Compare jive communications and join-me - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 31, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - jive communications or join-me?

join-me is more expensive to implement (TCO) than jive communications, and jive communications is rated higher (93/100) than join-me (79/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right VoIP solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

JIVE Vs. Join.me

JIVE: Jive is the pioneer and world’s leading provider of social business solutions. Our products apply powerful technology that helps people connect, communicate and collaborate to get more work done and solve their biggest business challenges.

Join.me: join.me provides fast, simple screen sharing for online meetings and ad-hoc, show-and-tell collaboration. Introduced in October 2010, join.me is designed and run by LogMeIn, the cloud-connectivity company behind the LogMeIn remote access, support and collaboration products and makers of the top grossing 3rd party iPad app of 2010.

Who is more expensive? jive communications or join-me?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of VoIP software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for jive communications and join-me.

jive communications price starts at $18.95 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 jive communications is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of VoIP software. join-me price starts at $12 per organizer/month , When comparing join-me to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average VoIP software cost.

Bottom line: jive communications cost is around the same cost of join-me.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared jive communications Vs. join-me based on some of the most important and required VoIP features.

jive communications: Customer Service, Sales Automation, Social Media.

join-me: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Jive Software develops solutions which combine social networking and media into an integrated platform in a business environment. and join-me's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

jive communications

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $18.95 per user/month

Jive Software is a pioneer in providing social enterprise software. It provides cloud based solutions which focus on increasing productivity through collaboration platforms that cover employees, customers and v...

Categories: Communications, Cloud PBX, PBX Phone Systems, VoIP.

join-me

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $12 per organizer/month

Join-me is a cloud-based software that allows users to hold talks remotely despite their geographical location. Join-me helps companies to facilitate and hold meetings as well as discussions from remote sites.

Categories: Conference Calling, Video Conferencing.

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jive communications: 3 Features

Customer Service
Sales Automation
Social Media

join-me: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$18.95 per user/month
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ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
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Functionality
5
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4.2/5
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34
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Score
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4.9/5
Score
92/100
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License pricing
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6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.