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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MaestroConference

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AMaestroConference is a web conferencing platform with the capability to run small break-out sessions within the main group. It incorporates voting and social capabilities.

    $49

    per month

    Zoho Meeting

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AZoho Meeting is a web-based online meeting solution.

    $3

    per month

    Pricing
    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    MEETING - 10
    $3
    per month
    MEETING - 50
    $9
    per month
    MEETING-100
    $12
    per month
    MEETING - 250
    $18
    per month
    Webinar -25
    $19
    per month
    Webinar - 50
    $29
    per month
    Webinar - 100
    $39
    per month
    Webinar - 250
    $79
    per month
    Webinar - 500
    $125
    per month
    Webinar - 1000
    $200
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—You can also get the toll-free add-on at $20/month and additional storage space for 200 sessions recording at $20/month for your organization.
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    Community Pulse
    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Considered Both Products
    MaestroConference
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of MaestroConference and Zoho Meeting
    Feature
    MaestroConference
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Meeting
    8.5
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of MaestroConference and Zoho Meeting
    Feature
    MaestroConference
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Meeting
    8.9
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of MaestroConference and Zoho Meeting
    Feature
    MaestroConference
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Meeting
    8.9
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of MaestroConference and Zoho Meeting
    Feature
    MaestroConference
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Meeting
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of MaestroConference and Zoho Meeting
    Feature
    MaestroConference
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Meeting
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
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    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.7 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MaestroConferenceZoho Meeting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MaestroConference
    This is best suited for webinars where you want increase participant engagement. Maestroconference has helped us avoid the type of webinar where the presenter has no idea if people are listening and participants often lose interest and end up checking email. The interaction level can become extremely high leading to increased engagement, satisfaction and buy-in.
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    Zoho
    Anyone who needs assistance with a work-related issue can take advantage of this service. Because of this, the entire company benefits from increased effectiveness, openness, and output in all areas. Sharing a computer's screen has been an enormous help. Stability issues increase when a major meeting occurs. Make sure you buy the paid version because you won't find a good free version.
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    Pros
    MaestroConference
    • The number one strength of Maestro Conference is the ability for the host to create "break out" groups where members of the call can interact with each other in smaller groups as if they were in an in-person conference.
    • Another quality of Maestro Conference that I love is the fact that the host can then "weave in and out" of the different break out groups, listening in, providing support and getting feedback. It's an incredibly tool that Maestro offers.
    • Lastly I think Maestro Conference has excellent customer service.
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    Zoho
    • Embed meeting link feature- The feature is unique to Zoho Meeting and helps attach meeting link to website, thus anyone accessing [the] website can join the meeting with just one click of a button.
    • Surveys and questions are prepared pretty seamlessly in Zoho Meeting as compared to other video conferencing applications.
    • As mentioned earlier, webinar analytics i.e. the way all the questions and surveys data is presented in .csv file is very easy to understand and helps the team lead a lot in understanding and getting to know the team better.
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    Cons
    MaestroConference
    • The call sound quality was often pretty poor, and we had a lot of trouble with calls being dropped. Over the years I would periodically throw in the towel and go back to Free Conferencing just to have reliable quality. But they only have 3 of 4 breakout rooms and I couldn't conduct the rooms easily. Then I try MC again to see if the engineering had improved. It was like a wave. Sometimes better, sometimes worse.
    • The conductor interface has an annoying glitch wherein we could not change a persons attribute fields on the fly. I would interview my callers and assign them to one class or another based on their answers, and the partner up people into breakout rooms based on their answers. This meant editing the two attribute fields , and it just plain didn't work 75% of the time.
    • Maestro Conference repositioned its business away from small educators like me, to large organizations like political action committees. The price became too high for me, and it just no longer made sense. I repositioned my product to work with less expensive and less complicated solutions.
    • The add on features, like recording each conference room, were insanely expensive.
    • VOIP and MC didn't mix. The MC dialer never worked. Neither did Skype. This meant that my international callers were out of luck. This was FRUSTRATING to say the least. Now I just use Skype. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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    Zoho
    • It's interface is not that attractive.
    • We need a good bandwidth for this tool to use.
    • Since, we get the 14 days trial only so you need to pay for this app .
    • They charges as per the user and joinee.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MaestroConference
    we have found no other company with the technology that allows us to conduct webinars with this level of interactivity. We've also been watching as the company has added on addtional functionality and are very please with how it is developing.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    MaestroConference
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Zoho Meeting is very easy to use and very effective collaborating tool. If I say about the usability, this application is highly usable because oaf it's cost effective nature, user friendly interface, empathetic customer services and amazing application features. Most importantly, it ensures data security for the company. Overall, the usability of the application is trustworthy.
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    Support Rating
    MaestroConference
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Zoho Meeting's support team was always good their response time. Many of their customers come to them with a complete lack of knowledge and I think they're well aware of that. they were friendly and knowledgeable so it was always a good experience contacting them. but I think it's better if they can open a hotline for their paying customers
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    Alternatives Considered
    MaestroConference
    Maestro Conference is the only service I know that allows you to create break out groups and allow participants to actively engage with each other and with the host. It is the most like an "in-person" event of any service I have used. And the customer service has always been excellent
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    Zoho
    Zoho Meeting is very affordable and it suits better for the small business like ours. In addition to these, it offers the same features Microsoft Teams does. It has better adaptability compared to teams both in desktop and mobile applications. Moreover, it ensures data security as they do not rely on 3rd party
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    MaestroConference
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    No, it's an amazing solution for the cost.
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    Return on Investment
    MaestroConference
    • When the monthly call with breakout rooms was working well I had a lot of good conversion. When it was not, because of sound quality of dropped calls, I was giving people a poor experience. Since I was using MC as the centerpiece of my TRIAL calls, it was a two edged sword.
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    Zoho
    • It is a handy tool for online sessions, and it has become convenient in this uncertain period across the world.
    • Using the proper notification system has helped us increase the number of mentorship and speaker sessions and the productivity of our staff.
    • This application is designed to be easily installed and operated by anyone in the company. For business meetings, it has been a big help as well.
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    ScreenShots

    MaestroConference Screenshots

    Screenshot of Social Webinar exampleScreenshot of A "breakout group" discussion - where you can see the faces of the other people you talk with by phone or using VOIP/your computerScreenshot of You can poll your participants with Poll View in Social WebinarScreenshot of Share links with other participants in a Social Webinar chat window, while you talkScreenshot of Crowdsource ideas with Idea Board View in Social Webinar

    Zoho Meeting Screenshots

    Screenshot of Meet across devices using Zoho MeetingScreenshot of Host moderator controlled meetings with Zoho MeetingScreenshot of Organize engaging webinars with Zoho MeetingScreenshot of Engage attendees during the webinarScreenshot of Meeting participant's viewing presenter's screen