Zoom

Zoom makes it possible to conduct meetings and webinars via video and audio conferencing.

In today's remote work world, Zoom is useful for all types of professionals. Whether you’re the HR team recruiting global talent, the business owner communicating with their remote workforce or the fitness coach who’s training clients remotely, Zoom is designed to meet your needs.

Using its scheduling tool, you can create meetings—regardless of your time zone—and synchronize Zoom with your calendar so remote participants can quickly join meetings. For more privacy during a session, participants can turn off their camera and microphone or use a Zoom Background to hide their surroundings.

You can use Zoom from any device and browser. And if you're hosting a Zoom Meeting that involves cross-functional staff members or launching a long-term project, you can record meetings on your device or on the Zoom Cloud to review them later and make sure everyone is on the same page.

To make collaboration even easier, Zoom has a whiteboard feature for brainstorming and collaborating on a persistent, expandable digital canvas. Remote teams can ideate, create mind maps and plan projects without having to meet in person.

You can also share your screen during presentations. And if you don't want people to see the mess on your desktop, you can simply choose to share one tab or window at a time.

Zoom has a free plan that lets users hold an unlimited number of meetings. However, group meetings with multiple participants are capped at 40 minutes per session. Advanced plans allow you to expand Zoom sessions to accommodate larger groups: up to 500 interactive participants in large rooms or 10,000 viewers via Zoom webinars.

Zoom also supports third-party integrations, making your job easier. For example, you can create a meeting from Slack or transcribe meeting recordings for later use.

Key features

• HD video and audio
• Integrations and bots to provide a better experience
• Video webinars
• Phone system
• Built-in chat
• Rooms and workspaces
• Calendar scheduling
• Meeting recordings