StarLeaf vs Zoom comparison

StarLeaf and Zoom Video Communications are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. StarLeaf is ranked #50, while Zoom Video Communications is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3. StarLeaf holds a 0.2% mindshare in VM, compared to Zoom Video Communications’s 11.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of StarLeaf users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Zoom Video Communications users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between StarLeaf and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

StarLeaf

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

50th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zoom

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

209

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of StarLeaf is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom is 11.0%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Jan Skola

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Easy to use for our clients and was easy to roll out

I would rate it a nine out of ten. It was really easy to roll it out to our users to implement it to an API. It was very seamless. I don't see any lack of features we need. For the purpose of connecting the client and agent, it works very well. I would like the ability to download or retrieve the call history through APIs. There is no way to download the recordings from the meetings because you can record the meeting. The only way to get the recording from the platform is to log in to my strategic portal and download it manually. There is no way to retrieve the link for downloading the recording through API. I would like to see that in the next release.

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Kallol Chaudhuri

Principal Consultant at Oracle

Helped us tremendously in collaborating with each other and getting our work done and offers the breakout rooms feature.

We are a team located across various locations. Not in the same geographic location. We are distributed. And it's not possible to physically travel and meet people. Sometimes it's simply not possible. But Zoom has helped us tremendously in collaborating with each other and getting our work done. Without Zoom, it would have been very, very difficult. The breakout rooms feature is also helpful. For example, I have a meeting attended by hundreds of people and want to create subgroups. I typically use it for different role-play scenarios during training if we are trying to conduct some training on presentation skills. So there's a large group, which is initially trained by an instructor. Then you get instructions that the room will be split into smaller breakout rooms. I'll give you a topic, and you'll practice in these smaller groups. That's one way I use it. So it's like a simulation of a real brainstorming session I'd have in a physical space.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The pros are that it's like a global leader. It has a translation project, which is very interesting and important for our users because the minority of them are not able to read and speak in English."

"The most valuable features are that you are able to share the screen, and draw on it."

"The product is easy to use."

"The most valuable feature of Zoom is having the ability to be able to share your screen and chat whilst you're online."

"The solution is easy to set up."

"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."

"The solution is easy to scale."

"The setup is rather simple and straightforward."

"The product quality is very good."

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Cons

"We have had some problems with stability. A week ago, we had outaging but it has stablized."

"I would like to be able to have multiple users open and collaborate on a document at the same time."

"You can use Teams more to collaborate with your coworkers. I think Zoom could add some of these features in addition to simple video conferencing."

"I would like to see them develop end-to-end encryption, like WhatsApp. That would improve the security of the software."

"The privacy settings need to be more apparent, otherwise anyone can wander into meeting rooms and disrupt them."

"The free version of Zoom could be improved and offer more functionality. We would also like to have whiteboard and drawing functionality."

"Zoom could be more scalable."

"The user interface should be more straightforward and easy to use."

"The free version of Zoom only allows you to have a call session for approximately 45 minutes. This should be extended."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We are using the free version of the solution."

"Zoom is free to use."

"A licensing fee is required."

"There is a free version available with time limits."

"The exact costs are handled on a corporate level, however, I understand that if you just want to own a license for your small business or something like that, it's around $300 a year, which is very reasonable."

"There is a 40-minute time limit when you use the basic version, which is free."

"The version I am using of Zoom is free."

"As an organization, we are paying a license fee for Zoom. Personally, I use the free version."

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Educational Organization

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The product is scalable.

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There is a concern about the free version's forty-five-minute limit. For education use, having more affordable access through institutions would be beneficial.

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Overview

The StarLeaf solution

Rooms
From small huddle spaces to large meeting rooms and conference suites, StarLeaf allows participants to communicate, share, present and discuss as if they were there in the room.

Meetings
Remove barriers to communication and hold online meetings that anyone can join. Connect with the widest possible audience with audio, video and screen sharing.

Interoperability
Complete interoperability so you can hold meetings with Skype for Business and any standards-based systems including Zoom, Cisco, Lifesize and Polycom.

Messaging
Help your employees to work more productively and collaborate more easily with one-to-one instant messaging, group chats, and the ability to escalate any chat to a video call.

StarLeaf

Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Our easy, reliable cloud platform for video, phone, content sharing, and chat runs across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems. Message me to learn more about how Zoom can help your business or organization Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.

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