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.
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Samepage
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Samepage is a collaboration solution focused on file management and communication. Its extensive list of third-party integrations include part of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Google Maps and Drive, and Microsoft Office.
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Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.4
26 Ratings
8% above category average
Samepage
6.7
6 Ratings
15% below category average
Task Management
8.014 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Gantt Charts
8.39 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Scheduling
8.716 Ratings
4.06 Ratings
Workflow Automation
7.512 Ratings
5.04 Ratings
Mobile Access
9.325 Ratings
9.06 Ratings
Search
9.123 Ratings
7.05 Ratings
Visual planning tools
7.613 Ratings
6.06 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
Samepage
7.5
6 Ratings
6% below category average
Chat
9.826 Ratings
9.05 Ratings
Notifications
9.326 Ratings
8.06 Ratings
Discussions
8.724 Ratings
6.05 Ratings
Surveys
9.217 Ratings
3.02 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase
9.015 Ratings
10.03 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting
8.07 Ratings
7.01 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
8.215 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook
9.06 Ratings
10.03 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
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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.
Samepage is well suited to situations: - when there is a need for ongoing collaboration between people - when these people lack tech skills - when there is a need for sharing and showing different kinds of media Samepage is less appropriate in situations (since there are better tools for those particular uses): - requiring more robust communication tools - when the objective is to execute a specific, finite task - when it is necessary a precise control of version history
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Samepage support is incredibly active and responsive! They work with you from the outset to make sure you are set up for success and understand all the features
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.
I have used many project management and collaboration tools and everyone has its kicks and fall backs. But for the kind of collaboration we require with our external parties right now, we really enjoy collaborating on Samepage. With Sharepoint, we were always running into access issues with our external vendors and it was a hassle to adjust those user settings. However since we started with Samepage, both our team members and external party vendor have been happily collaborating.