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Buj vs. Google Chat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Buj
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Google Chat
Score 7.7 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
BujGoogle Chat
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BujGoogle Chat
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BujGoogle Chat
Considered Both Products
Buj

No answer on this topic

Google Chat
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
It doesn't need to much to get started if you have a personal Google account. If you have a business account setup by your organization, you need permissions to use it, however this is something good to have this customizable part from Google Chat. We can create groups, attach …
SW
Scott Weatbrook
Sr Cloud Engineer
Chose Google Chat
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, …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
Google Chat is very user friendly and I think it is using low level memory or ram we can say of system. Means it loads quickly, not taking too much time that other tools
RK
Rezwan Karim
Business Analyst
Chose Google Chat
Slack is actually expensive for larger teams, and their free plan has limitations on message history and file storage so that is the we moved to Google Chat.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
For the above platforms, it is always intended for the larger audience when your business communication has a limited stack you prefer choosing the best and simple communication platform rather than spending on a platform that charges per license. AS we need simple secure and …
Chose Google Chat
The main reason why we chose it - the overall G Suite solution, that we bought. We have Google Calendar, GMail & Chat built in. In order not to waste money - we decided to use Google Chat. It works fine, however, as said before, if you had experience with Slack - then you might …
Anurag Kushwaha | TrustRadius Reviewer
Anurag Kushwaha
Software Engineer
Chose Google Chat
I use it because of it is already available into the google gmail so for using this I do not have to install any external software for this which can take the storage of my device for installation. The other software was taking much data in comparison to the Google Chat.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
You do not need to download anything when using Google Chat yet in Webex sometimes it does only work if you download a file. This is similar to Skype where you need to have the application on your computer. Google Chat has added a lot with the great support they have online.
Ryan Mays | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ryan Mays
Division Manager
Chose Google Chat
Our organization uses the entire Google Suite of products, so the integration with Google Drive and especially Gmail made this decision a "no brainer". In canvassing most of our employees, many of them had more experience using this product as opposed to Skype, and the …
Rishi Pal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Rishi Pal
Deputy Manager at Centre of Innovation & Technology
Chose Google Chat
Switched from Telegram to Google chat as it is more professional and it's integration with other google app is excellent
carlos ibarra | TrustRadius Reviewer
carlos ibarra
Director Operaciones
Chose Google Chat
Google Hangouts is the better app for saving chats. With Slack, you'll need to buy a premium license and if your team reaches more than 20 members then things can get expensive. Slack may be cheaper initially but as soon as somebody adds new employees or contractors they will …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
[Google Hangouts Chat] is low cost, easy to use, and built into most Android smartphones.
Chose Google Chat
I don't use Teams internally so as an outside user I find Google Chat easier to use and integrate into our overall software.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
Compared to major products, I would say Google Hangouts Chat is very effective, affordable and resourceful. The ease of integration with other Google products makes it even better.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
Google Hangouts Chat is better in many ways compared to other products. First, it is affordable. Secondly, integration with other Google products is straightforward. Thirdly and most importantly, I find Google Hangouts Chat more capable than other tools in its category.
MM
Mohd Mohsin
Human Resources Business Specialist
Chose Google Chat
Google hangout is very easy to install and you do not have to purchase this feature additionally, this comes with the google product. You can use this product even without installing the additional software. You can work while chatting with your colleagues easily. It can work …
Chose Google Chat
For me, I'd rather use Google Hangouts Chat than Microsoft Teams. Based on my experience Google Hangouts is way less complicated than Microsoft Teams. I don't like complicated and Microsoft Teams for me is complicated. Let's say for a first-time user for both platforms I'd say …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
Google Hangouts Chat is simple to use and understand unlike other complicated solutions. The software is affordable and offers great features and integration with other Google products is easy which is a plus. In a nutshell, I haven't used such a resourceful software and we …
Sizwe Mlotshwa, CSAE | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sizwe Mlotshwa, CSAE
IT Technician and Security Analyst
Chose Google Chat
Since Google Hangouts Chat comes integrated with G-suite, it just works without any adjustments to our organization's workflows. Other products fail on that front and therefore are not encouraged to be used.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
Hangouts was buggy and had frequent crashes, but Hangouts Chat has no such issues so far.
Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT
Electrician/Props/Wardrobe/Makeup Artist/Wigs
Chose Google Chat
Schools, in my area at least, are not being allowed to use Zoom because of incidences of security breaches known as "Zoom bombs," so the schools here chose to use Google Hangouts Chat. That means if I want to talk to the kids or the teachers, I need to use Google Hangouts Chat.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Google Chat
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 …
Features
BujGoogle Chat
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Buj
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Search00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Buj
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.9
Ratings
11% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Buj
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
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User Ratings
BujGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BujGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
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Google Chat is well-suited for businesses. Where it fits in my organization is to maintain communication between teams. Collaboration between teams to solve issues our customers cannot resolve without using Google Chat. Our Organization depends on it. When someone needs assistance from another team in the organization, we use Google Chat to solve this issue.
SW
Scott Weatbrook
Sr Cloud Engineer
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Pros
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  • Google Hangouts Chat allows you to send and receive messages real time with emoticons that can help you express your mood.
  • You can download and upload image file that can be use for business process and more.
  • Google Hangouts Chat also allows you to make a calls to reach other users.What I like the most is the awesome screen sharing while on call.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
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  • I wish it was easier to turn the sound off, I hate being in meetings and my chat is blowing up.
  • Needing to "accept" a chat invite from someone within my org seems counter-intuitive.
  • Some people have trouble getting their notifications before midnight, somehow?
  • Prior to downloading the app, group messages didn't come up for me on my computer.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
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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
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
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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.
Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT
Electrician/Props/Wardrobe/Makeup Artist/Wigs
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Alternatives Considered
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It doesn't need to much to get started if you have a personal Google account. If you have a business account setup by your organization, you need permissions to use it, however this is something good to have this customizable part from Google Chat. We can create groups, attach files, and have online conversations from the gmail page, in a new window or using the mobile.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
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  • Through seamless communication across remote workers, Google Chat has significantly reduced the time spent on back and forth emails.
  • Undoubtedly Google Chat is great for communication but because of a lack of task management tools, we have to rely on other platforms for organizing and tracking tasks.
  • 200MB file size limit in Google Chat often forces us to use other services like Google Drive for sending large files.
RK
Rezwan Karim
Business Analyst
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