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
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Great
4 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 01 2020SummaryVideo calling - No buffering, programmed change, and infrequently does anybody need to state "would you be able to hear me now?"
PositiveOffer a multifunctional screen.
Association with different schedules.
Explanation devices for everybody.NegativeChat. It very well may be somewhat more progressed.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Superior to Teams
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 18 2020SummaryIf you have to call video calls all day, the widespread adoption of Zoom basically can't be beat at this point - join the bandwagon.
PositiveBreakout room functionality is far better than what is available on Teams, the rooms are overall more agile than alternatives.
NegativeAbility to record meetings is sometimes iffy, depending on solidity of your own wifi.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Zoom
5 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 01 2020SummaryIt was great!!! I would recommend it to everyone for business and personal uses. Zoom is the best!
PositiveI loved the ease of using the Zoom app.
We used it back in March for my daughter's long distance baby shower.
It reunited relatives that I haven't seen in many years!NegativeI thought it was great - I have no complaints about Zoom.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Review of Zoom for use in University Recruiting
4 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 18 2020SummaryGreat for working in large teams and large groups. Able to record sessions for later use and we're pleased with the usability amongst new users.
PositiveZoom has been easy to use and install with instructions clearly laid out for new users. There were very little technical issues for audio and video and we were able to record the meetings with ease. The chat functions worked well and we were able to break off in separate rooms as needed which was a huge benefit for large groups.
NegativeRequired some administrative privilege's to install and many users needed to use the online web version instead. Some passwords and logins for hosts were a bit rigid if needed to share amongst hosts however this was easily able to fix.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Zoom, reliable and easy online meeting tool
5 out of 5 stars Date: Oct 15 2020SummaryZoom made our online meeting enjoyable and easy. We have been using Zoom for about 7 months still we didn't found any major issues. The video quantity is just amazing. The joining of different meetings is also very easy.
PositiveYou can join meetings also on Android/iOS mobile devices. The presentations can also be shared. You can integrate many tools in Zoom software. The attendance and data reports are very useful features. Screen sharing is good.
NegativeThere is very little functionality in the free plan as compared to other (Google Meet) platforms.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Regular Use For Small Business
5 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 30 2020SummaryThe software is truly very user friendly, and affordable. I recommend to other small businesses trying to figure things out in times of Covid.
PositiveI use this software at least once a week. It has helped me stay in business during these tough times, and I anticipate continual use throughout my career.
NegativeNone that I can think of at the moment. It works better than Google Meetup in my opinion.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
A great way to communicate with others
5 out of 5 stars Date: May 24 2020SummaryInterface and connection problems aside, it is a great piece of software to have. The fact that you can communicate with your fellow workers as well as your friends who are far away from you in just seconds is a great experience.
PositiveZoom is a great way to communicate with your friends and family but it is mostly known for its meeting feature. As we all know, we are in the midst of a pandemic and this software is a huge help for all companies and businesses from all around the world as they can communicate even at the comfort of their own homes.
NegativeZoom, even with its rich features, has a downside to it. It's clunky user-interface. It is sometimes a pain to navigate as well as connect to the video conference that you're supposed to be in but that might be because of the number of users that are currently using it.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 7 out of 10
COVID online solution
4 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 11 2020SummaryZoom meeting app turned out to be the best aid during the current time of COVID 19 as the whole world has adopted quarantine and social distancing practices due to which the school, colleges and MNC were all closed and it affected the work and studies so the schools colleges adopted the online platform to conduct online classes and zoom app turned out to be a great aid and blessing in such a situation video lectures were conducted successfully messages could be passed on easily assignments were circulated easily. In short its a great app in crisis like this. It was a great experience. I personally liked it too much and looking to recommend in the future and would myself use it whenever any such platform is required.
PositiveZoom meeting app turned out to be the best aid during the current time of COVID 19 as the whole world has adopted quarantine and social distancing practices due to which the school, colleges and MNC were all closed and it affected the work and studies so the schools colleges adopted the online platform to conduct online classes and zoom app turned out to be a great aid and blessing in such a situation video lectures were conducted successfully messages could be passed on easily assignments were circulated easily. In short its a great app in crisis like this
NegativeGoogle Classroom is also an option a more popular and bit convenient and it's easy to use and because of its popularity we don't face any problem any bug can be resolved too easily over there in this if we face any problem we need to ask someone who has already used it and I don't know much of them
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Great platform for online studies
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 25 2020SummaryOverall experience of this app or application is good for me and it helps me to connect with my relatives.
For video conferencing it consumes very little data which is very beneficial for me.
Personally I love this app and suggest this to everyone to use at least once.PositiveThere are lot of pros in zoom application or app, they are as follows:
1. It provides me a way to interact with my teachers during my morning classes.
2. It has a very good interface and as well as good specification.
3. Quality of video and audio is much more clear in this app.
4. This application is free of cost.NegativeIt takes time to generate id and password.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Video conferencing made easier
5 out of 5 stars Date: May 23 2020SummaryZoom is an easy and reliable conferencing app. It edges over other web meeting platforms with it's one-click ease.
PositiveEasy to use.
Clean and quite intuitive interface.
Cheaper than alternatives.
Works on all operating systems.NegativeMobile app needs improvements.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Zoom, a wonderful communication medium
5 out of 5 stars Date: Oct 03 2020SummaryZoom is modern era communication app and have solutions for almost every type of communication needs, as of one to one conversation, limited people meetings or classes and large scaled webinars.
PositiveZoom is a wonderful medium to communication for conducting classes, business meetings and personal friend and family conferencing. Zoom gives full rights and control to hosts of meeting so that decorum of the meetings remain intact.
NegativeDisconnections during meetings are very often in zoom, when internet bandwidth gets a little low.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Perfect for Virtual Collaboration
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 24 2020SummaryZoom is a fantastic way to work together while being a part. My coworkers and I use it on an everyday basis and it has truly changed the way we will approach meetings and projects in the future.
PositiveZoom is a great tool for collaborating with your peers when you are in different areas. The interface makes it easy to share, present, and work with others seamlessly.
NegativeIt can be spotty depending on where you are at in the country, such as wifi connection or phone network.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Zoom is a connector
5 out of 5 stars Date: May 28 2020SummaryOverall I like Zoom very much. It is great for remote meetings and being able to connect with family members.
PositiveZoom offers both mobile and desktop versions that let users collaborate and connect remotely. I have used it with ease and I am not a tech savvy person.
NegativeIt took me a while to find the sound so I could hear others and I still have that problem.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Nice virtual meeting application
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 05 2020SummaryOverall Zoom has lot of features and supportive addons for conducting a large audience meetings and virtual classes. Participation of all users and participants is very effective in Zoom as compared to other such tools in the market.
PositiveZoom is nice application for conducting virtual meetings, webinars and classrooms. It has very strong built in video and audio calling feature with multi screen facility, so a large number of audience can easily interact with each other virtually.
NegativeIf a user get removed mistakenly during Zoom meeting, it get difficult to rejoin and get approval again.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
A nice platform for video conferencing
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 08 2020SummaryOne can do video calls and audio calls at a very reasonable price compared with other softwares.
It is very user-friendly and cost friendly to work with it.PositiveWhat I like most about Zoom is that we can chat online and attend meetings online with the help of video calls and audios.
It is a very cheap and affordable platform that saves you time.NegativeThe only dislike I have for Zoom is that when there is poor internet connection one can hardly see clear video calls from clients and colleagues.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Best software for online class
5 out of 5 stars Updated: Nov 24 2020SummaryOverall this is a great software and made my life very easy. We do our everyday classes here and really this helped us a lot in this pandemic to study. I would recommend everyone to use this software.
PositiveI have been using this for about 7 to 8 months now and the things I like about this software is that:
- It is cross platform
- Clean and easy UI
- Great Video quality
- Easy to useNegativeI have no issues with this software but I think the security can be increased a little bit more to so to prevent bombing.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Excellent Video conferencing tool
5 out of 5 stars Date: Jul 22 2020SummaryZoom is a great app for conferences and team meetings. It is easy to use and provides great quality video.
PositiveEasy to use desktop and mobile apps
Modern interface
Integration with Google Calendar, iCal and Outlook
Affordable pricing
Free planNegativeThere seems to be some news about security flaws recently which is concerning
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Awesome meeting app
5 out of 5 stars Date: Aug 29 2020SummaryOverall, the Zoom app is awesome because I can participate in webinars and meetings in this hard time.
PositiveGood video quality. Best app for online classes and meetings. Mute mic and easy to disable video. Different language selection.
NegativeThe app keeps freezing on the desktop. No support for this.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Incredible video conferencing solution
5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 10 2020SummaryBusiness today have moved from face-face meetings to virtual meetings bringing every member on board no matter their location and Zoom has become extremely popular in successfully conducting these virtual meetings.
PositiveZoom is the easiest video conferencing solution that is super easy to use, easy to download and setup.
NegativeFor us to be able to hold a Zoom room of about 500 people we are required to pay a higher price than that of a normal subscription.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Modern web conferencing platform
4 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 20 2020SummaryOn my end, I have been using Zoom for more than three years now and it helps me to contact colleagues and friends on a daily basis.
PositiveZoom has helped us save time and finances when it comes to external and internal communications as it gives us the ability to make free video calls.
NegativeI do not like how the free video call hangs after 40 minutes.
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