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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jostle

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AJostle is intranet software for collaboration. Jostle is designed to make it easier to inform and connect employees to get work done. Users can share news, align teams, recognize contributions and invite participation from others. According to the vendor, Jostle can help improve employee engagement; Jostle reports engagement rates 5X higher than both traditional employee portals and social intranets. Company leaders can use Jostle to communicate plans, reinforce culture, and celebrate successes.…N/A

    Signal

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ASignal is an open source cross-platform messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption to keep conversations private and secure, boasting no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. Users can focus on sharing the moments that matter.

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    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

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    Pricing
    JostleSignalSlack
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JostleSignalSlack
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    JostleSignalSlack
    Considered Multiple Products
    Jostle Corporation
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    Open Source
    Chose Signal
    Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used …
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    Chose Signal
    The closest competitor we've found for Signal is Telegram. We do use Telegram with some clients and individuals who prefer it. Unfortunately, in this climate where there is no clear winner and a lot of diversity in applications, if you work with a lot of clients you're going to …
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    JostleSignalSlack
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Jostle and Signal Messenger and Slack
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    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Jostle and Signal Messenger and Slack
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    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Jostle and Signal Messenger and Slack
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    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    JostleSignalSlack
    Small Businesses
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
    Workplace from Meta (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
    Workvivo
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
    Workplace from Meta (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JostleSignalSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    -
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    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
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    10.0
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    Performance
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    10.0
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    10.0
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    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    8.9
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    Configurability
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    10.0
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    Ease of integration
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    9.8
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    Product Scalability
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    10.0
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    Professional Services
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    User Testimonials
    JostleSignalSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Jostle Corporation
    I love how Jostle connects our company and allows us to celebrate milestones while also being able to share important messages. Being able to store Job Aids in the library as a resource to your team is amazing, especially when they are out in the field and they do not have a computer they can still look up how to do something.
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    Open Source
    Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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    Pros
    Jostle Corporation
    • I have been using this application and I feel like this is a good solution to all the relevant problems.
    • Communication is key when it comes to organizations and Jostle is rightfully solving this problem so that is why I like using the software because it has many positive things.
    • The intranet software of Jostle offers well-balanced functions and all possible features that are important for an organization.
    • It has responsive and well trained support.
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    Open Source
    • Encryption end to end
    • Audio quality
    • Ability to permanently delete messages and history
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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    Cons
    Jostle Corporation
    • The biggest drawback that I have been facing for a very long time is that Jostle’s dashboard is not well designed and has all the feature that I needed on the go. I have to go through a lot of navigation panels to actually land on the right page or tool.
    • Secondly, needs more customization with the events function, which has to add more flexibility in operations to be able to customize the calendar. The library needs a lot of customization and a lot of features need to be added like different categories to easily access the different things.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    • Backup functionality on iOS devices
    • Sometimes messages can be delayed
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Jostle Corporation
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Jostle Corporation
    It's a wonderful product that can be used from a computer or from the ease of an app on your phone. I love that my team can have access to Job Aids from their phones while working out in the field. I have not personally had any issues while using Jostle and I highly recommend it for your business.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Jostle Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Jostle Corporation
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Jostle Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.
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    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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    Implementation Rating
    Jostle Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Jostle Corporation
    Robust and specific in terms of intranet policy and news publishings.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Jostle Corporation
    • Jostle is a communication-based intranet fix that is easily accessible and available in the market to resolve one of the most common problems of communication within organizations.
    • I like how Jostle has made all of us unite on a single platform where we can share all files and ideas as well.
    • Jostle has proved to me that it is the best mode for our department.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    • Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
    • Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Jostle Screenshots

    Screenshot of Simple, elegant collaboration. 
Jostle DISCUSSIONS helps teams get their work done. It enables private conversations, confidential team discussions and open “town hall” style forums. Attach files of any type. Employees can join in from their iPhone or iPad.Screenshot of Simple events planning.
Promote events that are org wide, or tied to specific teams or locations. Never again will your sales meeting be the same day as the new building opening.Screenshot of Recognize co-workers.
Everyone likes to be acknowledged. Shout-Outs provide a contagious way for everyone to recognize his or her peers. You can even recognize teams. Then everyone can pile on with a “like”.Screenshot of Target the right people. 
Thanks to TEAMS® technology, you can target information to specific teams, roles or locations in a click. For example, publish a NEWS story that is only visible to engineers working in Germany.Screenshot of Make info easy to find. 
LIBRARY gets critical content out of the chaos of file shares. Ensure the right people have secure access to the latest versions of sales materials, onboarding videos, forms, etc. Content ownership and permissions are always clear.