Now Vs Zoom

NoW vs. Zoom – Highlights

Feature	NoW	Zoom
250 participants	Yes	100 – Pro Plan
Meeting Time Limit for Basic Plan Users	No meeting time limit	40 Minutes
Premium and Toll-free Numbers	Yes	Additional Cost
SMS reminder, sent 15 minutes prior to your meeting start, to all invitees. SMS notification sent to you when someone joins your meeting BEFORE you arrive, letting you know who is waiting for you.	Yes	None
HIPAA-compliant	No historical issues with hacking; encrypted to support the needs of medical providers and others sharing confidential information via teleconference	Zoom is HIPAA-compliant, but has continued to experience security problems
Custom Branding (including subdomain and logos)	Custom URLs, logos, colors, hold music, and unique backdrops	Additional Cost
Break Out Rooms for Basic Users	All users	Available with upgraded plans
Transcription	Yes	Available with 10 licenses or more at an expense of $1999/year.
Recording Storage	5 GB	1GB
Conference Summaries & Search	Yes	Additional Cost
Live Video Streaming (YouTube)	Yes	Additional Cost
Security – Routing through China	No	Yes
Security – Meeting Code, One-time Access Code, Meeting Lock	Yes	None
Support	Live, friendly, and solution-oriented support	Chat, call, and engineering teams that operate in silos and generic emails without much updated information about technical problems
Easy User Interface	Features like raising a hand, a whiteboard, additional views, faster hang-up access, etc., are in more intuitive places; includes detailed wi-fi signal diagnostics signal diagnostics	Less intuitive; no whiteboard, limited views
Music or Commercial While Waiting to Join Meeting	Yes	No