Flock vs. Lua

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flock
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Flock is a collaborative business messaging application, designed to compete with Slack. The app is presented as a fast and reliable means of communication, and is available in a free edition for teams of up to twenty members.
$0
for teams of 1-20 members
Lua
Score 1.0 out of 10
N/A
Lua is a mobile-first enterprise communication solution. It powers messaging that is built for business: instant, secure, and keeps everyone accountable. Some key features include: Real-time Secure Messaging, Two-touch Conference Calling, and an Analytics Dashboard.
$0
Per User per Month
Pricing
FlockLua
Editions & Modules
Starter
$0
for teams of 1-20 members
Pro
$6
per month per user (ideal for teams of 20-100 users)
Enterprise
Contact Sales
for organizations of 100+ members
Lua
Per User per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlockLua
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$2,500
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
FlockLua
Features
FlockLua
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.8
13 Ratings
0% above category average
Lua
-
Ratings
Task Management8.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Search6.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Flock
8.4
13 Ratings
5% above category average
Lua
7.0
1 Ratings
13% below category average
Chat9.713 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Notifications9.313 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Discussions9.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase6.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.1
12 Ratings
12% below category average
Lua
-
Ratings
Versioning7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.211 Ratings00 Ratings
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FlockLua
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Medium-sized Companies
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Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
FlockLua
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(13 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(3 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlockLua
Likelihood to Recommend
Titan.Mail
Flock is very well suited in scenarios where individuals must communicate via chat. It also works great when teams need to communicate via group chat messages. File and document sharing is another area where Flocks works well. Channels are used for discussions on specific topics or organization-wide announcements. Flock may be less appropriate when you use it for voice and video calls. Where.
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Lua
I wouldn't recommend Lua because they were recently acquired by another company and will be shutting down. It was unfortunate that we were only given 2 months notice right after signing up for another 1-year term.
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Pros
Titan.Mail
  • Networked phones are a thing of past now. We don’t have to stop what we are doing to receive phone calls currently because Flock can do that
  • It is now easy to send messages to many people at the same time, all we need to do is to add all the contants in the chat and select all to send a message
  • This software has an in-built to-do-list which allows us to assign tasks to different people or users and then supervise each independently
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Lua
  • It is easy to communicate in real-time.
  • Easy to set up different groups.
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Cons
Titan.Mail
  • A tool is only good if people use it. Some of the artists I work with found it too complex (though I don't think they really gave it a good shot).
  • We used it heavily for about six months and it didn't hit too many other big negative points.
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Lua
  • The application for iPad is not optimized.
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Likelihood to Renew
Titan.Mail
We would likely to renew use of Flock for our organization since it meets most of the requirements of team collboration and communication for a small group like us. Most of our Flock users like it's features and use it extensively for day-to-day work. We are quite optimistic about it's future updates.
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Lua
No answers on this topic
Usability
Titan.Mail
It is good to give what an app deserves, Flock is very efficient and effective app to manage the all day to day activities and communicate across all team members, create groups, share files, send reminders schedule reminders for each group or persons and share notes.Pin files and search any messages from anyone with advanced filters. It's a great app.
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Lua
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Titan.Mail
We've only needed customer support a few times with Flock (mainly concerning app integration and security), and they've always been timely and helpful, which are the only things I truly need from support. The response rate was still rapid, and there's plenty of support available online as well for Flock.
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Lua
They are closing operations, so there's no support to rate
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Alternatives Considered
Titan.Mail
Flock as mentioned takes the best of all these apps and improves upon them. Flock's UI was exactly what we were looking for and Flock doesn't overcharge small teams for search functional or messaging. It just offers a great product at a great price combined with great support. Their chat ticket system works almost immediately.
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Lua
We chose Lua because of their price point and feature set compared to other tools.
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Return on Investment
Titan.Mail
  • Organizing notes manually has been drastically reduced. Flock folders and chats are perfect for keeping each file separate.
  • We have not missed one calendar event with Flocks integration of our Google Calendar.
  • Being able to cut out or $99/month case management software has saved a ton of money each month.
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Lua
  • It has been great for communication and broadcasts, its a shame that they are closing down.
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ScreenShots

Flock Screenshots

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Lua Screenshots

Screenshot of A Group Conversation With Files and Photos (iPhone)Screenshot of A Dedicated Tab for All Your Ongoing Conversations Broadcasts (Android)Screenshot of An Interactive Directory Organized by Departments, Roles, and Custom Groups (iPhone)Screenshot of Two-touch Conference Calling, No Dial-ins, No Passcodes (iPhone)Screenshot of A Dedicated Repository for All Attachments (Android)Screenshot of Communication Analytics Dashboard (Web)