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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mikogo

    Score1.2 out of 10
    N/AMikogo is a free screen sharing solution with built-in VoIP for online meetings, web presentations, web conferencing and sales demos.

    $156

    Annually

    Virola Messenger

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AVirola Messenger is a corporate messenger for secure team collaboration. Both self-hosted and cloud Virola servers are available. Main features: private and group chat rooms file transfer and unlimited storage reactions, mentions, replies and discussions continuous voice and video meetings voice meetings recording live avatars issue tracking with task board screen sharing remote…

    $22

    per month 11 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    MikogoVirola Messenger
    Editions & Modules
    Basic Annual
    $156
    Annually
    Professional Annual
    $228
    Annually
    Professional Lifetime
    $456
    Lifetime License per User
    Team Annual
    $468
    Annually
    Team Lifetime
    $936
    Lifetime License [Unlimited Users]
    Annual Subscription
    $1.30
    per month per user
    Monthly Subscription
    $1.56
    per month per user
    Perpetual License
    $31.24
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MikogoVirola Messenger
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEnterprise plans are also available for larger organizations, with a custom number of users, meeting participants, and channels. Master Administration and Web API integrations are also available. Contact Mikogo for further information.—
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    MikogoVirola Messenger
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    3.1
    4 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Virola Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio4.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video4.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements1.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support3.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    6.0
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Virola Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing2.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards9.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    3.0
    4 Ratings
    93% below category average
    Virola Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration1.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation1.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events2.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    2.1
    4 Ratings
    118% below category average
    Virola Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat1.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling3.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A2.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    1.5
    4 Ratings
    137% below category average
    Virola Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication1.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions1.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list2.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    -
    Ratings
    Virola Messenger
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    -
    Ratings
    Virola Messenger
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Mikogo and Virola Messenger
    Feature
    Mikogo
    -
    Ratings
    Virola Messenger
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Video files00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    MikogoVirola Messenger
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MikogoVirola Messenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MikogoVirola Messenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BeamYourScreen
    Pros Mikogo is well-suited and cost-effective for the small business Simple & well-designed; easy to figure out. Works best for one-on-one client support. Cons No live customer support Free version has limited features (e.g. no invite meeting allowed) Trial version only 14 days
    Incentivized
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    Provide Support Live Chat
    This is fantastic for offices that have employees working from home. It is a much cleaner and easier way to discuss projects or even have informal conversations. However if all employees are working from the same office, the features are limited as conversation, screen sharing, and task management are less valuable.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BeamYourScreen
    • Inexpensive
    • Simple interface
    • Menus and prompts were clear
    Incentivized
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    Provide Support Live Chat
    • Secure chatting
    • Chatrooms
    • File transfer/ sharing
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BeamYourScreen
    • I'd like to be able to record a session easier.
    Incentivized
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    Provide Support Live Chat
    • A cleaner interface.
    • More intuitive for older generations.
    • Customizable notification tones
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BeamYourScreen
    I do not have any experience with Mikogo's support as I have never experienced any problem with it.
    Incentivized
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    Provide Support Live Chat
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BeamYourScreen
    Mikogo has simple features and is easy to use. If you don't need lots of bells and whistles and just want to screen share or video conference on a small scale Mikogo works best. Join.me & TeamViewer are a bit confusing for the novice small business person. My experience with LogMeIn has been that it's sluggish. GoToMeeting works great but is pricey for the small firm that mainly does one-to-one support/training. I couldn't get Zoom to work right.
    Incentivized
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    Provide Support Live Chat
    It's really early to judge Virola's capabilities with other offerings or tools in the marketplace but with the set of features the tool offers at the moment at the negligible price it can surely be counted as a dark horse to make its way through to be one of the best. Provide that it has the ability to support larger teams, it can really be successful in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    BeamYourScreen
    • Zero positive impact
    • Spend just a little more with products like AnyDesk and get some real ROI
    • Short term, the product can be used on a trial basis (or at least it was available as a trial)
    Incentivized
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    Provide Support Live Chat
    • Kept everyone in the loop
    • Allowed for seamless project discussions from inside and outside the office.
    • Great way to share screens which was very important.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Mikogo Screenshots

    Screenshot of Screen sharing between two windows desktop computersScreenshot of Phone conference and participant list options

    Virola Messenger Screenshots

    Screenshot of Virola Messenger desktop and mobile client appsScreenshot of Issues and discussions in Virola MessengerScreenshot of Virola Messenger mobile client appScreenshot of Task board in Virola MessengerScreenshot of Screen sharing and remote control in Virola Messenger