When comparing Glip vs GroupMe, the Slant community recommends Glip for most people. In the question“What is the best team chat software?” Glip is ranked 32nd while GroupMe is ranked 49th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Task Management
Pro Video Conferencing (up to 100 people)
Pro Image Annotation
Pro File Sharing
Pro Shared Calendar + iCal, Outlook and Google integrations
Pro Unlimited Integrations
Pro Productivity tools integrated with chat.
Pro Reads receipts
GroupMe has a built in function to read receipts.
Pro Great web client
GroupMe has an excellent web client that can be used to send and receive messages and manage groups from the desktop.
Pro IFTTT Integration
Allows sending messages from web services via IFTTT.
Pro Integrated calendar
It's possible to add location and time with reminders directly in the GroupMe app.
Pro Makes it easy to silence 1 or all groups
GroupMe has settings that allow muting a single group or turn off all GroupMe notifications from within the app.
Pro Does not require everyone in the group to have a smartphone
GroupMe can set up a custom phone number which allows people without the App to send and receive messages. This makes it easy to add anyone to messaging.
Cons
Con Not enough integrations
While offering integrations, most are of the subscription type, and there are few to choose from when compared to other services.
Con Acquired - now offered as a complement of telephony services
Con Drains battery fast
GroupMe, in order to have a constant connection which allows for notifications drains the battery of a device quickly, which is not ideal for a messaging app that one needs on time notifications from.