Join.me (discontinued) vs. Mikogo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Join.me (discontinued)
Score 9.8 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
Month
Mikogo
Score 1.2 out of 10
N/A
Mikogo is a free screen sharing solution with built-in VoIP for online meetings, web presentations, web conferencing and sales demos.
$156
Annually
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Lite
$10.00
Month
Pro
$10.00
Month
Business
$10.00
Month
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]
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
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.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Join.me (discontinued)
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Join.me was the cream of the crop. Free accounts are offered by others in an effort to emulate the success of Join.me.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
We have tried a number of online meeting platforms since 2010 when we first commenced our online and international programs. Although Join.Me was a mainstay for us at first--affordable, safe, and great way to provide remote access that other platforms failed to provide--now we …
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 …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
We selected Google Meet because we didn't necessarily need the unique URL or a dedicated app for screen sharing. We found that Google Meet was sufficient in getting everything we need for our team meetings, as well as meetings with the clients.
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 …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Honestly it is one of 3 that I use on a daily basis depending on what my clients prefer or use. But it is my favorite because of the ease of use and its calendaring and reminder abilities that is prefer it above others and recommend it when possible. Maybe the others do these …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet are better and I prefer them over Join.me. It is a good cheap alternative.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
We used Join.me as our web conferencing tool before switching over to Google Meet. Using the Google suite of products made Google Meet the easier choice.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
[LogMeIn] is better remotely controlling computers and chatting but Join.me is better for meeting purposes. It also allows you to interact with your calendar. The two products are great with features to satisfy all. [LogMeIn] however is a lot more expensive for small …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Join.me has many shortcomings when it comes to comparison with Webex. I believe Webex is by far the best however there is a small piece of the of the market for Join.me. Join.me was too late to the game and lacks in features on top of it.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
We started using Teams to communicate at first. But sometimes we had issues with it connecting to the server. Also installing it seemed to have issues from time to time. We had a really hard time working with Microsoft technical support. We had to put in several tickets before …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Join.me works well for all our issues, so we have had no need to use another solution.
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.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Join.Me was a legacy subscription that carried over, there was no longer a need or desire to use Join.Me when everyone is so accustomed to Teams.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
It is a fundamental tool in today's world of work. Join.me is very simple to use and compatible with all devices. Also, it is a stable platform with a good price.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
I have been a Skype user for over 10 years and while it has its pros, I think Join.me provides ease of use that cannot be found on Skype or Zoom. Basecamp is more of a project management tool but it has some video conferencing features that can be used. If I was to rate these …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Join.me is a fabulous application that can streams lively. We are highly obsessed with its live conversation feature which is best rather than other alternatives such as Zoom or Skype. There is no need to gather the employee in meeting rooms. We can deal with the whole world by …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
With the exception of stability on cellular data, I feel Join.Me outperforms Zoom or Teams in ease of use and a robust feature selection that is extremely user-friendly and easy to pick up. The recording feature makes your call recording available quickly and you can easily …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
A bit pricer but gets the job done.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Join.me is less integrated with your email and schedule, but is way more user friendly. Skype is good internally, but is nowhere as effective with client facing communication. From a quality standpoint, Join.me compares well against their competitors. I have never had issues …
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Screen sharing and visibility work particularly well with Join.me, we haven't encountered any interruptions during our exchanges or any difficulties that would require technical support.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
I haven't used any other software here that is similar to join.me. I know one software that management has been talking about using for a free trial was GoToMeeting which is under the same umbrella company.
Chose Join.me (discontinued)
Compared to Adobe Connect, Join.me is very easy to install and rollout across the organization. Companies of any size can adopt this application for easy and effective conference calls, impromptu meetings and recording sessions. Cost-wise, it was easy to justify the purchase as …
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.
Mikogo
Chose Mikogo
At first it worked fairly well and the price was very inexpensive. The first task when connecting to a customer was to have them download the client. Oftentimes this task took two to five minutes and was inconsistent even for clients with high-speed internet access (over …
Chose Mikogo
I see a lot of the same functionality with both programs. From a presentation and meeting aspect, they are virtually the same. Where Mikogo stands out, in my opinion, is when it comes to remote access.
Chose Mikogo
its a smaller tool than Teams and Skype and definitely don't have as much features. It is a tool for smaller organizations not big enterprises.
Chose Mikogo
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 …
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
Join.me (discontinued)
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
Mikogo
3.1
Ratings
88% below category average
High quality audio8.50 Ratings4.10 Ratings
High quality video8.20 Ratings4.10 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.00 Ratings1.10 Ratings
Mobile support7.30 Ratings3.20 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Mikogo
6.0
Ratings
28% below category average
Desktop sharing8.50 Ratings2.20 Ratings
Whiteboards7.40 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
8.0
Ratings
4% below category average
Mikogo
3.0
Ratings
94% below category average
Calendar integration8.50 Ratings1.10 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.40 Ratings1.20 Ratings
Integrates with social media7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.00 Ratings2.10 Ratings
Slideshows8.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
8.1
Ratings
1% below category average
Mikogo
2.1
Ratings
118% below category average
Live chat8.70 Ratings1.20 Ratings
Audience polling7.70 Ratings3.10 Ratings
Q&A7.80 Ratings2.10 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Join.me (discontinued)
8.3
Ratings
2% above category average
Mikogo
1.5
Ratings
138% below category average
User authentication8.20 Ratings1.20 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.20 Ratings1.10 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.40 Ratings2.10 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
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1.2
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
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Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
8.0
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Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
If you're on a bit of a budget the pricing for Join.me definitely makes it an easy choice. We were able to download it and get it up and running for free on a few of my teammates PCs that needed assistance with some computer setup. It can be a little confusing to access some of the features at first but once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy to use. Wouldn't necessarily recommend it for extremely large meetings, but it's excellent for smaller groups.
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Given its narrow focus and inability to do that well, I cannot think of a scenario where Mikogo would be a fit. This software only provides 'attended' remote sessions whereby the person presenting their screen must also approve the connection of the user attempting to view or control their screen. While this has its place, it did not perform well in this limited scope.
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Pros
  • Join.me has provided us many features that made it possible for us to communicate.
  • Another plus point is its staff which is pretty good ‘professional and highly supportive and is always there for help.
  • We can also connect with people outside our region and with its advanced functionality we have found it as the best audio conference software than any other software of its type.
  • it has made our audio meeting experience very effective.
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  • Collaboration audio/video - Very strong features. It simple and it just works as you expect. Especially multi-user collaboration capability.
  • File sharing - Again, nothing fancy but works as advertised.
  • Inexpensive- A single license allows for up to 25 participants and 3 concurrent calls. Even the free version is extremely capable and a good go-to option.
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Cons
  • In my experience when using the mobile app the quality drops when on cellular data, even with a strong signal. Given the current challenges, teams Face ID like to see the mobile capabilities get some improvement as it doesn’t seem to be optimized when not on a PC or wireless network.
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  • Customer Support. Blog based and slow to respond
  • Free version is limited
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Likelihood to Renew
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
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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Support Rating
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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I have not had to use their support for anything other than setup.
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Implementation Rating
This is a fairly simple product which doesn't require much "implementation" work for our use cases.
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Alternatives Considered
We have tried a number of online meeting platforms since 2010 when we first commenced our online and international programs. Although Join.Me was a mainstay for us at first--affordable, safe, and great way to provide remote access that other platforms failed to provide--now we have found much less utility since we use Zoom which is affordable, provides a more robust and cohesive user experience, and now also provides remote access when granted.
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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.
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Return on Investment
  • We have been able to beat the learning curve as Join.me is almost self explanatory to most of our team.
  • The cost per user ratio can feel a bit expensive but for the speed and convenience we feel it was the right investment
  • The biggest ROI is time, being able to go from email to meeting in a few clicks makes Join.me feel natural and not just another "video conferencing" tool that we use.
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  • Saves time and money in travel expenses to support remote locations for IT purposes.
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ScreenShots

Mikogo Screenshots

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