自从冠状病毒大流行导致远程工作成为新常态以来，Zoom 已成为视频会议的主要内容。它有一个慷慨的免费版本，允许屏幕共享、最多 100 名参与者、长达 40 分钟的无限会议，以及其他功能，包括：
但是，有些人不喜欢Zoom的界面。其他人想要Zoom在其免费计划中未提供或仅在其顶级计划中提供的更多功能。例如，假设您需要主持超过 40 分钟的会议。除非您切换到付费计划之一，否则Zoom(Zoom)可能不是最佳选择。
如果您是小型企业或企业，正在寻找可以替代Zoom的消息和视频会议应用程序，我们为您准备了 8 个。在本指南中，我们解释了 8 种其他值得Zoom替代的服务。
2022 年 8 种最佳变焦替代品
以下是付费和免费视频通话的最佳 Zoom 替代方案。其中一些提供更好的免费计划，而另一些则提供更好的功能。
1. 谷歌见面会
Google Meet是Zoom的首选替代品，因为大多数公司已经在某种程度上使用了其他G Suite工具。(G Suite)Google Meet在其免费计划中提供稍长的 60 分钟会议持续时间（比Zoom长 20 分钟），但每次会议提供的最大参与者数量相同（100 人）。
以下是您通过 Google Meet 的免费计划获得的其他功能：
- 无限次会议
- 由 Google 语音识别提供支持的实时字幕（仅限英文(English)）
- 与所有流行设备兼容：台式机(Desktop)、笔记本电脑、Android和 iOS
- 可调整的布局
- 主持人控制（包括静音、移除和固定参与者）
- 屏幕共享
- 与Gmail(Gmail)、Google 日历(Google Calendar)、Office 365和Outlook 日历(Outlook Calendar)集成
如果您是拥有大型团队的企业用户，您可以升级到企业(Enterprise)计划，以举办最多 250 名参与者的在线会议。您还可以向多达 100,000 名与会者直播会议（或主持网络研讨会），并使用企业计划录制 Google Meet 会议。(record Google Meet meetings)
您没有在Google Meet上获得很多高级功能，但它提供了举办高质量和无摩擦视频会议所需的一切。在Google Meet 与 Zoom(Google Meet vs. Zoom)之间进行选择时，归结为只是使用一种工具，该工具可让您灵活地主持稍长的会议并与您已经使用的工具集成。
谷歌(Google)还有其他用于各种目的的视频会议平台。例如，如果您需要VoIP通话功能
，您可以使用Google Hangouts进行个人视频通话或Google Voice 。
2.微软团队
Microsoft Teams是 Microsoft 的一款基于云的视频会议应用程序(Microsoft)，默认安装在最新版本的Windows、Windows 11上。Microsoft Teams上的大多数功能或多或少与Zoom相似，包括：
- 长达 60 分钟的无限制小组会议
- 每次会议最多 300 名参与者（与Zoom(Zoom)上的 100 名参与者相比，这是一大优势）
- 与同事和客户无限制聊天
- 文件共享
- 更改背景(Change the background)（或上传您自己的）
- 实时字幕
- 5GB 云存储（Zoom 为 25MB）
那么，Microsoft Teams 是否比 Zoom 更好(Microsoft Teams better than Zoom)？好吧，这取决于您的确切需求。但是，如果您需要更多功能，您可以选择Microsoft Teams Essentials（每位用户每月 4 美元）、Microsoft 365 商业基础(Business Basic)版（每位用户每月 6 美元）或Microsoft 365 商业标准版(Business Standard)（每位用户每月 12.50 美元）。
3. Skype
Skype 已经存在了很长时间，但Skype 是否比 Zoom 更好(is Skype better than Zoom)？它最初是一个供个人使用的视频聊天应用程序。Skype 免费提供大部分功能，并继续发展为个人而非企业的视频会议平台。
如果您是个体企业家或小团队，您可以使用Skype 立即(Skype Meet Now)开会。该视频会议软件在其免费计划中提供以下内容：
- 会议室最多可容纳 100 人
- 通话录音(Call recording)
- 换背景
- 端到端加密
- 屏幕共享
- 文件共享（适用于最大 300MB 的文件）
- 呼叫转移
除了拨打手机和固定电话（每月 2.99 美元，无限分钟）外，几乎所有功能都可以在免费计划中使用。您还可以从另一个国家/地区获取 Skype 号码(get a Skype number)来拨打和接听电话以及发送和接收短信，就像您在该国家/地区一样。
4. GoToMeeting
GoToMeeting 允许多达 150 名参与者和多达 50 个分组讨论室，即使是最便宜的计划也是如此。您可以获得无限的云录音存储和这些录音的转录（仅适用于两个更高级别的计划），因此您可以快速搜索会议对话。
GoToMeeting的最大缺点是缺少免费计划，但您可以在GoToMeeting的付费计划中获得更多功能：
- 共同托管功能
- 屏幕共享
- 交互式电子白板
- 绘图工具
- 智能助手(Smart Assistant)（机器(Machine)学习驱动的检测系统，可检测会议中的行动项目和亮点）
- 会议记录
- 幻灯片到PDF（GoToMeeting 捕获演示幻灯片并创建按时间顺序和可共享的PDF文件）
- 适用于Google 日历(Google Calendar)和Microsoft Office 365的插件
但是，GoToMeeting 缺少网络研讨会功能。要举办网络研讨会，您需要在GoTo 的网络研讨会产品
GoToWebinar上花费额外费用。(GoToWebinar)
5. 环中央
RingCentral面向需要视频会议解决方案以及其他通信和团队协作工具的企业用户。RingCentral的视频会议工具为您提供了比我们列表中的一些免费工具更多的功能。
例如，RingCentral允许主持最多 500 名会议参与者的视频电话会议，让您在音频和视频通话之间切换，并在不退出通话的情况下更改您用于会议的设备。
RingCentral 不提供免费计划，但以下是您在其付费计划中获得的功能列表：
- 会议录音
- 白板(Whiteboard)和注释让协作更轻松
- 屏幕共享
- 实时文件编辑
- 多达 50 个分组讨论室
- 与流行的CRM(CRMs)、Zapier、Microsoft Outlook、Google Workspace（Google 日历(Google Calendar)、Gmail等）等
的集成
- 实时分析
- 网络研讨会(Webinar)功能允许多达 10,000 名与会者
RingCentral唯一的缺点是价格昂贵。定价也有点复杂，随着团队规模的扩大，分层费率也会发生变化。
6. 蓝色牛仔裤
BlueJeans是一种基于云的视频会议服务，最适合小型团队而不是个人或企业用户。
不过，该平台确实提供了一些以企业为中心的功能。例如，您最多可以托管 50,000 个仅查看成员。没有免费计划，但您可以使用 7 天免费试用版试用
BlueJeans的所有功能。(BlueJeans)
BlueJeans上的付费计划（Standard、Pro和Enterprise）提供以下功能：
- 最低、中和最高级别计划分别有多达 50、75 和 100 名参与者
- 适用于Windows（但不适用于触摸屏Windows设备）、Apple设备（Mac、iPhone 和 iPad）和Linux
- 智能会议(Meetings)（帮助确定会议中的重要时刻并将行动项目分配给参与者）
- 白板和注释
- 文件共享
- 私人和群聊
- 投票、问答、举手等互动功能
- Facebook 上的直播活动
- Slack、Microsoft Office 365、Gong等
的集成
总的来说，BlueJeans非常适合只需要视频会议功能而不需要很多其他通信功能的小型团队。
7. 思科网讯
Cisco是一种视频会议工具，可以主持高清视频通话，并提供一系列协作功能，包括文件共享和通话录音。
最好的部分？Webex有一个慷慨的免费计划，最多允许 100 名团队成员参加 50 分钟的会议。您始终可以通过升级到付费计划将会议持续时间延长至 24 小时。但是，如果您想容纳更多参与者，则需要升级到更高级别的计划之一。
升级到高级(Premium)计划允许无限主机托管多达 100,000 名参与者。以下是您在 Webex 付费计划中获得的其他功能：
- 交互式电子白板
- 屏幕共享
- 拨入访问
- 通话录音
- 文件传输
- 转录
- 轮询
- 一流的安全功能，如防火墙、SSO和安全调度
- Office 365、Google Drive和Salesforce的集成
- 实时客户支持
Cisco Webex还加载了 AI 功能，例如基于手势的会议反应。Webex 的 AI 还会找到会议中最重要的点，将它们放在顶部，并使用这些点保存相关的共享文件。
8. Jitsi 见面会
Jitsi Meet是一个免费的开源视频会议解决方案。如果您是初创公司或小型企业，Jitsi Meet是与您的团队进行视频协作的绝佳方式。通过使用会议链接邀请他们或直接呼叫他们，您最多可以在会议中主持 50 位成员。
以下是您在Jitsi Meet上获得的一些功能：
- 屏幕共享
- 将实时会议流式传输到 YouTube
- 诸如“通过演示者”、查看已安排的会议以及连接到日历以安排未来会议等功能
- 远程控制(Control)每个参与者的桌面
- Slack、Google和Microsoft的集成
- 可用的视频质量分辨率：1280×720 (HD)、640×360 (SD) 和 360×180 (LD)
由于Jitsi Meet是一个开源平台，它具有高度可定制性，并允许您添加一些高级功能。当然，如果您不是开发人员，您可能更愿意在付费工具上为这些功能付费。
您可以通过其网络应用程序、Android或 iOS 移动应用程序或Chrome扩展程序使用(Chrome)Jitsi Meet，并将其与Dropbox、Slack、Google Calendar和Microsoft 365等其他业务工具集成。
缩放替代品解释
既然您知道了可用的Zoom替代方案，您就可以继续选择最适合您需求的替代方案。但是，如果您真的不需要视频聊天，您也可以使用提供无限通话和短信的最佳免费通话应用程序之一。(best free calling apps)
8 Best Zoom Alternatives for Free Group Video Conferencing
Zoom has become a staple for video conferenсing ever since remote work became the nеw normal as a rеsult of the coronavirus pаndemic. It has a generous free version that allows screen sharing, up to 100 participants, unlimited meetings for up to 40 minutes, and other features including:
However, some people don’t like Zoom’s interface. Others want more features that Zoom doesn’t offer on its free plan or only offers on its top-tier plan. For instance, say you need to host meetings longer than 40 minutes. Zoom might not be the best option unless you switch to one of the paid plans.
If you’re a small business or an enterprise looking for a messaging and video meetings app that can work as a substitute for Zoom, we’ve got 8 of them for you. In this guide, we explain there 8 other services that are worthy Zoom alternatives.
8 Best Zoom Alternatives in 2022
Following are the best Zoom alternatives for paid and free video calls. Some of them offer a better free plan, while others offer better functionality.
1. Google Meet
Google Meet is a go-to Zoom alternative because most companies already use other G Suite tools in some capacity. Google Meet offers slightly longer meeting durations of 60 minutes on its free plan (20 minutes longer than Zoom), though it offers the same number of maximum participants (100) per meeting.
Here are other features you get with Google Meet’s free plan:
- Unlimited meetings
- Live captions powered by Google’s speech recognition (English only)
- Compatibility with all popular devices: Desktop, laptop, Android, and iOS
- Adjustable layouts
- Controls for hosts (including muting, removing, and pinning participants)
- Screen sharing
- Integration with Gmail, Google Calendar, Office 365, and Outlook Calendar
If you’re an enterprise user with a large team, you can upgrade to the Enterprise plans for hosting online meetings with up to 250 participants. You can also live-stream meetings (or host a webinar) to up to 100,000 attendees and record Google Meet meetings with the Enterprise plan.
You don’t get a lot of advanced features on Google Meet, but it offers everything you need to host high-quality and frictionless video conferences. When selecting between Google Meet vs. Zoom, it boils down to just using a tool that allows you the flexibility to host slightly longer meetings and integrates with tools you already use.
Google also has other video conferencing platforms for various purposes. For instance, you can use Google Hangouts for personal video calls or Google Voice if you need VoIP calling features.
2. Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based video conferencing app from Microsoft and comes installed by default on the latest version of Windows, Windows 11. Most features on Microsoft Teams are more or less similar to Zoom and include:
- Unlimited group meetings for up to 60 minutes
- Up to 300 participants per meeting (a big plus when compared to 100 participants on Zoom)
- Unlimited chat with coworkers and customers
- File sharing
- Change the background (or upload your own)
- Live captions
- 5GB of cloud storage (compared to 25MB on Zoom)
So, is Microsoft Teams better than Zoom? Well, it depends on your exact needs. However, if you need more features, you can choose the Microsoft Teams Essentials ($4 per user per month), Microsoft 365 Business Basic ($6 per user per month), or Microsoft 365 Business Standard ($12.50 per user per month).
3. Skype
Skype has been around for a long time, but is Skype better than Zoom? It was initially a video chat app meant for personal use. Skype offers most features for free and continues to evolve as a video conferencing platform for individuals rather than businesses.
If you’re a solopreneur or a small team, you can use Skype Meet Now. The video conferencing software offers the following on its free plan:
- Up to 100 participants in a meeting room
- Call recording
- Change background
- End-to-end encryption
- Screen sharing
- File sharing (for files up to 300MB in size)
- Call forwarding
Almost all features are available on the free plan except calling mobile phones and landlines (which cost $2.99 per month for unlimited minutes). You can also get a Skype number from another country to make and receive calls and send and receive text messages like you would if you were in that country.
4. GoToMeeting
GoToMeeting allows up to 150 participants and up to 50 breakout rooms, even on the cheapest plan. You get unlimited cloud recording storage and transcriptions for those recordings (only available on the two higher-tier plans), so you can search through meeting conversations quickly.
The biggest downside to GoToMeeting is the lack of a free plan, but here are more features you get on GoToMeeting’s paid plans:
- Co-hosting functionality
- Screen sharing
- Interactive whiteboard
- Drawing tools
- Smart Assistant (Machine learning-powered detection system that detects action items and highlights in a meeting)
- In-meeting notes
- Slide to PDF (GoToMeeting captures presentation slides and creates chronologically-ordered and shareable PDF files)
- Plug-ins for Google Calendar and Microsoft Office 365
However, GoToMeeting lacks webinar functionality. To host a webinar, you’ll need to spend extra on GoToWebinar, GoTo’s webinar product.
5. RingCentral
RingCentral is geared towards enterprise users who need a video conferencing solution and other communication and team collaboration tools too. RingCentral’s video conferencing tool gives you a lot more capabilities than some free tools we have on the list.
For instance, RingCentral allows hosting video conference calls with up to 500 meeting participants, lets you switch between audio and video calls, and change the device you’re using for the meeting without dropping out of the call.
RingCentral doesn’t offer a free plan, but here’s a list of features you get on its paid plans:
- Meeting recording
- Whiteboard and annotations for easier collaboration
- Screen sharing
- Real-time file editing
- Up to 50 breakout rooms
- Integrations for popular CRMs, Zapier, Microsoft Outlook, Google Workspace (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), and more
- Real-time analytics
- Webinar feature allowing up to 10,000 attendees
The only downside to RingCentral is that it’s expensive. The pricing is also a little complex, with the tier-wise rates changing as your team grows larger.
6. BlueJeans
BlueJeans is a cloud-based video conferencing service best suited for small teams rather than individuals or enterprise users.
The platform does offer a few enterprise-focused capabilities, though. For instance, you can host up to 50,000 view-only members. There’s no free plan, but you can try BlueJeans with all features using the 7-day free trial.
The paid plans (Standard, Pro, and Enterprise) on BlueJeans offer the following features:
- Up to 50, 75, and 100 participants on the lowest, medium, and highest-tier plans, respectively
- Available on Windows (not with touchscreen Windows devices, though), Apple devices (Mac, iPhone, and iPad), and Linux
- Smart Meetings (helps pin important moments in the meeting and assign action items to participants)
- Whiteboard and annotations
- File sharing
- Private and group chats
- Polling, Q&A, raising hands, and other interactive features
- Live-stream events on Facebook
- Integrations for Slack, Microsoft Office 365, Gong, and more
Overall, BlueJeans is great for small teams that only need video conferencing features and not many other communication features.
7. Cisco Webex
Cisco is a video conferencing tool that allows hosting HD video calls and offers a range of collaboration features, including file sharing and call recording.
The best part? Webex has a generous free plan that allows hosting up to 100 team members for 50-minute meetings. You can always increase the meeting duration to 24 hours by upgrading to a paid plan. However, if you want to host more participants, you’ll need to upgrade to one of the higher-tier plans.
Upgrading to the Premium plan allows unlimited hosts to host up to 100,000 participants. Here are other features you get on Webex’s paid plans:
- Interactive whiteboard
- Screen sharing
- Dial-in access
- Call recording
- File transfer
- Transcriptions
- Polling
- Top-notch security features like firewall, SSO, and secure scheduling
- Integrations for Office 365, Google Drive, and Salesforce
- Live customer support
Cisco Webex is also loaded with AI features like gesture-based meeting reactions. Webex’s AI also finds the meeting’s most important points, puts them at the top, and saves relevant shared files with those points.
8. Jitsi Meet
Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing solution. If you’re a startup or small business, Jitsi Meet is a great way to collaborate with your team on video. You can host up to 50 members in a meeting by inviting them with a meeting link or directly calling them.
Here are a few features you get on Jitsi Meet:
- Screen sharing
- Stream live meetings to YouTube
- Features like “pass presenter,” viewing scheduled meetings, and connecting to the calendar for scheduling future meetings
- Control every participant’s desktop remotely
- Integrations for Slack, Google, and Microsoft
- Available video quality resolutions: 1280×720 (HD), 640×360 (SD), and 360×180 (LD)
Since Jitsi Meet is an open-source platform, it’s highly customizable and allows you to add several advanced features. Of course, if you’re not a developer, you might just prefer paying for those features on a paid tool.
You can use Jitsi Meet via its web app, Android or iOS mobile app, or Chrome extension and integrate it with other business tools like Dropbox, Slack, Google Calendar, and Microsoft 365.
Zoom Alternatives Explained
Now that you know the Zoom alternatives available to you, you can go ahead and pick one that best fits your needs. However, if you don’t really need video chats, you can also just use one of the best free calling apps that offer unlimited calls and text messages.
