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.
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Web Conferencing Software
Video Conferencing Software
Team Communication Software
Screen Sharing Software
Remote Work Software
Meeting Software
Live Streaming Software
Internal Communications Software
Employee Communication Tools
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Great platform
4 out of 5 stars Date: Oct 01 2020SummaryHaving this platform was vital for me moving my pilates classes online during the pandemic.
PositiveEasy to use, very easy for clients to connect. I like that clients don't have to make an account to connect with a business.
NegativeI wish I could embed videos from time to time so my clients can have access to fitness if I'm not available.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Zoom Review
5 out of 5 stars Date: May 22 2020SummaryZoom has been very beneficial to me for my education as well as keep in touch with friends during these hard times.
PositiveZoom is very easy to use and during the pandemic, as a college student, Zoom has made online classes doable.
NegativeThe video quality of zoom is poor sometimes and look pixelated.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Zoom Is the Most Reliable Video Conference Solution
5 out of 5 stars Date: Oct 14 2020SummaryZoom is versatile and offers many built-in features, including event registration/RSVP (you can use standard questions and/or add custom questions), polling, reactions (ie hands capping, cheer emoji), chat (1:1 or 1 to everyone), event recordings and analytics/reports. All these features have taken our meetings and events to the next level while saving us time and keeping us connected during remote and hybrid work environments.
PositiveHands down, Zoom is the most reliable in terms of band width and connectivity. It’s rare that we experience glitches during meetings and the video and audio are almost always clear. When clients invite me to non-Zoom meetings, those meetings are often full of issues, so we usually switch over to Zoom. I also like that you can re-use Zoom links for repeat/recurring meetings . We use Zoom for everything from meetings to large scale events.
NegativeThe features change often without warning. Sometimes this is great because new features are rolling out frequently, but sometimes it can be annoying to have to download updates and learn where all the new settings are. Sometimes, if there is meeting with more than a dozen folks on video, there can be a lag in audio or video, so when we host events on Zoom with more than 12 people, we ask participants to mute their videos to preserve bandwidth and prevent this from happening. Another downside is the email template for events. It would be great if there were more style and branding options.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 6 out of 10
Very effective collaboration tool
4 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 10 2020SummaryOverall a good alternative from other tools like Webex, meetnow, skype, teams. You can download the browser extension (I use chrome) for seamless meeting and chat expereince.
PositiveEasy to use
Ability to add ~500 participants
Both online/offline version available
Doesnt hog bandwidthNegativeCan be finicky at times
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Great video meeting tool
4 out of 5 stars Date: May 24 2020SummaryZoom app is great and must have tool. It helps you to easily interact with people in meeting. It has very useful screen sharing feature. The video quality is so smooth and no buffering at all. By a few simple steps you can easily start your meeting.
PositiveZoom is a great tool to start video conference call. The user interface is very simple and clean. The output of video and audio is great. It is very easy to use and by a few simple clicks you can easily host or join meeting. I liked its scheduled meeting option by this you can share your upcoming meeting .
NegativeHigh internet speed required. Sometimes joining button bugs. Customer Support is not good.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Best product for studies
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 26 2020SummaryOverall this app should available for every student for completing their projects and as well for connecting with their family and friends.
PositivePros of this software are as follows:
This Zoom app application helps me for my online studies, to complete at my home during this pandemic 2020 we got everything through this software like projects, meetings, chatting, etc.NegativePersonally I don't find any difficulty or issues by using this app.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Zoom Review
4 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 11 2020SummaryIt is good and free for use.
It works well with poor network also.
It is great for small business.PositiveIt is free;
It has great Qualities;
To join a video call, browser is enough;
We can connect our voice through phone.NegativeIn free version, only 40 members can join.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Vital in the Era of Covid, But Not Always Intuitive
4 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 20 2020SummaryOverall, this platform has been indispensable in the era of Covid. I think it is on par with most of the other video/audio sharing platforms on the market.
Positive1. Never have any connection problems
2. Able to customize the level of security for your call
3. Image is usually strong
4. Audio is usually strong
5. Able to seamlessly schedule calls via Google Calendar.Negative1. Bar at the top always gets in the way when I'm maneuvering through a presentation/links/etc
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2. Switching into screenshare mode isn't super intuitive, at least for someone like me who is not tech savvy.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Video communication made easy
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 14 2020SummaryWe use zoom for webinars, meetings, etc and have never had issues with the app or on the web. Will continue to use the app version for webinars and meetings to come.
PositiveEasy to create rooms, easy to enter into meetings, functionality is user friendly and sound and image quality has always been up to par for me.
NegativeNo complaints I have it serves its purpose well for my uses.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Zooming video calls in and out at breeze
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 08 2020SummaryIt has been way too easy for us to communicate effectively via video and audio calls with Zoom in our enterprise.
PositiveWith Zoom, i am able to make a free video call that lasts for 40 minutes.
It has a robust backend integration feature that has enabled me to connect it with external software.NegativeI do not have anything that I dislike on my end.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
One of the best Online Meetings tool on the market!
5 out of 5 stars Date: Mar 31 2020SummaryA great way and experience at the moment of organize and run meetings online.
PositiveFriendly UI, Great API Integration, Quality of video and audio are always very good and the menu is very polished and really easy to understand.
NegativeI really liked everything about this product, can't find a con on this sofware.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Zoom video best for simplicity
5 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 11 2020SummaryMy overall experience has been very good and we have solidly used at least 2 other leaders in this category over the past 1-2 years
PositiveWe have had only great experiences with using Zoom for meetings and chats in our organization - no dropped calls, clear connections, great video, and wonderful ease-of-use
NegativeSometimes it is not working, and the customer is not able to sign in. I think this is mostly user error.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Online class
4 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 29 2020SummaryOverall experience is average.
It help mentors to create meeting and take presentation.
It works well even in decent internet.PositiveGood for online classes.
Video quality is good.
Audio quality is also good.
Easy to create meeting and join meeting.NegativeScreen sharing is little bit slow.
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Privacy issues exist.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Zoom Meetings & Chat - Review
4 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 08 2020SummaryOverall, this is a very good platform. Helping most of the organizations in having their meetings virtually worldwide.
Emerged as the best platform during this COVID19 pandemic.PositiveHelping lots of educational institutions during the COVID19 pandemic.
Easy to use interface.
Even the children are easily getting acquainted with using this software for their classes.
High Quality.NegativeHearing lots of news regarding the security issues prevailing in this software.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
A proper platform to use during this pandemic
5 out of 5 stars Date: May 23 2020SummaryAs a professor I found this app to conduct my classes during the pandemic and I was able to connect to my students with no issues whatsoever. Must have app.
PositiveGreat connection quality and great reliability.
Good security.
Ease of access, UI is straight forward.NegativeOther users have the ability to disrupt class with marker tool.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Pocket friendly video conferencing app
4 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 02 2020SummaryOverall the application is amazing as compared to the money you pay.
It is a good alternative for other video conferencing app if you need something pocket friendly and nearly with every basic feature.PositiveYou get more than you pay, moreover all the basic features are free with few restrictions.
Plug and Play support no need to install.
Handles a huge number of participant at a time.
Screen Sharing and Drawing board comes very handy.NegativeSecurity should be improved.
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Lag sometimes when dealing with large chat windows.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Clarity with Zoom
5 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 23 2020SummaryMy overall experience with Zoom had been great. It is easy to use and reliable. The majority of our clients enjoying being able to have a meeting no matter where they are located.
PositiveWe have multiple office all over the Continental US with clients in over 15 states and Zoom makes it simple to connect and review with clients. It is easy to use, record meetings, and share information.
NegativeThe only con I have run into is the host is the only one that can record the meeting.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Satisfied User
5 out of 5 stars Date: Sep 22 2020SummaryI use Zoom every week to set up meeting and It makes our work a lot less stressful. I definitely will continue using this platform versus any other.
PositiveHow easy it is to set up meetings and all of the features it includes. It is definitely very user friendly.
NegativeI really haven't found anything that I don't like it about it.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
4 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 03 2020SummaryGood product allows for multiple users at one. Lots of great features and would recommend to family and friends who are not using a service for connecting to people or other family members,
PositiveEasy to use ability to have a unique background so no one will have to see the inside of you house - especially if you are interviewing.
NegativeThis system is over used and given our time we use Zoom when a phone call would work just fine.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Nice tool for connect with Video Conferencing
5 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 11 2020SummaryDuring work from home, Zoom helps in connecting the employee with their supervisors. Demo of various software's done very easily with screen sharing mode and its very good experience. Audio can also connect with Zoom and no need to connect with mobile. Zoom is very easy to install and ready to use. The interface is very nice and easy.
PositiveIts simple interface, ready to install and easy to use. User can share the link and schedule the meeting with their clients. Client just have to click the link and VC can be started. Amazing Video Quality, Audio Quality. It also supports screen sharing and sharing of the files.
NegativeUser has to install the application first to use it. But its good to connect again in future.
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