Moyan SEE vs Zoom: honest comparison for 2026

The short version

Zoom is the default video meeting app for millions of teams. Moyan SEE is a browser-first alternative built around three ideas: real HD clarity, recordings you own and download, and guests who join without an account.

Both let you run a meeting with video, screen sharing, chat and recording. The differences are in price, friction and what happens to your recordings.

Price

	Moyan SEE	Zoom
Free plan	40 minutes, up to 100 people	40 minutes, up to 100 people
First paid tier	Pro $11.99 / user / month	Pro about $13.33 / user / month
Business tier	$17.99 / user / month	about $18.33 / user / month
Yearly	2 months free	discounted

Moyan SEE Pro sits under Zoom Pro, and every paid plan starts with a 3-day free trial.

Meeting length and size

Free meetings on both products stop at 40 minutes. On Moyan SEE the countdown is visible in the room, so nobody is surprised. Paid plans remove the limit entirely: Pro hosts up to 300 people, Business up to 1,500.

Recordings

This is the biggest practical difference. On Moyan SEE, the host records in the browser and the file downloads straight to their computer as an MP4 when the meeting ends — no cloud storage tier, no processing queue, no link that expires. Zoom's local recording exists too, but cloud recording with sharing links is where the paid storage tiers live.

If your team keeps recordings for training, coaching or compliance, owning the file matters.

Joining without an account

Anyone with a Moyan SEE link types a display name and joins — camera, microphone, screen share, chat and polls all work as a guest. There is no app to install and no sign-up wall, which matters for client calls, interviews and support sessions where the other person has never heard of your tool.

Features side by side

• HD and Full HD video, plus a 2K option on Moyan SEE
• Screen, window and tab sharing on both
• Whiteboard and polls on both
• Live captions on both
• Waiting room, meeting lock, host and co-host controls on both
• Background blur and replacement, plus your own uploaded background image, on Moyan SEE
• A developer API and a free JavaScript SDK to put meetings inside your own product on Moyan SEE

Who should pick which

Pick Zoom if your company already standardises on it, you rely on its phone system, or your customers expect a Zoom link.

Pick Moyan SEE if you want lower per-seat cost, recordings you keep as files, guests who join in one click, and the option to embed meetings into your own app or website later.

Try it in a minute

Open Moyan SEE, start a meeting and send the link to a colleague. No install, no card. If it fits how you work, the 3-day trial unlocks unlimited length and the bigger rooms.