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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Deltek ConceptShare

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Deltek ConceptShare (acquired in 2018) focuses exclusively on the review and approval process for creative teams in large companies. The vendor says that by integrating online proofing with workflow automation, ConceptShare helps shorten the review cycle so that users need fewer iterations, save time, and deliver better output. The vendor’s value proposition is that with their solution, companies can move away from using manual checklists and relying on email to request reviews and…N/A

    HCL Notes

    Score3.5 out of 10
    N/ANotes from HCL (formerly from IBM, acquired by HCL in late 2018) is a collaboration platform based on the Lotus platform.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
    Deltek ConceptShareHCL NotesMicrosoft 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
    Deltek ConceptShareHCL NotesMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——Microsoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.
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    Deltek Inc.
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
    Microsoft Yammer far exceeded expectations when the company I work for switched from SharePoint. There was a limited learning curve, and a bit of training need, but generally the transition was smooth. SharePoint, while it proved to be useful company-wide, we have found that …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Deltek ConceptShareHCL NotesMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Deltek ConceptShare and HCL Notes and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Deltek ConceptShare
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    HCL Notes
    6.9
    10 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.7
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Task Management9.01 Ratings7.09 Ratings9.128 Ratings
    Search9.01 Ratings6.09 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.03 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.09 Ratings8.423 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings5.06 Ratings8.723 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.010 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.03 Ratings8.926 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Deltek ConceptShare and HCL Notes and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Deltek ConceptShare
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    HCL Notes
    9.2
    10 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Chat9.01 Ratings6.010 Ratings9.444 Ratings
    Notifications6.01 Ratings9.010 Ratings8.349 Ratings
    Discussions9.01 Ratings9.57 Ratings9.748 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings9.14 Ratings9.638 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings10.06 Ratings9.338 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings10.02 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings10.05 Ratings8.632 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Deltek ConceptShare and HCL Notes and Microsoft Viva Engage
    Feature
    Deltek ConceptShare
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    HCL Notes
    7.6
    9 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    9.1
    42 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Versioning9.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings9.728 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.01 Ratings8.08 Ratings9.135 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings6.05 Ratings9.436 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.05 Ratings9.434 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings6.08 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.08 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings10.02 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.05 Ratings9.528 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Deltek ConceptShareHCL NotesMicrosoft Viva Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Deltek Inc.
    For a design firm that specializes in graphic design, I can see this program being essential. As an Architectural firm, however, this was nice, but not necessary for our use. It was much quicker for reviewing graphic design work and approving it, it was not much faster than typical emailing in my opinion. The benefit comes with being able to comment on work directly and see other people's comments.
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    HCLSoftware
    I often work with teams from other country and regions, hence HCL Notes is a very useful platform for internal company management operations. It standardized organisational work standards in most of the offices worldwide. HCL Notes also enables chat with other team around the world that I find very helpful when initiating conversation or just want to have a quick update rather than sending emails and waiting for replies. However, HCL Notes is not very efficient in web browsing and user still need to use other internet service providers.
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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!
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    Pros
    Deltek Inc.
    • Streamline Review
    • Group Commenting
    • Seeing the chain of changes and comments on each project.
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    HCLSoftware
    • It has a really strong and robust database that's extremely scalable and holds up well to thousands of users and many different environments.
    • It has a really good enterprise-grade framework for development custom database applications
    • All of the custom database applications along with the email all have a nice uniform look and feel so their easy-to-use.
    • I really like how it's developed and supported on every client OS (Windows, OSX, Linux)! The competitors definitely do NOT offer this (M$).
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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
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    Cons
    Deltek Inc.
    • Notifications
    • Price Point
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    HCLSoftware
    • Notes' backwards compatibility sometimes gets in the way. Menus are cluttered with extraneous, outdated options and features that modern users will never use, and Preferences are often difficult to navigate for those coming from Gmail or Outlook. We have greatly simplified this via Policies, but users still find it daunting to go through all the options that are available.
    • The IBM Notes client for Windows & Mac is essentially the Eclipse Java development platform...so it is HUGE. Performance initially was very slow but IBM has done a good job of speeding things up. As IBM moves more toward cloud-delivered applications, this will not be as much of a problem.
    • Notes and Domino can be complex to manage for administrators who are more accustomed to ActiveDirectory, Group Policy, etc. Editing a notes.ini file to add a feature, or working with XML files by hand to create a SmartUpgrade kit can be daunting to those coming from more modern administrative roles.
    • Some users claim to "hate" Notes mail. While I have heard this less and less over the past 10 years, we have had 3rd party software offer plugins to Outlook and it's rare to see any for Notes.
    • The client update process should be automated more. I would like to see the Notes client update quietly and quickly more like an Adobe software update. If an update fails it should automatically try again without prompting the user over and over.
    • Notes multiple language spell checking is a downloaded add-on Java-based resource that has to be deployed in a convoluted way that is difficult for users to grasp. Therefore any foreign language spell check updates must be done individually per Notes client by IT, which is unfortunate. I would prefer to see that be a "live download" update option for users to get directly from IBM (don't make me download it and put it on my network).
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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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Deltek Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    HCLSoftware
    I've been in IT business and as a Programmer/Developer for 20+ years with too many programming languages experiences/back ground (C/C++/Visual Basic/Basic Program/Unix/COBOL/Java). Also with 18+ years with Lotus Notes/IBM Domino, I am still and always think Lotus Notes is the best RAD platform available!. When the time where resource is very limited and the expectation is very high and the turn around is too short, IBM Domino/Notes is the platform to use and it's the only choice available.
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    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
    Deltek Inc.
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    HCLSoftware
    Easy to use for the user, most of the apps we developed, there is not much need for user training. Most of the times, we just do a demo to the users group and they can pick up from there.
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    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
    Deltek Inc.
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    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Very available
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    Performance
    Deltek Inc.
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    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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    Support Rating
    Deltek Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    HCLSoftware
    I've been using the production for a very long time and very happy with it. Also, all the online resources and forums for notes is very friendly and easy/quick for getting help. I found out that compared to Microsoft or Oracle or any other platforms, IBM Notes online forum is the best I have seen.
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    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
    Deltek Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    HCLSoftware
    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
    Deltek Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    HCLSoftware
    Implementation is easy and smooth if the requirement is well gathered/documented. Notes is a RAD platform, all projects in Notes is simple in the implementation step.
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    Microsoft
    We organically implemented the product
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    Alternatives Considered
    Deltek Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    HCLSoftware
    Outlook has been considered for years as a replacement platform. Pricing and support staff made it prohibitive. Our long-time use of Microsoft Office productivity suite naturally led us to consider the adoption of Office365. A recent investigation told us that Azure Cloud services propel an O365 solution to the forefront. Early adopters in international divisions have paved the way for Azure and O365.
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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
    Deltek Inc.
    • Quick reviewing saved time
    • Identified problems sooner
    • Great for seeing old comments
    Incentivized
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    HCLSoftware
    • Over the years, we have lost countless hours of productivity from the thousands of crashes we have experienced.
    • One benefit of IBM Notes is that it is very simple to train a new user on. Many people prefer and are familiar with Google tools, but those that use IBM Notes have very little trouble acclimating themselves.
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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.
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