Notion vs. Socialcast (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Notion
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Notion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.
$5
per month per user
Socialcast (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Socialcast 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
NotionSocialcast (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Personal Pro
$48
per year per user
Team
$96
per year per user
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NotionSocialcast (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
NotionSocialcast (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Notion
8.3
22 Ratings
6% above category average
Socialcast (discontinued)
6.3
4 Ratings
22% below category average
Task Management9.220 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.213 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Scheduling7.614 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Workflow Automation6.612 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Mobile Access9.418 Ratings3.83 Ratings
Search7.721 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.716 Ratings3.43 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Notion
8.6
20 Ratings
7% above category average
Socialcast (discontinued)
7.5
4 Ratings
7% below category average
Chat7.87 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Notifications8.016 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Discussions7.911 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Surveys8.94 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.617 Ratings6.14 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.88 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.02 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Notion
8.4
21 Ratings
3% above category average
Socialcast (discontinued)
5.7
4 Ratings
35% below category average
Versioning9.112 Ratings2.12 Ratings
Video files7.515 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Audio files7.211 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Document collaboration8.321 Ratings6.74 Ratings
Access control8.418 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Advanced security features7.913 Ratings5.83 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.213 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Device sync9.911 Ratings4.02 Ratings
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
NotionSocialcast (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(27 ratings)
7.7
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
NotionSocialcast (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Notion Labs, Inc
Notion is good for a plethora of use cases. The templates that it offers give just a few established pages for common uses but these are some of my favorites:
  • Kanban board: we use it a lot in my company to manage tasks and meetings
  • Note taking: whether in a professional or academic environment, Notion is well suited to take notes of everything regardless.
  • Software documentation: the "code" component to insert code snippets is perfect for creating tutorials and documentation for software development.
  • Finance control: I use the "my finances" template to have a proper following of my monthly transactions, which allowed me to be more responsible with my money.
  • Inventory management: Since I own multiple peripherals and general equipment, being able to have a portable inventory of all of it that includes their original value, warranty length and current state has been perfect to know when clean, maintain or straight up replace everything.
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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
Notion Labs, Inc
  • Team Collaboration. In Notion's software is the ability to see precisely who is working on a project and where. This eliminates any confusion when on calls or when working on the same project simultaneously. It is easy to tag co-workers to precise moments and build conversation streams.
  • Text Coding. When transitioning text from our Notion ideation and drafting boards to our website backends, the coding holds on all of the text.
  • Organization. Whether it's utilizing a "pin board" set up or nestling pages within pages, it is possible to keep everything organized and easy to find for every member of your team.
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  • 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
Notion Labs, Inc
  • The increase in integrations with third parties will always promote the adoption of the platform in companies.
  • Personalization with logos and corporate colors sometimes makes the difference when selecting a tool in a corporation.
  • Having multiple functionalities for working in manufacturing companies and with devices developed by third parties encourages other companies to select Notion as their flagship tool to offer implementation packages under alliances that favor its use.
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  • 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
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Likelihood to Renew
Notion Labs, Inc
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
Notion Labs, Inc
No answers on this topic
Discontinued Products
The UX is its best feature
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Support Rating
Notion Labs, Inc
No answers on this topic
Discontinued Products
Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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Implementation Rating
Notion Labs, Inc
No answers on this topic
Discontinued Products
Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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Alternatives Considered
Notion Labs, Inc
Trello only has the Kanban board feature and is great for task management, while Notion has a vast array of features, is easier to use, and has a more visually-appealing interface. I choose to use Notion over Trello due to its increased versatility and greater customization capabilities.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Notion Labs, Inc
  • In just a short amount of time, the majority of my course draft has been transferred into an interactive online course, always live
  • Sufficient control over page structure gives a clean look, with sufficient means to add some personal touches
  • After a learning period, I could concentrate on the content rather than the tech
  • A huge motivational drive to learn more about no-code platforms (enthusiastic learner!)
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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.
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