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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Join.me (discontinued)

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AJoin.me, once acquired by LogMeIn in 2019, was an audio, video, and web conferencing tool targeted at SMBs. Its software can be used across various devices and includes features such as one-click scheduling, personal links, interactive whiteboards, and presenter swapping. It has since been discontinued.

    $10

    per month

    Microsoft Teams

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

    $4.80

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $10.00
    Month
    Pro
    $10.00
    Month
    Business
    $10.00
    Month
    Microsoft Teams Essentials
    $4.80
    per month per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month (paid yearly) per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $7.20
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    Join.me was free while other products require a fee.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    We started using Teams to communicate at first. But sometimes we had issues with it connecting to the server. Also installing it seemed to have issues from time to time. We had a really hard time working with Microsoft technical support. We had to put in several tickets before …
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    Join.Me was a legacy subscription that carried over, there was no longer a need or desire to use Join.Me when everyone is so accustomed to Teams.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    With the exception of stability on cellular data, I feel Join.Me outperforms Zoom or Teams in ease of use and a robust feature selection that is extremely user-friendly and easy to pick up. The recording feature makes your call recording available quickly and you can easily …
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    A bit pricer but gets the job done.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    Join.me is less integrated with your email and schedule, but is way more user friendly. Skype is good internally, but is nowhere as effective with client facing communication. From a quality standpoint, Join.me compares well against their competitors. I have never had issues …
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    It has been a good product to use and seems to have the least issues with integration and installation related issues out of the ones we've tested, so I'd say for what you get it's worth using over the rest. We haven't had any specific issues with it either, just niggles. …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    Microsoft Teams is living up to our expectations, we are able to achieve back our return on investment. Not just the investment or revenue but we have successfully achieved our business goal. The communication both inbound and outbound has been at par with our expectations and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    Microsoft Teams is a more all-encompassing software. It has more than just video and chat features, it allows you to have file documentation and team collaboration. Slack is more focused on the day to day communication. Teams allows us to have one solution for a larger variety …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    201 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    202 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    115 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    139 Answers
    Features
    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.8
    75 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.566 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video8.269 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements7.059 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support7.336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.9
    73 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.573 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards7.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.0
    69 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.464 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows8.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.1
    59 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.759 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication8.244 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.2
    192 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings4.9147 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings3.276 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings3.9162 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings3.7101 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.2184 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings4.2169 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings4.1118 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    5.7
    201 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.6200 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings5.0199 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings5.4187 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings4.7112 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings4.0122 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.1156 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Join.me (discontinued) and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.7
    186 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings4.7130 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings4.1158 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings4.7160 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.6173 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings5.0156 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings3.7117 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.353 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.4132 Ratings
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    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (76 ratings)
    5.5
    (278 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    5.3
    (62 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (25 ratings)
    8.3
    (113 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    I would neither recommend nor dissuade anyone from using Join.Me. When it first came on the scene, it was a game-changer as far as providing remote access to other authorized individuals and helped save a great deal of time trying to walk someone less proficient through all the detailed steps of computer repair. However, with the proliferation of Zoom and other conferencing products that also provide built-in remote access through its service, the need for a separate application is now limited and not as essential as its own product.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • No need to download anything to get started. Once you sign up you can get started from within your browser. This is probably the single best feature, its a get up and go solution for video conferencing and you do not need any software for it to work.
    • The one click join a meeting URL is genius. Users who struggle with remembering passwords or invites can just click a link and immediately participate in a meeting which means one email and a couple of clicks and a meeting can start.
    • Good control features - As the main user, you have many control features including deciding who can speak, annotations, screen sharing easily.
    • Screen Recordings to the Cloud - This can save on time when you have had a long conference, you can save a recording to the cloud and download it later.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
    • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
    • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • There should be a complete guide to understand its features before installation because if one feature will be missed then, we can’t get them working properly.
    • Furthermore, there should be high-quality internet for getting its function and it won’t work without good network coverage.
    • I think its interface is a little hard for beginners and is not that user friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
    • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
    • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    This platform enables a very high ROI for the solution that it provides to our team to support our end-users.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Join.me is one of the easiest programs I've ever used. It's so easy to get it set up and installed and even easier for someone to join a meeting. The controls are very intuitive and labeled appropriately. The UIX makes sense. It's been a reliable product in my app stack-I love it!
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    Microsoft
    User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I honestly haven't reached out to their Support team. I get notifications of what they are working on which is good to see, but I haven't directly spoken with any of them. I think my main reason for this is that join.me gives me just what I need (not much more and not much less).
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    Microsoft
    Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    This is a fairly simple product which doesn't require much "implementation" work for our use cases.
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    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    If you're looking for something basic that handles a little bit of everything when it comes to meetings, screen shares and remote desktop control join.me is a great options. If you're a super user and really wanting a lot of detailed features and rich user interfaces and money is not an issue you may want to consider use specific options.
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    Microsoft
    Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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    Scalability
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    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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    Professional Services
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Customer support solution - join.me has made it so much easier to quickly get with a customer and see their trouble and show them a solution. This saves lots of back and forth time and gives the customer more power over owning their solution.
    • More efficient communication - without join.me we would waste time going back and forth on emails or slack trying to get our message across. Join.me lets us quickly show AND tell others what's going on. I honestly don't know how we ever functioned without it.
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    Microsoft
    • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
    • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
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