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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nconnect

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ANconnect (formerly OnSemble Intranet) is an mployee intranet that keeps everyone connected, a digital workplace to make employees feel valued. It is designed to keep remote teams engaged, and acts as the culture champion for the organization.N/A

    OpenText Hightail

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Hightail is a cloud-based collaboration software for creative content reviews and approvals. With one place for teams to share large, multimedia files, collect precise feedback and approve content, Hightail streamlines the creative process and helps teams keep projects on schedule.

    $0

    100MB per file upload

    Socialtext (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASocial Text was a tool that focused on social learning and includes Twitter-like microblogging capabilities. The product competed with MindTouch,Confluence, Jive Team Collaboration and other collaboration platforms. It was acquired by PeopleFluent in 2012 and is no longer available as a separate product, though similar capabilities are supplied by the PeopleFluent platform.

    $1

    Starting Price Per Month

    Pricing
    NconnectOpenText HightailSocialtext (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $0
    100MB per file upload
    Pro
    $15
    per user, per month
    Teams
    $30
    per user/per month
    Business
    Custom
    per user, per month
    Socialtext
    $1.00
    Starting Price Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NconnectOpenText HightailSocialtext (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Lite: Send large files with anyone. Files are limited to 100MB for each file size uploaded, 2GB storage max. Files expire after 7 days. Pro: Send large files with anyone and set advanced security permissions such as expiration dates and access codes. Files are limited to 25GB for each file size uploaded, with unlimited storage. Teams: Send large files, collaborate in real-time and manage creative projects with your team. The Hightail Teams plan allows you to purchase multiple users online (from 1-30 users per organization) and allows users to send file sizes up to 50GB with unlimited storage. The Teams plan also includes features such as file previews, organization, annotations, version control, discussions, follow-ups, approval routing and more. Business: Create unlimited visual project folders (called a Space) with collaboration and project management features such as approval routing and assigning to-dos, upload unlimited files up to 100GB each, protect them with access codes and manage user permissions., plus intuitive admin controls , detailed activity analysis for your entire company, advanced organization options and priority support.—
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    Features
    NconnectOpenText HightailSocialtext (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Nconnect and OpenText Hightail and Socialtext (discontinued)
    Feature
    Nconnect
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Hightail
    -
    Ratings
    Socialtext (discontinued)
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Nconnect and OpenText Hightail and Socialtext (discontinued)
    Feature
    Nconnect
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Hightail
    -
    Ratings
    Socialtext (discontinued)
    7.2
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NconnectOpenText HightailSocialtext (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NconnectOpenText HightailSocialtext (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ncontracts
    OnSemble is solving a lot of problems that our organization had prior to its implementation:
    • We can track communication readership.
    • We can engage with our fellow teammates through chats and recognition.
    • We have a central location for all job-related links.
    • We are just now delving into adding departmental pages so folks can communicate within their teams.
    I'm not sure of a scenario where OnSemble wouldn't be appropriate - if you have a company that needs to centralize communication, documentation, and share ideas, it's an excellent choice.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Hightail is my go-to source when I need to send large files that would never fit as regular attachments. That being said, sometimes there are files that would perfectly fit as attachments but I want the security that Hightail provides when sending sensitive or private material. It's very comforting knowing that the content I'm sending is only being received and viewed by the intended parties. It's also comforting for my clients when it's THEIR content that I'm sending for review.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We use Social Text as a platform to air our issues with different departments. We voice our concerns and suggestions so we can help find a solution to the problems we incur on a daily basis. We need to have social text as an app so we can communicate in real time not only during work hours.
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    Pros
    Ncontracts
    • powerful, yet simple to use, document management for sharing
    • custom help desk form creation/submission with targeted audience
    • integration friendly with document types (e.g., xls, pdf, doc, etc.)
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Management of content, communication, spaces, and projects in general.
    • Control of processes, tasks and activities between the different members of teams.
    • Collaborative work through different media and channels.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Version history - Always keeps the edited versions and one can revert back any time
    • Creating and Editing an article is very easy and intutive
    • Sharing the articles with peers
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    Cons
    Ncontracts
    • Permissions - granting permissions at different levels for users is tedious - would like to see permissions simplified.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    OpenText
    • Some of our recipients are not very tech-savvy and can get confused with how to download a file. There is some room for improvement by making it clearer where the user should click to download the file.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Search needs a ton of improvements. It was very slow a year ago
    • Search result quality was also not that good
    • I know they have improved their UI recently but when i used it last year it did not really have any design elements which could be used to make the articles look more presentable. It was important for us as we used it for external communication as well.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ncontracts
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We have a lot of info in Socialtext already. It would be hard to get all that info out and port it to a different system
    Read full review
    Usability
    Ncontracts
    As a user: it's pretty intuitive and the only thing holding a user back from getting everything out of it is a lack of curiosity. As an admin: it's not super intuitive. The training and the setup process are crucial to be able to use and maintain the portal, and we still sometimes have questions.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Ncontracts
    I have always been pleased with my experiences with OnSemble's Support team. First, they have a great library of articles to help me study and guide for many of my questions. But when I cannot quite comprehend, or I "run into the wall", I can be assured that I'll be contacted quickly with a pleasant voice to work through whatever my question/issue may be. Kudos to OnSemble Support!
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Ncontracts
    The software is easy to use, customizable, and intuitive to its users
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Honestly, once we started using Google Drive more efficiently and saw what improvements OpenText Hightail had made, it was hard to choose. But now that we more consistently use Google Drive, I use it probably 75% more than I use OpenText Hightail for the same tasks. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be a customer at OpenText but it's great to have both options.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I frankly like Confluence better than socialtext because of the speed and the quality of search. They also have better design elements which can help make the articles pleasant to the eyes.
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    Return on Investment
    Ncontracts
    • Streamlined documentation - positive impact.
    • Convenient calendar and access to timeclock - positive impact.
    • Hub for staff to gather everything they may need to successfully assist our members - positive impact.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Hightail simply saves time. We no longer struggle with trying to meet the requirements of OutLook. When we have a file that is too large to send via OutLook we just "hightail it".
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • We get solutions to concerns much faster
    • We promote interactions with the other depts
    • We listen and have discussions
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    ScreenShots

    Nconnect Screenshots

    Screenshot of OnSemble connects your entire workplace to the central hub of truth, builds your culture, and inspires employee engagement.Screenshot of Every HR manager knows getting new employees started off on the right foot is mission critical. That's why OnSemble leverages role-based permission management system to control access to your software, files, and your critical digital infrastructure.Screenshot of In-house or hosted, we cover your full stack security and IT requirements. OnSemble is fast, flexible, and scales with your organization so that you have time to focus on more pressing work.Screenshot of OnSemble has everything a marketing team needs to put their culture front and center. Your portal is the first place employees see when they boot up their PC in the morning – make it reflect your organization's values, your branding, and your charm.Screenshot of OnSemble connects your entire workplace to the central hub of truth, builds your culture, and inspires employee engagement.

    OpenText Hightail Screenshots

    Screenshot of Improve review process with inline commenting for visual files.Screenshot of Compare each update instantly with visual versions.Screenshot of Bring everyone and everything together in a Space.Screenshot of Improve the audio and video review process with time-stamped commenting.