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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Workplace from Meta

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFacebook at Work allows users to interact with co-workers through the Facebook interface.

    $4

    per month per user

    Zoom Workplace

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AZoom Workplace, Zoom’s open collaboration platform with an AI Companion, empowers teams to be more productive, and strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle with Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center.

    $15.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise Live
    $2.00
    per month per user
    Enhanced Admin & Support
    $2.00
    per month per user
    Workplace Core
    $4.00
    per month per user
    Add-On Zoom Translated Captions
    $5
    per month per license
    Add-On - Zoom Whiteboard
    $24.90
    per year
    Pro
    $149.90
    per year per user
    Business
    $199.90
    per year per user
    Business Plus
    $250.00
    per year per user
    Add-On - Conference Room Connector
    $499
    per year
    Basic
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Add-On - Large Meetings
    starting at $600
    per year
    Add-On - Cloud Storage
    starting at $120
    per year
    Add-On Audio Conferencing
    starting at $1200
    per year
    Add-On Zoom Phone Power Pack
    Starting at $300
    per year per user
    Add-On - Zoom IQ for Sales
    Contact Sales
    Add-On - Quality of Service Subscription
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Considered Both Products
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Chose Workplace from Meta
    I was not involved in the selection process, so I'm afraid I can't be of much help with this. I do know that my company is a stickler for security, though, as well as for making sure that the vendor is financially stable, so I would assume that Workplace by Facebook passed both …
    Incentivized
    Chose Workplace from Meta
    The other video conference tools out there are more polished and robust. We still use Zoom for larger, important calls; calls with clients outside our organization (who don't have access to Workplace by Facebook Chat); and when we need to share screens to a group call …
    Incentivized
    Zoom
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom is more user-friendly and its voice calling and video quality is better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    I work for a large company and we have tried many of the larger conferencing applications. Zoom is able to stand up (and exceed) to some of the largest and most long-lasting platforms out there. The largest strength comes from its quality audio and video conferencing. While …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    321 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    297 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    337 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    229 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    257 Answers
    Features
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.4
    932 Ratings
    2% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.7926 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.7924 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.6
    931 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.1930 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.6
    936 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.3850 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.5910 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.4885 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.2
    807 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.4789 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    9.1
    792 Ratings
    17% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.1695 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.2759 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    179 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.082 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.9104 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.0165 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.8
    199 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.4150 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings9.1180 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings9.0114 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.8125 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings9.1158 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.0104 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.3146 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    9.2
    223 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.3198 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.1138 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Workplace from Meta and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Workplace from Meta
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    9.0
    186 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.8148 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings9.2156 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings9.2136 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.9154 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Workvivo
    Score9.4 out of 10
    PanTerra Networks
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Workvivo
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (55 ratings)
    9.0
    (983 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    5.6
    (2 ratings)
    5.8
    (41 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    1.6
    (42 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.4
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Workplace from MetaZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Well suited: - leadership communication. When our CEO posts a video to all company - it always gets the highest engagement - recognition/achievements posts - live streams for education, knowledge sharing - we are a company of 12000 associates and there is no other corporate channel for us to gather more than 500 people in one place. Less appropriate: - sharing some very targetted messages - it's impossible to do at Workplace without creating a group. So we use email channel for such targetted communications - instant communication like in a chat (probably it's less appropriate in our specific case because we use MS Teams for such quick communication instead of WP chats)
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    Zoom
    Integration with other products and the AI summaries have been huge wins for Zoom Workplace in our organization. They have been life changing for our team. Also, being able to make and receive calls from our cell phones rather than have to give out personal cell phone numbers has been wildly successful with our attorneys.
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    Pros
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Bring groups of people together to share info, stories, updates, etc.
    • The chat app is pretty decent.
    • Workplace Live is a good large-group meeting broadcast platform.
    • It's pretty intuitive to use for anyone who's used Facebook.
    • It provides different levels of "security" for groups, allowing you to have open, closed, and "secret" groups.
    • It's easy to paste images into your posts and comments, without having to necessarily go through the process of saving an image as a file, etc.
    • It has search capabilities for finding old information.
    • It's available for both desktop/laptop and mobile devices.
    • It's secured to allow only those within the company to see company-related info (but it also has a few inter-company groups, which can be useful, too).
    • Workplace Chat has the ability to set it to Do Not Disturb.
    • You can set notifications, including email notifications, if you want to be alerted to new activity in your groups, etc.
    • You can use Markdown to format your text
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    Zoom
    • I love how easy it is to set the focus on the presenter. It is annoying when people don't spotlight themselves as a presenter, so you get to see the whole gallery of attendees in smaller, two-inch windows.
    • I like the capability of having break-out rooms. Even though I don't use them very often, it is nice to have them available if the right situation presents itself for smaller group chats.
    • The recording quality is better than I have experienced with other products (Microsoft Teams, WebEx, etc.), and the fact that it is already an MP4, so I don't have to convert it for publishing on our intranet is huge to me.
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    Cons
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • It would be helpful if a review confirmation checkbox was able to be placed by files that needed to be read or reviewed. Along the same line, approve, review again, etc. would be helpful checkboxes to add by files, proposals.
    • The layout is clean but suffers a bit from the center column width with two sidebars and a lot of empty space. It almost looks like a going out of business sale retail store where you notice the empty shelves. Workplace feels a bit bare at times. I think some good design modifications can help. Now on mobile, it is a great layout. I am addressing specifically the desktop browser login.
    • An admin control dashboard would be really effective and even more so with more users on the platform.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    • Love notes - allow insertion of table or grid
    • Allow admin to turn off DND
    • Allow a way to group individual people chats - not channels just individual peeps into groups for ease of finding - like how you can group shared calendars into sections in Outlook
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    We're sticking with Zoom for the foreseeable future--given its compelling feature set, ease of use, and advanced technology, there's just no other competition to be excited about. Plus it's a Gartner-recognized industry leader, so it's a rather easy choice.
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    Usability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Having to download multiple apps just to use the tool is very cumbersome. Facebook would have make this better by wrapping it in as a main feature within their app, but having to use multiple apps to see discussions and walls is so frustrating.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom is made for the non tech office. It has features that can be made to do what you need to run things on a day to day basis. Immediately we we able to get meetings going with remote employees. The ability to be able to add smartphone connected people was a big plus. Zoom met our needs at the time.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    There have been less than a handful of outages during our two years with Zoom, and whenever there was one, an email informing us of the outage went out immediately, and they had the issue resolved shortly thereafter.
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    Performance
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom has among the best performance of any video conference platform, as I've mentioned several times. Besides that, their Chat platform works great, and their back end always runs smooth. It's unfortunate that reporting can now only be done by one month at a time, but nonetheless, it only takes a second to run any kind of Zoom report, whether it's an attendee report, Poll results, a user report, a list of meetings from the past month, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Workplace by Facebook is an excellent fit in respect of support and documentation. It has excellent tutorials and documentation, as well. The UI and UX are already great as it is developed and maintained by Facebook, so most of the times, there is no need for any support or documentation.
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    Zoom
    Because I got a response right away, and was assigned one specific individual to work with me from the beginning to the resolution. I had an actual email address and direct contact with this person without having to start over and over every time I contacted Zoom - this singular individual remained attentive and was well informed on the subject matter and quite able to resolve my needs.
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    Implementation Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    If you receive any pushback from higher ups, point to any of the various positive reviews like this one. Or show Zoom's excellent Gartner report, or articles describing Zoom's partnership with Sequoia capital. It's not difficult to show how Zoom is a trustworthy industry leader with best-in-class technology.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Workplace by Facebook is so much more than just a project management tool like Basecamp or Slack. The ability to disseminate information to employees is easier and better with Workplace by Facebook. It can also be used for informal messaging and sharing of information. It combines the best features of both with the same look and feel as Facebook.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom Workplace is typically on the more expensive end against other options, but it's the industry leader for a reason. It has the most brand credibility by far, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. There are limitations when it comes to technical performance, customization and video/audio quality. I prefer Slack myself for communication apps, but Zoom Workplace is a good alternative.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    The billing and price model is really fair for so many functions that they offer, our remote work requires each of the features that Zoom offers, so accepting payment for a tool like this is the least we can do. I like that billing arrives on time and that they offer opportunities and payment times.
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    Scalability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Because the Basic licenses are completely free, and because it's very easy to configure and install Zoom, and because anyone can join Zoom from a link without needing an account, scaling is a Breeze. There are absolutely no roadblocks. My company keeps adding more Zoom Pro license every week since it's so in demand. We were able to convert users from several different platforms onto Zoom with no trouble at all.
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    Professional Services
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom is perfect for our business. We use it to video chat with prospective clients. The name recognition alone gives us credibility and it is very easy to screen share and send content out.
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    Return on Investment
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • We can meet the project times, that with the communication in real time.
    • We provide solutions to our suppliers in a reliable and efficient manner.
    • When a business can save time and at the same time respond to the demands of customers, this translates into greater market capture of action for the company.
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    Zoom
    • Zoom, in essence, is how we deliver what we sell. Services delivered over Zoom account for 80% of our annual revenue.
    • Zoom saves me approximately 3 hours every week thanks to integrations with other software I use.
    • Zoom webinars have fueled my list growth.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Workplace from Meta Screenshots

    Screenshot of Use groups to communicate with a team, region or entire company. Make sure that important updates get to the right people, and listen to feedback through comments and reactions on posScreenshot of News Feed helps every employee stay up to date with the information they care about, without getting distracted by the rest.Screenshot of The Knowledge Library is a new home for your key resources. It's a single place to create, store and share static content such as HR policies or working from home advice on desktop or mobile, so your company knowledge is accessible and discoverable.Screenshot of Go live from a mobile phone or Portal. It's the perfect way to check in with your team, especially when you can't be together in person. And unlike email, you can get feedback or answer questions in real time through comments, likes and reactions.

    Zoom Workplace Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example collaboration feature. These are used to:
Transcribe, summarize, and capture action items with AI Companion from your in-person meetings.
Improve visibility and alignment by sharing emails to chats
Elevate a chat to a meeting or phone call to get to resolution faster. 
Continue meeting conversations and easily access shared information in Team Chat.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's productivity features. These features are used to:
Improve productivity across teams, locations, and time zones.
Organize project deliverables and assets in a centralized, collaborative doc.
Collaborate and map out projects visually on a whiteboard.
Jumpstart brainstorming sessions using AI and templates.
Gather valuable team input for well-informed decision-making with surveys and polls.
Stay on top of action items surfaced from across Zoom Workplace.Screenshot of some additional collaboration features. These are used to:
Optimize office experiences and in-person time.
Make sure remote participants feel connected with what is going on in the room.
Collaborate across remote and in-person teams on a virtual whiteboard.
Easily know and identify who is in the room and who is speaking in a Zoom Room with smart name tags and smart speaker tags.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's AI companion. This feature is used to streamline communications, improve productivity, increase employee engagement, and optimize flexible work.Screenshot of additional AI Companion features. The tools is also used to:
Launch internal campaigns.
Deliver visually rich updates with live streams, billboards, and videos.
Ensure critical comms are never missed with read receipts.
Send updates to deskless workers with Workvivo TV and Chat.