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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Igloo

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AIgloo Software is a social business software company that builds digital workplaces and intranet solutions to support online communities and businesses of any size. It is a suite of content management, collaboration and knowledge sharing tools within one secure social networking platform. Online communities drive groups, teams and organizations to improve employee productivity, foster relationships and increase collaboration with customers, partners and suppliers.N/A

    Nextcloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ANextcloud offers their open source, self-hosted Content Collaboration Platform, combining what they describe as an easy user interface for consumer-grade cloud solutions with the security and compliance measures enterprises need. Nextcloud brings together universal access to data through mobile, desktop and web interfaces with next-generation, on-premise secure communication and collaboration features like real-time document editing, chat and video calls, putting them under…N/A
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    IglooNextcloud
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    IglooNextcloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsIgloo is free to use for up to 10 users. Paid accounts begin $12 per user per month. We also offer volume discounts for enterprise-wide intranets and external users. Contact us for details.—
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    IglooNextcloud
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IglooNextcloud
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Igloo and Nextcloud
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    Nextcloud
    8.9
    13 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.511 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Igloo and Nextcloud
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    Igloo
    -
    Ratings
    Nextcloud
    9.2
    13 Ratings
    6% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.512 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Igloo and Nextcloud
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    Igloo
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    Ratings
    Nextcloud
    8.5
    12 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IglooNextcloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    IglooNextcloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Igloo Software
    Igloo is a well-suited option for teams/companies that want to build an employee intranet with some other interesting features, like file storage and sharing, internal communications, and resource and knowledge management. All of these features may help your workers increase productivity significantly by centralizing everything in one robust and reliable platform. However, it can be less appropriate if costs are a problem for you, due to the pricing. So, if you will not be using several features and just want an intranet for you company, you may want to go with another solution.
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    Nextcloud
    For a SOHO business, this solution is ideal. You don't need to administrative overhead of other products like GSuite, and it saves licensing costs. The maintenance effort is minimal as long as you use their default applications. Migrations to newer versions can be done with a few commands and run automatically. If you're planning on using Nextcloud in large deployments with many users, you'll start to see higher costs on your resources and maintenance. There will be a point at which Gsuite becomes easier to manage.
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    Pros
    Igloo Software
    • Notifications: Igloo can push email updates to users.
    • Organization: Igloo allows for you to create pages, sub pages, and many layer deep sections. You can also organize the layout of your pages.
    • Versioning: it's super easy to reserve and edit documents for offline use. And you can see who last edited a document and when.
    • Offline access: there's a desktop version you can use very easily. It's really good for dropping a bunch of files at once.
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    Nextcloud
    • Remote collaboration platform with just the right tools.
    • Ease of access from any device, anywhere.
    • Solid templates for development teams to collaborate without distraction.
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    Cons
    Igloo Software
    • Their UI is not used-friendly. Their use of Igloo-specific terminology made it difficult to understand how each function of the site worked. They would repeatedly say, for example, "a ___ is really a ___" vs. just calling it what the function actually is.
    • Implementation was a far cry from their sales support. After basically nickel-and-diming you for everything, they - very poorly - cap your use of their implementation support team.
    • Overall, Igloo didn't work for our organization because they do multiple things decently vs a few things excellently. The experience with Igloo was unremarkable.
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    Nextcloud
    • Slow in comparison to other solutions
    • May be complex for the start since there are lots of apps and features
    • May be not focusing on core topics
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    Usability
    Igloo Software
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    Nextcloud
    It's easy to use and easy to maintain. It also provides many useful programs and plugins to make work even more productive; just check what's available and how you could use them to your advantage. Also, check the Nextcloud Files app on your phone, which makes everything available at the touch of your fingers.
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    Support Rating
    Igloo Software
    No answers on this topic
    Nextcloud
    I never needed support as everything always worked fine. The documentation on Nextcloud website is extensive and clear. The community is very active on the forum and should support you if you don't already find what you are looking for.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Igloo Software
    Easy to use, cost-effective, and benefit in organizational culture development and information sharing across various employees and from higher management. Great customer support and continuous development to make the software better for users. It allows better collaboration with a little bit of fun too and requires less resources to handle.
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    Nextcloud
    Nextcloud stacks up pretty well against Mattermost and ownCloud. I really appreciate the fact that Nextcloud seems to integrate with other products pretty seamlessly and allows for extensibility that our product team can extend and improve functionality without a tremendous ramp-up time. We once used ownCloud in previous years, but they went the wrong way, and have found Nextcloud to be the right direction over time.
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    Return on Investment
    Igloo Software
    • Helps with employee retention - especially in a virtual environment.
    • Costs less than a separate wiki system for storing key information.
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    Nextcloud
    • It allowed us access to our files from any device over the internet.
    • It helped manage and organize our file sharing with third parties.
    • It provided a secure wrapper for accessing files.
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    Igloo Screenshots

    Screenshot of A highly social platformScreenshot of Easy drag and drop designScreenshot of Content management systemScreenshot of Responsive design for mobile users

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    Screenshot of Nextcloud HubScreenshot of Nextcloud CalendarScreenshot of Nextcloud Talk