Best Movie Conference Services 2017

Choosing a movie conference service takes more than just spinning a coin and hoping for the best. Partnering with the wrong service or attempting to integrate numerous services that don't mix could end up costing you more down the road. To help you get it right the very first time, Business News Daily selected the best movie conference services for business. Here is a roundup of our best picks and an explanation of how we chose them.

Best Movie Conference Services

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Best Movie Conference Service for Businesses: ClickMeeting

ClickMeeting is our top choice for movie conference systems for businesses because it blends a diversity of features, high-quality audio and movie, and ease of use that best serves to enhance company operations without the headache of integrating a complicated or unwieldy system. Because of this system's user-friendly interface, training for your employees should be minimal; there's also a 30-day free trial available, so your staff can take ClickMeeting out for a spin before you commit to buying.

Best Inexpensive Movie Conference Service: Skype for Business

Skype for Business is our pick for best inexpensive movie conference service. Most movie conference services either sacrifice cost for more sturdy features or vice versa. Skype for Business, while an affordable solution, remains an effective device not gutted of its most valuable assets in order to force down the price. Albeit you'll be spending less each month on this service than you would on most others, you won't have to sacrifice reliability or the most essential features of movie conferencing software.

Best Movie Conference Service for Numerous Participants: join.me

Join.me, a LogMeIn product, is our best pick for a movie conference service for numerous participants. It's neither the cheapest movie conference system nor the one with the most available room for participants; however, join.me remains affordable while permitting up to two hundred fifty participants into a meeting at any given time, while also suggesting a powerful, easy-to-use system. Join.me struck the right balance inbetween cost and maximum number of participants to earn the title of best movie conference service for numerous participants.

Our methodology

To select the best movie conference services for businesses, we created a list of more than thirty reputable movie conference companies. Our selection was based on previous reviews, such as this one from our sister site Top Ten Reviews, as well as user feedback regarding each service. From there, we eliminated vendors that were either too narrow or that suggested worse user practice than the median vendor.

After narrowing our initial list down, we examined the features of each service, the needs of the average puny business possessor and accomplished insight from members of the industry. We also took part in free trials when available. At the end, we were left with ten candidates for our best picks: Adobe Connect, *ClickMeeting, GoToMeeting, *Join.Me, Lifesize, ooVoo, RingCentral, *Skype for Business, WebEx and Zoho Meeting.

We then analyzed each service based on the following factors:

• Ease of use: How difficult is it to learn the system? Will this lead to headaches for staff and clients, or will they be able to lightly adopt an intuitive, user-friendly format?
• Features: This revolved around the many different features a movie conference service could include. Does it permit for numerous participants, or is it exclusively one-on-one? Can different applications and services be integrated into the system? Is it scalable? Can you share photos and files with other participants? Is screen sharing available? Can it interoperate with other services? Those services with more options for the end user scored more very in our review.
• Cost: This factor was based not only on whether the packages suggested were reasonable compared to other services, but also if the companies were up front about their pricing information on their websites. This includes the need for hardware, annual maintenance, etc.
• Transparency: This included how much information we could gather about the company from its website, how up front the business was about its system's initial and maintenance costs, and the quality of user practice (or our practice in the event of a free trial).
• Customer service: We posed as prospective customers to get a sense of how the company treated customer service, both over the phone and online. Reviews and complaints from websites like Ripoff Report and the Better Business Bureau also informed our rating here.

Here is a utter list of movie conference services and a summary of what each company claims to suggest. This alphabetical list also includes our best picks.

Vendors List

8×8 – 8×8 movie conferencing excels on mobile devices. The system also boasts high-definition audio and movie, and can produce numerous movie rivulets at once. However, you will have to obtain a quote from a salesperson, as the pricing packages are not instantly available on the company's website. https://www.8×8.com/web-conferencing

AT&T Collaborate – Collaborate is a very customizable service suggested by AT&T that can be as limited or as expansive as you choose. Some features of collaborate include movie conferencing, web meetings, screen sharing and even the capability to track employee availability. However, the customizable nature of Collaborate means you'll need to obtain a quote from the company. https://www.business.att.com/enterprise/Family/collaboration/collaborate/

AVer – AVer specializes in conference room systems, which include cameras, microphones and monitors for your office. If you're blessed with your cloud-based movie conference service, AVer can augment that system to create a more official conference room practice; it works with most every movie conference solution out there. http://communication.aver.com/lines/video-conferencing

BlueJeans by Arkadin – BlueJeans offers a fully interoperable system that works across desktop, mobile and room systems. It also flows movie and audio in high definition and permits for key features like screen sharing. Interoperability with other systems is where BlueJeans excels. https://www.arkadin.com/solutions/video-conferencing/blue-jeans-powered-by-arkadin

Cenero – Cenero's movie conference service operates across numerous platforms, be they mobile, desktop or conference room systems, and offers high-definition audio and movie streaming. As a customizable solution tailored to your business, Cenero's pricing varies based on the specific build-out you choose. http://www.cenero.com/

*ClickMeeting – ClickMeeting is our best overall pick because of its strong suite of services, affordable price, reliable quality and very user-friendly interface. ClickMeeting was an all-around system that required both minimal cost and effort to use. Read our review of ClickMeeting to learn more, or visit https://clickmeeting.com/.

eVoice – eVoice is geared toward smaller companies, permitting up to twenty five participants to join a meeting at once and share four movie feeds at the same time on screen. Overall, eVoice is a relatively basic service, but it offers a 30-day free trial so you can see if it's enough to support your business's needs. https://www.evoice.com/feature/premium/video-conferencing

Google Hangouts – Google Hangouts offers a basic, free solution, which lacks some of the more advanced features we looked for. However, if your movie conference needs are minimal, Hangouts has decent-quality movie and audio feeds and could save you some money. https://hangouts.google.com/

Google Movie Conferencing – When the free version of Hangouts isn't enough, Google offers its G-Suite movie conference services powered by the very same platform. This is also a very low-cost solution, so don't expect this service to have all the bells and whistles; still, it's a reliable movie conference solution for any business on a taut budget. https://enterprise.google.com/chrome/video-conferencing/

GoToMeeting – GoToMeeting is a solution with a elementary interface and good quality. The company also offers a free version. However, more advanced options, such as surveys and polls, are conspicuously absent. https://www.gotomeeting.com/

Huawei – Huawei offers a service that can interoperate with many other systems and that produces movie and audio in high definition. Huawei takes superb agonies to ensure its system is redundant and reliable, so you won't have to fear dropped calls or laggy reception. http://e.huawei.com/us/solutions/business-needs/collaboration/video-conference/video-conference

Highfive – Highfive movie conferencing prides itself on ease of use and plainness. Highfive includes cloud-based software and hardware for a conference meeting room, as well as an application that works across all devices. Highfive also boasts unlimited meetings and unlimited presenters. https://highfive.com/offers/video-conferencing/

iMeet by PGi – iMeet is an affordable movie conference solution that retains the major key features we looked for in a system. Its most basic service includes up to five participants, screen sharing and recording, but the Plus and XL tiers expand on those features while still remaining reasonably priced. https://www.pgi.com/imeet/

Interactive Intelligence PureCloud Collaborate – PureCloud Collaborate is focused on unifying collaboration implements so your employees aren't using a number of different applications to connect with one another. PureCloud permits you to share and edit documents as well, through a built-in content management system. https://www.inin.com/unified-collaboration

*Join.me – Join.me is our best pick for numerous participants because of its capability to display ten movie flows at once and its relatively high volume of participant seats at a low cost. Join.me also won big points for its easy-to-use and aesthetically pleasing interface, as well as its audio and movie quality. Read our review of join.me to learn more, or visit https://www.join.me/.

Lifesize – Lifesize is a very interoperable system that brings together a broad array of features and high-quality streaming to create a very positive user practice. Lifesize is also able to directly integrate services like Skype for Business. https://www.lifesize.com/

Logitech – Logitech is primarily focused on creating conference room hardware to enhance your office's movie conference practice. While Logitech doesn't suggest movie conference software itself, the company's products integrate with those of a number of leading software companies. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/video-collaboration

Microsoft Office 365 – Microsoft Office three hundred sixty five movie conferencing permits you to bring up to two hundred fifty participants to a meeting across desktop or mobile, or from the conference room. As a Microsoft Office product, it's already integrated with Office software like PowerPoint, Word and Excel. The service includes features like note taking, screen sharing and numerous simultaneous movie feeds at several pricing tiers, all of which are inexpensive. https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-video-conferencing

ooVoo – ooVoo is an inexpensive service that offers high -quality movie but lacks some of the major features we looked for. The service aims for plain, quality movie calls and is best when used for puny groups or one-on-one conversations. http://www.oovoo.com/

Pinnaca – Pinnaca offers a cloud-based movie conferencing solution that connects mobile devices and desktops, as well as total conference-room systems. It permits for twenty five participants to sit in on a meeting, and it offers sturdy technical support. https://www.pinnaca.com/solutions/cloud-services/video-conferencing-as-a-service

Polycom – Polycom is focused primarily on movie conferencing hardware for conference rooms, rather than cloud-based software. Overall, these enterprise solutions are geared toward larger companies, rather than petite businesses. http://www.pinnacleinfo.net/video-conferencing.html

ReadyTalk – ReadyTalk is a movie conferencing solution that permits you to select how much capacity you indeed need. With plans that span from one to one hundred participants, to the largest plan, which permits more than Three,000, ReadyTalk can be tailored to suit petite and large organizations alike. Beginning at $24 per month for the smallest package and topping out at more than $1,000 per month, ReadyTalk has packages for every kind of business. https://www.readytalk.com/

RingCentral – RingCentral is a high-quality service with a broad diversity of features useful for business. However, signing up for Ring Central comes with some caveats; instead of a free trial, the company offers a 30-day money-back assure, so you'll have to put up some cash to begin using the service. Still, RingCentral's user interface is intuitive, and the movie conferencing application itself is effective. The company also offers VoIP calling and online faxing through its movie platform, and it was our best pick in both of those categories in the past. https://www.ringcentral.com/

Skype – Skype operates much like our best pick, Skype for Business, but without some of the more sturdy features. As a free option, Skype excels for those businesses who don't often rely on movie conferencing, but still at times need to connect with clients or employees over high-definition movie. https://www.skype.com/en/

*Skype for Business – Skype for Business is an enormously affordable movie conference solution with strong features and good-quality movie and audio. For that reason, it is our best pick for inexpensive movie conference services. The low cost means you'll sacrifice a few features here and there, but overall, Skype for Business does a good job of connecting your team. https://www.skype.com/en/business/skype-for-business/

Vidyo – Vidyo offers a high-quality movie conferencing system that works across all major platforms and is very interoperable with other conferencing systems. The platform is, by nature, very customizable, which permits you to tailor Vidyo to your organization's specific needs. http://www.vidyo.com/

Viju – What sets Viju apart is its superb customer and technical support. The company will work with you to create a system that serves your specific needs, including what kinds of hardware to select for your conference room. If you're looking for an accomplished playmate to help walk you through the process, Viju is a strong choice. http://www.vijugroup.com/video-conferencing/

WebEx – WebEx offers a two-week free trial without requiring your credit card information, as well as a free version that gives you access to many of the service's most significant features. However, upgrading gets expensive quickly and has limited space for participants. https://www.webex.com/

Zoho Meeting – Zoho Meeting is a basic movie conference service that gets the job done and includes a fairly accomplish free version. The paid versions begin at $12 per month, making Zoho very affordable, but the service does lack some of the more advanced features we looked for, like whiteboarding. https://www.zoho.com/meeting/

Zoom – Zoom is a very interoperable, high-definition movie conference service that remains affordable and scalable for petite and medium-size organizations. A limited free plan permits for timed meetings with up to fifty participants, but the largest package accommodates one hundred participants at just $17.99 per month per host. https://zoom.us/

Adam received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers University. He worked for a local newspaper and freelanced for several publications after graduating college. He can be reached by email, or go after him on Twitter.

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