharing Software

Annotations / Drawing Tools
Desktop / Browser Sharing
Mobile Screen Sharing

Remote Work Software

Live Chat
Meeting Management
Screen Sharing
Video Chat
Web Conferencing

Meeting Software

Attendee Management
Board Meetings
Committee Meetings
Internal Meetings
Invitation Management
Legislative Meetings
Meeting Room Booking
Scheduling

Live Streaming Software

Multi-Screen / Split-Screen
Multiple Camera Feeds
Multistreaming
Session Recording

Internal Communications Software

App Integration
Chat/Messaging
Telephony
Video Chat
Voice Chat

Employee Communication Tools

Audio / Video Conferencing
Chat / Messaging

Collaboration Software

Calendar Management
Real Time Editing
Video Conferencing

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Unemployed
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 3 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 3 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 3 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 5 out of 10

    Zoom

    4 out of 5 stars Date: Mar 01 2021
    Summary

    It was an okay system even with its flaws. I would recommend this system though since its free and works well.

    Positive

    I liked that I could meet people through online that I couldn't in person, like in school, when the pandemic started.

    Negative

    What I didn't like about it was, it lags when playing videos and had lag audio.

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  • Reviewer Name: Fatima S.
    Position: Booking Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    EASY TO USE!

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jul 01 2021
    Summary

    I think Zoom is a very user friendly, I would recommend just to have in account that for free users the limit per call is 40 min.

    Positive

    Great for meetings, very easy to use, you can take meetings from anywhere!
    A great option for business during the pandemic.

    Negative

    Sometimes I have issues when I share my screen, the image doesn't show in the right quality or the sound stars to break.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Sr. Clinical Data Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Great quality

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Oct 18 2021
    Summary

    Definitely my favorite to use for meetings. I like the backgrounds and my camera view is clearer than other meeting software, very easy to use.

    Positive

    The sound, video, and recording features are excellent. Another fun feature is that you can enhance your appearance (smile) which comes in handy when you are not yet camera ready.

    Negative

    I think it is a little expensive for small businesses.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: VP of IT Services
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 4 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 3 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10

    Great Meeting Resource

    4 out of 5 stars Updated: Mar 30 2021
    Summary

    After using similar products in the past, we switched to Zoom in 2020 due to COVID. There were several hiccups in the beginning but most likely were related to scaling. From the middle to the end of 2020, the Zoom system has been very stable.

    Positive

    1. Easy to setup/administer.
    2. Easy to use.
    3. Very good audio quality.
    4. Good video quality.
    5. New features added regularly.

    Negative

    1. Expensive for small businesses with many users.
    2. Views of others in the meeting are limited.

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  • Reviewer Name: Joshua C.
    Position: System Analyst
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Great tool for meetings and collaboration.

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jul 28 2021
    Summary

    Overall experience with Zoom is incredible. We have connected easily with clients and colleagues across the organization. The ease of using it and joining meetings is better than our prior solutions. The UI is so much better with powerful, tons of features in place to facilitate communication and collaboration.

    Positive

    Zoom quality is amazing. We have not experienced any lag or poor connection since we started using. Even on locations with troublesome networks, it still works great. It has brought remote teams together since it offers collaboration tools. It does scales as we grow as a team. Not only that, but it is a user friendly video conference platform and all our users have easily adapted into using it. Furthermore, it is easy to use and joining meetings is seamless without having to download anything. I love that it connects to any devices of our choice like desktops, laptops or mobile phones.

    Negative

    The mobile applications have limited features compared to the desktop version.

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  • Reviewer Name: Gertie Z.
    Position: Customer Care Coordinator
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Virtual Meetings!

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall, I would recommend Zoom for companies who are looking to safe time and costs on traveling for meetings. Having the option to do meetings virtually is moving business forward.

    Positive

    Zoom allows meetings to take place regardless of one's location. This makes it easy to collaborate on different projects with talent all over the country. Zoom is user-friendly and cost-effective, this means win-win for our company.

    Negative

    At this moment, there are no issues that I have experienced using Zoom. I will update this review if issues occur in the future.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Managing Director
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Zoom is light years better than any other video communications platform

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Mar 16 2021
    Summary

    Overall, Zoom's platform has been an absolute god send for our non-profit association. We switched to completely virtual in March of 2020 and didn't skip a beat thanks to Zoom's efficient and user-friendly interface. We're hosting more webinars than ever and have been able to access more members than ever. It's a wonderful product and I'd recommend it to anyone seeking to host a virtual meeting or webinar.

    Positive

    Zoom is so user friendly and has really smart, useful features! Have you ever used their chat feature? Or the polling feature? It takes engagement to a whole new level. And what about their breakout rooms? So easy to use, you can pre-assign them in advance of the meeting or assign them randomly with one click of the button. It's that easy. We held a webinar that involved shifting groups into different breakout groups in a 3 hour time span. On any other platform, it would have been impossible. But with Zoom, it was so easy! I absolutely love the platform and recommend it over every other video communications product.

    Negative

    It would be an added bonus if Zoom could reconfigure their breakout groups so that moderators could chat with just one particular breakout group (as opposed to making an announcement to all rooms). Additionally, it would be ideal if breakout groups could view screen sharing in the main room. Finally, it would be great if there was a music feature (jazz or instrumental) to play for participants in the waiting room.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Senior Development manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Zoom meetings

    4 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 03 2021
    Summary

    Value for money software. Made virtual classroom reality during the pandemic period. Multi platform support makes it easy to use anywhere.

    Positive

    Multi platform support.
    Best UI experience easy for handling for a 3rd grade kid.
    Made virtual class room possible.

    Negative

    Should have feature to have admin only type of meetings.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Volunteer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 4 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Great tool for a time in need

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Aug 10 2021
    Summary

    This is without a doubt an essential tool now, and with how many people have begun to use it it is clear that this will continue to be used outside of the pandemic.

    Positive

    Had to start using it during the pandemic. Instantly became a household name. Allows many users to connect, and the room admin tools and security keep getting better over time...they have to!

    Negative

    The raise hand feature has gotten worse over time. The blue hand was the easiest to spot, now people get missed all the time. Bring back the smurf hands!

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  • Reviewer Name: Brian M.
    Position: Director of IT
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Zoom zoom

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Sep 23 2021
    Summary

    Great product with a clean, easy to use interface at an affordable price point. Used it for both personal/ business and couldn't of asked for anything better to help navigate keeping connected during the pandemic.

    Positive

    Zoom has done a really good job putting together a program that has helped our business navigate this pandemic. Here are some of my favorite reasons for continuing to utilize this product.

    1. It's simple to use for people who aren't computer savvy.
    2. It has a clean look.
    3. It's inexpensive.
    4. It doesn't take too much computer resources to run.
    5. Plenty of different tools and options for presenters.

    Negative

    I spent about ten minutes sitting here thinking and trying to come up with one and I had zero luck. For our purposes there isn't anything that this software can't do.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ibrahim S.
    Position: Associate Software Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Zoom meetings for maximum productivity.

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Sep 28 2021
    Summary

    Zoom is by far the best video meeting application for every scenario or need. There is a ton of useful features present. It also provides free meetings for up to 30 minutes.

    Positive

    1. Zoom provides top-notch video and audio quality during meetings.
    2. It has all the necessary features present for a productive video meeting.
    3. The connections stay stable even on low internet speeds.
    4. The user interface of the application is modern and all the useful features are present on the main screen.

    Negative

    1. It is available on all the platforms, but the mobile version is missing some key features.

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  • Reviewer Name: Max S.
    Position: Contact Center Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Best Collaboration Software for Us

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jan 27 2021
    Summary

    Overall Zoom is hands down leading the industry in their space, plus covid helped to that boom but I was using them before everyone started working from home.

    Positive

    Break out rooms are awesome, having the ability to share more than one screen, giving the ability to the user to control your desktop. Also all the cool meeting settings you can use.

    Negative

    Trial version has a limit on how many guests you can have. Once you pay for it you can scale up how many users you can have in a meeting plus other features.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jamie L.
    Position: Sr. Recruiter
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Easy to use, never have issues.

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Oct 05 2021
    Summary

    Overall, I would definitely recommend this tool! No issues, and it does what it is supposed to do. It also lets you break out into smaller sessions within a big meeting, which is great for training.

    Positive

    Zoom is simple and easy to use. There is very little lift with installing this tool, and the quality of calls is always good. It is intuitive, and it does what it is supposed to do!

    Negative

    Sometimes it is hard to find how to change your background.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Best video conferencing experience

    5 out of 5 stars Date: May 08 2021
    Summary

    It is a good budget friendly tool, effective for official discussions, interviews, presentations and employee training sessions.

    Positive

    Provides high quality video conferencing.
    Let's you record and access the session at a later date.
    Easy to download and run.
    Cost effective.

    Negative

    Security concern.
    Delayed support from the customer service team.

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  • Reviewer Name: Dennis S.
    Position: User
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 2 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10

    Pandemic Necessity

    4 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 30 2021
    Summary

    Is especially good during the "lockdown" and when that is over, I/We will probably still use it for some occasions.

    Positive

    Strong with its connections and much better than even a one-on-one with Skype. Link connection is easy to use. The ability to start and stop the video and the audit. The extras like the emojis makes it special.

    Negative

    Pretty costly. This is basically the only con I can name, but it is significant.

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  • Reviewer Name: Prakash V.
    Position: Business Owner
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 4 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Redefining Meetings

    4 out of 5 stars Date: May 07 2021
    Summary

    Overall user friendly, budget friendly solution. Would suggest adding a few features to improve the overall experience :
    - Gridlines to help the speaker position themselves correctly
    - Improving audio / video experience by providing a meeting option like Webinar where full HD could be supported.

    Positive

    - User Friendly
    - Does not require app installation, could be accessed via browser
    - Comparatively more cost effective than competitors
    - Break-out rooms helps in enabling parallel meetings, workshops
    - Large Meeting & Webinar add-ons to reach out to a bigger audience
    - Enablement of secondary or external camera
    - Feature of adding virtual background

    Negative

    - Security issues that were highlighted initially has blacklisted the usage of this app by multiple corporate organisations
    - Video quality & Music quality is average at best

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  • Reviewer Name: Kuldip A.
    Position: Intern
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Zoom - For webinars

    4 out of 5 stars Date: Feb 22 2021
    Summary

    Overall, it has everything to make a webinar having huge participants go smoothly. Tools, as well as quality video and audio, make it ideal for webinars and public meetings.

    Positive

    The free trial version has every feature you need. You can use it and, after getting completely satisfied, can opt for the paid version.
    The video quality and sound clarity they provide for free are appreciated.

    Negative

    Usually, if someone has a meeting link, he can bargain in the meeting, which is a security flaw. Nothing else is an issue to be counted as a con.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Machine Learning Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Great for virtual meetings

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 16 2021
    Summary

    I am meetup host and we have online event every week. Everyone in our group uses zoom. Free version will be great enough.

    Positive

    It's a great app. Functions of free version meet nearly all my needs. I like the recording and changing background features.

    Negative

    I've used it for more than 3 years, no complaints for a free video app. But there is still room to improve background changing function. Hope the data science / engineering team will develop a more accurate human image edge detection algorithm to improve the whole experience.

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  • Reviewer Name: Gregory L.
    Position: Project supervisor/creative director
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Zoom sets the standard

    5 out of 5 stars Date: May 08 2021
    Summary

    Like many people forced to switch to a remote work operation, I was reluctant at first to bother with video calls. I thought phone conferences would suffice, but after a short while I realized that face-to-face communication keeps people better-engaged with the conversation and flow of ideas.

    Positive

    High quality video and sound; smooth operation overall and plenty of customizable options to fit the video conference sessions to your specific needs.

    Negative

    Many of the initial issues such as giving call managers options to remotely mute people, etc. have been solved!

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  • Reviewer Name: Darlene L.
    Position: Producer/Author
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 3 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Zoom review

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 24 2021
    Summary

    I use Zoom to produce my tv show, a documentary and to have family meetings. I also love the fact that you can share the screen.

    Positive

    I love the virtual background filters and the ability to be able to upload images to be used as background.

    Negative

    Sometimes based on your computer you cannot see the virtual backgrounds.

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