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Igloo vs. Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server

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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

    Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AOracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server provides hosted collaboration and voice / web conferencing tools at the enterprise level.N/A
    Pricing
    IglooOracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IglooOracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    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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    Features
    IglooOracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Igloo and Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Feature
    Igloo
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    5.3
    3 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Igloo and Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Feature
    Igloo
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Igloo and Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Feature
    Igloo
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    6.6
    3 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IglooOracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (7 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IglooOracle Beehive Enterprise Collaboration Server
    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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    Oracle
    The software is well suited in most areas of messaging. The communication features it contains and the messaging quality it utilizes provides for standards, like scalability, manageability and, most importantly, secure communications. Again, the software is well suited for scenarios where an organization is aimed at making use of a centralized management. it is built to provide a unified collaborative platform characterized by a single object model and also has a database storage for almost all communication records.
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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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    Oracle
    • Centralized workspaces
    • Strong access controls
    • Robust document management
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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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    Oracle
    • The main aspect is the cost - They should trim it down a bit.
    • My pears have told me this. Even i am telling the same - The interface just fails to grab that attention. High time the team should work on this.
    • Though many aspects are brought into one product, they lacked to provide individual attention to each feature (like a messaging app) and improvise it.
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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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    Oracle
    The only feature that makes Beehive Enterprise Collaborative software stack up against similar software is unification. It is wholly unified. Basically, it allows IT to function as one platform providing services like email, team workspace, and conferencing. Uniquely, this results in saving time and cost related to managing separate systems
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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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    Oracle
    • Improved control over project documents, approvals, and version history, which reduced rework and helped teams meet deadlines.
    • Strong access controls supported audit and compliance needs, reducing risk and improving review efficiency.
    • Positive in environments where security, document control, and structured workflows are priorities.
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    Screenshot of A highly social platformScreenshot of Easy drag and drop designScreenshot of Content management systemScreenshot of Responsive design for mobile users