FoxDen (Discontinued) vs. West Collaboration (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FoxDen (Discontinued)
Score 2.0 out of 10
N/A
ReadyTalk was acquired by PGi in 2017. Former ReadyTalk products are now offered as part of GlobalMeet Webcast.N/A
West Collaboration (discontinued)
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Launched in October 2020, Hoot Meetings from Intrado was a client-free service used to host and join video meetings. Since rebranding to West Technology Group, the company is discontinuing its collaboration technologies. Hoot Meetings is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
FoxDen (Discontinued)West Collaboration (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FoxDen (Discontinued)West Collaboration (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FoxDen (Discontinued)West Collaboration (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
FoxDen (Discontinued)West Collaboration (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
3.0
1 Ratings
92% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
5% above category average
High quality audio5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
High quality video1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Mobile support3.01 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
4.0
1 Ratings
66% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Desktop sharing4.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
3% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.4
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Meeting initiation8.01 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
5% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Live chat8.01 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
FoxDen (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.7
2 Ratings
4% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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User Ratings
FoxDen (Discontinued)West Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
FoxDen (Discontinued)West Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
FoxDen tended to work slightly better for very small video conferences. The audio was typically reliable, so it would be ok to use for audio conferencing. It is definitely not ready for prime time: it cannot handle very large conferences. It didn't seem ready to be used on mobile either. I also think it's better suited for a smaller company.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
It is a great choice if someone wants to add a large number of participants and have a large team. I have been using it and haven’t found it ruining the quality of video because of participants. Furthermore, My team found it easy to join the link . Something that bothers me is that it doesn’t work well with a weak internet connection and this is troublesome for us.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Easy to join meetings
  • Audio is fairly reliable
  • Moderately easy to host meetings
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
  • Its integration with [Microsoft] Outlook is very helpful for us.
  • It provides the best quality of video and audio.
  • Its pricing is so fair and justified.
  • Its mobile application works quite smoothly.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Horrible video quality. It basically never worked, and we stopped using the video feature.
  • Buggy behavior all the time. Dropped calls, loss of screen sharing, rendered unusable most of the time.
  • Poor response by the vendor to issues. The answer was basically "we know it's unusable, and we're trying to figure that out. There's nothing we can do right now."
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
  • It requires a profoundly strong internet connection or else it stops working.
  • It is buggy.
  • There should be an update on it.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
I believe they selected FoxDen because we use ReadyTalk for voice conferencing and FoxDen represented a cost savings compared to our previous Skype for Business investment. However, in the end, most of our company has abandoned ever using FoxDen and, instead, still uses all of the products listed above (Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, Slack) or just plain ReadyTalk voice conferencing.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
I was not satisfied with the quality of video Zoom used to provide us. Furthermore, my team didn’t find the Zoom link easy to join and above all creating link for the meeting was very hard and tricky in Zoom which is easy in Hoot and Hoot works well even with a large number of participants, and my teammates find it easy.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Increased the length of our meetings due to copious amounts of time spent trying to fix the video and screen sharing.
  • Added frustration for everyone who attempted to use it.
  • Ultimately resulted in a lot of money lost on video equipment that everyone stopped using in favor of voice-only conferencing due to the faulty video.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
  • My team and I can better coordinate.
  • I am able to bring my team on one page and can communicate freely.
  • I can add my whole team and the quality of the video remains the same.
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