Frame.io vs. Google Chat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Frame.io
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Frame.io is a video collaboration platform, supporting the video editing process by providing creative teams with time stamped comments, annotations and hashtags, and an accelerated sharing and approval process.
$15
per user/per month
Google Chat
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.N/A
Pricing
Frame.ioGoogle Chat
Editions & Modules
Pro
$15
per user/per month
Team
$25
per user/per month
Free
Free
For up to 2 users
Enterprise
Contact sales team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Frame.ioGoogle Chat
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Frame.ioGoogle Chat
Features
Frame.ioGoogle Chat
Creative Collaboration
Comparison of Creative Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
8.8
47 Ratings
9% above category average
Google Chat
-
Ratings
Variety of file types9.243 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable and automated workflows8.137 Ratings00 Ratings
Audit trail9.043 Ratings00 Ratings
Real-time collaboration8.844 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.4
26 Ratings
9% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
Search00 Ratings9.123 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.826 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings9.426 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.217 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Google Chat
8.7
26 Ratings
9% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.817 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.723 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.521 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.318 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings9.519 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.115 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.624 Ratings
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User Ratings
Frame.ioGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(56 ratings)
9.1
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(49 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(2 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Frame.ioGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
Excellent for editing down raw video captures of educational webinars. Questions from the audience can sometimes be too case specific, and would not be a value-add to a posted recording, and sometimes the presenter needs a topic to be edited down for time as well. Frame.io is great for allowing teams to give their feedback on the video so that everyone has input on which portions are most valuable/should be removed.
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Google
It is a easy and quick way to chat and send instant message using the Google account, even send files, emojis, create groups. I have used it to communicate even with external people with a personal gmail account and is great to stay in touch with all around. I recommend it for anyone who wants to stay communicated using a google account.
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Pros
Adobe
  • Allows clients to make frame-specific notes, so there is no confusion what they are talking about.
  • When multiple stakeholders are making notes, platform automatically sorts them chronologically in the video.
  • Multiple stakeholders giving notes can see when their note conflicts with a colleague's.
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Google
  • When discussing about a specific project, I can quickly share google docs or sheets within the chat which helps my team to view the document in real time and they do not have to leave the conversation.
  • Scheduling a meeting with someone is very easy on Google Chat.
  • We have remote team members in different time zones and instead of waiting for emails we use Google Chat to quickly discuss anything.
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Cons
Adobe
  • When I mark a video private, it should disable the sharing link. We’ve run into issues where we’ve made a video private, thinking that it was no longer visible, but those with the link could still view it.
  • Mobile version is great, but sometimes I have to rotate my phone to get the full feature set, which is a little clunky sometimes.
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Google
  • Google Hangouts Chat has a room for improvement in customizing the themes background.The themes are outdated and hard to change if you don't know the right key to change it.
  • It could be more user friendly if there will be no hidden features. Formatting messages is very likely to use and fun.
  • With conversations going on about everything all the time, it's easy to get pulled into far too many discussions but sometimes its hard to mention names because it shows many result even the users are not included on the chat room.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
It is a great part of our workflow that really accelerates the whole video production and approval process between multiple teams and departments.
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Google
The updates, support, general reviews on Google Chat are great everywhere. The development of the features is ongoing and this adds a great value to Google as a big company in the market. Other applications are limiting communication while Google Chat is allowing communication to grow. It is very easy to use it and teach others how to use Google Chat.
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Usability
Adobe
I've used other video review systems, Frame was the only one I didn't question how they allowed you to review - I just started reviewing. It's that simple. It's easy to set up projects, invite collaborators, and then provide a final cut for download. It's naturally built for the kind of work that TV/Film & video production companies do.
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Google
As stated from the starting we found this application is well suited for a small audience and a group of people across the organization can be communicated easily with no additional hectic of doing any setup. When you have a Gmail account ready then you can easily access google chat and continue the communication. This tool is simple,secure and robust helping the global leading partner for their internal precise communication and handling the tasks in a great way
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Reliability and Availability
Adobe
I haven't experienced any outages with Frame.io.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Performance
Adobe
When sharing videos for feedback, there are no noticeable performance issues with Frame.io. Everyone is able to complete their tasks without the program getting in the way.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Adobe
I've only reached out to Frame.io a few times but they responded quickly and offered achievable solutions. The fact that I haven't had to reach out to them more is proof that the platform is easy to use, reliable, and can run on its own. The only issues we have had were related to uploading issues on our end.
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Google
I have not needed to contact the support folks for Google Hangouts Chat, so I can't speak to this with any accuracy. The online instructions are fairly clearly written, so it is fairly intuitive to start with. I did not feel the need to use the support people anyway.
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
I last used Wipster around 4-5 months ago, but I felt downtrodden by both their business practices and interface. Wipster sprung a new pricing model on users. This pricing model made no sense, was extremely pricey for no reason, and felt like a punch in the gut by a new and greedy company. Furthermore, I had constant issues with the software. It was buggy, slow, and presented issues with clients. My first day with Frame.io was like being released from prison. All I'd known up to this point was disappointment and gloom. Frame.io took every single issue our team had with Wipster and resolved it. Frame.io was nearly perfect
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Google
Slack has a few more features than Google Chat. Slack, for a long time, had thread chats that grouped a thread of thoughts together, making the main chat group space a lot less cluttered. A while back, Google Chat implemented a similar thing in a different but similar way, making the group less crowded. They are catching up.
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Scalability
Adobe
Frame.io was very easy to scale to the appropriate teams needed
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Google
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Frame.io has shortened our review time considerably, saving time.
  • Frame.io is wonderful for managing a large team of editors, especially for us when we are using in-house staff and contractors.
  • Frame.io has improved the relationship between departments, which was more tense with previous review methods.
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Google
  • In my work it allows us to report troubles that may cost loss of investment thru Google Hangouts Chat we were able to communicate on how to fix it.
  • I hope we can make it on our own choice of colors to heightened workers vibe
  • It is connected to your email
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