Ideagen Collaboration Portal vs. Notion

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Ideagen 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
Notion
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Notion 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
Ideagen Collaboration PortalNotion
Editions & Modules
Huddle
$10
per user/per month
Huddle Plus
Contact sales team
Huddle Premier
Contact sales team
Free
$0
Plus
$12
per month per user
Business
$24
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ideagen Collaboration PortalNotion
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
Ideagen Collaboration PortalNotion
Features
Ideagen Collaboration PortalNotion
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
7.2
6 Ratings
7% below category average
Notion
7.3
79 Ratings
6% below category average
Task Management9.26 Ratings8.174 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.01 Ratings6.846 Ratings
Scheduling4.63 Ratings6.957 Ratings
Workflow Automation4.62 Ratings6.455 Ratings
Mobile Access6.56 Ratings7.372 Ratings
Search6.86 Ratings8.075 Ratings
Visual planning tools10.01 Ratings7.968 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
8.8
5 Ratings
10% above category average
Notion
7.8
76 Ratings
2% below category average
Chat10.03 Ratings6.329 Ratings
Notifications4.64 Ratings7.568 Ratings
Discussions9.03 Ratings7.349 Ratings
Surveys9.01 Ratings6.720 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase10.04 Ratings8.869 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.01 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
7.7
6 Ratings
4% below category average
Notion
8.1
76 Ratings
1% above category average
Versioning9.26 Ratings7.657 Ratings
Video files7.35 Ratings7.649 Ratings
Audio files6.45 Ratings7.443 Ratings
Document collaboration6.86 Ratings8.571 Ratings
Access control6.86 Ratings8.271 Ratings
Advanced security features10.05 Ratings7.351 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.01 Ratings9.213 Ratings
Device sync7.34 Ratings9.253 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ideagen Collaboration PortalNotion
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(6 ratings)
8.6
(85 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.4
(55 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ideagen Collaboration PortalNotion
Likelihood to Recommend
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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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
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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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
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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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
Ideagen
No answers on this topic
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
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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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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Alternatives Considered
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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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
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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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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ScreenShots

Ideagen Collaboration Portal Screenshots

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