Zoom

Zoom became the default video-meeting tool for remote teams, classes, interviews, and quick calls that need screens, chat, and shared links. By our assessment, its real advantage is how little friction it puts between a meeting link and a live call, which is why the name became shorthand for video conferencing itself. The downside is that simple software does not erase meeting fatigue, and a long day of back-to-back calls still feels like a long day of back-to-back calls. In use, Zoom is plain and fast, with enough features for breakout rooms, recording, and webinars when a meeting needs more structure. It sits near Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Webex, and it is a United States company.