AlmaSuite (discontinued) vs. Google Chat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
Score 7.3 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
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
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AlmaSuite (discontinued)Google Chat
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$100 usersNo setup fee
Additional Details70% 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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Features
AlmaSuite (discontinued)Google Chat
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
6.7
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Google Chat
8.4
26 Ratings
8% above category average
Task Management8.21 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Mobile Access6.41 Ratings9.325 Ratings
Search5.51 Ratings9.223 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
7.0
1 Ratings
13% below category average
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
Chat5.51 Ratings9.826 Ratings
Notifications8.21 Ratings9.326 Ratings
Discussions7.31 Ratings8.824 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.31 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.317 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
AlmaSuite (discontinued)
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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 Ratings8.421 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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AlmaSuite (discontinued)Google Chat
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User Ratings
AlmaSuite (discontinued)Google Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(1 ratings)
9.1
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
AlmaSuite (discontinued)Google Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
My business is HR consulting. Best benefits: organize freelance consultants by projects and tasks.
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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
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  • Great for task administration.
  • Customer service is friendly, pragmatic and always available.
  • Organize freelance consultants by projects and tasks.
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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
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  • Need to improve in the way it shows project development in time: Gantt chart, schedules, etc.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Alternatives Considered
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Better features for project development follow up than Asana and Wrike (previous choices)
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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
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  • Positive: Internal Communication and Collaboration
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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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