Zoho Meeting
Browser-based video meetings and webinars at a fraction of Zoom's per-host price.
What is Zoho Meeting?
Zoho Meeting is browser-based video conferencing and webinar software, priced per host at a level well below Zoom and GoTo. Guests join from a browser without installing anything, and the product connects to the wider Zoho suite so meetings can be launched from CRM records, support tickets or booked appointments.
Best known for: Low-cost video meetings that guests join from a browser
Key features
- Browser-based joining with no guest install
- Screen sharing, whiteboard, polls and annotation
- Cloud recording with transcripts on Professional
- Breakout rooms and multiple co-hosts
- Webinar hosting alongside standard meetings
- Integration with Zoho CRM, Desk, Bookings and Projects
Who Zoho Meeting is best for
- Small businesses that need reliable video meetings without Zoom pricing
- Teams wanting browser-based joining with no client install for guests
- Existing Zoho users who want meetings launched from CRM, Desk or Bookings
Ideal team: Small and mid-sized teams running internal meetings and client calls who want low per-host pricing and are comfortable with a less feature-rich product than Zoom or Teams.
Zoho Meeting pricing
Free
$0
- Up to 100 participants, 60 minutes per meeting
- Screen sharing, whiteboard and instant chat
- Moderator controls and basic reports
Standard
$1/per host / mo (10 participants, billed annually)
- Meetings up to 24 hours with 2 co-hosts
- Cloud recording with 5 GB per host
- Personal room, polls, remote control and co-branding
Professional
$3/per host / mo (10 participants, billed annually)
- Breakout rooms and multiple co-hosts
- Custom domain, API access and advanced analytics
- Recording transcripts and meeting keynotes
Costs to watch before you commit
- The $1 and $3 rates are for the smallest 10-participant tier — price rises with participant capacity up to 250
- Listed prices assume annual billing, which Zoho advertises as saving more than 15%; monthly costs more
- Recording storage beyond 5 GB per host is US$30 per year per additional 25 GB
- Toll-free dial-in numbers are US$192 per year per organisation
- Premium 24/7 support costs 20% of your total licence fee
- Local taxes are charged on top of the listed prices
Zoho Meeting pros and cons
Pros
- Extraordinarily cheap — $1 per host on Standard and $3 on Professional against Zoom's far higher per-host pricing
- Guests join from a browser with no client install, which removes the most common friction in external meetings
- Free plan allows 100 participants for up to 60 minutes, matching the free tiers of much pricier competitors
- Breakout rooms, recording transcripts, and API access on the $3 Professional tier
- Webinars available alongside standard meetings rather than as a separate product line
- 945 third-party reviews at 4.6 — a solid, well-established track record
Cons
- The $1 and $3 rates are for the 10-participant tier; price rises as you scale capacity toward 250
- Recording storage is 5 GB per host, with more at $30 per year per 25 GB
- Toll-free dial-in numbers cost $192 per year per organisation
- Premium 24/7 support is charged at 20% of your total licence fee
- Feature depth trails Zoom and Teams noticeably for large or complex sessions
- Listed prices assume annual billing; monthly costs more, with local taxes on top
Zoho Meeting review: a closer look
What Zoho Meeting is
Zoho Meeting is browser-based video conferencing and webinar hosting, priced per host at a level that makes the rest of the category look expensive. Standard is $1 per host per month at the entry participant tier; Professional is $3. The free plan supports 100 participants for 60 minutes, which is comparable to what much larger competitors offer free. It connects to the wider Zoho suite so meetings can be launched from a CRM record, a support ticket, or a booked appointment.
Browser-based joining is the underrated feature
The friction in external meetings is almost never the video quality — it's the client the other person doesn't have installed, the update that runs at the worst moment, the prospect fumbling with permissions while you wait. Zoho Meeting runs in the browser for guests, so a client clicks a link and is in. For sales calls and client meetings with people outside your organisation, that reliability is worth more than any feature on the comparison grid, because the failure it prevents is the one that costs you credibility in the first thirty seconds.
Participant tiers are the real pricing axis
The headline rates are for the smallest capacity band. Both Standard and Professional scale by participant count — 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 — with the price rising accordingly, so $1 per host buys you ten-person meetings, not 250-person ones. Work out your realistic maximum meeting size, not your typical one, and price that band. Three other costs sit outside the plan: recording storage beyond 5 GB per host at $30 per year per 25 GB, toll-free dial-in at $192 per year, and premium 24/7 support at 20% of your licence fee. For a small team none of these will be large, but they're worth knowing before you compare against a competitor's all-in price.
Where it trails the leaders
Be honest about the ceiling. For internal standups, client calls, and modest webinars, Zoho Meeting does everything most businesses need. For large-scale events with complex production, extensive breakout management, deep third-party integration, or the kind of enterprise administration a large IT department expects, Zoom and Teams remain more capable, and the gap widens with scale. There's also the incumbency question: Zoom is a verb, and some clients will simply expect a Zoom link. That's not a technical argument, but it's a real one in client-facing contexts.
How it compares
Against Zoom, Zoom wins on ecosystem, polish, large-event capability, and the fact that everyone already knows it — at many times the per-host cost. Against Microsoft Teams, Teams is effectively included if you already pay for Microsoft 365, which makes it the default for those businesses regardless of merit. Against Google Meet, the same logic applies for Google Workspace customers. Against Whereby, Whereby's no-install room links are similarly friction-free with a simpler product. Zoho Meeting's clearest case is a business that isn't already paying for Microsoft or Google and wants credible video without Zoom's bill.
Who should use Zoho Meeting?
A good fit
Zoho Meeting fits small and mid-sized teams that need dependable video meetings and occasional webinars without paying Zoom's per-host rate, and that value guests joining without an install. It's a natural fit for existing Zoho customers, where meetings launch directly from CRM records and booked appointments, and for businesses not already committed to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
Look elsewhere if…
Businesses already paying for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace effectively have Teams or Meet included and should use them. Organisations running large or production-heavy events need Zoom's capability and should budget for it. Teams whose clients expect a Zoom link may find the incumbency argument decisive regardless of price. And anyone with heavy recording needs should price the storage add-on rather than assuming 5 GB per host will hold.
The verdict
Zoho Meeting is remarkable value: $1 to $3 per host for browser-based video with recording, breakout rooms, transcripts, and webinars, backed by 945 reviews at 4.6. Guests joining without an install is the feature that quietly matters most in client-facing use, and the free plan's 100 participants for 60 minutes is genuinely competitive. Two things to check before buying: those rates are for the 10-participant band and rise with capacity, so price your real maximum meeting size; and if you already pay for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, you have a capable product included and this is redundant. Absent that, it does the job for a fraction of the category's price.
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