Zipcan is a no-code option that makes video chat configurable, embeddable and scalable. Surface real-time video chat wherever needed inside a product or website. Our customers pick Zipcan because it’s more integrated than Zoom & faster than video API’s.
Hey Product Hunt,
A huge thanks to our 500+ customers who signed up for Zipcan beta, provided feedback and upgraded early to the full product we are launching today!!
What is Zipcan? Using only an embed code, any website or web product can add customized video chat to existing experiences.
How does it work? 🔨 Zipcan provides a simple admin to configure a video chat space with settings and a custom theme. Our embed options work with almost any website or web app, but we have provided step-by-step integration instructions for Hubspot CMS. Hubspot Meetings, Squarespace, Shopify, and Calendly.
Who built it? @spenser_lea and @fritzly. Spenser and I previously worked closely together at Brandlive (www.brandlive.com), where Fritz was the co-founder and CEO, and Spenser was the Director of Product Design.
Why would someone use Zipcan rather than the competition? Our customers choose Zipcan because it’s more integrated than video conferencing tools like Zoom and it’s faster than video API’s like Agora.
What does it cost? You can try it for free, so sign up and if you like it, we have plans starting at $25/mo.
We are eager to hear your comments and see what you build with Zipcan.
Thanks to @chrismessina for hunting us and our advisors @adnys and @jeffrey_hardison
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Congrats on the launch! So can you put an ephemeral video chat or are these supposed to stay available for a long time on your website?
@rubenwolff Zipcan is rather flexible based on the settings. It can be ephemeral based on access to the chat entirely or specific rooms. Or you can have rooms persist and be recorded. Check out this blog post for details on configuration options: https://blog.zipcan.com/zipcan-c...
Been a fan since the beta, but I realise I've not asked: what's been the most surprising use you've seen of Zipcan so far? And of course, congrats on the launch @fritzly!
@davedri Good question. DispatchJustice.com has created help on demand for the most high pressure situations. During a routine traffic stop that you never want to escalate to anything more, consumers can open Dispatch Justice and start a video call. This immediately starts recording and notifies a lawyer to join. DJ uses Zipcan dynamic rooms to create a private call for each client to lawyer connection.
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I use Zipcan since the beta and it’s an amazing product, as a dev, the level of customization and the JS component is so great that I don’t think anymore about using a api. Congrats
Congratulations @fritzly and team on the upgrade and launch! Definetely Zipcan is becoming one of the greatest (or maybe the best!) options out there to embed Videoconferencing on any site!
@lluis_m_ventura That means a lot coming from someone who has also spent a lot of time innovating in video!
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I installed the beta for my wife’s health coaching business and it’s been great so far. Plugged into squarespace easily, which is a good thing cause I’m not a dev. Looking forward to the new features.
@eric_duvauchelle2 Love it. We really wanted to create a tool that could support customers from the enterprise to individuals. So far we have seen that with our beta customers. Excited to see what is created in the next few months with the full product.
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So psyched that this product is finally out in the wild! Signed, a happy beta user. (Nice work @fritzly and crew!)
@turoczy Thanks Rick. Your stories really help us get a sense for the broader POV on our product. So thanks for taking the time to write your pithy and witty commentary on your blog.
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