🆚 WhatsApp vs. Zoom

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Video conferencing tool

About

WhatsApp is an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, make voice and video calls including group calls, supports end-to-end encryption, and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

Zoom is a cloud-based communications platform that enables video meetings, audio conferencing, phone calls, and team chat across devices.

It includes HD video and audio, meetings for up to 1,000 participants with view options up to 49 videos on screen, screen sharing and remote control, meeting recording and transcripts, breakout rooms, virtual backgrounds, webinar hosting, cloud phone services, and end-to-end encryption options.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States
San Jose, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing$0.025
Authentication$0.0135
Utility$0.004
Service$0
Free version ✔️Basic, up to 40 minutes and 100 participants per meeting
Pro
(100 participants per meeting)
$15.99/user/month
Business
(300 participants per meeting)
$21.99/user/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #1
Instant Messaging › Rank #12
Social Media › Rank #5
Video Conferencing › Rank #2
Online Collaboration › Rank #8

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 80 times more popular than Zoom.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular than Zoom in all countries.
Brazil
India
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Indonesia
Italy
Thailand
Argentina
United States

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WhatsApp is more popular than Zoom in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Travel
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Health
General News
Blogs/Wiki

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
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Rank
#9,363
#15,189
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See also

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