Amazon Shuts Down Chime, Its Zoom Alternative

Amazon Shuts Down Chime, Its Zoom Alternative

Amazon Chime, The Tech Giant’s Underwhelming Alternative to Zoom and Google Meet, is Shutting Down For Good. The Company on Wednesday Confirmed It Will End Support for Chime, Inclument Its Business Calling Features, On February 20, 2026.

AS PART OF THIS Translation, Amazon Stopped Accepting New Chime Accounts As of February 19, 2025.

From now Until Chime’s End of Life, Existing Customers Will Still Be ABLE TO SHEDULE AND Host Meetings, Add and Manage Users, and Take Advantage of FEATURES IN THE AMAZING CHIME INDINATION CONSALE, A Companal Blog Post Explains. The Amazon Chime SDK, Howver, Will Not Be Impact.

Customers Are Advised to Delete the Data Beefore the Driven and Make Move to Another Web Meetings Service. Amazon Recommends OTher Solutions Like Aws Wickr, Zoom, Or Salesforce’s Slack.

News of the shutdown Was First Reported by Business Insider, Who Notes That Amazon Will Make Zoom its Official Meeting App Going Forward.

Launched in 2017 with a focus on business usage, Chime Had Little Adoption outside of the Amazon. This factor Largely Contributed to Its Shutdown, A Spokeperson Told The Outlet.

“When we Dıcıde to retire a service or feature, it is typically because we’ve introduced something better or outrights office email. “In Chime’s Case, Its Use Outside of Amazon Was Limited, and Our Partners Offer Great Collaboration Solutions, So We Will Lean into Those.”

Updated After Publication with Amazon Comment.