We performed a comparison between HCL Sametime and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."
"It's got a simple, easy-to-understand user interface."
"Zoom has facilitated our remote and hybrid meetings, particularly in the context of our agile processes such as scrum. In the past, estimating story points required physical presence in a room, where we would use visual cues or hand gestures. We can create polls with Zoom and share them with team members for direct input. The recording feature is also good. Additionally, features like whiteboarding allow for specific collaboration sessions tailored to different team members' needs. Auto-scheduling meetings and integration with Microsoft Outlook make organizing and attending meetings effortless. Overall, the product is good and convenient."
"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."
"I've never had to use tech support for it. It just works."
"The standout feature of Zoom is its excellent connectivity, offering high-quality audio and video. Additionally, its familiarity stems from being an early adopter in the field of online communication during the onset of epidemics. Previously, I had used a different system for video conferences in another company, which primarily relied on room-based conferences rather than peer-to-peer video conferencing. However, with the need to communicate directly with peers, Zoom emerged as the first and preferred choice for me. Overall, I consider it the top option and the primary tool I use. Additionally, the solution has all the functionality I need."
"The solution is stable."
"This video conferencing product is easy to use."
"The user interface is simple."
"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."
"They may need to scale it some more in terms of global users."
"The security can be improved because this is one of the reasons that my organization prefers to use Skype."
"Zoom's drawing tools could be better integrated."
"Zoom's user interface could be improved. For example, it could have bigger buttons for elderly people."
"They can make it easier to use and more intuitive. Ease of use is always a key for selling a product."
"Zoom often does fixes or checks the vulnerability of their solution. However, they could increase security."
"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."
"Recently, most of the people in my organization have not been able to dial in using the telephone number and have been required to join meetings using their devices."
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HCL Sametime is ranked 26th in Virtual Meetings while Zoom is ranked 1st in Virtual Meetings with 201 reviews. HCL Sametime is rated 8.0, while Zoom is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HCL Sametime writes "Easily communicate and share files with colleagues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoom writes "Easy to use and provides good video and sound quality". HCL Sametime is most compared with , whereas Zoom is most compared with Webex, Skype for Business, Cisco TelePresence, TeamViewer and Cisco Meeting Server. See our HCL Sametime vs. Zoom report.
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