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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Slides

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Slides is a presentation tool that enables users to create, edit, collaborate, and present. It is free for personal use, and available to businesses via a Google Workspaces subscription.N/A

    Ideagen Collaboration Portal

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIdeagen Collaboration Portal , formerly Huddle is Ideagen’s tool supporting teams' work by enabling them to store, share and work on content.

    $10

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    Google SlidesIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Huddle
    $10
    per user/per month
    Huddle Plus
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    Huddle Premier
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google SlidesIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google SlidesIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Ideagen
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google SlidesIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Google Slides and Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    Feature
    Google Slides
    -
    Ratings
    Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Google Slides and Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    Feature
    Google Slides
    -
    Ratings
    Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Slides and Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    Feature
    Google Slides
    -
    Ratings
    Ideagen Collaboration Portal
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Adobe Presenter
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google SlidesIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google SlidesIdeagen Collaboration Portal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Well-suited to working on presentations or PowerPoint-style documents, including setting up templated slides and working collaboratively on presentations. It's less well-suited to setting up printable documents, though I have used it for simple printable documents, you just need to remember to set the slide size to A4 (or your preferred paper size) measurements.
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    Ideagen
    If you are sharing private information like contracts for designs and designs that aren't meant to be shared only with one client, the platform is very secure
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    Pros
    Google
    • Real-time collaboration makes it easy for multiple people to work on one presentation or deck.
    • Sharing is very straight forward, so it's easy to keep control of who can do or can't do.
    • Flexible so it's uses don't stop in presentations.
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    Ideagen
    • Huddle allows users to use the native document file types. For example, Word files are still in a Word, not a "Huddle" file version.
    • Huddle workspaces are invitation-only. If someone should not be in the workspace, they will not be invited and provided access to the documents. Or, they can be removed from the workspace if needed.
    • Communication about documents is located with the documents in a discussion thread under the document preview. Thus, email inbox clutter can be limited.
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    Cons
    Google
    • The slides generated by the "Beautify this slide" feature are not editable. You need to prompt again to make the changes you want.
    • You don't have a way to switch to another company template. For example, if you want to switch from light to dark theme, you can't.
    • The layout of the Animations sequence is not easy to read.
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    Ideagen
    • The desktop app is occasionally unreliable and it is never easy to get to the bottom of it with the tech support people...
    • Tasks are virtually useless as they have no context. We want tasks to be against documents so we can make our workflow more formal but they are not, so we don't use them. A reimplementation of to do and calendar facilities with files/documents as the context would make a huge difference to us.
    • The Huddle Office plugins are a great idea, but they cause us far too many Word and Excel crashes so we have to turn them off.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    The popularity for Google Slides among the casual technology tool users is so great that we are not in a position to replace this tool with anything else. Every other tool either doesn't have the popularity, or doesn't match the ease of sharing level of Slides. The training needed to learn a different tool is too great. Google Slides is very easy to pick up and master.
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    Ideagen
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    Google Slides is very easy and intuitive for creating simple, straightforward presentations. Its limitations make for less decision making. Being part of the Google Suite makes for easy sharing and collaboration, auto-saving, and time-stamped versions/edit history. However, unlike a platform like Canva, there's no icon library, photos, graphics, or elements built-in, so if you're wanting more creative designs, you have to import or create yourself.
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    Ideagen
    Huddle is very easy to use whether you are a new user or you have used it for years, it is an incredibly intuitive system that is so simple to teach to new users, the lock feature prevents important documents from being edited accidentally, while the edit features allow for true collaborative working
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Slides works both online and offline, they are free to use if you have a Google account. Easy to share and are supported by most web browsers. A great addition to your arsenal of interactive educational online platforms.
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    Ideagen
    We liked how simple it was to use. And the feature set it offered was more in line with our needs than the alternatives we looked at
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • We’ve closed all our clients using Google slides.
    • Google slides has directly led to 100's of thousands of dollars in our org.
    • It has helped us add dozens of new clients.
    • Has helped us present information to businesses making 10M+ revenue.
    Incentivized
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    Ideagen
    • This has made it a lot easier for remote workers to access important documents without needing to use the VPN at home (which does not always work).
    • It clearly shows who updated the last document and when so it is clear who you need to ask if you have questions or something.
    • We have used it in client settings, so this saves money as we do not need to request a separate client laptop or VPN token.
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    Ideagen Collaboration Portal Screenshots

    Screenshot of Document collaborationScreenshot of Document approval trackingScreenshot of Mobile apps that support remote productivityScreenshot of Android & iOS apps to stay connected while on the moveScreenshot of Huddle Overview