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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ActiveDocs

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AActiveDocs is a document management software offering from ActiveDocs.N/A

    Apple iCloud

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AApple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.

    $0.99

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    Pricing
    ActiveDocsApple iCloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    50GB
    $0.99
    per month
    200GB
    $2.99
    per month
    2TB
    $9.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveDocsApple iCloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ActiveDocsApple iCloud
    Considered Both Products
    ActiveDocs
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    Apple
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    ActiveDocsApple iCloud
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of ActiveDocs and Apple iCloud
    Feature
    ActiveDocs
    -
    Ratings
    Apple iCloud
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.660 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.479 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.776 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.672 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.771 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings7.676 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.982 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of ActiveDocs and Apple iCloud
    Feature
    ActiveDocs
    -
    Ratings
    Apple iCloud
    8.5
    79 Ratings
    2% below category average
    User and role management00 Ratings7.863 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings8.375 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.476 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of ActiveDocs and Apple iCloud
    Feature
    ActiveDocs
    -
    Ratings
    Apple iCloud
    9.2
    83 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings9.383 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings9.783 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.766 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ActiveDocsApple iCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (84 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (30 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (20 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ActiveDocsApple iCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ActiveDocs
    There are not a lot of competitors to compare this product with, but ActiveDocs holds its own as a very useful software for the need. I recommend doing a demo to see how the process works, but it's rather streamlined and easy to create a template and produce a document from it.
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    Apple
    Our growing organization uses about 95% Apple hardware. The Apple iCloud functionality across our organization ensures interfaces and synchronization that makes information workflow seamless. The cost structure and limited AI functionality keeps us dependent on products like Microsoft and Google and unable to put all of our cloud "eggs" into the Apple basket.
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    Pros
    ActiveDocs
    • The User Interface was pleasant to use.
    • it is a very intuitive software
    • the available templates help and facilitate the day-to-day work
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    Apple
    • Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa.
    • It stores files (e.g photos) nicely
    • Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use.
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    Cons
    ActiveDocs
    • Template could be better by adding features that make it easier for users.
    • Some features are missing like image editing, and SEO management.
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    Apple
    • Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people.
    • Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly.
    • Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveDocs
    No answers on this topic
    Apple
    It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.
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    Usability
    ActiveDocs
    Very good usability overall. Any user can pick this up and run with it. HotDocs, the closest competitor, has similar end-user usability, but from a designer of templates perspective, ActiveDocs definitely has the edge in this regard. I would recommend this for any company that mass produces documents from templates as deliverables.
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    Apple
    While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.
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    Performance
    ActiveDocs
    The software overall is very excellent. It responds quickly and produces documents well. The integration with systems makes data input easy. Questions can be designed to allow further expansion of template creation/customization. The rules section is very useful for complicated If/Than/Else style templates. Although experience and training help, the software is very user-friendly out of the box.
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    Apple
    Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.
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    Support Rating
    ActiveDocs
    ActiveDocs can be a considerably complex product because your use cases can be potentially endless. In our experience, when we have come across a problem or issue with the product ActiveDoc's support has always responded to our queries within 24 hours. Support is only provided via email in 95% of cases. Each year your support and maintenance includes support hours. These are used when you contact support and your issue is not found to be a bug or problem with the product (completely fair and understandable). When we've identified or discovered bugs (mainly with the latest version of Word) it is patched by the next release. They typically release about 4-5 updates per year.
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    Apple
    Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ActiveDocs
    In relation to other software that have a functionality similar to ActiveDocs, they don't even compare in relation to the interface, I didn't use all the software available on the market, but the ones I used and I can compare, ActiveDocs is without a doubt the best among them. We really likes the interface.
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    Apple
    Google Drive is similar to Apple iCloud, but since I prefer Apple products and have operated within the Apple ecosystem for many years, I use iCloud. Some clients who don't use Apple share documents with me in Google Drive so I have experience with the product, but I prefer iCloud. I do think photos syncing is superior in iCloud.
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    Return on Investment
    ActiveDocs
    • ActiveDocs allows us to create, edit and validate any type of content quickly and with no coding skills.
    • Easy and quick editing.
    • Really flexible and simple to set up
    • Helped us achieve a much higher level of efficiency in our daily operations.
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    Apple
    • Apple's iCloud service can run very slow in countries where they aren't very focussed, like India.
    • Apple did not back up videos over the cloud for a long time and needed manual sync. You will see similar issues like not allowing mobile data for some tasks.
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