Backlog vs. SAP Ruum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Backlog
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Backlog is a project management and bug tracking tool for teams that want higher productivity, greater visibility, and simple project tracking. Development teams can work together with Design, Marketing, IT, and more. Backlog is designed to get everyone on track by organizing work, teammates, projects and tasks. The activity feed and watchlist are designed to help users keep an eye on relevant work and deadlines. Gantt charts and burndown charts are designed to help users visualize project…N/A
SAP Ruum
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
SAP Ruum is a presented by the vendor as a lightweight project management, task management, and collaboration software, with use cases and templates for marketing, sales teams, HR tasks (e.g. onboarding), or organizing information for sharing with stakeholders.N/A
Pricing
BacklogSAP Ruum
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BacklogSAP Ruum
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BacklogSAP Ruum
Considered Both Products
Backlog
Chose Backlog
Backlog has all of the top-notch features to increase productivity, visibility, and project tracking. Backlog is easy to use. I first just logged in to the platform and it was [ready] to go. I easily started working on it and it started giving me the bugs’ details on our …
SAP Ruum
Chose SAP Ruum
The starting price for Ruum by SAP is very affordable, and there is a free trial, available. Further, Ruum by SAP has all forms of training, which gives full knowledge to people who want to work with the software. Again, backlog management, where feedback is issued on the …
Chose SAP Ruum
Ruum [by SAP] is an easy-to-use project and workflow management tool for the organization's internal use on the project tracking and managing [of] client-related projects, which also benefits team assignment and collaboration. [It also] shares the project milestones with the …
Features
BacklogSAP Ruum
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
7.0
Ratings
10% below category average
SAP Ruum
9.2
Ratings
17% above category average
Task Management10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Scheduling10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access1.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
-
Ratings
SAP Ruum
8.8
Ratings
10% above category average
Chat00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
-
Ratings
SAP Ruum
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
BacklogSAP Ruum
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BacklogSAP Ruum
Likelihood to Recommend
The user interface is very good. It is more intuitive in nature. It is easy to use and robust in operation. The dashboard is designed on modernized UI and the interface is also intuitive. I can easily navigate things on my own.
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For all activities that concentrate on collaboration, from sharing of content, management of tasks, feedback tracking, and others, Ruum by SAP will do perfectly and utilize finances. More so, the application helps in milestone tracking, where we know the progress, and understand what ought to be done. There is Gantt chart and flow chart from Ruum by SAP, all outlining what should follow when the process starts.
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Pros
  • ticket management
  • SLA information
  • Notification alerts for the tickets
  • good interface
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  • Ruum by SAP supports brainstorming, and in the end, there is content management.
  • Further, Ruum by SAP helps in task and backlog management.
  • The processes are also well mapped.
  • Goal setting and feedback tracking are also included in the feature.
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Cons
  • The biggest drawback that I want Backlog to fix as soon as possible is that is does not provide any place to explain the problem or bug virtually.
  • There is a need for a tab or space to attach screenshot or video to easily explain the bug or problem in the project.
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  • Mobile device enhancement functionalities
  • Broader integration support with other systems
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Usability
nice to use in the night as well
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Support Rating
I would give 9 but one less because of the high price.
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Alternatives Considered
fast and secure
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Ruum [by SAP] is an easy-to-use project and workflow management tool for the organization's internal use on the project tracking and managing [of] client-related projects, which also benefits team assignment and collaboration. [It also] shares the project milestones with the external clients for the particular project status records, [as such], I would like to [recommend] Ruum by SAP as an internal workflow management solution for better productivity and work efficiency.
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Return on Investment
  • Software interns get easily used to this tool.
  • One who works in the SDLC gets recognized and it's easy to track rank board.
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  • No code knowledge required for Ruum application
  • Effective collaboration with external parties
  • Better project planning and milestones management
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Projects home pageScreenshot of Gantt chartScreenshot of GitScreenshot of commenting in issuesScreenshot of subtasking