Google Chat vs. SAP Jam

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
SAP Jam
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SAP Jam is a social network collaboration tool with integrated collaborative processes for knowledge, learning, and HR management. SAP Jam also includes capabilities for the entire sales, marketing, and customer service lifecycles.N/A
Pricing
Google ChatSAP Jam
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ChatSAP Jam
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Google ChatSAP Jam
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.4
26 Ratings
8% above category average
SAP Jam
7.8
3 Ratings
0% above category average
Task Management8.014 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.39 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Scheduling8.716 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.512 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile Access9.325 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Search9.223 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.613 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Jam
7.0
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Chat9.826 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Notifications9.326 Ratings9.23 Ratings
Discussions8.824 Ratings9.23 Ratings
Surveys9.317 Ratings6.53 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.015 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting8.07 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.215 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.06 Ratings5.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.7
26 Ratings
8% above category average
SAP Jam
7.0
3 Ratings
14% below category average
Versioning8.817 Ratings9.63 Ratings
Video files7.723 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Audio files7.922 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Document collaboration8.321 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Access control9.318 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Advanced security features9.519 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.115 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Device sync9.624 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google ChatSAP Jam
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(26 ratings)
8.9
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(9 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(3 ratings)
2.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ChatSAP Jam
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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SAP
When you need to create a private, secure space for individuals to collaborate or work on a project together, SAP Jam does a great job at bringing people together and giving them a space to work together in. There are also great ways to provide learning opportunities (including sharing webinars or other educational content)
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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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SAP
  • Easy to setup.
  • Template-based group creation.
  • Permissions are either inherited or set at the group-level by group owners.
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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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SAP
  • Multiple selection limitations
  • Error proofing in wrong command
  • Multiple time confirmation
  • Multiple time checkbox
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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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SAP
We are moving toward other platforms that are meant more for virtual community, like Higher Logic. The customer support at SAP Jam is also lacking.
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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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SAP
It's an integrated platform that brings together a lot of different people from across the association to work on shared projects, etc. Given the various roles people play and the varying skill sets they bring to the table, the platform is fairly intuitive to use and easy to navigate around
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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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SAP
We have to submit requests multiple times to get a response and it often feels like they go into a black hole. Because we don't have anyone in house really supporting the back-end of the platform, we rely on SAP Jam's support and development teams to help solve problems and improve the platform for us.
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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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SAP
We utilize many products in the SAP universe of solutions. Not only was JAM feature-rich and matched our company needs, but the tight integration with our other SAP product lines makes admin as well as usability seamless. While other competitors to JAM offer more features that rely on real-time, most of our use cases were asynchronous.
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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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SAP
  • Automation in process
  • Ease of communication
  • Lack of change notification
  • Lack of multiple selection search
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