Comparison

Lark vs Zoom

On the evidence we track, Lark leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Lark77
Zoom61
Score
Vioscale score
Lark77 / 100low · 43%
Zoom61 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Lark
Zoom
Model
Price level
Larklow
Zoomlow
Transparent
Lark
Zoom
Integrations
Count
Lark
Zoom3
Security
Disclosure policy
Lark
Zoom
Gdpr
Lark
Zoom
Reliability
Sla pct
Lark
Zoom99.99
Status page
Lark
Zoom
Market

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Lark

Leader

A single platform where teams can communicate, hold meetings, collaborate on documents, manage projects, and leverage AI to automate workflows and generate content.

Independently observed

Zoom

Cloud-based suite that integrates video conferencing, instant messaging, phone services, email, and collaboration tools into one platform. Supports meetings up to 500+ participants with recording, transcription, and AI-assisted features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Lark

Leader
from $6/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to $12/user/month. Free Starter tier. Annual billing saves 16.6%.

  • StarterFree
    • Team collaboration
    • 20 users max
    • 100 GB storage
    • 1-on-1 video meetings
    • 18 months message history
    • +4 more
  • Basic$6/user/month billed annually
    • Team collaboration
    • 500 users max
    • 5 TB storage (expandable)
    • 1-on-1 video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +4 more
  • ProContact sales
    • Team collaboration
    • 500 users max
    • 15 TB storage (expandable)
    • 500-participant video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Team collaboration
    • Unlimited users
    • 15 TB + 30 GB per user storage (expandable)
    • 500-participant video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +10 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
Lark
Zoom
iOS
Lark
Zoom
Android
Lark
Zoom
macOS
Lark
Zoom
Windows
Lark
Zoom
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lark
Zoom

Integrations

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

Lark

Leader

Not documented yet.

Zoom

3 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
Independently observed

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