Flock vs. Signal Messenger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flock
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Flock is a collaborative business messaging application developed by the small (but multinational) company of the same name, designed to compete with Slack. The company boasts that the app is a fast and reliable means of communication, and is available in a free edition.
$250
one-time fee up to 50 attendees
Signal
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Signal is an open source cross-platform messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption to keep conversations private and secure, boasting no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. Users can focus on sharing the moments that matter.
$0
Pricing
FlockSignal Messenger
Editions & Modules
Micro
$250
up to 50 attendees
Add-Ons
$250
one-time fee
Standard
$550
up to 500 attendees
Container
$950
one-time fee
PRO
$950
up to 2000 attendees
PLUS
$1500
up to 5000 attendees
Event App
$1950
one-time fee
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlockSignal
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FlockSignal Messenger
Features
FlockSignal Messenger
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.8
13 Ratings
1% above category average
Signal Messenger
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Ratings
Task Management8.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Search7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Flock
8.4
13 Ratings
6% above category average
Signal Messenger
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Ratings
Chat9.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications9.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions9.013 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
11% below category average
Signal Messenger
-
Ratings
Versioning7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files6.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files6.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.211 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
FlockSignal Messenger
Small Businesses
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.1 out of 10
Flock
Flock
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Flock
Flock
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.9 out of 10
Axonify
Axonify
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
FlockSignal Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(13 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlockSignal Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
Flock FZ-LLC
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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Open Source
Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.
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Pros
Flock FZ-LLC
  • 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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Open Source
  • Encryption end to end
  • Audio quality
  • Ability to permanently delete messages and history
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Cons
Flock FZ-LLC
  • 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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Open Source
  • Backup functionality on iOS devices
  • Sometimes messages can be delayed
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Likelihood to Renew
Flock FZ-LLC
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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Open Source
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Usability
Flock FZ-LLC
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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Open Source
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Flock FZ-LLC
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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Open Source
I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.
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Alternatives Considered
Flock FZ-LLC
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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Open Source
Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.
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Return on Investment
Flock FZ-LLC
  • 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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Open Source
  • Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
  • Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive
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