Adobe Connect vs. Google Chat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Connect
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that enables users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules. The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs.
$50
per host/per month
Google Chat
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.N/A
Pricing
Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Editions & Modules
Meetings
$50
per host/per month
Webinars & Learning
$130
per host/per month
Small Meetings
Free
Forever free for up to 3 participants
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Features
Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
7.7
66 Ratings
3% below category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.065 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video7.065 Ratings00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements6.855 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support9.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
7.5
65 Ratings
5% below category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing7.065 Ratings00 Ratings
Whiteboards8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
5.6
66 Ratings
37% below category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
Calendar integration6.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation5.057 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media4.029 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events6.061 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows7.052 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
6.7
65 Ratings
19% below category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
Live chat7.063 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling7.056 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A6.053 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
8.4
61 Ratings
5% above category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
User authentication7.953 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.061 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list9.348 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
6.5
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
Video conferencing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.4
26 Ratings
8% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
Search00 Ratings9.223 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.826 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings9.326 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.317 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Connect
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.7
26 Ratings
8% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.817 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.723 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.922 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.321 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.318 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings9.519 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.115 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.624 Ratings
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Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Small Businesses
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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Stackby
Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 9.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.6 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
5.5
(94 ratings)
9.2
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(27 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(38 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Availability
5.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(31 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Online Training
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe ConnectGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
Adobe Connect is wonderful for repeatable branded learning experiences or webinars. They allow for creating an event with a series of similar layouts. The ability to alter these are easy, and duplicating layouts makes for fast alterations. Changing between layouts also creates visual interest as learners see things shift. Adobe Connect also is great for accessibility, the captions allow for resizing and placing the captions in various sections. The recordings also can have a searchable transcript to get to the information you want fast. Adobe Connect allows for running fun games/events as well, there are lots of apps that make the experience unique, and allows for managing content on screen as you'd like.
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Google
It is a easy and quick way to chat and send instant message using the Google account, even send files, emojis, create groups. I have used it to communicate even with external people with a personal gmail account and is great to stay in touch with all around. I recommend it for anyone who wants to stay communicated using a google account.
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Pros
Adobe
  • It's a quick method to exchange files, file, documents, and videos from a web app. Real-time conversation, and screen-sharing are all supported. It has a highly user-friendly interface. It is really simple to assist the teams.
  • Even team engagements is beneficial since it allows them to share their expertise with others, and the big benefit is the security of the rooms' access is fairly simple to manage.
  • The interface, which include features like notes, chat, pods, etc. When we're trying to gather rapid and exact information, simplify our work as much as possible.
  • Adobe Connect's features since they allow team members to express their ideas during meetings without causing disruptions, thereby bypassing the current international boundary of distance.
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Google
  • When discussing about a specific project, I can quickly share google docs or sheets within the chat which helps my team to view the document in real time and they do not have to leave the conversation.
  • Scheduling a meeting with someone is very easy on Google Chat.
  • We have remote team members in different time zones and instead of waiting for emails we use Google Chat to quickly discuss anything.
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Cons
Adobe
  • Nonetheless, Adobe Connect lacks the engagement monitoring, which can be critical for the management to oversee.
  • Besides, Adobe Connect has no certification management, which is essential in the current education or training field.
  • Lastly, Adobe Connect has no offline editing tool, hence, when the internet connection is not there, many things can not be conducted effectively.
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Google
  • Google Hangouts Chat has a room for improvement in customizing the themes background.The themes are outdated and hard to change if you don't know the right key to change it.
  • It could be more user friendly if there will be no hidden features. Formatting messages is very likely to use and fun.
  • With conversations going on about everything all the time, it's easy to get pulled into far too many discussions but sometimes its hard to mention names because it shows many result even the users are not included on the chat room.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
The longer you use Adobe Connect, the longer you are likely to use it. Because you can build more and more resources over time, creating rooms that you re-use, recorded content you can repurpose, and tools that form the basis of ever increasing productivity, the more you use Connect, the more productive you become. Unlike competing products where, with every meeting you essentially start over -- setting up your resources for each meeting -- in my Connect rooms, I have highly tuned tools to accomplish my knowledge transfer goals. When I want to conduct another session - I send a link out to the appropriate room and instantly we are all focusing on getting a job done together. This ability of Adobe Connect to make you productive at an ever quickening rate is a competitive advantage
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Google
The updates, support, general reviews on Google Chat are great everywhere. The development of the features is ongoing and this adds a great value to Google as a big company in the market. Other applications are limiting communication while Google Chat is allowing communication to grow. It is very easy to use it and teach others how to use Google Chat.
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Usability
Adobe
I gave it a 6 because it does have lots of functionality, has a strong brand and reputation following, etc. but it does have its glitches and experiences with low bandwidth issues. I believe it has more features than my organization fully leverages, so some of those pieces haven't been explored yet. But there are opportunities for improvement in their online resource support, stability at high usages as well.
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Google
As stated from the starting we found this application is well suited for a small audience and a group of people across the organization can be communicated easily with no additional hectic of doing any setup. When you have a Gmail account ready then you can easily access google chat and continue the communication. This tool is simple,secure and robust helping the global leading partner for their internal precise communication and handling the tasks in a great way
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Support Rating
Adobe
The customer support of Adobe connect is professional and well-skilled for resolving our minor and major issues. Moreover, it has almost all the features that will provide you a secure connection, with people across the world. Education institutes can also implement this software. On the basis of its quality and technology, I will surely advise you to try it once.
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Google
I have not needed to contact the support folks for Google Hangouts Chat, so I can't speak to this with any accuracy. The online instructions are fairly clearly written, so it is fairly intuitive to start with. I did not feel the need to use the support people anyway.
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Online Training
Adobe
The ability to have most of the functionality of a full LMS at a fraction of the cost is huge. I can create manage and deploy both synchronous and asynchronous training based on the situation and all of my training is tracked through a series of easily created reports
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Google
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Implementation Rating
Adobe
Prices do not seem to vary much among resellers of the Adobe Connect hosted license; the only price variation you're likely to find are among the audio providers. When implementing, you may also wish to look into expanding the amount of storage you are allowed on the server to avoid any problems later on as your library of files starts to build up
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Google
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
Actually, it was the other way around....we were using Adobe Connect, company-wide, then switched over to Zoom, mostly, I think, as a cost-cutting measure. But some Learning & Development folks campaigned to be allowed to retain some Adobe Connect licenses (for example, one L&D area had literally over 250 room layouts that their course facilitators could just jump into and use to deliver a course on short notice), which also allows some of us to continue to publish Presenter and Captivate modules to the Adobe server. (But, even those of us who still have Adobe Connect licenses use Zoom for most regular business meetings.)
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Google
Slack has a few more features than Google Chat. Slack, for a long time, had thread chats that grouped a thread of thoughts together, making the main chat group space a lot less cluttered. A while back, Google Chat implemented a similar thing in a different but similar way, making the group less crowded. They are catching up.
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Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Save on time - our instructors and people that use the platform can teach more classes and more often than in-person training and time traveling.
  • We cut down on spending. When we offer training using Connect - we do not have to spend on meals, hard copy materials, and reserving a venue to deliver training.
  • We increase our training sales significantly but offering Connect as an alternative - any unforeseen cancellations to a public class can result in transferring to a remote online Connected class.
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Google
  • In my work it allows us to report troubles that may cost loss of investment thru Google Hangouts Chat we were able to communicate on how to fix it.
  • I hope we can make it on our own choice of colors to heightened workers vibe
  • It is connected to your email
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