Review Summary:
MeetMeNow is easy to use and offers reliable and secure communications.
Pros: Dedicated private network, easy to setup meetings, video conferencing, remote desktop control, mute callers, pass control to other presenters
Cons: No Mac support (Windows only), no built-in screen recording
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WebEx is arguably the biggest name in web conferencing. Throughout the years they've established themselves as a top online meeting solution for mid and large sized companies. MeetMeNow is their first product aimed at small businesses.
| Pricing | $49/mo ($39/mo for annual pre-paid plan) |
| Free Trial | Yes - 14 Days |
| Meeting Capacity | 15 Attendees |
| Desktop Sharing | Yes - Real time desktop sharing lets attendees look over your shoulder as you present |
| Desktop Recording | No |
| Web Teleconference | Yes - Secure VOIP communication |
| Phone Teleconference | Yes - Secure toll numbers provided for attendees |
| Control Granting | Yes - Pass control of the meeting to other participants |
| Video Conferencing | Yes - Broadcast video of the host or any meeting participant |
| Private Chat | Yes - Chat privately with other meeting attendees |
| Annotation Tools | Yes - Draw and make notes on your screen |
Reliability and Performance - MeetMeNow utilizes the same dedicated private network that is used by WebEx's enterprise clients. The WebEx MediaTone Network was designed specifically for real-time web collaboration. This robust private network gives you superior performance, enterprise-grade security, and always-available “dial-tone” reliability for web meetings.
Security - WebEx is the only web meeting provider that has earned Web Trust and SAS70 certification. All meetings are encrypted over SSL to ensure security. WebEx MeetMeNow works through standard ports so you don't have to reconfigure your firewall to use it.
Integrated Audio - Each meeting gets a special meeting number to call into. Control audio from within the meeting to mute and unmute attendees.
Mac Support - 95% of the world runs on windows, but Mac is back and is gaining marketshare. At the time of this review Mac users will be left out in the cold.
Recording Functions - MeetMeNow lacks built-in meeting recording functions, which is typical of web meeting applications in this price range. You can use third party tools like Camtasia to record your meetings.
If you have mission critical online meetings that demand the best reliability and performance MeetMeNow is the best option under $50/mo.