Freedcamp vs. HipChat (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Freedcamp
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
The vendor states Freedcamp helps tens of thousands of teams around the world manage their work. Their free plan contains tasks(in list and kanban view), milestones, discussions, calendar, time-tracking and password management. On their premium plans, they also offer Gantt charts, Wikis, Issue Tracking, CRM and Invoices+.
$2.49
per month
HipChat (discontinued)
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Hipchat was discontinued by Atlassian. Users are being migrated to Slack.
$0
per user
Pricing
FreedcampHipChat (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Minimalist
$2.49
per month
Business
$8.99
per month
HipChat Basic
$0
per user
HipChat Plus
$2
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreedcampHipChat (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor Server pricing info please visit https://www.hipchat.com/server (Only $1.20/user/month at the highest user tier!)
More Pricing Information
Features
FreedcampHipChat (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Freedcamp
10.0
3 Ratings
27% above category average
HipChat (discontinued)
7.3
106 Ratings
5% below category average
Task Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access10.01 Ratings7.397 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Search00 Ratings7.2103 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Freedcamp
9.1
1 Ratings
20% above category average
HipChat (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Freedcamp
-
Ratings
HipChat (discontinued)
7.3
132 Ratings
9% below category average
Chat00 Ratings7.7132 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings7.7130 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings6.5110 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings7.834 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.043 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Freedcamp
-
Ratings
HipChat (discontinued)
6.3
95 Ratings
23% below category average
Video files00 Ratings6.585 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings6.873 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings6.660 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings5.949 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings6.027 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings6.055 Ratings
Best Alternatives
FreedcampHipChat (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.2 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Planview AgilePlace
Planview AgilePlace
Score 9.5 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Planview AgilePlace
Planview AgilePlace
Score 9.5 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
FreedcampHipChat (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
6.8
(133 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.8
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.2
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(10 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreedcampHipChat (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Freedcamp
I have used a number of different Project Management Tools and this is the one I always make the team come back to, it's easy to use, has great support, and can be used by people of various levels of technical ability. When planning a complicated network, that needs to be sold to a customer, all people within the company have needs that have to be addressed, from the obvious technical, but also legal, regulatory, finance, and ordering of equipment and all these have different milestones, that interconnect, this is where Freedcamp shines, it allows all of the company to work together to achieve the technical sale.
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Atlassian
Well suited for
Cross-teams communication.
Webhooks support. Easy integrations with Atlassian products and other systems as well. File sharing directly or in a group. Video/Audio calls.
Not suited for:
Lacks apps integration like Slack.
Lacks quality with video calls.
Slow file transfer for large files.
Frequent downtime due to app instability.
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Pros
Freedcamp
  • project management
  • organization
  • task management
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Atlassian
  • HipChat is very stable and reliable. I have never had issues with not being able to connect or being able to communicate with others on HipChat.
  • HipChat integrates quite well with other applications, such as Jira and Stash. This is a main selling point for my team. It provides a convenient feed of actions on a JIRA story or Stash pull request.
  • HipCat does a good job of allowing 1-1 and group chats. It is simple to start a new conversation and it is easy to hold a group conversation and keep track of who is in the room.
  • I like how HipChat has away/here/on mobile statuses. This makes it easy to see if a person is available to be contacted.
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Cons
Freedcamp
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
  • Mobile app is not very responsive on iOS. Sometimes connection to Hipchat servers is taking too long even on good networks.
  • Both mobile and desktop versions have no alphabetical or recent sorting for groups and chat rooms.
  • Video and audio calls are pretty useless, they're slow and not always work.
  • The whole user interface is simple but very outdated - apparently Atlassian didn't focus too much on Hipchat even though they tried in the last 2 years.
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Likelihood to Renew
Freedcamp
I always come back to using Freedcamp, I've used others, but keep coming back.
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Atlassian
If they fix the bugs the last update gave that are causing hipchat to crash more often.
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Usability
Freedcamp
I find it very user-friendly.
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Atlassian
The app itself had a pleasant if not generic interface. As a user experience expert and engineer I can say the interface is fairly intuitive if not bland. It does what you expect it to do and it's available on iOS and Android devices. If I recall it was generally pretty light weight in terms of installation size.
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Support Rating
Freedcamp
Especially a few years ago when Freedcamp was first starting, I needed support, sometimes, I'd find a bug as a heavy user, Igor and Angel are great people who are quick to reply and help you as well as the other great staff. Freedcamp's support is the best of any software product I use.
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Atlassian
HipChat support is good . Responds in timely manner when ever we have raised the request via email , phone and gives us continue update on the request .Though most of the questions are answered by HipChat FAQs , but they can still improve it and add more to the knowledge base .
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Implementation Rating
Freedcamp
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
I don't have insights as I was not a part of the implementation. However, I love the end product
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Alternatives Considered
Freedcamp
If you like Asana, you'll like Freedcamp.
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Atlassian
We tried a lot of chat clients before choosing HipChat. The Skype for Business UI on the Mac side was 5 years old and terrible. Mac users hated the app including our CTO. Cisco Jabber was expensive to license and maintain; Skype was open to the public which took time away due to users dealing with spam and could allow viruses and malware. HipChat being a closed product, centrally managed and available to try without an upfront investment was perfect for our environment. All our Agile teams have their own room, chat and can communicate with others quickly and easily.
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Scalability
Freedcamp
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Actually I never shared of HipChat using with more than 25 persons in team simultaneously, but I believe it can be scaled for much largest collaboration teams. At least it works flawlessly for us, with transparent integration with Jira, and I am not see any reasons for some troubles for work at big scale.
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Return on Investment
Freedcamp
  • It's quite low cost for a business so that's a no brainer.
  • I also use it for a Non-Profit organization and we get a free version there, which is great.
  • I remember that the people running company planning especially loved how this made complex activity open for viewing by all within the company (as required) so that there was no "mystery" within projects, we all had an advance understanding of what resources and activities would be needed.
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Atlassian
  • HipChat has increased the effiency with which I am able to communicate with my coworkers, particularly those who work out of other offices. Having a light, portable messaging solution has been beneficial for checking in on small things without the need to send emails or schedule phone calls.
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