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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

    Notion

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ANotion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google ChatNotion
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Plus
    $12
    per month per user
    Business
    $24
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChatNotion
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Google ChatNotion
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Notion Labs, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    53 Answers
    Features
    Google ChatNotion
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Google Chat and Notion
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Notion
    7.3
    79 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Task Management8.014 Ratings8.174 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.29 Ratings6.846 Ratings
    Scheduling8.616 Ratings6.957 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.412 Ratings6.355 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.225 Ratings7.272 Ratings
    Search9.123 Ratings7.975 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.713 Ratings7.868 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Google Chat and Notion
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.9
    26 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Notion
    7.7
    76 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Chat9.826 Ratings6.129 Ratings
    Notifications9.126 Ratings7.568 Ratings
    Discussions8.824 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    Surveys9.417 Ratings6.820 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.915 Ratings8.769 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.215 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.06 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Chat and Notion
    Feature
    Google Chat
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Notion
    8.1
    76 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Versioning8.817 Ratings7.657 Ratings
    Video files7.623 Ratings7.649 Ratings
    Audio files7.922 Ratings7.343 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.021 Ratings8.571 Ratings
    Access control9.318 Ratings8.271 Ratings
    Advanced security features9.319 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.115 Ratings9.213 Ratings
    Device sync9.624 Ratings9.253 Ratings
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
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    User Ratings
    Google ChatNotion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (26 ratings)
    8.6
    (85 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    8.4
    (55 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ChatNotion
    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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    If you want a customizable solution that can be adapted for just about any scenario, I recommend using Notion. If you need a solution that's easy to share with people outside your organization, Notion is great and allows individual or team permission-setting. If you want a turnkey solution, Notion might not be the best since it requires a fair bit of set-up. There are templates that can be purchased to handle this, but I haven't found them very helpful.
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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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    • I love that you can create nested pages, allowing for separate sections to organize information as needed.
    • I appreciate the convenience of effortlessly uploading images to any section.
    • I appreciate that when adding links, you can embed them so the website displays directly on the page.
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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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    • I use Notion on my personal tablet, and unlike on the computer, I have a lot of difficulty editing backgrounds, GIFs, and page dividers. It's not as user-friendly, and often the elements end up cut off or misaligned, which is frustrating.
    • While the current calendar feature is helpful, I'd love to see more customization options. The Google Calendar style isn't always ideal, especially for tasks without specific times or for ongoing projects that require daily maintenance.
    • It would be fantastic to have more flexibility in customizing Notion pages. For example, I'd love to create planners with the freedom to add illustration boxes, stickers, or GIFs without being restricted to a fixed layout.
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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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    We're too settled in the ecosystem and we have no major complaints with it. No reason to move unless you have a burning pain point
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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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    Very easy to use (I learned how to use everything on my own) and I was able to set up an entire ecosystem without any courses or other tools. I often say that Notion is like Lego for adults, because there we can use all the available tools to create a multitude of things, from funnels to projects with calculated deadlines and tags.
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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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    The company uses both Notion and Trello within the company. Notion is more for North America employees while Trello is used between Operation team overseas and in North America. Sometimes it's a preference of how the tools look like for project management. I would say both Notion and Trello are nice tools and serves our needs.
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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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    Notion Labs, Inc
    • It has streamlined our processes across various teams to all work from a signle source of truth
    • Maintaining this source of truth is a full time job
    • It has reduced our overall tool set by completely eliminating two other softwares we were paying for
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