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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

    Socialcast (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASocialcast was an enterprise social networking and collaboration platform acquired by VMware in 2011. The platform allowed an organization's employees to share information and documents with co-workers in real time through a Facebook- or Twitter-like news feed. VMware announced its end of availability (EOA) effective May 2018.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    ContactOfficeSocialcast (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContactOfficeSocialcast (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    ContactOfficeSocialcast (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ContactOffice and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Task Management8.73 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Scheduling8.13 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.12 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.33 Ratings3.83 Ratings
    Search7.12 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Visual planning tools9.01 Ratings3.43 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of ContactOffice and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Chat8.73 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Notifications8.73 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Discussions9.02 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Surveys8.62 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.02 Ratings6.14 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook7.01 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of ContactOffice and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    ContactOffice
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Versioning7.82 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Video files7.42 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Audio files8.13 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.03 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Access control8.12 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Advanced security features7.01 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive7.92 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
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    ContactOfficeSocialcast (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
    ContactOfficeSocialcast (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContactOfficeSocialcast (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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Socialcast has been a great tool for FactSet. I would recommend it to any firm looking for an easy-to-use tool to centralize communication and collaborate on a global scale.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Socialcast has an exceptional user experience. With very few idiosyncrasies, it works well on every platform I've tried.
    • The platform has such a high level of ease of use, it becomes somewhat addicting.
    • Social analytics are superb.
    • The platform is highly intuitive and requires zero training or coaching in order for network members to become productive with it.
    • It's extremely reliable. Only once in 4 years, was the product not available, and that was only for about a half-hour. In that half-hour, we realized how dependent we were on it. (Very.)
    • The multi-device and deployment options are excellent. On-premise, Private Cloud, and Multi-tenant SaaS all available.
    • The mobile apps for iPhone, tablets, and Android render well with a beautiful UI/UX. The desktop AIR app is equally highly usable.
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    Cons
    ContactOffice
    • Data safety concerns
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • The software is a little bit pricey because it is charged by user/month and depending on the deployment method.
    • For companies with a lot of workers the price can increase significantly.
    • The mobile app usability and notifications are poor. Need to be improved.
    • If there were more administrative features available the product would be improved
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Beyond the value FactSet derives from using the platform, Socialcast (the firm) has been a good partner to FactSet. We've experienced very little downtime with the service and they have been responsive and fair with enhancement requests and questions
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    Usability
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The UX is its best feature
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    Support Rating
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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    Implementation Rating
    ContactOffice
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Socialcast is great for collaboration & light project management, but anything complex doesn't work well.

    Using it as an email notification curator works nice for us.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Definitely more organized project management and team collaboration.
    • Efficiency in carrying out tasks.
    • Creates a spirit of collaboration and friendliness among colleagues.
    Incentivized
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