Avaza vs. Microsoft Yammer

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaza
Score 9.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Avaza is a software suite targeted for all business sizes. It includes modules for project management and collaboration, resource scheduling, team chat, time tracking, expense management, quoting and invoicing. Depending on their business needs, companies can use as many, or as few, of the modules as they need. According to the vendor, Avaza also offers powerful reports so users can run a better business. The project management module is designed with both list view and Kanban style…
$0
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 1 Timesheet/ Expense User, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Microsoft Yammer
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Yammer is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups, making it an example of enterprise social software. It originally launched as an enterprise microblogging service and now has applications on several different operating systems and devices. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2012.N/A
Pricing
AvazaMicrosoft Yammer
Editions & Modules
Free Plan
$0
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 1 Timesheet/ Expense User, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Startup Plan
$11.95
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 2 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Basic Plan
$23.95
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 2 Admins, 5 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Business Plan
$47.95
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 5 Admins, 5 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AvazaMicrosoft Yammer
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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More Pricing Information
Features
AvazaMicrosoft Yammer
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
8.0
7 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Yammer
7.8
40 Ratings
0% below category average
Task Management10.07 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Resource Management7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.14 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Scheduling8.06 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.05 Ratings7.238 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
Search00 Ratings7.338 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
10.0
4 Ratings
30% above category average
Microsoft Yammer
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
-
Ratings
Microsoft Yammer
7.9
43 Ratings
1% below category average
Chat00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.343 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings9.142 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.632 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.414 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.613 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.432 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
-
Ratings
Microsoft Yammer
8.4
36 Ratings
3% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.631 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.627 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
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User Ratings
AvazaMicrosoft Yammer
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(7 ratings)
7.9
(53 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
6.9
(10 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(12 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AvazaMicrosoft Yammer
Likelihood to Recommend
Avaza Limited
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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Microsoft
Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
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Pros
Avaza Limited
  • It switches between Kanban view, List view, and Gantt charts which fits varying preferences!
  • It helps us work smart by creating dependencies and linking tasks to calendars
  • It has a clean, intuitive dashboard that's very easy to navigate
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Microsoft
  • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
  • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
  • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
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Cons
Avaza Limited
  • The interface and taxonomy could use an update, sometimes it's hard to figure out where things logically are or should be.
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Microsoft
  • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
  • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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Likelihood to Renew
Avaza Limited
Because it has been amazing and easy to work with.
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Microsoft
Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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Usability
Avaza Limited
Avaza is very easy to use, but the mobile app needs work.
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Microsoft
Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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Reliability and Availability
Avaza Limited
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Very available
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Performance
Avaza Limited
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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Support Rating
Avaza Limited
They are always available and open to doing a call or a shared screen to walk through the issues.
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Microsoft
We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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Online Training
Avaza Limited
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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Implementation Rating
Avaza Limited
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
We organically implemented the product
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Alternatives Considered
Avaza Limited
Avaza takes the easy of Asana and adds the invoicing and bookkeeping capabilities you need all in one place.
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Microsoft
Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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Return on Investment
Avaza Limited
  • Avaza has made it easier to see how long I spend on certain types of projects and where I could be spending more time.
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Microsoft
  • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
  • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
  • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
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ScreenShots

Avaza Screenshots

Screenshot of All-in-One Project Management SoftwareScreenshot of Visual Project Resource Scheduling for TeamsScreenshot of Time & Expense TrackingScreenshot of Team ChatScreenshot of Time TrackingScreenshot of Expense Management