Roam offers a sort of intangible sense of presence so you can feel connected to your teammates while working remote. I use roam every day, and can attest that it is a much better experience for remote work than the Zoom/Slack combo so many of us got used to in 2020. The visibility the map brings means it's easy to tell who's around and available NOW (which the "green dot" in other apps fails at), and I have a better sense of what's going on in the company. It also makes me feel more like I'm working with other people, which is nice because I work in a different city than my coworkers. My calendar isn't full of meetings because the map enables quick drop ins for efficient (mostly audio-only) conversations. The GitHub integration makes it easy to quickly discover PRs that I've been requested to review, and the Spotify integration is a fun culture boost. I have all my meetings automatically transcribed and summarized with Roam's Magic Minutes, so I never have to think about taking notes in meetings. Finally, I don't have deal with juggling a bunch of different tools, because Roam singlehandedly handles video (and audio) conferencing, chat (including DMs and threaded channels), meeting summarization, screen recording, scheduling links, an AI assistant, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Because Roam handles so many different features, the depth of functionality on any given feature can be less comprehensive compared to more specialized alternatives (e.g., Roam's Magicast vs. Loom). Still, I find Roam usually covers the 80/20 well for a fraction of the price (given their all-in-one bundle), and the team puts out new features quickly (and listens a lot to customer feedback). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
