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Abstract vs. AlmaSuite (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Abstract
Score 4.8 out of 10
N/A
Abstract, from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco, offers a collaboration tool for developers and others, featuring a version controlled master file set and approval workflow.N/A
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
AlmaSuite was a private social network for companies with a task management tool, a private wikipedia for knowledge management, gamification, etc. The product has been disontinued, and is no longer available for sale.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$100 users
Additional Details—70% Discount for NGOs 50% for Benefit corporations, Educational Institutions & Health Care. 30% for Companies already working with a Consultant on Cultural Development or related issues.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Abstract
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Abstract
There are very few tools that compete with Abstract right now. I would say none of them are even close to this yet.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Abstract
Cloud services help hold files that everyone can access. Absrtact is not that, this is unparalleled for Sketch users; this allows for multiple users to be in the same file and help guide them through conflicts if there are even any of them. Abstract is the only one here solving …
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose AlmaSuite (discontinued)
Better features for project development follow up than Asana and Wrike (previous choices)
Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Abstract
7.8
Ratings
1% above category average
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
6.7
Ratings
14% below category average
Workflow Automation7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Search8.90 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Task Management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Abstract
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
Chat10.00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Notifications9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Discussions8.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.60 Ratings7.30 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Abstract
8.1
Ratings
1% above category average
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
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Ratings
Versioning10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control6.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
2.1
(0 ratings)
6.4
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
  • Large teams with dedicated design operations support
  • UX managers that want a facilitated workflow for their teams
  • Disciplined teams of individual contributors that want to adopt a process in their UI workflow
  • Cross-discipline teams that want a central collaboration space for reviewing and critiquing UI artifacts
  • If your files are named "FOR-REALS_FINAL_FINAL_FINAL_Super-Important-Project (copy).sketch"
  • If you're managing multiple pattern libraries
Verified User
Anonymous
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My business is HR consulting. Best benefits: organize freelance consultants by projects and tasks.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Allows for collaboration within Sketch.
  • Allows for approval of work by team leads.
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Anonymous
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  • Great for task administration.
  • Customer service is friendly, pragmatic and always available.
  • Organize freelance consultants by projects and tasks.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
  • People and permission management.
  • Sharing particular states (presentation, inspection, etc.).
  • New projects from templates.
  • Pattern library migration (new users).
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Need to improve in the way it shows project development in time: Gantt chart, schedules, etc.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
Abstract has a difficult learning curve. If a feature-branch workflow is new to you, then it will take some getting used to. They make a lot of updates to the interface and these feature releases get ahead of their documentation. They rely heavily on an excellent customer support team and are present on various Slack channels to help design professionals with issues.
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
Customer support seems to be fast at responding. We haven't had issues yet at least
Christopher Fritz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christopher Fritz
Head of Global IT
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Alternatives Considered
I purchased and administer Abstract. It was requested by our design department who evaluated it.
Christopher Fritz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christopher Fritz
Head of Global IT
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Better features for project development follow up than Asana and Wrike (previous choices)
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Single source of truth for the team.
  • Could quickly get expensive with corporate accounts.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Positive: Internal Communication and Collaboration
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Anonymous
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