Drovio vs Pop

Drovio lets distributed teams share an IDE, app or screen for pair programming, code reviews, coding interviews and remote collaboration. Each participant has a separate mouse cursor and can interact with shared apps. Voice chat with echo cancellation and webcam sharing are available, and participants can join a session from a browser without installing the app. Drovio says its screen sharing is designed for low latency, including on low-bandwidth connections and at high resolutions. It describes sessions as using peer-to-peer technology and end-to-end encryption. The Slack integration lets users start sessions from within Slack. Cloud sign-in options include local accounts, Slack, GitHub, Google and SAML single sign-on. The free Basic plan allows up to two participants and limits remote control to 30 minutes per day. Standard costs $15/user/mo and includes up to 10 participants; the plan has a 15-day trial, after which accounts move to Basic unless payment details and billing contact information are registered. Business costs $30 per month. An Enterprise on-premises option runs on customer machines in a private network without an internet connection, with pricing by quote.

Pop is a videoconferencing and screen-sharing service built around shared control of a computer. Participants can use their own mouse and keyboard on the shared screen, while voice, video, drawing, and highlighting support real-time communication. People can join a meeting from a link before registering, using a laptop or smartphone. The listed joining options include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, mobile browsers, and Mac, Windows, and Linux. Users can start a meeting from Slack with a slash command or call button, and connect Google Calendar to manage scheduled Pop meetings. Pop says meeting traffic is encrypted in transit and that it does not store or record meeting media. Its security information distinguishes one-to-one calls, which it says are end-to-end encrypted, from calls with three or more participants, where an SFU decrypts and re-encrypts media. Pro is listed at $0 while in beta and includes unlimited meetings with no time limit. Starter is free. Enterprise costs $25 per user per month and starts at 40 licenses for $12K/year.