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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)

    Score2.4 out of 10
    N/ABlueJeans Events was a cloud-based platform that enables presenters to interact over video and stream their event to thousands of viewers, supporting all-hands meetings, webinars and large-scale events. The product was acquired by Verizon in 2020, and discontinued in 2023.

    $41.67

    per month

    Pricing
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Events - Video Webinars 100 Attendees
    $41.67
    per month
    Events - Video Webinars 200 Attendees
    $50.00
    per month
    Events - Video Webinars 500 Attendees
    $57.50
    per month
    Events - Large Scale Events (Up to 150k Attendees)
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
    Additional DetailsVIDEO WEBINAR / EVENT FEATURES Host an unlimited number of non-concurrent webinars 100, 200, 500 attendee plans available Maximum webinar duration is two hours Attendee registration workflow & reporting Moderator Dashboard delivers production controls in a single pane Attendee engagement - Chat, Raise Hand, Q&A with Up-Voting, & Live Polling No download, browser-based attendee experience Dolby Voice included for crystal-clear audio Widescale live streaming via Facebook Live Automated closed captioning for improved accessibility Intermission & Pause Broadcast feature Presenter prep room and attendee waiting area Online support only Live and Self Paced Training (free)
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    Community Pulse
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
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    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    We selected BlueJeans because of COVID-19 we needed a tool to broadcast large events. I work in high education industry and we needed to broadcast graduation ceremony. It was easy and convienent to assign the roles, presenters and moderators, previously to the event by sending …
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Zoom is to gernic and does not allow for a lot of options that Bluejeans allow for. Teams just is terrible, it is not user friendly and require a lot of work to knowledge to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Good for Virtual events and connectivity in comapre to Teams
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    BlueJeans Events is a better broadcast tool
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Outside of Zoom, I find BlueJeans to be competitive, If you would offer a free limited use like Zoom, it would be more competitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    I like Blue Jeans better because of the clarity of the voice, faces, and less dropped participants during the meeting.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    BlueJeans worked just as well as the other platforms. Again, I don't utilize the programs for all of the capabilities that it has. We selected BlueJeans because my organization has a contract with Verizon. I do think that the name isn't ideal. Everyone has heard of Google …
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Google Meet is better for our clients because it's more well-known and people tend to already have it downloaded.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    I think that BlueJean Events is reasonably priced and from my point of view, I think that BlueJeans provides pretty much the same services as those other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    It's best to use features like a whiteboard and break-out rooms. That makes it great for meetings where collaboration and distribution are needed. Others have these features but are not as comfortable as BlueJeans.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Well, BlueJeans has better audio experience, better video experience. Works much better than teams, when there is more than 10 users
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    I have only used BlueJeans Events for virtual video calling, conferences, presentations, and classes. BlueJeans Events has met all my needs and gives me no reason to consult or try other platforms or products.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    BlueJeans Events is better for events and larger meetings where there are moderators, panelists, Q&As, questions. Google Meet is better for smaller meetings: with one other person or a group, you know.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    It's comparatively easy to conduct sessions on BlueJeans. Time duration plays an important role in putting it at an advantage. Chat and Q/A features work great.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    We do use Zoom Events in some instances, such as smaller to medium scale events where on-camera student-to-presenter interaction is the bulk of the event, such as focus groups and communications training. The Zoom Events/meetings interface is just a bit cleaner and easier to …
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Zoom appears more user-friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    BlueJeans is much more controlled, has an easier interface, and is easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Google meetings has less capacity and it is not recorded. Zoom does not have the same functionality
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    I use BlueJeans at school because that is what my college uses. Every student automatically has access and it is integrated with Canvas. Google Meet is worse for screen sharing and breakout rooms. Zoom and BlueJeans are fairly comparable with most features.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Blue Jeans events are typically on par or exceed the competition. Teams and Zoom edge it out slightly in terms of call and audio quality, and Webex is about the same. However, Events beats Teams and Zoom in terms of ability to handle large-scale audience participation and even …
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Better support and better audio and video quality.
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    BlueJeans Events has been less “buggy” than the others. Professors sometimes struggle learning new technologies, but BlueJeans [Events] has caused the fewest problems. It’s also easy to start meetings with the simple link-sharing feature. This link can be posted to our class …
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    As far as events, we have never tried any other [options].
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    BlueJeans was used previously by the organization and therefore had been grandfathered in. It seemed to be more popular among our users, to begin with, but as time has gone on, Zoom seems to be picking up in popularity among the users since it is more widely used. But for the …
    Incentivized
    Chose BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    I did not personally select [BlueJeans Events] as an event/meeting hosting platform, as WGAW's Operations Dept. chose [BlueJeans Events] for Guild use via multiple departments.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    44 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Feature
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    7.7
    30 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Dashboards7.526 Ratings
    Data exportability8.028 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Feature
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    6.8
    74 Ratings
    18% below category average
    High quality audio8.874 Ratings
    Mobile support7.566 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Feature
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    8.2
    73 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Calendar integration7.764 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.771 Ratings
    Slideshows6.762 Ratings
    Event registration9.832 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Feature
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    7.6
    68 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Audience polling8.956 Ratings
    Q&A8.964 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Feature
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    6.4
    68 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Participant roles & permissions9.466 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list5.856 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Feature
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    6.7
    24 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Branding options7.523 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation6.019 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    GoTo Webinar
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Webinars
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Webinars
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (74 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.3
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    7.8
    (44 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    BlueJeans Events is really well-suited for large attendance virtual events and meetings. It was perfect for many of the classes I've taken, as well as hosted, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, where oftentimes in-person classes and interactions have been limited. I love how BlueJeans Events fosters meetings and interactions for large numbers of individuals, despite the fact that in-person meetings of this size have not entirely been feasible during the past year and a half.
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    Pros
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    • Automatically generated reminder emails to registered attendees before the event.
    • Easy to host a panel and have them meet before the event goes live.
    • Moderator chat allows for those running the program to chat without all of the attendees seeing. This allows for you to address technical issues, program flow, etc.
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    Cons
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    • Reliability is the biggest challenge I see with BlueJeans. There are times when BlueJeans seems to handle the demands of a big company seamlessly, but then there are other times when BlueJeans runs into issues that I've seen affect entire offices for extended periods of time which creates a challenge for the teams who depend on BlueJeans to effectively run their remote meetings. While in the grand scheme of things, these outages have been few and far between, when they happen people aren't able to start their BlueJeans meetings and have to scramble for an alternate way to meet (while attendees are simultaneously having issues trying to dial into the BlueJeans meeting).
    • Aside from the occasional outage, the quality of the video and audio is pretty solid. With variables that are likely outside of the BlueJeans product (office connectivity, bandwidth issues, internal routing) there are times where BlueJeans would either lag or echo which would either impact the output for the host of the meeting (who likely has a room full of participants) or multiple attendees. It would be great to see BlueJeans enhance their packet handling in these cases to prioritize audio over video (and perhaps auto-adjust video quality when there are bandwidth issues).
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    We use it frequently and it has its advantages so I don't see better options for some kind of meetings. The quality of video and audio are great and that's what is very important to us. We like thing being professional. BlueJeans is simple and rich in possibilities. What's more, BlueJeans support is great and professional, they don't forget about their customers.
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    Usability
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    This rating comes from end user experience. When they step into a meeting, they get asked to put in SSO credentials if the meeting is restricted. In many cases, the meeting is open to anyone and staff needs to enter a name to continue. Some staff will forget to add a name and come in as a Guest. Call in options will only provide the phone number for the person calling in on the participant roster. This overall can be a little confusing for some, but to others this is a great service.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    BJ Events is Available always when we need it. There was no situation that we encountered an error or an outage. How are you doing this? :)
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    Performance
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    I think that BlueJeans Events is 7/10 because it's pretty efficient. The audio and video quality is pretty great. I've only had a few connectivity issues but otherwise, it's performed fine. The features are also impressive; I am a huge fan of being able to record my calls so that I can refer back to them whenever necessary.
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    Support Rating
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    I really like site bluejeans.com and how simple it is.You can find there instructions, tips and how to create event or secure it! Of course FAQ is always useful and that's what you can find there too! Of course there is contact to support team which I remember was great and professional. Support Team really cares about their customers and don't forget about them. It feels like you can always count on them and reach out with any kind of question(s) which I think is very important.
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    Implementation Rating
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    Important to gather all infroamtion from client and ensure all basis are acknowledged before actually doing the installation of equipment
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    Alternatives Considered
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    BlueJeans Events is an all-in-one platform that works well when used as a moderator and as part of the audience. The feature that was useful was the practice session it allowed us to do for our tech check. Made the day of our event less stressful.
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    Scalability
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    We've been using BJ Events with big event and it worked as good as smaller one. All meetings were international and it didn't seem like it at all, I mean the quality was great. Maybe time delay was noticeable sometimes (sound to video) but it might also be caused by poor quality of internet connection.
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    Return on Investment
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    • There has certainly been significant cost savings on travel, particularly for internal communications. We have also found that BlueJeans has been better than other client systems like Webex. For example, we regularly switch to using BlueJeans over customer systems (Webex, Skype for Business).
    • Certainly meetings are shorter and more productive, specifically our daily standup meetings with remote users.
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    ScreenShots

    BlueJeans Events (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of This is the event interface as it appears to event moderators.Screenshot of The presenter interface allows up to 150 on-camera speakers to host events.Screenshot of Join from any video-enabled room, computer, or mobile device. Access events on browsers without downloading an app.