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 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 |
 Skype (discontinued) | Score7.1 out of 10 | N/A | Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025. | $2.99 per month |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose Join.me (discontinued) Join.me may be more reliable in my eyes. However, because of how Skype is adopted company-wide and across many clients, I do not think it competes in this market. It requires more exposure and easier integration with Outlook. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Join.me (discontinued) Skype was the most well-known software and it came bundled with our Microsoft package here a the office but is not being supported after Oct 10th and was the only other meeting/training software we used corporately. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Join.me (discontinued) I use Skype for personal video calls, and Zoom for business calls internally. The video and audio quality is better on zoom - but if you're not already a member, it can be a bit confusing to set up for a client who has never used it. Hence, we use join.me for people who don't … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info 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 … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info 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. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Join.me (discontinued) Sooo much better. Unfortunately the other platform is always freezing or lagging or ending the call. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Join.me (discontinued) Join.me is honestly at the bottom. We used Join.me but recently switched to Google Hangouts. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Join.me (discontinued) Join.me stacks up against these other two reasonably well. The support is about the same in comparison to other products. It does feel fairly lightweight compared to others, being the bare bones of what you need to hold meetings with screen sharing. It does those jobs very well. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info 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. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Join.me (discontinued) Lower cost, easier to use, available across different geographies Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose Skype (discontinued) It's very difficult to compare Skype to the other tools listed above that are in the database. Skype is much more fully featured and easy to use with many users than Google Hangouts or Google Duo. WebEx and GoToMeeting are better conference call style set ups but not really … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Skype (discontinued) For security and privacy reasons, Skype's existence for the past 15 years is incredibly important to me Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.1 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Usability | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Availability | - | 10.0 |
| Performance | - | 10.0 |
| Support Rating | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Configurability | - | 10.0 |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - | 10.0 |
| Ease of integration | - | 10.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 10.0 |
| Professional Services | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 10.0 |
