Abstract vs. Mailfence

• 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

Incentivized

This is a great tool for any business that manages a high flow of emails and communications with both employees and also clients or customers. It is also a perfect tool if you manage private or delicate data that needs to be kept safe, like payment details of clients or business transactions with customers, especially if said customers are other big companies. This tool will make sure to have all the company's information and communications in a safe easy to use place

Incentivized

• Versioning for desginers
• Collaboration between team members

Incentivized

• The contact book is easy to use and modify.
• The calendar allows to share events with coworkers.
• It encrypts information and keeps it safe.

Incentivized

• Asset exports are not as great as Zeplin and others.
• Filtering within files.

Incentivized

• The interface is too blank, it could be personalizable.
• Fonts and size of text could have room to modification.
• Accessing and sharing documents outside the tool is difficult.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Abstract by nature is complex and has to respond to whatever changes in Sketch. So there are frequent issues. Support can be slow to respond and are not always helpful, but they are quick to find and patch the bugs. Overall, it's not the best support, but it hasn't been detrimental.

Incentivized

I purchased and administer Abstract. It was requested by our design department who evaluated it.

Incentivized

• Single source of truth for the team.
• Could quickly get expensive with corporate accounts.

Incentivized

• It made communication inside the company fluid and easy
• Less time checking various emails or looking for contact's email addresses means more time of productivity
• Better organization means more fluid work productivity and better results with clients

Incentivized