Join.me (discontinued) vs. Microsoft Teams Rooms

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Join.me (discontinued)
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Join.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
Month
Microsoft Teams Rooms
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
A solution to turn any space into a meeting room designed for inclusive collaboration, where everyone can fully participate.N/A
Pricing
Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams Rooms
Editions & Modules
Lite
$10.00
Month
Pro
$10.00
Month
Business
$10.00
Month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams Rooms
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams Rooms
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
Microsoft Teams Rooms
6.8
Ratings
16% below category average
High quality audio8.50 Ratings8.10 Ratings
High quality video8.20 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Mobile support7.30 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Microsoft Teams Rooms
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
Desktop sharing8.50 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Whiteboards7.40 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
8.0
Ratings
4% below category average
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.2
Ratings
1% below category average
Calendar integration8.50 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.40 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integrates with social media7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Slideshows8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
8.1
Ratings
1% below category average
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.0
Ratings
2% below category average
Live chat8.70 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Audience polling7.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Q&A7.80 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
8.3
Ratings
2% above category average
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.6
Ratings
6% above category average
User authentication8.20 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.20 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.40 Ratings8.00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
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Ratings
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.7
Ratings
10% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams Rooms
Small Businesses
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams Rooms
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Join.me (discontinued)Microsoft Teams Rooms
Likelihood to Recommend
If you're on a bit of a budget the pricing for Join.me definitely makes it an easy choice. We were able to download it and get it up and running for free on a few of my teammates PCs that needed assistance with some computer setup. It can be a little confusing to access some of the features at first but once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy to use. Wouldn't necessarily recommend it for extremely large meetings, but it's excellent for smaller groups.
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Microsoft Teams Rooms has been pretty effective for our business. It has allowed multiple members of our team to connect remotely and stay on the same page with any changes, etc. A few times, the screen sharing option didn't work great, but otherwise, the product has been beneficial.
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Pros
  • Join.me has provided us many features that made it possible for us to communicate.
  • Another plus point is its staff which is pretty good ‘professional and highly supportive and is always there for help.
  • We can also connect with people outside our region and with its advanced functionality we have found it as the best audio conference software than any other software of its type.
  • it has made our audio meeting experience very effective.
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  • Camera view selection is a nice feature which allows remote users to choose the camera feedback to select for better experience.
  • Live reactions like hand claps, thumbs up, raised hands,etc can be used to indicate to presenters that a meeting attendee has a question. This is cool.
  • We can connect our laptop seamlessly to the Microsoft Teams Rooms to share our content or presentation which makes things very simple.
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Cons
  • In my experience when using the mobile app the quality drops when on cellular data, even with a strong signal. Given the current challenges, teams Face ID like to see the mobile capabilities get some improvement as it doesn’t seem to be optimized when not on a PC or wireless network.
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  • Improve AI Camera to frame participants in large rooms
  • no translation captions in real team for multilingual teams
  • new elements to introduce quizzes and help with engagement
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Usability
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 Teams Rooms really 'cleans up' the old clunky way to deliver a meeting. Too often we've seen issues with scheduling and staff not confident to use the equipment in front of an audience. Microsoft Teams Rooms has provided all the tools our staff need and didn't know that they needed and provides them in one familiar solution.
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Support Rating
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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Implementation Rating
This is a fairly simple product which doesn't require much "implementation" work for our use cases.
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Alternatives Considered
We have tried a number of online meeting platforms since 2010 when we first commenced our online and international programs. Although Join.Me was a mainstay for us at first--affordable, safe, and great way to provide remote access that other platforms failed to provide--now we have found much less utility since we use Zoom which is affordable, provides a more robust and cohesive user experience, and now also provides remote access when granted.
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Microsoft Teams Rooms has been more cost effective for us than using a separate subscription from another vendor. With our microsoft 365 tenant already in-place we've streamlined our configuration and licensing into a single management portal which really suites us and the way in which we work as an organization. Managing meetings is just so much better through Microsoft Teams Rooms than any of our experiences with other vendors.
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Return on Investment
  • We have been able to beat the learning curve as Join.me is almost self explanatory to most of our team.
  • The cost per user ratio can feel a bit expensive but for the speed and convenience we feel it was the right investment
  • The biggest ROI is time, being able to go from email to meeting in a few clicks makes Join.me feel natural and not just another "video conferencing" tool that we use.
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  • We save time in transportation having more online meetings.
  • We save resources doing webinars for our customers without paying additional licenses.
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