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Join.me (discontinued)

Score9.8 out of 10

551 Reviews and Ratings

What is Join.me (discontinued)?

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.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Live chat

    Participants can use one-on-one and group instant messaging to communicate privately or selectively during meetings.

    Category average: 8.5

  • High quality audio

    High quality audio connection is consistently available, with few or no interruptions.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Desktop sharing

    Presenters can remotely share a view of their desktop with attendees.

    Category average: 8.3

Areas for Improvement

  • Mobile support

    Attendees can access meetings/webinars from mobile devices.

    Category average: 8

  • Integrates with social media

    Integrates with social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn to promote meetings and webinars.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Low bandwidth requirements

    Software is optimized so that meetings do not require a huge amount of bandwidth.

    Category average: 7.4

Join.me is great to use

Pros

  • Having last minute meetings
  • Easily create invites
  • Easily send out or edit invites

Cons

  • Sometimes meetings don't connect

Return on Investment

  • Easily have dependable meeting software

Alternatives Considered

LogMeIn Central

Other Software Used

LogMeIn Central, N-able N-central (formerly Solarwinds N-Central), Barracuda Email Security Gateway

Join.me who? Not a bad way to go.

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Reliable, never had an issue.
  • Easy to remember URL, easy to share.

Cons

  • Pricing. Not as competitive as others for smaller organizations with smaller meetings.
  • Not as well known as some other apps.

Return on Investment

  • Easy to use, great. Didn't have to hassle with a lot of training.
  • Cost, something to be considered.

Join.me delivers ease of use and great value

Pros

  • Quick creation
  • Easy to use
  • Works without issues

Cons

  • None that I've come across

Return on Investment

  • Easy to connect with others
  • Inexpensive
  • Lowers tech barrier for others

Alternatives Considered

Zoom

Other Software Used

Zoom, Google Hangouts Meet, Skype

Join.me: the creme of the crop

Pros

  • Screen sharing
  • Internet calling
  • Unlimited audio with international conference lines.
  • Easy interface

Cons

  • I would like them to bring back hosting free. Some clients of mine would love this.

Return on Investment

  • When the hosting was free, 100% ROI.
  • Now a paid subscriber, other companies we deal with using other options from Zoom, Google Meets, and Webex Meetings.

Alternatives Considered

Google Hangouts Meet, Webex App and Zoom Video Webinar

Other Software Used

Zoom Video Webinar, Google Hangouts Meet, Webex Calling

A feature-rich audio conferencing software.

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.

Cons

  • 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.

Return on Investment

  • Our business relations are up to the mark and we are away from the meeting rooms.
  • We have found it as a very tough software to use but with time we learned how to use it well. We had to brainstorm to understand its working.
  • Connecting with our colleagues has become so easy and simple with join.me.

Alternatives Considered

Zoom

Other Software Used

Insightly Marketing, Google Drive, Zoho Projects