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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lark

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ALark, or Larksuite, is a take on office suite software that supports workplace collaboration. Founded in 2016, Lark combines messaging, schedule management and online collaborative documents in a single platform. Lark is available now on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.

    $0

    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
    LarkSocialcast (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $0
    up to 20 users
    Pro
    $12
    per month per user (up to 500 users)
    Enterprise
    Custom
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LarkSocialcast (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount offered for annual billing.—
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    Features
    LarkSocialcast (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Larksuite and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    Larksuite
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Task Management10.02 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Scheduling10.02 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.02 Ratings3.83 Ratings
    Search10.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Visual planning tools10.02 Ratings3.43 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Larksuite and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    Larksuite
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Chat10.02 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Notifications10.02 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Discussions10.02 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Surveys10.02 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase10.02 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 Larksuite and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    Larksuite
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Versioning10.02 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Video files10.02 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Audio files10.02 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.02 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Access control10.02 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Advanced security features10.02 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Device sync10.02 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
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    Flock
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    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LarkSocialcast (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LarkSocialcast (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    On my experience, I did not experience any issue when using this tool. Simply because it is a perfect tool and easy to use. You just need to log in your working email and you can now use it. You can message all of the employees on the company Larksuite.
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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
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    • Employee Intranet
    • Video Conferencing
    • Document Creation
    • Knowledge base
    Incentivized
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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
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    • To automatically delete accounts of the resigned employees
    • Detect Harmful files that may harm the user
    Incentivized
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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
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    We will use this product and we don't have plan to change since this is a perfect tool
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    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
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    I rate this perfect simply because we use this everyday and this is very helpful. Without this tool I can't imagine how we can communicate to each other and how we can resolve every concern/issue that we cater everyday on our job. This is the tool we use to communicate and endorse specific concern.
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    Discontinued Products
    The UX is its best feature
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    Support Rating
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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    Implementation Rating
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    I selected Larksuite simply because even you don't have laptop or desktop you can simply install this app through google or apple store and you just need to log in using your working email. You will now access and use every feature on this app. You can also watch and play videos.
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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
    Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    • The quality of communicator is way easier by the help of Larksuite
    • Larksuite plays the most important role in our company since by Larksuite we our being notified if there are updates we need to check
    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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