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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    JivoChat

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AJivoChat is a combined live chat, VoIP, and business messenging service that integrates with email, Facebook, or other tools via API to provide a means to conduct omnichannel communication with customers.N/A

    Socialcast (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASocialcast was an enterprise social networking and collaboration platform acquired by VMware in 2011. The platform allowed an organization's employees to share information and documents with co-workers in real time through a Facebook- or Twitter-like news feed. VMware announced its end of availability (EOA) effective May 2018.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    JivoChatSocialcast (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JivoChatSocialcast (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    JivoChatSocialcast (discontinued)
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of JivoChat and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    JivoChat
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Chat history and transcripts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of JivoChat and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    JivoChat
    -
    Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings3.83 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings3.43 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of JivoChat and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    JivoChat
    -
    Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings6.14 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of JivoChat and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    JivoChat
    -
    Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JivoChatSocialcast (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JivoChatSocialcast (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    JivoChat
    JivoChat makes it really easy to communicate with customers. It is best for small and medium sales and customer support teams. The team members can even communicate between each other, so it has a use case outside of client facing communication. It has convenient (yet minimal) CRM features. It's a bit overkill for individual website owners, but definitely one of the best Chat Apps out there for teams.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Socialcast has been a great tool for FactSet. I would recommend it to any firm looking for an easy-to-use tool to centralize communication and collaborate on a global scale.
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    Pros
    JivoChat
    • Provides ease of connecting with customers on real time basis
    • Helps us in managing inbound traffic coming to our website
    • Avoids hassle free experience of sharing pics and docs in chat itself
    • Reduces time spent on calls and emails
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    Discontinued Products
    • Socialcast has an exceptional user experience. With very few idiosyncrasies, it works well on every platform I've tried.
    • The platform has such a high level of ease of use, it becomes somewhat addicting.
    • Social analytics are superb.
    • The platform is highly intuitive and requires zero training or coaching in order for network members to become productive with it.
    • It's extremely reliable. Only once in 4 years, was the product not available, and that was only for about a half-hour. In that half-hour, we realized how dependent we were on it. (Very.)
    • The multi-device and deployment options are excellent. On-premise, Private Cloud, and Multi-tenant SaaS all available.
    • The mobile apps for iPhone, tablets, and Android render well with a beautiful UI/UX. The desktop AIR app is equally highly usable.
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    Cons
    JivoChat
    • There is a negligible number of candidates at the same time so, this application must use a large number of applicants if possible.
    • The quality of the internet should be good enough for its accurate working.
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    Discontinued Products
    • The software is a little bit pricey because it is charged by user/month and depending on the deployment method.
    • For companies with a lot of workers the price can increase significantly.
    • The mobile app usability and notifications are poor. Need to be improved.
    • If there were more administrative features available the product would be improved
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    JivoChat
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Beyond the value FactSet derives from using the platform, Socialcast (the firm) has been a good partner to FactSet. We've experienced very little downtime with the service and they have been responsive and fair with enhancement requests and questions
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    Usability
    JivoChat
    It is user friendly and has almost all features required in a chat application.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    The UX is its best feature
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    Support Rating
    JivoChat
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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    Implementation Rating
    JivoChat
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    JivoChat
    Because is a tool that we can easily use and the team learn to use in a little time. It's easy to implement for the team and the necessity of the organization. We only use one meeting to teach others the tools of JivoChat and how to install in their equipment.
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    Discontinued Products
    Socialcast is great for collaboration & light project management, but anything complex doesn't work well.

    Using it as an email notification curator works nice for us.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    JivoChat
    • Increased Efficiency during the short period of our testing
    • Not having to manage or give access to many different communication channels to our team members
    • Faster responses for clients and prospective clients
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Definitely more organized project management and team collaboration.
    • Efficiency in carrying out tasks.
    • Creates a spirit of collaboration and friendliness among colleagues.
    Incentivized
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