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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Meet

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.

    $6

    per month

    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

    Pricing
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Google Workspace - Business Starter
    $6
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Standard
    $12
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Plus
    $18
    per month
    Lite
    $10.00
    Month
    Pro
    $10.00
    Month
    Business
    $10.00
    Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Meet
    I think it is the best option, personally. Zoom is a little more well known, I think but Google Hangouts Meet is so much more user friendly. As a company, we used to use Join.me, and I feel like it was glitchy and complicated to get clients on the platform. Google Hangouts Meet …
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    We selected Google Meet because we didn't necessarily need the unique URL or a dedicated app for screen sharing. We found that Google Meet was sufficient in getting everything we need for our team meetings, as well as meetings with the clients.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    We used Join.me as our web conferencing tool before switching over to Google Meet. Using the Google suite of products made Google Meet the easier choice.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    Join.me was the cream of the crop. Free accounts are offered by others in an effort to emulate the success of Join.me.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    One reason why Join.me stands out is that it is very affordable with no compromises when it comes to capabilities. It offers powerful features and makes web conferencing as well as collaboration at the work place seamless. In addition, using Join.me is easy and as long as the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    Join.me was free while other products require a fee.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    They both have their good and bad things but to me Join.me feels like there's less steps to get things done. Zoom is more robust but I'm also paying a lot more for it and it can be cumbersome at times to set up meetings. I've had far more issues using Zoom than Join.me.
    Incentivized
    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    It is a fundamental tool in today's world of work. Join.me is very simple to use and compatible with all devices. Also, it is a stable platform with a good price.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    64 Answers
    77%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    Features
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Google Meet and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.8
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.8
    75 Ratings
    1% below category average
    High quality audio8.760 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    High quality video8.460 Ratings8.269 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.943 Ratings7.059 Ratings
    Mobile support9.354 Ratings7.336 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Meet and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.9
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.9
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.660 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Whiteboards9.240 Ratings7.433 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Google Meet and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.0
    69 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Calendar integration9.557 Ratings8.551 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.857 Ratings8.464 Ratings
    Integrates with social media6.325 Ratings7.121 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.946 Ratings8.052 Ratings
    Slideshows8.847 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Google Meet and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.4
    57 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.1
    59 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Live chat8.855 Ratings8.759 Ratings
    Audience polling8.037 Ratings7.720 Ratings
    Q&A8.439 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Google Meet and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Google Meet
    9.2
    50 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    3% above category average
    User authentication9.547 Ratings8.244 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.145 Ratings8.251 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.936 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (65 ratings)
    7.1
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    8.8
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google MeetJoin.me (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Well suited for both our workplace and virtual meetings, especially when people are not in one place. It is also more appropriate with audio, visual, and captions. It is also more appropriate to send a recording to your drive for reference on parts that a host may not have captured.
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    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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    Pros
    Google
    • It allows multiple people to join in a meeting.
    • The admin can change the role and make anyone as admin of the current session.
    • Even if the meeting gets disconnected due to network in the admin's side error still it remains running on the user's side.
    • Multiple people can share screen together at the same time.
    • The admin can make the meeting open to all so that every time someone joins the admin does not have to allow them one by one. Once it's open, all can join without permission of the admin.
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    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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    Cons
    Google
    • One major one — I always say that we cannot send attachments during the meeting. Teams has that, so I believe Google should add that as well. Because you can have the conversation in the messages, but you can’t provide a file. So let’s say I have a technical conversation with someone, and I want to share a document, like an architecture diagram — I cannot send it. We have to use Gmail or Drive for that. It can be integrated for sure, so that’s an improvement that definitely can be done.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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    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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    Usability
    Google
    Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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    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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    Support Rating
    Google
    Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
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    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
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    This is a fairly simple product which doesn't require much "implementation" work for our use cases.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I use Microsoft Teams, but obviously Google Meet is much better than that because there are some challenges which I see as part of this. One of the main pros that I see here is that in Google Meet, whenever you have all those recordings as part of the Google Suite, you have those recordings stored in Google types. So that's the same Google product and everything stays in the same thing.
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    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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Google
    This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It's definitely the way that we engage with our customers and each other. So I think it's really good that it can help you bring remote people together and feel like you've met with them online. And then when you meet them in person you're like, this tracks, this definitely coincides with who I saw online. So it definitely is a really good platform to just bring people together, but remotely.
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    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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