Flock vs. Sococo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flock
Score 8.5 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
Sococo
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Sococo is a remote collaboration tool with integrations with third-party applications such as Google Docs, Atlassian JIRA, and Box.
$14.99
per month per seat
Pricing
FlockSococo
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
Sococo
$14.99 or $13.99 if paid annually
per month per seat
Sococo Unlimited
$24.99
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlockSococo
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*Indicative pricing, get in contact for a customised free quoteSococo pricing plan includes a 10 seat minimum and 500 minutes per seat per month. Additional minutes price at $5 per 1,000 minutes. Sococo unlimited include a 100 seat minimum with unlimited minutes per seat per user.
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Features
FlockSococo
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.0
8 Ratings
11% below category average
Sococo
4.7
3 Ratings
50% below category average
Task Management7.06 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling6.06 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Workflow Automation5.06 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Mobile Access9.08 Ratings3.03 Ratings
Search10.06 Ratings3.02 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.3
8 Ratings
9% below category average
Sococo
5.3
5 Ratings
41% below category average
Chat9.08 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Notifications8.58 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Discussions8.58 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Surveys8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.05 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting4.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.17 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook5.15 Ratings4.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.8
8 Ratings
4% below category average
Sococo
4.6
2 Ratings
55% below category average
Versioning8.05 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Video files7.66 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Audio files8.56 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Document collaboration8.08 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Access control8.06 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Advanced security features7.16 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive7.58 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Device sync7.57 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
FlockSococo
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(8 ratings)
1.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(3 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlockSococo
Likelihood to Recommend
Flock FZ-LLC
Flock provides a casual as well as professional approach. Prevents the hassles of communicating over phones. Once logged out the employee will not be disturbed after work hours. All the information, messages, and data that have been communicated to date are secure & can be accessed anytime. A great channel to pass on information to all the employees within an instant.
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Social Communications Company
We tried Sococo as means of gamifying a natively remote office. It does the job but the tool suffers from a lack of integrations. You will run out of free minutes very quickly and the additional charges are too high to make business sense.
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Pros
Flock FZ-LLC
  • Real-time communication is perfect.
  • The mobile apps really let us take everything on the go.
  • It integrates perfectly with our calendar.
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Social Communications Company
  • Visual layout - the virtual office visible was very helpful because it made the organization feel closer and as a whole, much more connected. Further, you can group departments in your layout, so it gave a good visual understanding of who was part of each 'department/team.'
  • Sound - the sound quality was good overall in meetings, and I liked the realistic sounds for opening and closing an office, etc. It allowed for a real office feel, and this is especially important since a lot of companies offer the option to work from home now - this removes the 'disconnect' that usually exists when working from home.
  • Communication options - it allowed for multiple ways to communicate and places to communicate - i.e., in the auditorium, lunchroom, conference room, or a smaller room. Very realistic and a variety in that sense.
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Cons
Flock FZ-LLC
  • Flock's video and audio quality is sometimes poor as a result of poor internet connectivity
  • It has a messaging limit of 10,000 messages which makes it hard for us to keep messages for future reference
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Social Communications Company
  • It would be great if it supported other major browsers. Not everyone has Chrome installed.
  • The ongoing subscription cost is difficult to justify. This is the only reason we stopped using it.
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Usability
Flock FZ-LLC
The user interface is fantastic and that makes it easier for all the users
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Social Communications Company
It was easy to use but still needs lots of improvement to collaborate with other tools
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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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Social Communications Company
Sococo didn't seem to have a strong support line. In comparison to other products, such as Microsoft Teams, it did not regularly check in with us. There should be opportunities to give feedback on the quality of the program periodically and if we had any issues. Sometimes, Sococo would crash, and we would 'restart it' but not know why it happened.
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Alternatives Considered
Flock FZ-LLC
I did not like Google Hangouts. Hangouts is more geared toward personal communication instead of business related communication. Flock is also a lot easier to use and has more options related to a business setting.
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Social Communications Company
I prefer Sococo over Lync/Skype for a few reasons. I feel the user interface is slicker, better voice clarity, easier to hop between calls. And, all call members can go to a common chat room on their own accord instead of one person trying to invite everybody. I also feel that it's easier to share one's screen and swap between different shared screens with Sococo.
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Return on Investment
Flock FZ-LLC
  • It did provide a creative space for conversation and this does equal a great return on investment, considering the investment is free for the base use.
  • For the team members who enjoyed using it, it helped them save time in their day by having a repository for notes and creative ideas.
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Social Communications Company
  • Morning meetings are much simpler with sococo than without. Small powwows with coworkers to work out little bugs are also a lot more enticing since setup is essentially nonexistent.
  • It might be argued that the cost of sococo isn't worth the benefits of simplicity and ease of use.
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