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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

    Microsoft Viva Engage

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.

    $24

    per year per user

    Pricing
    ContactOfficeMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Editions & Modules
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    Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
    $24
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $144
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContactOfficeMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMicrosoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.
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    ContactOfficeMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Considered Both Products
    ContactOffice
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    86%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    ContactOfficeMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ContactOffice and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.7
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Task Management8.73 Ratings9.128 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.13 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Scheduling8.13 Ratings8.423 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.12 Ratings8.623 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.33 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Search7.12 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Visual planning tools9.01 Ratings8.926 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of ContactOffice and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Chat8.73 Ratings9.444 Ratings
    Notifications8.73 Ratings8.349 Ratings
    Discussions9.02 Ratings9.748 Ratings
    Surveys8.62 Ratings9.638 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.02 Ratings9.338 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting7.01 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.01 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook7.01 Ratings8.632 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of ContactOffice and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    9.1
    42 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Versioning7.82 Ratings9.728 Ratings
    Video files7.42 Ratings9.436 Ratings
    Audio files8.13 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.03 Ratings9.135 Ratings
    Access control8.12 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    Advanced security features7.01 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive7.92 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.528 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ContactOfficeMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContactOfficeMicrosoft Viva Engage
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
    Incentivized
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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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    Microsoft
    • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
    • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
    • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ContactOffice
    • Data safety concerns
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
    • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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    Usability
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Very available
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    Performance
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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    Support Rating
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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    Online Training
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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    Implementation Rating
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We organically implemented the 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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    Microsoft
    Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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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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    Microsoft
    • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
    • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
    • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
    Incentivized
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