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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nuclino

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ANuclino is a unified workspace where teams can organize knowledge, manage projects, and share ideas. Progress can be tracked in a Kanban board, work structured in a hierarchical list, or data organized in a visual graph — Nuclino adapts to a team's workflow. Presented as simple and lightweight by design, Nuclino focuses on the essentials, doing away with clunky menus and rarely-used settings, to minimize the learning curve for new users. Teams from across the globe can use Nuclino…

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    Opal

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Opal is a platform for brands, used to plan, create, and calendar their content - across teams and channels. Opal aims to enable tight alignment and high levels of efficiency. Marketing teams from companies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, and Target use Opal to collaborate, plan, and visualize, while ensuring an always-unified brand voice. Users can: Plan every facet of the brand experience, to ensure consistency throughout every moment and across every…

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    Pricing
    NuclinoOpal
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Starter
    $8
    per month per user
    Business
    $12
    per month per user
    Opal Pro
    $8.29
    per month
    Opal
    Free Forever
    Teams Pro
    Custom Pricing
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NuclinoOpal
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNuclino offers a free plan for up to 50 items and 2GB total storage. Commercial plans support unlimited items, advanced features, and 10GB storage per user. 25% discount for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    NuclinoOpal
    Considered Both Products
    Nuclino
    No answer on this topic
    OPAL
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    NuclinoOpal
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Nuclino and Opal
    Feature
    Nuclino
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Nuclino and Opal
    Feature
    Nuclino
    8.4
    12 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    Chat8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Nuclino and Opal
    Feature
    Nuclino
    7.3
    12 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control2.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
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    NuclinoOpal
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    monday marketer (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Adobe Marketing Cloud
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Adobe Marketing Cloud
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NuclinoOpal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (13 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NuclinoOpal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nuclino
    For game design - Perfect for personal notes, recipes, snippets - Perfect for storing some organized data (for example, links to resources) - Perfect for a content playground powered by AI - Very good for diagrams - Very good. Don't know any bad examples. Tool really great. Rich functionality. Especially love different views (table, graph).
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    OPAL
    I honestly cannot recommend this tool enough. Opal is such a valuable tool for brand content creators and there is nothing like it available. If you're serious about content marketing and have a need to find ways to collaborate, plan and provide more visibility among teams, then Opal really is the only way to go. One more thing that's not being mentioned: The tool is simply amazing but it's only as amazing is the team behind the tool. Their customer support and willingness to quickly be in touch when needed is a key feature within itself. Seriously, such a good team of people.
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    Pros
    Nuclino
    • The system is extremely fast. The application loads and displays data in milliseconds. This makes the system easy to work with.
    • It's also easy to edit documentation and information, as information can be editing directly without the use of an "edit" button.
    • Pricing: Loading speed, ease of use and quick editing are its main advantage that makes it stand out from competitors. Having said that, the pricing is very good as well.
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    OPAL
    • Content planning: you can look at one asset and see how it is being used across multiple channels by multiple teams.
    • Content collaboration: it is really easy to see what other people and teams are contributing to an asset, or how they are using it. We can also duplicate content that was created by another team to use as a starting point in our own content collaboration.
    • High level/big picture overview: Opal allows us to see content that is being created, planned and scheduled very easily; it goes beyond social content (which we can also see in Sprinklr) to show us content created across multiple channels.
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    Cons
    Nuclino
    • switching overe workspaces is bit tedious at the moment
    • more granular control over what users can edit inside workspace -> specific items or any item under a specific collection
    • currently its not clear who edited an item last -> footer that updates each time item has been edited and by whom
    • support for smartsheets. only because we use them ;)
    • on prem version? (easier to sell this to my boss)
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    OPAL
    • No publishing capabilities, for the most part.
    • No analytics tie-ins.
    • Rather pricey.
    • Requires someone to really manage the structure in order to keep the tool organized and use it effectively. When this is done right, though, it's worthwhile.
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    Usability
    Nuclino
    It has a very clean UI for me, the multiple views are so so useful, we can collaborate freely, and fast. This app helped us to grow because now we are giving our time more on generating ideas and of course getting more projects and clients giving real ROI instead of focusing on organizing files. But just like all apps out there, it has some room for improvement
    Incentivized
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    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Nuclino
    My team has an individual dedicated to content management and Nuclino is one of her job descriptions. It's nice knowing she is able to handle any issues that arise before we even realize they exist. We haven't had any technical issues since implementation so that's been a very pleasant experience.
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    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Nuclino
    Nuclino is the clear winner when it comes to ease of use for both the administrator and user. Less setup time and less "training" time. The streamlined interface is quick and intuitive to learn and is not cluttered as compared to Confluence. Every tool you need to use to create a page or administer the workspace is available immediately on screen or by right-clicking. In contrast, Confluence buries many tools in administrative interfaces and only allows use of some features once you make several clicks to include a "macro" or "plug-in". We use both tools and I get complaints constantly from my team about how complicated Confluence can get just to author a quick page.
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    OPAL
    You get for what you paid for. Opal has more features
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    Return on Investment
    Nuclino
    • We're able to more quickly develop processes and try things out
    • Our internal how-to guides are a real time saver, especially when paired with AI search
    • It's easier to collaborate on lightweight documents
    • Software architectures are easier to find and document
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    OPAL
    • Opal allows for more discipline in marketing as teams are better aligned on messaging and big moments.
    • Opal cuts down on communication breakdowns and mistakes, which in the end leads to more happy customers.
    • I think Opal provides the team with more confidence as everyone is on the same page. With everything in one place rather than communications being lost in emails, etc., everyone is more efficient and can work knowing that there is one source of truth.
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    ScreenShots

    Nuclino Screenshots

    Screenshot of a company wiki created in NuclinoScreenshot of the interface to manage projects and plan sprintsScreenshot of a knowledge graph

    Opal Screenshots

    Screenshot of Preview content exactly as it will appear in market to the audience. Collaborate with teammates and track changes in the  Chat & Activity window.Screenshot of View scheduled Moments across all campaigns on the Calendar -- by day, week, or month.Screenshot of Plan marketing content and campaigns using Boards, a free-form space for brainstorming, briefing, and scenario planning.