GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued) vs. Join.me (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
GlobalMeet Collaborationiwas an audio, web and video conferencing solution that is designed to make global communication easy from anywhere using any device. As of 2023 the product has reached EOL and will no longer be sold.N/A
Join.me (discontinued)
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
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.
$10
per month
Pricing
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)Join.me (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Lite
$10.00
Month
Pro
$10.00
Month
Business
$10.00
Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)Join.me (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
We have been using GlobalMeet exclusively since I started nearly five years ago. Sometimes others might use WebEx, which seems like it takes forever to load and there's always something to download. I've used join.me on occasion, but our IT department has unblocked it certain …
Join.me (discontinued)
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
I do like join.me for shorter presentations but I think it could use an upgrade. It’s great that each meeting creates its own link which is easy to send to others.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
7.2
46 Ratings
11% below category average
Join.me (discontinued)
7.8
75 Ratings
3% below category average
High quality audio7.446 Ratings8.566 Ratings
High quality video6.736 Ratings8.269 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.335 Ratings7.059 Ratings
Mobile support7.313 Ratings7.336 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.0
39 Ratings
28% below category average
Join.me (discontinued)
7.9
73 Ratings
1% below category average
Desktop sharing7.639 Ratings8.573 Ratings
Whiteboards4.326 Ratings7.433 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.6
43 Ratings
22% below category average
Join.me (discontinued)
8.0
69 Ratings
3% below category average
Calendar integration6.034 Ratings8.551 Ratings
Meeting initiation7.040 Ratings8.464 Ratings
Integrates with social media7.23 Ratings7.121 Ratings
Record meetings / events6.735 Ratings8.052 Ratings
Slideshows5.821 Ratings8.035 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.8
35 Ratings
21% below category average
Join.me (discontinued)
8.1
59 Ratings
4% below category average
Live chat8.233 Ratings8.759 Ratings
Audience polling4.314 Ratings7.720 Ratings
Q&A8.020 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
7.2
38 Ratings
15% below category average
Join.me (discontinued)
8.3
58 Ratings
1% below category average
User authentication8.634 Ratings8.244 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions6.736 Ratings8.251 Ratings
Confidential attendee list6.228 Ratings8.433 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)Join.me (discontinued)
Small Businesses
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
TeamViewer
TeamViewer
Score 8.3 out of 10
TeamViewer
TeamViewer
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)Join.me (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(47 ratings)
7.1
(76 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(21 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(14 ratings)
8.8
(25 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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GlobalMeet is well suited for an organization that wants a simple web conference platform with no added features. It seems like this is the way to go if you want to not spend a lot of money for a service. GlobalMeet is not well suited for large organizations, or someone who needs to host multiple meetings and needs robust features such as attendance tracking, presentation sharing, and ease of use.
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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
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  • Easy to use system for business conference calls
  • Recording feature useful to playback information from the meeting
  • Accessibility of domestic and international call in numbers make it possible for participants to call in no matter where they are traveling or located.
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  • 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
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  • There is a cost for the conferencing services unlike competitors like FreeConferenceCall.com or Skype which have free options. However, you pay for what you get and the audio/connection quality can and has been an issue for us with other vendors.
  • There are a lot of shortcuts that can be used on the line to mute/unmute lines, record the audio, request operator assistance, etc. However, these are difficult to memorize so we end up forgetting or relying on a print-out of the shortcuts that we keep near our desks. I wish there was an easier way to use these such as voice commands.
  • In the post-conference email recaps you get the phone numbers of those who dialed in. However, it can be difficult to know who these numbers belong to unless you remember the direct #s for the participants. I wish there was a way to save contact info for certain phone numbers within the system and let GlobalMeet add the names to the numbers for all future post-conference emails.
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  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
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GlobalMeet is not a very good tool. There are better web meeting platforms available in the marketplace. The system is clunky, not intuitive, and experiences often technical issues. They have made updates recently but it is too little too late. It may be a good platform for smaller organizations with tighter budgets.
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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
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I have provided such a high rating because setting up the meeting only requires a few clicks. Within a couple minutes of telling my team that I will set up a meeting and send an invite, that invitation is already sitting in their inbox. I move at a fast pace and GlobalMeet is keeping up
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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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Reliability and Availability
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We have never had an issue with the availability of GlobalMeet. It has always been available when we needed it.
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Performance
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For the most part GlobalMeet loaded everything quickly. The only problem that we had was when the whole company was on a training at one time, we had a hard time with screen sharing and the pages loading in a timely manner. Everything seemed to slow down when lots of people were on the system at once
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Support Rating
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As previously mentioned, I was in charge of facilitating a weekly meeting with 60 attendees. I had major issues with the screenshare crashing repeatedly during the meeting. I got in contact with a GlobalMeet Technician immediately. He was extremely responsive and worked with my technician to resolve all of the issues quickly. After his intervention, I never had the same issue again.
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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
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GlobalMeet was easy to get set up with the company and starting to use.
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This is a fairly simple product which doesn't require much "implementation" work for our use cases.
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Alternatives Considered
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I was not involved in the purchasing decision, but choose GlobalMeet over Skype in some situations since not all organizations permit their colleagues to join other Skype environments. WebEx is not widely deployed in the organization. I have just started using Teams, and I am not as familiar with using it yet. However, I have had success with joining other organizations that use Teams on a call. It is disappointing that functionality such as the whiteboard is not mutually available in those situations (yet).
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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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Scalability
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This product seems to be able to handle the growing amount of work within our company without any problems.
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Return on Investment
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  • The price for webinar for GlobalMeet is quite pricey compared to other similar vendors.
  • GlobalMeet can be used for unlimited free calls and video conferencing, hence in our company with extensive global calls this platform is very cost-effective.
  • Unlike most conferencing software. Other users don't have to download GlobalMeet App and therefore it is easy to send meeting invite to clients.
  • Attentively support system that responds fast to queries and this saves time for us.
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  • 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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ScreenShots

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