Rock Solid with Immense Potential
I was looking for a replacement for Sessions and KYZON came across my radar. Leery of being burned again, it wasn't until I saw one of the developers, James, interacting and answering questions with great articulation and transparency that I decided to start using it.
The onboarding is efficient. The UI is clean and even with the, in my opinion, slightly odd dual Kyzon Space / Flow app access, it takes only a few minutes to orient yourself to the layout and get around. Everything I've tried works well, though there are some differences in how it executes certain tasks if you're accustomed to Zoom, Skype, Meetings, Teams, etc. This isn't a PWA, it's a full browser app, so there are tradeoffs when it comes to ease with screensharing and video sharing, but KYZON is aware of that and has workarounds in place to accommodate them. Again, they've clearly been testing and refining this and have thoughts/answers to every feature I've discussed with them.
I have not put it through the ringer fully, but I ran a quick test run with 6 people, some on laptops and some on mobile, and had zero issues. Then I did another run with document sharing and that worked well. Scheduling, sending links, logging in, etc all work smoothly and quickly for people without accounts, which is huge for me as Skype is now dead and Zoom is getting useless for free use.
If you need a clean, fast, easy way to meet with people? This is 10 out of 5 stars If you're an educator or interact with clients in somewhat unique ways (needing annotation or whiteboards), or don't like a couple minor steps to seeing video while sharing your screen, this is 5 out of 5 stars because James and the team seem to be working toward solutions in those regards and it's still capable of working in those cases if you make some adjustments on your end.
I have some nitpicks, but most of them are UI preference, but even in mentioning those to James, he, again, had answers, thoughts, and insights into how they're looking to improve in those areas, and/or why they've gone the direction they have.
I am glad I started using KYZON and am optimistic about where the app is heading. Hats off to the KYZON team.
