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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ContactOffice

    Score4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ContactOffice is a private label cloud collaboration suite including messaging, collaboration and mobility technologies. It is a suite of web applications (Mail, Docs, Calendar, Contacts) that are accessible anytime, anywhere and from any device.N/A

    HipChat (discontinued)

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AHipchat was discontinued by Atlassian. Users are being migrated to Slack.N/A
    Pricing
    ContactOfficeHipChat (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContactOfficeHipChat (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    ContactOfficeHipChat (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ContactOffice and HipChat (discontinued)
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    HipChat (discontinued)
    7.3
    106 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Task Management8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.33 Ratings7.397 Ratings
    Search7.12 Ratings7.2103 Ratings
    Visual planning tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of ContactOffice and HipChat (discontinued)
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    HipChat (discontinued)
    7.3
    132 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Chat8.73 Ratings7.7132 Ratings
    Notifications8.73 Ratings7.7130 Ratings
    Discussions9.02 Ratings6.5110 Ratings
    Surveys8.62 Ratings7.834 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.02 Ratings7.043 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting7.01 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of ContactOffice and HipChat (discontinued)
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    HipChat (discontinued)
    6.3
    95 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Versioning7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.42 Ratings6.585 Ratings
    Audio files8.13 Ratings6.873 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.12 Ratings6.660 Ratings
    Advanced security features7.01 Ratings5.949 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive7.92 Ratings6.027 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings6.055 Ratings
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    ContactOfficeHipChat (discontinued)
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    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    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
    ContactOfficeHipChat (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    6.8
    (133 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContactOfficeHipChat (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ContactOffice
    1. Its cloud-based messaging and collaboration suite includes among others an email solution, calendars, address books, documents, polling tool and more. 2. Handling big data, managing events, and reminders. 3. Rich API allowing for a deep integration of the Contact Office applications. 4. Universal access to your data through desktop and mobile. 5. Almost every device supported.
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    Well suited for
    Cross-teams communication.
    Webhooks support. Easy integrations with Atlassian products and other systems as well. File sharing directly or in a group. Video/Audio calls.
    Not suited for:
    Lacks apps integration like Slack.
    Lacks quality with video calls.
    Slow file transfer for large files.
    Frequent downtime due to app instability.
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    Pros
    ContactOffice
    • Can use it from anywhere, can access your documents, emails and others.
    • Can message your group and arrange meetings, and it will notify you.
    • Can manage tasks.
    • Fairly good customer support
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    • HipChat is very stable and reliable. I have never had issues with not being able to connect or being able to communicate with others on HipChat.
    • HipChat integrates quite well with other applications, such as Jira and Stash. This is a main selling point for my team. It provides a convenient feed of actions on a JIRA story or Stash pull request.
    • HipCat does a good job of allowing 1-1 and group chats. It is simple to start a new conversation and it is easy to hold a group conversation and keep track of who is in the room.
    • I like how HipChat has away/here/on mobile statuses. This makes it easy to see if a person is available to be contacted.
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    Cons
    ContactOffice
    • Data safety concerns
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    Discontinued Products
    • Mobile app is not very responsive on iOS. Sometimes connection to Hipchat servers is taking too long even on good networks.
    • Both mobile and desktop versions have no alphabetical or recent sorting for groups and chat rooms.
    • Video and audio calls are pretty useless, they're slow and not always work.
    • The whole user interface is simple but very outdated - apparently Atlassian didn't focus too much on Hipchat even though they tried in the last 2 years.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    If they fix the bugs the last update gave that are causing hipchat to crash more often.
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    Usability
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The app itself had a pleasant if not generic interface. As a user experience expert and engineer I can say the interface is fairly intuitive if not bland. It does what you expect it to do and it's available on iOS and Android devices. If I recall it was generally pretty light weight in terms of installation size.
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    Support Rating
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    HipChat support is good . Responds in timely manner when ever we have raised the request via email , phone and gives us continue update on the request .Though most of the questions are answered by HipChat FAQs , but they can still improve it and add more to the knowledge base .
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    Implementation Rating
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I don't have insights as I was not a part of the implementation. However, I love the end product
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    Alternatives Considered
    ContactOffice
    ContactOffice handles almost all data, all files like doc, pdf, mp3 etc. Task management. Worksection is an all-around project management app that gives users visibility and organization. ContactOffice is a contact management software that helps you to easily manage your data from any computer with a web browser. Worksection is Free: no charge. ContactOffice offers four plans for its Individual version. ContactOffice has more supported Integrations than Worksection.
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    Discontinued Products
    We tried a lot of chat clients before choosing HipChat. The Skype for Business UI on the Mac side was 5 years old and terrible. Mac users hated the app including our CTO. Cisco Jabber was expensive to license and maintain; Skype was open to the public which took time away due to users dealing with spam and could allow viruses and malware. HipChat being a closed product, centrally managed and available to try without an upfront investment was perfect for our environment. All our Agile teams have their own room, chat and can communicate with others quickly and easily.
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    Scalability
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Actually I never shared of HipChat using with more than 25 persons in team simultaneously, but I believe it can be scaled for much largest collaboration teams. At least it works flawlessly for us, with transparent integration with Jira, and I am not see any reasons for some troubles for work at big scale.
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    Return on Investment
    ContactOffice
    • Can get documents from anywhere if you forgot your files.
    • Can connect with anyone in your group, chat, share ideas, and requirements in a single instance.
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    Discontinued Products
    • HipChat has increased the effiency with which I am able to communicate with my coworkers, particularly those who work out of other offices. Having a light, portable messaging solution has been beneficial for checking in on small things without the need to send emails or schedule phone calls.
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    ScreenShots

    ContactOffice Screenshots

    Screenshot of Easily manage your data in your virtual office

    HipChat (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of HipChat is with your team, whenever, wherever. Try it on your desktop, web, mobile, tablet, & wearable.Screenshot of Give your eyes the respite they deserve from your blaring white screen with HipChat dark mode!Screenshot of HipChat becomes your command center by integrating with over 100 awesome apps/tools your team already loves (like Uber!).