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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

    RingCentral Meetings

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARingCentral Meetings is an HD video conferencing and screen sharing solution that lets the user host unlimited video conference calls and share content while meeting and collaborating with anyone, any time, on any device. RingCentral Meetings helps boost business efficiency and customer engagement without costly and time-consuming travel.

    $19.99

    Per Month Per User

    Pricing
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $10.00
    Month
    Pro
    $10.00
    Month
    Business
    $10.00
    Month
    Meetings
    $19.99
    Per Month Per User
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
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    RingCentral
    Chose RingCentral Meetings
    We chose RingCentral Meetings because we already use them for our telephone system. We used to use GoToMeeting but dropped it once RingCentral Meetings was launched. It lacks a few features of GoToMeeting but overall it's easier to use and I feel provides a better quality of …
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    RingCentral Meetings wins against the competition [for us] in its
    *Cost (and subsequent ROI)
    *Features
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Join.me (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.8
    75 Ratings
    2% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.6
    21 Ratings
    5% below category average
    High quality audio8.566 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    High quality video8.269 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements7.059 Ratings7.320 Ratings
    Mobile support7.336 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Join.me (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.9
    73 Ratings
    0% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.0
    21 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.573 Ratings7.321 Ratings
    Whiteboards7.433 Ratings6.717 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Join.me (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.0
    69 Ratings
    4% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.5
    21 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Calendar integration8.551 Ratings8.720 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.464 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.121 Ratings5.711 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.052 Ratings8.319 Ratings
    Slideshows8.035 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Join.me (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.1
    59 Ratings
    1% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Live chat8.759 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Audience polling7.720 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Q&A7.826 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Join.me (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    2% above category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    6.5
    19 Ratings
    22% below category average
    User authentication8.244 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.251 Ratings5.517 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.433 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Join.me (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Join.me (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingCentral Meetings
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.7 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (76 ratings)
    7.6
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.6
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (25 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Join.me (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    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.
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    RingCentral
    I would recommend RingCentral for any business that looking to make the jump to Voice over IP and also want business essentials like video meetings all in one app. RingCentral Meetings integrates very well with its other communication tools which makes it very easy for a business to manage their communications in a single platform. The only scenario I see where RingCentral Meetings not being a good fit is if a business will be using video meetings as a marketing tool where they need extra marketing features like lead form captures and notification emails to be sent out.
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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.
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    RingCentral
    • Screen sharing is wonderful in [RingCentral] Meetings. It makes presenting easy.
    • Being able to mute and turn off cameras when necessary is a nice feature too.
    • Switching from the computer to the cell phone when on the go is a nice benefit.
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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.
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    RingCentral
    • Screen share functionality is rather limited in capability. Screen takeover functions seem limited to desktop devices (view-only for mobile device users)
    • Interface feels a bit clunky. Workable for advanced technical users, but a bit confusing for older senior-level executives
    • Integration with existing RingCentral software. Jumping between RingCentral meetings and telephone feels wrong, they should be integrated into one application for the business user with a standalone application for non-subscribers who wish to join the meeting
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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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    RingCentral
    We are grandfathered into an unlimited toll-free minutes plan with RingCentral, so as long as we have them as a VoIP provider, we get Meetings free. If they ever start to charge us for using meetings as well, we'll drop that part in a second and switch to Skype for Business, which we currently have as well part of our Office 365 package.
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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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    RingCentral
    The interface is easy to understand for a wide variety of user experience levels. The only real negative are the links included in meetings being in a format that first opens a browser before launching the RingCentral Meeting app, and as mentioned previously, this may be a platform-specific issue for macOS.
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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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    RingCentral
    RingCentral is a great tool for everyone interested in making animations. The thing that appealed to us most about it is that it is very simple to use and works with much perfection. Like lip-synchronization goes so well with the character as soon as we add voice-over in it. Also, we can add characters and scenes without any hardship. We highly recommend this software.
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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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    RingCentral
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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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    RingCentral
    As a consulting company, we often have to adapt to our customers' needs in communication - which can mean using whatever system they're already on. Most of the time, they come around to preferring RingCentral Meetings over whatever they're using, and we've found it's a great value for us since it's already included in our RingCentral subscription, and runs on Mac, Windows, and Mobile devices. Despite the big drawback of needing to install the app locally and not having an in-browser solution for guests, it's lightweight, intuitive interface makes it an easy conferencing tool to adopt.
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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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    RingCentral
    • It has had a positive impact. We replaced an archaic solution with a more modern, streamlined version or product. Like anything else, it has its downfalls and isn't perfect, but overall it's been a good product and has outshined its predecessors like Zoom and Skype.
    • It also has an integrated office phone feature which has been great as our phones are essentially our laptops. It cut down on those costs and in general freed up space on our desks since we didn't have to have them anymore and everything is on our computer now.
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