PukkaTeam
PukkaTeam helps remote and distributed teams see presence and connect through video calls.
What PukkaTeam is
PukkaTeam helps remote and distributed teams see presence and connect through video calls. Members can see whether colleagues are available, busy, or away, while intermittent webcam snapshots are shared within the same team. Privacy mode lets users pixelate their own snapshot. The service says it stores only each user’s latest image data, not historical imagery, and that staff cannot view snapshots from other teams. It indicates whether someone is at a computer, not what they are doing, and has no screen sharing. One-click video calls are integrated, with conference size set by the package. Group costs $7 per user per month for calls with up to four people. Party costs $9 per user per month for up to nine people and priority support. Crowd costs $12 per user per month for up to 20 people, priority support, and priority access to upcoming features. Enterprise pricing requires contact. PukkaTeam runs on web, macOS, and Windows, offers a 60-day trial, and has no free plan.
Good
- Shows available, busy, or away status
- Privacy mode pixelates snapshots
- Latest image only is stored
- Integrated one-click video calls
- Web, macOS, and Windows support
Watch out
- No free plan
- Snapshots are shared with teammates
- No screen sharing
- Enterprise pricing requires contact
Who it suits
It suits remote employees, distributed teams, and organizations with staff across offices or floors. It is designed for teams wanting presence visibility and built-in video calling.
Verdict
PukkaTeam combines presence snapshots, availability indicators, and package-based video calls for distributed teams. Its paid-only model, snapshot approach, and lack of screen sharing should guide the choice.
Plans and prices
From PukkaTeam's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Group Package | $7 a month | Video conferencing up to 4 people · per user per month |
| Party Package | $9 a month | Video conferencing up to 9 people · priority support · per user per month |
| Crowd Package | $12 a month | Video conferencing up to 20 people · priority support · priority access to upcoming features · per user per month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Enterprise packages · Contact for details |
The facts
Each one read from PukkaTeam's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- Team members can see whether colleagues are available, busy, or away.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Calls
- The product offers integrated one-click video calls, with conference size depending on the package.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Desktop availability
- The pricing FAQ says native apps for Windows and Mac can be downloaded from the settings page.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Image retention
- The pricing FAQ says PukkaTeam stores only each user's latest image data and does not store historical imagery.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The features page lists Slack chat integration; the pricing FAQ also describes Skype video calling.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Monitoring limit
- The pricing FAQ says it shows whether someone is at their computer, not what they are doing, and has no screen sharing.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy mode
- Users can pixelate their snapshot with privacy mode.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- PukkaTeam helps remote and distributed teams see team presence and connect through video calls.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- The pricing FAQ says browser-to-server communications are encrypted using industry-standard SSL.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Snapshots
- The service takes intermittent webcam photos and shares them with members of the same team.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The FAQ says users can contact support by email and that the team will respond as soon as it can.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Who it's for
- The pricing FAQ identifies remote employees, distributed teams, and large companies with staff across offices or floors as users who may benefit.checked 8 Oct 2001
The company
- Team privacy
- The pricing FAQ says PukkaTeam staff cannot view other teams' snapshots.checked 8 Oct 2001
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