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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chatter (discontinued)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AChatter was a collaboration platform with integration into the business process and the ability to conduct actions like approving expense reports and creating support cases from the activity feed itself. It was acquired by Salesforce and is currently discontinued.N/A

    Google Chat

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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
    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Chatter (discontinued) and Google Chat
    Feature
    Chatter (discontinued)
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Google Chat
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Task Management8.836 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.019 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Scheduling7.930 Ratings8.616 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.932 Ratings7.412 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.049 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Search7.944 Ratings9.123 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.833 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Chatter (discontinued) and Google Chat
    Feature
    Chatter (discontinued)
    8.4
    54 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Google Chat
    8.9
    26 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Chat9.050 Ratings9.826 Ratings
    Notifications7.153 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Discussions8.151 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Surveys8.034 Ratings9.417 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.036 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting9.013 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.920 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.023 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Chatter (discontinued) and Google Chat
    Feature
    Chatter (discontinued)
    8.5
    48 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Google Chat
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Versioning8.828 Ratings8.817 Ratings
    Video files8.833 Ratings7.623 Ratings
    Audio files7.930 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.941 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Access control8.034 Ratings9.318 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.929 Ratings9.319 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive9.018 Ratings8.115 Ratings
    Device sync8.027 Ratings9.624 Ratings
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    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (56 ratings)
    9.2
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (27 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Chatter (discontinued)Google Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    [Chatter] is the tool that makes our relations
    stronger. It provides advanced ways of communication. I have trained my many
    team members because of the easy features and functions of this tool, It is very user-friendly. Give it a try if you want to improve your relations with your
    customers. It will surely enhance the productivity of your organization.
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    Google
    It is a easy and quick way to chat and send instant message using the Google account, even send files, emojis, create groups. I have used it to communicate even with external people with a personal gmail account and is great to stay in touch with all around. I recommend it for anyone who wants to stay communicated using a google account.
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    Pros
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    • Chatter provides us with a live internal conversation for all to see without the noise that other mediums have i.e. e-mail.
    • One of the main features that really works well is the 'Groups' that you can join. We have multiple groups set up to not only distribute procedural changes and communicate news etc, but also have conversations around upcoming tasks in the months ahead.
    • Chatter works really well in instances where we need to look over historical conversations that have been had and the sentiment of those conversations with our shareholders, often using hashtags.
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    Google
    • When discussing about a specific project, I can quickly share google docs or sheets within the chat which helps my team to view the document in real time and they do not have to leave the conversation.
    • Scheduling a meeting with someone is very easy on Google Chat.
    • We have remote team members in different time zones and instead of waiting for emails we use Google Chat to quickly discuss anything.
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    Cons
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    • Groups does not have the private messaging functionality. Since most collaboration takes place in Groups, private messaging would allow for relevant conversations to be contained and not reside separately.
    • On a Group index page, there are two boxes for Information and Description. These content types seem redundant. You could replace both with a content type called About the Group. There could also be another box listing the Owners for quick reference.
    • On the main index page, the newsfeed has the same look and feel of most social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Jive, IBM Connections, SharePoint. There could be an alternate display of tiles that shows People you interact with most frequently, Files you access most often, most recent Topics, etc. The display could be something like Delve in Microsoft Office 365.
    • On the main index page in the right rail, it would be useful to have the ability to incorporate RSS feeds to gather outside content. Many departments heavily leverage RSS feeds to compile competitive intelligence and cultivate general awareness.
    • For user profiles, can we combine Feed and Overview into one consolidated view? It would save users a click to find relevant information about the person. Also, the Contact module should also have the person's phone number for convenience.
    • The Files feature does not allow for real-time, concurrent document editing. You have to download the document, make your edits, save, and then upload a new version, which only allows for one editor at a time.
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    Google
    • Google Hangouts Chat has a room for improvement in customizing the themes background.The themes are outdated and hard to change if you don't know the right key to change it.
    • It could be more user friendly if there will be no hidden features. Formatting messages is very likely to use and fun.
    • With conversations going on about everything all the time, it's easy to get pulled into far too many discussions but sometimes its hard to mention names because it shows many result even the users are not included on the chat room.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Chatter can fulfill at least 85-90% of our business requirements in an easy-to-use platform. Usability is a key requirement and we have had our share of bad usability experiences. In our experience, even the most novice users were able to pick up Chatter in a relatively short amount of time with little/no assistance.
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    Google
    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.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It is easy to use but the impact of it feels like it is a bit antiquated. It does not feel collaborative and real time. Chatter is more akin to email versus Slack or Hangouts where it feels like problems are being solved as you are communicating.
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    Google
    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
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    If I ever came to a situation where i needed help they do a very good job of getting back to us quickly to explain our error or why we are not seeing something. The support is quick to help provide groups or teams if you seek. Fortunately it is user friendly so I rarely need support
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    Google
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Skype is used more for audio calls. Chatter is used to track updates on items of interest in Salesforce. Chatter is deeply integrated with other Salesforce products. No other competing products come close. Slack is a traditional project management tool. So it does not compete with Chatter. Because of its close integration with Salesforce, it is a unique tool for Salesforce users.
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    Google
    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, making the group less crowded. They are catching up.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Chatter has closed deals faster, and brought us in revenue at a quicker rate in turn.
    • Chatter has left some things undone simply because people didn't see it and it has cost us a few deals.
    • Overall, Chatter has brought us a cleaner, more efficient Salesforce process and brought in revenue because of organization.
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    Google
    • In my work it allows us to report troubles that may cost loss of investment thru Google Hangouts Chat we were able to communicate on how to fix it.
    • I hope we can make it on our own choice of colors to heightened workers vibe
    • It is connected to your email
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