Amazon Chime vs. FreeConference.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Chime
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Chime is a communications service from Amazon Web Services with a built-in VoIP solution. Amazon Chime can be used for online meetings, video conferencing, and business calling, and features pay-as-you-go pricing.
$0
per minute
FreeConference.com
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
FreeConference is a telephony and VoIP software solution from FreeConference.N/A
Pricing
Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Editions & Modules
Business Calling - Inbound
$0.002216
per minute
Business Calling - Phone Numbers
$1
per number per month, US Only
Meetings - Pro
$3
*per user per day
Meetings - Basic
Free
Business Calling - Outbound
Country Dependent
per minute
Business Calling - Receive Text
Free
US Only
Business Calling - Send Text
Country Dependent
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*up to $15.00 per user per month
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
7.8
25 Ratings
3% below category average
FreeConference.com
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.425 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video7.625 Ratings00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.220 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.120 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
8.2
24 Ratings
3% above category average
FreeConference.com
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Whiteboards8.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
8.0
24 Ratings
3% below category average
FreeConference.com
-
Ratings
Calendar integration7.921 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows7.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
8.0
21 Ratings
5% below category average
FreeConference.com
-
Ratings
Live chat8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling7.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
8.5
21 Ratings
2% above category average
FreeConference.com
-
Ratings
User authentication8.617 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
-
Ratings
FreeConference.com
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Call reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
-
Ratings
FreeConference.com
9.0
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Call recording00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
-
Ratings
FreeConference.com
8.0
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Small Businesses
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Score 9.4 out of 10
CloudTalk
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
TeamViewer
TeamViewer
Score 8.3 out of 10
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(26 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon ChimeFreeConference.com
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
Amazon Chime is well suited for online video and audio meetings, IMs, and conducting training sessions using a whiteboard. It can be integrated well with Google Calendar and Microsoft outlook. With Amazon Chime mobile app you can attend meetings on the go as well. Meetings can be locked so that only legitimate participants can join the meeting. Amazon Chime is less suited in case you want meeting transcripts as well for your meetings. Given that Amazon Chime is not used by a larger audience so your client or customer may face some difficulties in join the meeting or accessing some of the features of the Chime.
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iotum
FreeConference.com is best suited when the big-name video conferencing brands are simply not working. It offers an alternative when compatibility seems to be an issue when attempting to video conference. It is less appropriate for first invitations since most people are not familiar with the brand.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Chat tools, video calls, on spot meeting invite[s] easy to create and use.
  • Ability to record any meeting and automatically downloads the meeting recording after ending the meeting.
  • UI is clean and easy to navigate around Amazon Chime.
  • Ability to invite outside guests easily using Amazon Chime without any issues.
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iotum
  • I love the ability to make long distance calls without charge.
  • I was delighted when they added the ability to screen share and show my slides to my customers.
  • I also love that FreeConference.com immediately provides replays of your meetings - in case somebody wasn't able to attend live.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • More simplified dial-in numbers. The PIN for our conference line is long and easy to mistype.
  • You do not have to download the Chime app in order to join a conference, but if you want to do anything beyond join (schedule a conference, participate in a group chat, control participants), you have to have the app downloaded and installed. The app that you have to download in order to launch a conference is a memory hog, and slows down a computer's boot up time.
  • The add-in for Microsoft Outlook is particularly clunky. It helps you add scheduled conference calls/video conferences to your Outlook calendar, but it can cause Outlook to crash, and creates a really slow open time for Outlook. If you can avoid downloading the Outlook Add-In, I would.
  • No built-in screen sharing capabilities.
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iotum
  • Not being able to use 800 number (toll free).
  • The website interface could be spruced up a bit.
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
They were very supportive in answering all of our questions when we had problems. Their in-person calls but their support site also had a full set of information that can answer a good portion of your questions before you have to pick up the phone. But when you, you will get good service.
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iotum
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
Better than Skype for Business in terms of loading the application onto your device. Skype had crashing issues always and those are comparatively low when using Amazon Chime. Amazon chime is fast and easy to work with while collaborating and setting up meetings. The audio and video quality are better than Skype for Business.
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iotum
Call quality is very similar to the above products. However, most of our community partners and collaborators are not aware of FreeConference and are thus less able to utilize it without prompting and sometimes assistance from us.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • The positive ROI is Amazon Chime helps make our sales reps more professional in their calls leading to an increase in closed/won deals.
  • Amazon Chime has increased overall morale across our sales team because it has greatly improved our call processes when compared to other tools we've used in the past.
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iotum
  • BEST ROI ever! It's all free and has let me access people globally. Thanks!
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