Tandem vs Zoom

Tandem

• Remote teams that prefer quick spoken conversations to scheduled meetings
• Pair work that relies on screen sharing with shared cursors
• Hybrid offices that want remote staff visible on screens in the office

Zoom

• Teams whose main need is video meetings with chat alongside
• Occasional hosts who can work within 40-minute meetings
• People who want AI meeting notes built into the meeting app
• Companies that plan to add phone, webinars or rooms later

Tandem

• The Free plan is limited to 4 members and 5 call hours per day.
• Paid plans are sold by team-size tier (10, 50 or unlimited members), and the per-member charge for going over a tier is not shown on the pricing page.
• Phone dial-in and dial-out and priority support are listed only on the paid plans.

Zoom

• Basic meetings end at 40 minutes, and the plan records locally only with no cloud storage.
• Meetings of 300 people need Business; beyond that the Large Meeting add-on starts at $50 a month for 500 participants.
• SSO and managed domains start at Business, and webinars, the phone PBX and Rooms are bundled only into Enterprise, which is sold by sales.
• Annual plans are charged as one upfront payment; the monthly figure shown is the annual total divided by 12.

Tandem

Team presence

See who is around and who is free to talk, and ask Tandem to notify you when a busy teammate becomes available.

One-click conversations

Wave at a teammate to start an audio or video call without a meeting link, or join a conversation that is already under way.

Screen sharing with shared cursors

Share a screen, tab or app in one click. Teammates can point with their own cursors, and remote screen control can be switched on.

Rooms and tables

Public or private rooms hold focused conversations, tables let people overhear neighboring conversations, and music rooms play a shared soundtrack while co-working.

Meeting reminders and widgets

Upcoming calendar meetings come with reminders and auto-join, and calls can add widgets such as a timer, standup, agenda, poll and music.

Hybrid Spaces

Kiosks, screens with a camera and audio system placed around a physical office, let remote teammates drop in on the open floor or a meeting room.

Zoom

Video meetings

Meetings run up to 40 minutes on Basic and 30 hours on paid plans, with 100 participants on Basic and Pro, 300 on Business and 1,000 on Enterprise.

Team chat

Instant messaging is part of every Workplace plan, including the free Basic plan, and sits in the same app as meetings and calling.

AI notes and meeting summaries

Basic includes AI note-taking 3 times a month and summaries for 3 hosted meetings. Pro makes both unlimited and takes notes in Zoom, third-party and in-person conversations.

Whiteboard and Clips

Basic allows 3 editable whiteboards and 5 two-minute clips. Clips become unlimited on Pro, and whiteboards become unlimited on Business.

Mail, Calendar and Scheduler

Basic connects Gmail or Outlook and syncs Google or Microsoft calendars. Pro adds Zoom Mail and Zoom Calendar, and Business adds unlimited Scheduler booking pages.

Recording and cloud storage

Basic records locally only. Pro adds 10 GB of cloud recording storage per license, and extra cloud storage is sold as an add-on from $10 a month for 30 GB.

Tandem

• Free$0

  Up to 4 members and 5 call hours per day.

• Small Teams$64

  per month for 10 members, or $599 billed yearly

  Covers 10 members, with more for a per-member charge. Unlimited audio and video calls, phone dial-in and dial-out, and priority support.

• Medium Teams$129

  per month for 50 members, or $1,199 billed yearly

  Covers 50 members, with more for a per-member charge. Unlimited audio and video calls, phone dial-in and dial-out, and priority support.

• Large Teams$499

  per month for unlimited members, or $4,599 billed yearly

  Unlimited members, unlimited audio and video calls, phone dial-in and dial-out, and priority support.

Zoom

• Workplace Basic$0

  Meetings of up to 40 minutes and 100 participants, instant messaging, 3 editable whiteboards, 5 two-minute clips and limited AI features.

• Workplace Pro$14.16

  per user / month, billed annually ($16.99 billed monthly)

  30-hour meetings with 100 participants, unlimited AI note-taking and meeting summaries, unlimited clips, and 10 GB of cloud storage per user.

• Workplace Business$18.33

  per user / month, billed annually ($21.99 billed monthly)

  300 participants per meeting, Scheduler with unlimited booking pages, unlimited whiteboards, SSO and managed domains.

• Workplace EnterpriseCustom

  1,000 participants per meeting, plus a full-featured phone PBX, webinars for 500 attendees, Rooms and translated captions.

Tandem

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page lists yearly prices of $599, $1,199 and $4,599 for the three paid plans and labels each a 20% saving over paying monthly.

Zoom

• Annual discount

  About 17% less with annual billing

  Workplace Pro is $169.90 a year ($14.16 a month) against $16.99 billed monthly, and Business is $219.90 a year ($18.33 a month) against $21.99.

• Nonprofit

  50% off for verified nonprofits

  Zoom's pricing FAQ says verified nonprofit organizations worldwide get a 50% discount on Workplace Pro, Workplace Business, Webinars and Large Meetings.