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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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…

    $8.29

    per month

    SAP Jam

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASAP Jam is a social network collaboration tool with integrated collaborative processes for knowledge, learning, and HR management. SAP Jam also includes capabilities for the entire sales, marketing, and customer service lifecycles.N/A
    Pricing
    OpalSAP Jam
    Editions & Modules
    Opal Pro
    $8.29
    per month
    Opal
    Free Forever
    Teams Pro
    Custom Pricing
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpalSAP Jam
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    OpalSAP Jam
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Opal and SAP Jam
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Jam
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Opal and SAP Jam
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Jam
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Opal and SAP Jam
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Jam
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    OpalSAP Jam
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpalSAP Jam
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SAP
    When you need to create a private, secure space for individuals to collaborate or work on a project together, SAP Jam does a great job at bringing people together and giving them a space to work together in. There are also great ways to provide learning opportunities (including sharing webinars or other educational content)
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    Pros
    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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    SAP
    • Easy to setup.
    • Template-based group creation.
    • Permissions are either inherited or set at the group-level by group owners.
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    Cons
    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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    SAP
    • Multiple selection limitations
    • Error proofing in wrong command
    • Multiple time confirmation
    • Multiple time checkbox
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are moving toward other platforms that are meant more for virtual community, like Higher Logic. The customer support at SAP Jam is also lacking.
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    Usability
    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    It's an integrated platform that brings together a lot of different people from across the association to work on shared projects, etc. Given the various roles people play and the varying skill sets they bring to the table, the platform is fairly intuitive to use and easy to navigate around
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    Support Rating
    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We have to submit requests multiple times to get a response and it often feels like they go into a black hole. Because we don't have anyone in house really supporting the back-end of the platform, we rely on SAP Jam's support and development teams to help solve problems and improve the platform for us.
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    Alternatives Considered
    OPAL
    You get for what you paid for. Opal has more features
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    SAP
    We utilize many products in the SAP universe of solutions. Not only was JAM feature-rich and matched our company needs, but the tight integration with our other SAP product lines makes admin as well as usability seamless. While other competitors to JAM offer more features that rely on real-time, most of our use cases were asynchronous.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SAP
    • Automation in process
    • Ease of communication
    • Lack of change notification
    • Lack of multiple selection search
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    ScreenShots

    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.