Google Chat vs. KanbanFlow

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
KanbanFlow
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
CodeKick AB headquartered in Swedenoffers KanbanFlow, a kanban organized project management and collaboration workspace.N/A
Pricing
Google ChatKanbanFlow
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ChatKanbanFlow
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google ChatKanbanFlow
Features
Google ChatKanbanFlow
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.3
26 Ratings
6% above category average
KanbanFlow
8.4
4 Ratings
8% above category average
Task Management8.014 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.39 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Scheduling8.716 Ratings4.84 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.512 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Mobile Access9.225 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Search9.223 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings3.34 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Chat9.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications9.326 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.824 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys9.317 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.015 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 Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.6
26 Ratings
7% above category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Versioning8.817 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files7.723 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.922 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.318 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features9.519 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.624 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
-
Ratings
KanbanFlow
9.7
3 Ratings
22% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google ChatKanbanFlow
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(26 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ChatKanbanFlow
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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CodeKick AB
Most of the project management software in existence today is focused on agile/sprint based processes. If your team happens to use Kanban instead, KanbanFlow is one of the best options for tracking work. It's quick to get started and learn and has a manageable feature set that won't overwhelm anyone.
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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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CodeKick AB
  • Project monitoring with detailed management reports.
  • Keep the team organized, focused on projects and demonstrate your goals in the tool.
  • Simultaneous collaboration of the team in activities.
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface to use. Ease of learning how to use the tool.
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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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CodeKick AB
  • I'm not sure if it has this or not because I've only been using it for about 6 months but we haven't quite figured out how to archive things. We have lots of data on that main page from Q3 and Q4 of last year but we need to figure out how to get it away from our main page so we can focus on new things this quarter
  • I know when I was first added there were a few things the admin had to do in order to do that. All I remember is that it wasn't simple for them to get me hooked up. They had to do a few steps and then I was granted access. I don't know what exactly but I had to wait.
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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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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
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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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
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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CodeKick AB
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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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CodeKick AB
I really like the simplicity and the subtasks found in KanbanFlow. It seems to be the easiest tool to get clients not using another method to use this without any challenges on their part. Trello has card dependencies, which is a nice touch. Trello also has a lot of add-ons, but I find them to be a little glitchy. Kanban Tool has really nice reporting and analytics.
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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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CodeKick AB
  • Creating visibility of the status of all open work items
  • Allowed for self-service ownership of projects by stakeholders
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