Pop vs Zed

Pop is a videoconferencing and screen-sharing service built around shared control of a computer. Participants can use their own mouse and keyboard on the shared screen, while voice, video, drawing, and highlighting support real-time communication. People can join a meeting from a link before registering, using a laptop or smartphone. The listed joining options include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, mobile browsers, and Mac, Windows, and Linux. Users can start a meeting from Slack with a slash command or call button, and connect Google Calendar to manage scheduled Pop meetings. Pop says meeting traffic is encrypted in transit and that it does not store or record meeting media. Its security information distinguishes one-to-one calls, which it says are end-to-end encrypted, from calls with three or more participants, where an SFU decrypts and re-encrypts media. Pro is listed at $0 while in beta and includes unlimited meetings with no time limit. Starter is free. Enterprise costs $25 per user per month and starts at 40 licenses for $12K/year.

Zed is a code editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with Personal, Pro, and Business plans. Personal is free forever and includes 2,000 accepted edit predictions; it also allows unlimited use with API keys or external agents. Pro costs $10.00 per month, includes unlimited edit predictions and $5 of tokens, and bills usage beyond that allowance at API list price plus 10%. The Pro trial lasts 14 days or until its $5 balance is used, with no credit card required. Editing tools include extensions, multi-cursor and column editing, and macro recording; the editor also supports a built-in debugger, remote development, and language servers. Native Git operations include staging, commits, pulls, pushes, and viewing diffs. Users can chat with teammates, code together, and share screens and projects. Supported model providers include Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, Google AI, and OpenAI; the extension ecosystem has hundreds of extensions. Business costs $30.00 per month and has no minimum seat count. SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned but not currently available.