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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Signal

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ASignal is an open source cross-platform messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption to keep conversations private and secure, boasting no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. Users can focus on sharing the moments that matter.

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    Webinato

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AWebinato is a webinar tool from omNovia Technologies, a provider of web conferencing software.

    $699

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    SignalWebinato
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    Webinato
    $699.00
    Per Room Per Month
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    Pricing Offerings
    SignalWebinato
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    SignalWebinato
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SignalWebinato
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.
    Incentivized
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    omNovia Technologies
    Low-bandwidth environments seemed to prefer Google Hangout.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Encryption end to end
    • Audio quality
    • Ability to permanently delete messages and history
    Incentivized
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    omNovia Technologies
    • Registration page
    • On-site technical help
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Backup functionality on iOS devices
    • Sometimes messages can be delayed
    Incentivized
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    omNovia Technologies
    • Aesthetics - in short, there are many competiting softwares and web platforms that have sharper visual qualities and more intuitive design. As the digital divide shrinks, users desire simple, easy-to-learn interfaces. More tech-savvy and higher production quality users will dig deeper for the more granular elements that omNovia supports so well. Also even more customizable webinar environments; perhaps more detailed themes.
    • Hand in hand with the UI renovaton, I'd suggest a company rebranding. Instead of appealing to the corporate environments, I think the technology and applications omNovia represent can have a much wider use case.
    • Mobile - going more mobile than omNovia already is. Products like Bambuser and Adobe Connect have a more integrated and intuitive mobile apps that simply out perform OmNovia.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    omNovia Technologies
    Even though OmNovia offers great products, our recent account rep has been difficult to deal with. We are being charged for services we've never been charged for before. She is responsive and helpful but we were not aware of these additional charges when making our deal with our previous rep.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.
    Incentivized
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    omNovia Technologies
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    Open Source
    Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.
    Incentivized
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    omNovia Technologies
    Having an assortment of licenses at my disposal with different web platform products was key given the clients included embassies, consulates, universities, etc. all over the world in different bandwidth environments, with different media equipment available, etc. omNovia performed well for the users with moderate to high bandwidth and higher quality equipment. Low-bandwith users did use the audio chat function but preferred less intense platforms that allowed for video. Other products: Watchitoo, Adobe Connect, Google Hangout, WebEx, GoTo Meeting.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
    • Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive
    Incentivized
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    omNovia Technologies
    • in person networking since OmNovia allows for live events to be streamed. Without this ability we would only have regular webinars and would miss out on the networking opportunity.
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