vioscaleAI
Comparison

Gather vs Zoom

No clear leader: Gather (67.6) and Zoom (64.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Gather full profile →Zoom full profile →
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Gather68
Zoom64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gather68 / 100medium · 73%
Zoom64 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Model
Price level
Gatherlow
Zoomlow
Starting price
Gather$12
Zoom–
Transparent
Gather✓
Zoom✗
Integrations
Count
Gather4
Zoom2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Gdpr
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Hipaa
Gather–
Zoom✓
Iso27001
Gather–
Zoom✓
Soc2
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Gather–
Zoom99.99
Status page
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Gather7 items
Zoom7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Video meetings
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Whiteboard
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Recording / transcription
GatherRecording + AI notes
ZoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
Gather✗
Zoom✓
SSO / SCIM
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Access
Guest / external access
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Deployment
Hosting
GatherCloud only
ZoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Gatherhundreds
Zoom300-500+
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Gather✗
Zoom✓
Public API / bot framework
Gather✓
Zoom✓
Commercial
Free tier
Gather✓
Zoom✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gather

A web-based platform that enables remote teams to interact, meet, and work together as if co-located, without constant formal meeting scheduling. Users can see colleague availability, initiate instant conversations, and customize their shared digital workspace.

Independently observed

Zoom

A comprehensive unified communications solution offering video conferencing, instant messaging, cloud-based phone service, webinars, and workplace collaboration features, deployable in cloud or on-premises environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gather

from $12/member/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $12/member/month. Free 30-day trial. Custom plans available.

  • Essential Plan$12/member/month (or $9.60/member/month when billed annually with -20% discount)
    • Unlimited audio & video calls
    • Unlimited chat messages
    • Meeting recordings
    • AI meeting notes and transcriptions
    • Google Calendar sync
    • +8 more
  • Custom PlanContact sales
    • All Essential Plan features
    • Custom pricing
    • Custom onboarding
    • Custom, larger offices
    • Hybrid solutions
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Zoom

SubscriptionFree tier
  • School and Campus-
    • Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours
    • Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging
    • Unlimited whiteboards
    • Screen sharing with co-annotation
    • Breakout rooms and polling
    • +9 more
  • School and Campus Plus-
    • All School and Campus features plus:
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling
    • Metered outbound calling within US & Canada
    • 10GB cloud storage per user
    • LTI integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Meetings up to 500+ participants
    • Webinars up to 500 attendees
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited calling
    • Conference Room Connector
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Gather✓
Zoom✓
iOS
Gather✗
Zoom✓
Android
Gather✗
Zoom✓
macOS
Gather✗
Zoom✓
Windows
Gather✗
Zoom✓
Linux
Gather✗
Zoom✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gather✓
Zoom✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Gather

7 total
  • Google Calendar
  • GitHub
  • Spotify
  • Google Chrome Extension
  • Outlook (planned)
  • Google Chrome
  • Outlook
Independently observed

Zoom

5 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Gather or Zoom: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.