Avaza vs Google Chat | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

We are a pretty unique business because we deal with bookkeeping, marketing, and HR and across all 3 departments, we have been able to successfully use the tool. Other software we have tried usually caters to one industry at a time.

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Veronica M Duckett

Managing Partner

MAVENTRIMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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I would highly recommend Google hangouts. It is extremely helpful in increasing communication, especially in an environment like the one we have here. We are a mobile workplace, with a lot of employees that work from home or in the field, and Google Hangouts helps connect everyone. It is the easiest way for people to quickly get answers or to make others aware of breaks, etc. As someone who hates talking on the phone, Google Hangouts is my preferred method of communication.

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C-Level Executive in Customer Service

Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Avaza

Google Chat

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Team Collaboration

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Budget and Expense Management

Search

Avaza

Google Chat

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Avaza

Google Chat

Chat

Notifications

Discussions

Surveys

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Avaza

Google Chat

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

Avaza is great for project management. I use it to organize client roadmaps by task and deadline. You can also easily time yourself for specific tasks.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Audio calls
Chat
Rooms
Video call
Meetings

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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

More introduction to the features provided
More detail on how to work with the day/week functions for time logging

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Employee in Professional Services

Writing and Editing Company, 11-50 employees

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I'm not convinced about the security
Often "laggy"
Audio isn't consistently good--better with headset mic

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Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT

Electrician/Props/Wardrobe/Makeup Artist/Wigs

IATSEInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Avaza 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Because it has been amazing and easy to work with.

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Veronica M Duckett

Managing Partner

MAVENTRIMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Usability

Avaza 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Avaza is very easy to use, but the mobile app needs work.

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Employee in Professional Services

Writing and Editing Company, 11-50 employees

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Google Chat 8.0

Based on 2 answers

It is easy to use and the overall UX is really good.

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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Avaza 10.0

Based on 2 answers

They are always available and open to doing a call or a shared screen to walk through the issues.

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Veronica M Duckett

Managing Partner

MAVENTRIMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Google Chat 7.0

Based on 3 answers

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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Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT

Electrician/Props/Wardrobe/Makeup Artist/Wigs

IATSEInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Avaza's time tracking capabilities are much more detailed than Upwork's. Upwork focuses on simplicity, using a simple on/off button and a spot for taking notes about each project, but Avaza gives you more to work with, allowing you to add detailed notes and specify tasks.

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Employee in Other

Writing and Editing Company, 11-50 employees

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Prior to Google Hangouts, our company used Spark. Spark was not integrated into our email, therefore it couldn't be easily accessed in the same browser. With Spark we also couldn't search our emails for keywords in a conversation, searching had to be done manually. The one feature I enjoyed about Spark was a request to get a user's attention: If I had an urgent question and I wanted to ensure the recipient saw my message/question, I would request their attention and the message screen would pop up on their screen.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Customer Service

Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Avaza helps keep us organized, and helps us provide accurate estimates for existing and prospective clients.

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Director in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Creates efficiencies in communication.
Helps for multi-tasking, resulting in less staff needed.
Encourages workplace gossip which has a negative effect.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Customer Service

Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Avaza Editions & Modules

Edition

Free Plan	$0¹
Startup Plan	$9.95²
Basic Plan	$19.95³
Business Plan	$39.95⁴

Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 1 Timesheet/ Expense User, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 2 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 2 Admins, 5 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 5 Admins, 5 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User

Additional Pricing Details

Basic Integrations are available (via Zapier) for free, whereas Advanced Integrations with Quickbooks Online and Xero are available as an add-on (at $20 USD per month per integration) on paid plans.

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Google Chat Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

Rating Summary

Avaza

Google Chat

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Google Chat

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Google Chat

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Google Chat

Likelihood to Recommend

Avaza

Google Chat

Feature Rating Comparison

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Team Collaboration

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Budget and Expense Management

Search

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Chat

Notifications

Discussions

Surveys

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

Avaza

Google Chat

Cons

Avaza

Google Chat

Likelihood to Renew

Avaza

Google Chat

Usability

Avaza

Google Chat

Support Rating

Avaza

Google Chat

Alternatives Considered

Avaza

Google Chat

Return on Investment

Avaza

Google Chat

Screenshots

Avaza

Google Chat

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Avaza Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Google Chat Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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