I have barely test driven this but I am so impressed. I used to use JoinMe because clients didn’t have to download software first to meet with me. Other than that, I preferred Zoom. Then JoinMe started charging and I didn’t use it enough to be worth their fees. So I switched to Zoom. Although it says people can join without downloading their software, it doesn’t work very often. Even so, I really like Zoom except that I can NEVER seem to remember where the Share function is! The free version has always been sufficient for my needs.

In walks Vectera… Clients can join a meeting without downloading software again. Yay! And the Share button is easy to find. Yay, again. Co-browsing? I had never heard of that and it works great. I can let clients do the browsing and like a co-pilot, take over when I need to. Whiteboard? Not sure how much I’ll use that but it looks like a great brainstorming tool. I tested an uploaded document with with a teammate and we both made notes on it. Haven’t tried recording a meeting yet but that will be useful.

I realize some (or maybe all) of these features exist in JoinMe and Zoom as well. However, neither of them have the simple layout of all the resources like Vectera does. As much as I liked Zoom (now past tense), I always felt overwhelmed by all the settings and tools scattered all over the place — I could never find what I was looking for. Vectera’s layout is so intuitive so I haven’t had to ‘read the manual’ yet. And that suits me just fine.

Vectera currently has a very generous free offer of ‘everything’ until June 1st during this COVID-19 pandemic. I thought about just using that but I am so thrilled that I wanted to support them with a subscription. And they rewarded me with an unknown bonus: My ‘billing’ for the AppSumo deal doesn’t start until June 1st so I’m still getting a month free. Sweet!

If you need more than 4 people in meetings, this isn’t for you. But if you meet one-on-one with a client or a few of members of your team, you will love Vectera!