Help Lightning vs. Ideagen Huddle

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Help Lightning
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Help Lightning in Birmingham aims to reimagine how businesses, customers and employees are able to give and receive help using Virtual Expertise. The vendor states their merged reality adds missing visual cues, gestures, and non-verbal communication methods to any session. While providing remote assitance, users simply simply reach into a device's field of view and a colleague will see the user's hand merged into their field of view. Users can telestrate, freeze images, use hand gestures,…
$75,000
per year
Ideagen Huddle
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Huddle is Ideagen’s tool supporting teams' work by enabling them to store, share and work on content.
$10
per user/per month
Pricing
Help LightningIdeagen Huddle
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
$75,000
per year per installation
Huddle
$10
per user/per month
Huddle Plus
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Huddle Premier
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Help LightningIdeagen Huddle
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSolutions are available as an annual subscription and the pricing is based on the number of licenses. The price per license will vary based on the number of experts providing help and the number of technicians or engineers needing help.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Help Lightning
-
Ratings
Ideagen Huddle
8.1
6 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Search00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Help Lightning
-
Ratings
Ideagen Huddle
8.9
5 Ratings
10% above category average
Chat00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings5.04 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 Product A and Product B
Help Lightning
-
Ratings
Ideagen Huddle
8.6
6 Ratings
6% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings6.65 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
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User Ratings
Help LightningIdeagen Huddle
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.9
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Help LightningIdeagen Huddle
Likelihood to Recommend
Help Lightning
I think that there are different scenarios where the platform can be used, an example is the realization of remote consultancies, individually or in the group. In this sense, I must highlight that it is great whenever you need to work with other people while sharing information, videos, or specific content.
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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
Help Lightning
  • Sharing graphics, images and other resources.
  • Connect remotely with different experts.
  • Favors team work, even remotely.
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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
Help Lightning
  • It needs a strong network or signal connection.
  • Nothing else.
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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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Usability
Help Lightning
No answers on this topic
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
Help Lightning
I think it is very important to make it clear that most of these tools compliment and complement each other rather than oppose or surpass each other. In this sense, it is important to know when to apply one or the other, in addition to taking the time to get to know them thoroughly and master their functionalities. However, the different tools that Help Lightning contain put it above most platforms used for remote conferencing.
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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
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Return on Investment
Help Lightning
  • Makes work team better, even remotely.
  • Allows to share important information and get constantly retro alimentations.
  • Helps us to respect the Covid-19 prevention measures, while continue working.
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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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ScreenShots

Help Lightning Screenshots

Screenshot of Help Lightning's AR-enabled Remote Visual Guidance software.Screenshot of An expert providing help can reach into the field of view of an onsite technician or customer.Screenshot of Common tools can also be brought into the field of view to help solve problems.Screenshot of Product experts can work virtually side-by-side with anyone, anywhere in the world.Screenshot of Help Lightning supports problem solving involving complex and critical equipment.

Ideagen Huddle 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