Google Hangouts (Classic) vs. Join.me (discontinued)

Google Hangouts (Classic)

522 Reviews and Ratings

Join.me (discontinued)

551 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Hangouts (Classic)	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	The classic version of Google Hangouts included messaging, voice, VoIP, and video call capabilities. It was replaced by the Hangouts Chat collaboration tool, and Google continues to support conferencing via the new Hangouts Meet.	N/A
Join.me (discontinued)	Score9.8 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

Google Hangouts (Classic)

Join.me (discontinued)

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Lite: $10.00
Month
Pro: $10.00
Month
Business: $10.00
Month

Pricing Offerings
Google Hangouts (Classic)	Join.me (discontinued)
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Google Hangouts (Classic)	Join.me (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	Discontinued Products Verified User Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) In terms of simplicity and ease of use, Google Hangouts is wonderful compared to some of the competitive products listed above. I do think that each have their own benefits: some companies do not allow for Google's suite of products (like Hangouts) to be utilized some … Incentivized Helpful? Shannon McNamara Digital Marketing in Marketing at Flatiron (Hospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees) Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) Google Hangouts is honestly just the easiest to use because it is already integrated with other products in the Google Suite (such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive and more) so you don't need to approve and secure any other app to use this, which is nice because we already use … Incentivized Helpful? Gabriel Samaroo Senior Software Engineer in Engineering at Masergy (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) Google Hangouts is my favorite tool for video and audio. I like Slack for messaging because it can handle very large groups and makes many channels and group messages easy to manage. Google Hangouts is very easy to use because most people have a Google Account. No need to teach … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) The closest alternative to Hangouts is Skype. Hangouts is a lot more practical since it allows easier teleconference setup, and is so much easier to use since it's web based and needs no installation. At work, we use HipChat as well since it's well integrated with Jira, but I … Incentivized Helpful? Ben Pickrell Sales and Account Manager in Sales at Front Rush (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) GoToMeeting Join.me BlueJeans Incentivized Helpful?	Discontinued Products Samarah Sardoni Lead Project Manager in Marketing at EKR (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Join.me (discontinued) Join.me is by far the more affordable option but is definitely inferior to Zoom, Google Hangouts, and GoToMeeting. Zoom will give you manuscripts from your call, Google Hangouts (or Meets) allows anyone to screen share easily, and GoToMeeting is the happy medium between Zoom … Incentivized Helpful? William Houck Account Executive in Sales at AnswerRocket (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Join.me (discontinued) Join.me is honestly at the bottom. We used Join.me but recently switched to Google Hangouts. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Join.me (discontinued) 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 … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Google Hangouts (Classic)

Join.me (discontinued)

Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 6.3 57 Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) - Ratings
Hosted PBX	6.915 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	7.725 Ratings	00 Ratings
User templates	5.022 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call reports	9.034 Ratings	00 Ratings
Directory of employee names	3.045 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Call Management features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 8.0 66 Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) - Ratings
Answering rules	8.033 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call recording	7.937 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call park	7.018 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call screening	9.036 Ratings	00 Ratings
Message alerts	8.058 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 8.6 84 Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) - Ratings
Video conferencing	9.079 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio conferencing	9.079 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video screen sharing	7.148 Ratings	00 Ratings
Instant messaging	9.052 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Mobile apps features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 8.0 85 Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) - Ratings
Mobile app for iOS	8.173 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android	8.071 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) 7.8 75 Ratings
High quality audio	00 Ratings	8.566 Ratings
High quality video	00 Ratings	8.269 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	00 Ratings	7.059 Ratings
Mobile support	00 Ratings	7.336 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) 7.9 73 Ratings
Desktop sharing	00 Ratings	8.573 Ratings
Whiteboards	00 Ratings	7.433 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) 8.0 69 Ratings
Calendar integration	00 Ratings	8.551 Ratings
Meeting initiation	00 Ratings	8.464 Ratings
Integrates with social media	00 Ratings	7.121 Ratings
Record meetings / events	00 Ratings	8.052 Ratings
Slideshows	00 Ratings	8.035 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) 8.1 59 Ratings
Live chat	00 Ratings	8.759 Ratings
Audience polling	00 Ratings	7.720 Ratings
Q&A	00 Ratings	7.826 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Join.me (discontinued)
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Join.me (discontinued) 8.3 58 Ratings
User authentication	00 Ratings	8.244 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	00 Ratings	8.251 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	00 Ratings	8.433 Ratings

User Ratings
	Google Hangouts (Classic)	Join.me (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (91 ratings)	7.1 (76 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (7 ratings)	10.0 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (36 ratings)	8.8 (25 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)