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TeamViewer vs Zoom comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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

TeamViewer
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (4th)
Zoom
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
207
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of TeamViewer is 7.3%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom is 11.5%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Sanjay Patankar - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to install and has lots of resources but need to improve performance
It's a remote access solution. We use it for conferences, meetings, and communication.  It works just like other communications tools. It also integrates well with Office 365 and Outlook, et cetera. The performance is good.  It's got a lot of resources for users.  The product is easy to install.…
Kallol Chaudhuri - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ease of use was the number-one thing. It's an industry leader for ease of use, specifically on the client-side, which is the absolutely critical thing. If I want to connect to somebody, how easily can I — without seeing their computer — walk them through the steps to install it to a point where I can key in the code and help them resolve their situation?... TeamViewer is just a dead-solid, easy answer."
"The quality of the call and the quality of the sharing have been excellent."
"The most valuable feature of TeamViewer is the ability to remote into another device."
"The most valuable features of TeamViewer are the ease of connecting to remote computers. I do not need a lot of information about their computers to connect, a nontechnical person can give me the information needed for me to connect. Additionally, the solution does not gather other system information about the host or client's systems as other solutions might, such as AnyDesk."
"I have been satisfied with TeamViewer overall."
"The product is easy to install."
"The most important feature of TeamViewer is its ease of use."
"The product allows easy access to any system in case of any issues."
"I don't have any issue with the pricing."
"The most valuable feature is how stable Zoom is. Compared to other collaboration tools, I haven't seen Zoom crash often. Zoom is also better in terms of security. From a usability perspective, a user's perspective, the overall experience of using Zoom is very good. It's a simple, fast, very seamless solution, and pretty lightweight."
"The most valuable feature of Zoom is user-friendliness."
"The interface makes it simple to use."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Zoom provides different background screen functionalities for privacy protection."
"The most valuable features of Zoom are the screen blur and the background transition, which is great because we are working from home. Without this feature we would not have private meetings, they do not need to see what is happening in our background. The background transition is good with Zoom."
"It is a game-changer for virtual communication, and it is incredibly user-friendly, making it a go-to choice for remote meetings, webinars, and online collaboration."
 

Cons

"The security could improve in TeamViewer."
"Sometimes it lags."
"The solution could improve by increasing or removing the time limitation on the use of a session."
"It's pretty limited on the options they have."
"The support could improve their speed."
"TeamViewer can improve connectivity. I had some problems connecting to my clients and now I use AnyDesk."
"It would be useful if the solution could facilitate more than one remote user accessing my desktop at a time."
"In the next release, I would prefer to have a voice integration and collaboration feature to support multiple teams simultaneously."
"It is difficult to collaborate."
"Zoom could improve by extending the one-hour maximum session time in the free version."
"Zoom often does fixes or checks the vulnerability of their solution. However, they could increase security."
"Zoom has frequent updates, occurring every week or twice a week. This poses a significant issue because sometimes when we attempt to initiate a call, the system begins an upgrade process, taking at least 30 seconds and sometimes up to two minutes. This unscheduled upgrade can be inconvenient for users, as they must wait for the update to complete."
"Non-technical support should be improved, such as that involving invoicing."
"One of the main concerns is the difficulty of using it on your mobile device."
"Our licensing model prevents us from switching off the meeting recording functionality"
"The time limitations for the free version should be increased from 40 minutes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using the free version of TeamViewer. There is a subscription fee to use the premium features."
"The price was cheaper than what we were previously paying. At the time that we went with TeamViewer, we were using ShareConnect. The TeamViewer package was about half the cost and able to have a bigger number of users."
"...it will cost you $1,500 to $1,600 a year, but when I think of how much work I do through TeamViewer..."
"TeamViewer is $600 or $700 per port per year..."
"I used the free version of TeamViewer."
"TeamViewer is very pricey. You have to sign up for a yearly subscription."
"TeamViewer's price is cheaper than some other similar solutions. We have licenses for our users."
"TeamViewer has multiple licensing options."
"The solution's pricing is good."
"In addition to any licensing fees, we hired Zoom to provide training to us in small groups."
"I use the free version of Zoom."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"Zoom is free."
"There is some basic functionality that's free but if you want to host longer meetings and have more participants, then there is a licensing fee."
"I use the tool's free version."
"There is a subscription to use the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
92%
University
1%
Financial Services Firm
1%
Computer Software Company
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Should I choose Teamviewer Tensor over the regular Teamviewer?
The number one advantage of TeamViewer for me is its ease of use, specifically as it relates to the client side. By far, one of its best features is the remote access it provides. I can control som...
What do you like most about TeamViewer?
It is easy to use and has a pretty good UI.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamViewer?
The tool's price is a problem because TeamViewer wants users to sign up, and I feel most of the products want their users to do the same. TeamViewer is very pricey. You have to sign up for a yearly...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoom?
I use the free version of Zoom and have not encountered significant issues in its use. I also use the free version of Google Meet.
 

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