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Blackboard Collaborate vs PGi GlobalMeet comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Blackboard Collaborate
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PGi GlobalMeet
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
21st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Blackboard Collaborate is 2.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PGi GlobalMeet is 2.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Blackboard Collaborate2.6%
PGi GlobalMeet2.1%
Other95.3%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

YN
Teaching and Learning Systems Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Useful in webinars, meetings and online classrooms
One of the features that people enjoy is the whiteboard, providing opportunities for academics to present content and for students to contribute. The platform also allows for the creating of different rooms, enabling large classes to break into smaller groups for discussions. Students can then return to the main classroom to share their opinions. It integrates with LMS.
reviewer2157150 - PeerSpot reviewer
MD at a media company with 1-10 employees
A scalable and stable solution that offers good production support
I am impressed with the tool's production support.  The tool is slow in updating changes. It also has a poor dashboard operating system.  I have been using the product for five years.  I would rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten. I would rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten.…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The software is easy to use, has clear navigation and structure, and is highly customizable from an administrators standpoint (I've administered and used it as a client)."
"One of the features that people enjoy is the whiteboard, providing opportunities for academics to present content and for students to contribute. The platform also allows for the creating of different rooms, enabling large classes to break into smaller groups for discussions. Students can then return to the main classroom to share their opinions. It integrates with LMS."
"Document loading and annotation."
"The solution allows me to connect and collaborate with my classes."
"GlobalMeet has been a great cost-savings for our company."
"I love the Outlook toolbar that GlobalMeet has incorporated, as I use it to create announcements for web meetings, start my audio and web meetings with just a few clicks, have the program call me so I do not need to remember phone numbers and passcodes, see those attending my call, control noise by muting callers, and even record the call for later usage."
"Customer Service: Excellent. PGI is always improving and responsive to their customer's needs!"
"GlobalMeet has been wonderful and a great tool for my company to use."
"I would absolutely recommend using GlobalMeet; it is a great solution that is easy and really makes meetings more enjoyable."
"I am impressed with the tool's production support."
"This is the future of modern business and networking."
"We are a remote organization mostly, so all of our team meetings use this platform, allowing us to share screens, record meetings, and include everyone on the call."
 

Cons

"I wish I could upload assignments from my Android tablet or iPhone, but I guarantee that specific feature is in the works."
"If there were maybe more tutorials outside of what I'm aware the university is suggesting, I would take more tutorials on effective ways to deliver content. I come from the industry and content was always needed when people that were observing were smart and involved and decision-makers instead of so passively just trying to pass the course. In my imagination, the tutorials would be a tool where the learners themselves can have much more hands-on learning during a Collaborate session."
"We faced outages when the user limit went over a certain number."
"The system can overload when too many try logging in."
"I would like the presenter able to view the attendees list at all times without having to pause. The guest login could be a little easier."
"Recordings-the recording features malfunctions and it only allows you to store recordings for 30 days without an extra fee."
"The tool is slow in updating changes. It also has a poor dashboard operating system."
"I would like to see the reports available right after my call, instead of 24 hours later."
"I have noticed it crashing during some events."
"We had issues of multiple people getting kicked off the call and/or the online meeting by the afternoon."
"When you get a large number of users on GlobalMeet it tends to slow things down a little bit but with the support group at hand things picked back up quickly."
"I guess if I could recommend is to make sure that the polling tool functions properly as I've dealt with issues in the passed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is expensive. I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten and it is yearly."
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise8
 

Also Known As

Blackboard Mobile
GlobalMeet
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

University of Derby Online, Universty of Warwick, University of Liverpool, City College Norwich, Northumberland College, Mid-Kent College, Watson Pharmaceutials, Capella University, Shore Tel Sky, Lincoln PD, City of Somerville MA, Somerset County Council
Equifax, New York Life, Expedia, SAP, Aaron's, Staples
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