Item: GoTo Meeting
Rating: 6
Author: Mahedi Hassan

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use GoTo Meeting for virtual meetings and collaboration. Goto meeting helps in face the challenge of facilitating seamless communication among our team members, who are dispersed across different locations mainly in the branch. The scope of our use includes internal meetings, client discussions, and collaborative project sessions. GoTo Meeting's UI can be developed to be more user-friendly, i think. Features like screen sharing have proven instrumental in improving overall communication efficiency.

Pros and Cons

Goto meeting delivers high-quality audio and video, which ensures clear communication even in virtual environments.
The mobile app allows users to join meetings on the go, ensuring flexibility for participants who may not always be at their desktop computers.
virtual backgrounds and appearance settings are useful.

I would say providing more options for customization in the user interface, such as the ability to rearrange or hide certain elements, could enhance the user experience.
I also did not find any option to fix the camera angle as it showed me in mirror or flipped way which is weird.
Sharing screen from phone is also not much user friendly.

Return on Investment

Any collaboration app these days are now a great addition for those organizations which have more than one office and they need to collaborate with each other.
GoTo Meeting can contribute to cost savings by reducing the need for extensive travel, accommodation, and related expenses associated with in-person meetings especially in case like us as we have multiple branches.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Teams

Key Insights

Do you think GoTo Meeting delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with GoTo Meeting's feature set?

Yes

Did GoTo Meeting live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of GoTo Meeting go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy GoTo Meeting again?

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

I think Goto meeting is well-suited for regular internal team meetings where team members need to collaborate, share updates, and discuss projects. Its easy-to-use interface and collaboration features make it effective. The app is also suitable for one-to-one meeting with colleagues to discuss or collaborate in internal projects. Teams collaborating on projects that require real-time discussions and document sharing can be done by the app.

Simple, Efficient, and Easy to Use

Overall Satisfaction with GoTo Meeting