Bluescape vs. Zoho Cliq

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bluescape
Score 5.9 out of 10
N/A
Bluescape is a cloud-based, software as a service company based in Silicon Valley, CA, that provides a digital whiteboard of the same name.
$10
per month
Zoho Cliq
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Chat is a live chat tool, from Zoho Corporation.
$0
Pricing
BluescapeZoho Cliq
Editions & Modules
Team
$10
per user, per month (10-50 licenses)
Business
$20
per user, per month (10+ licenses)
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
10+ licenses
Free
$0
Unlimited
$3/user/month
up to 500 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BluescapeZoho Cliq
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Billed monthly: Up to 500 users = $3 / user / month 501 - 1000 users = $2.5 / user / month 1001 - 5000 users = $2 / user / month 5001 - 10K users = $1.5 / user / month 10K + = Rs. 40 / user / month (or) $1 / user / month
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Community Pulse
BluescapeZoho Cliq
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BluescapeZoho Cliq
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluescape
-
Ratings
Zoho Cliq
8.6
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Search00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Bluescape
-
Ratings
Zoho Cliq
7.8
2 Ratings
3% below category average
Chat00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluescape
-
Ratings
Zoho Cliq
9.5
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Video files00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
BluescapeZoho Cliq
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(5 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
BluescapeZoho Cliq
Likelihood to Recommend
Bluescape
This digital version of a pin-up space is absolutely an improvement to my workflow. The input is so robust. What you do with it is where the magic happens. This program is best suited for team collaboration. It helps to discuss how/where the team will contribute information to it--whether that is discussing the templates or a plan of action. Otherwise, the workspace can tend to get messy. I like the idea of having a presentation mode, where some of the markups could be hidden. The idea of a working session with consultants or clients sounds appealing, but at the same time, there is a desire for a cleaned up, clear shareout.
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Zoho Corporation
Zoho Cliq has allowed our office to be remote-worker friendly since onboarding. Teams are able to meet throughout the day with ease. Completing "@" messages allow for inter-office communication in a semi-public space (i.e. on our #Sales channel, a sales team member can "@" me to ask a question, and if I don't answer, a teammate can reply first). And having the audio/screen share capability allows "parking lot" conversations to not derail the chat. The only caveat really is your available screen real estate to manage multiple conversations at once. Honestly, as a product, it feels as potent as Slack or Discord (minus silly bots). I don't have a single complaint about the platform.
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Pros
Bluescape
  • Allows for a high volume of images and sketches to be put into the canvas
  • Lets you drop in text, freehand sketching, and shapes quick and easy
  • Can connect images and texts together using connectors, which can be customized
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Zoho Corporation
  • Its interface is really simple to use so you don't need to spend a lot of time training your people to manage incoming contacts.
  • The visitor tracking is excellent. It will provide a lot of very useful data for your team to see what works on your site and what doesn't.
  • It integrates really well with other Zoho apps.
  • Their support is excellent. We got useful, informative responses from them when we had to contact them.
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Cons
Bluescape
  • You can use Zoom with Bluescape but it requires solid bandwidth and memory by users.
  • A breadcrumb trail would be nice to watch students performance.
  • I would like individual user analytics for each of my students to see where they’ve been and what contributions each has made.
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Zoho Corporation
  • Not missing functionality as such but would be useful to record audio chats
  • Zoho not as widely adopted than other Chat clients like Hangouts/Skype
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Likelihood to Renew
Bluescape
No answers on this topic
Zoho Corporation
Zoho Cliq has become an integral part of our daily business. Every single member of our team who has a job involving a computer has an active Zoho Cliq license and uses the tool continuously throughout the day. It cuts down on meetings and allows the team to feel very connected to one-another even though we are distributed geographically.
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Usability
Bluescape
No answers on this topic
Zoho Corporation
Ease of use! It's easy enough to open chat, start audio sessions, screen shares, or even sending files. The fact that individual "emojis" can be applied to normal chats is wonderful. Allows to "acknowledge" without lengthy back-and-forths. Automation via CRM turns Cliq into a productivity tool beyond communication. Simply put, I don't how you could improve the system (save for a few UI boosts). As it stands, it's a powerful tool that is easy to pick up and play with.
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Support Rating
Bluescape
No answers on this topic
Zoho Corporation
Any time that I have had an issue, and there haven't been many user support jumps right on and helps me right away.
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Alternatives Considered
Bluescape
We have Workware installed on different computers in our office that were supposed to be great for presentation but we had issues after a user connected their laptop then they no longer had access to our server. If they had files they needed for the presentation they had to save them to their desktop to make sure they were accessible.
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Zoho Corporation
We selected Zoho because it was already a part of the Zoho toolset we were using. They offered a free trial which was a big help in our purchasing decision. Our team looked at one other alternative but we weren't satisfied with the pricing quote we got from them and the fact that we were already using other Zoho apps made our decision easier.
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Return on Investment
Bluescape
  • Especially in a remote work environment, Bluescape helps us continue collaborating without missing a beat
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Zoho Corporation
  • Positive - Easier Comms with specific Clients. Encouraging more to use it to engage with me
  • Negative - Yet another comms channel to manage would like to have less. But see previous positive
  • Positive - Came as part of my Zoho One subscription so low cost
  • Has a wealth of options still to investigate as part of Cliq
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ScreenShots

Bluescape Screenshots

Screenshot of Bluescape Collaborative Workspace

Zoho Cliq Screenshots

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