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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Chat

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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

    Kanban Tool

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AKanban Tool is a visual project management application based on Kanban that helps companies visualize workflow, track project progress, analyze and improve business processes. Some key features include: time tracking and time reports, real-time collaboration and Kaban analytics.

    $6

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Kanban Tool Team
    $6
    per month per user
    Kanban Tool Enterprise
    $11
    per month per user
    Kanban Tool On-Site Team
    $720
    per year per 10-user pack
    Kanban Tool On-Site Enterprise
    $1,320
    per year per 10-user pack
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Shore Labs
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Google Chat and Kanban Tool
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Kanban Tool
    6.3
    13 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Task Management8.014 Ratings8.513 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.29 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Scheduling8.616 Ratings6.111 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.412 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.225 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Search9.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings6.113 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings3.96 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings7.39 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Google Chat and Kanban Tool
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.9
    26 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Kanban Tool
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.826 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications9.126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys9.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Chat and Kanban Tool
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Kanban Tool
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files7.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features9.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Google Chat and Kanban Tool
    Feature
    Google Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Kanban Tool
    5.7
    6 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (26 ratings)
    8.5
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ChatKanban Tool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Shore Labs
    Kanban is well suited for a fast-paced working environment for larger teams who want continuous communication with users. Kanban is good for rapid development and daily meetings for updates and statuses. Kanban is less suited for smaller teams or groups who don't require collaboration and constant communication with involved users. Kanban is time-consuming and it takes additional effort outside of your regular work to maintain and manage the tool.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Shore Labs
    • It provides a good basic overview of where tasks are on a timeline (particularly helpful for a pull-based approach).
    • It provides a good collaborative space to have multiple folks commenting on multiple tasks.
    • It does a good job of managing very basic visual elements of an agile development cycle.
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    Cons
    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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    Shore Labs
    • Kanban does not show the task or story clearly. You have to open the project separately to view the details of the project.
    • Kanban gives a higher level project management view but it lacks customization and personal settings features.
    • I would like to see Kanban provide mobile access to their tool, data, and board. This would be very useful for all companies and provide an increase in efficiency and productivity.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Shore Labs
    We are more likely than not to renew our use of Kanban. Even with its limits, it still is a good product that fulfills our needs.
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    Usability
    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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    Shore Labs
    The integration with Teams is well suited. This works wonderful for my
    company. Our team can easily prioritize tasks based on their importance.
    It help our team identify and reduce inefficiencies in workflow. With
    great visibility in data our team can make informed decisions. Ensuring
    clear accountability and responsibility of team members
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    Support Rating
    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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    Shore Labs
    This is the best tool I had a chance to work with- since I started to use it I saved a lot of time and I made my work go smoothly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Shore Labs
    We've only tried JIRA Agile and KanbanFlow before. Kanban Tool was the one that our team actually liked and enjoyed working with. Also - it's been much easier to get started with and to understand than some of the other two (JIRA in particular). Although JIRA has many more features that we would have possibly used, the user feedback on it was so poor we were afraid that the negativity would create time wasted and less "job satisfaction" amongst the team.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Shore Labs
    • Better communication and organization of ongoing projects.
    • We are a very small team, with many areas to work on. Having everything in one system gives us a lot of visibility.
    • Greatly reduced costs from using other tools that were much more expensive.
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    ScreenShots

    Kanban Tool Screenshots

    Screenshot of Visual project management tool - Kanban board from Kanban Tool.Screenshot of The collection of Power-Ups form Kanban ToolScreenshot of Kanban Tool board example, with My Work widget, Recurring and Postponed Tasks visible in the side panel. User's own background selected.Screenshot of Kanban Tool  board example. Default light theme applied.Screenshot of Kanban Tool - an open card view, with comments in the side panel. The choice of what fields show on cards is with the user.Screenshot of Kanban Tool's free Power-Ups  for user's own activation.