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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Socialcast (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASocialcast 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

    Stackby

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AStackby is designed to bring together the simplicity of spreadsheets, the functionality of databases and integrations with best business APIs to let anyone build their own tools, the way they want. No coding needed. Users can build a database from scratch, import data from pre-existing sources like spreadsheets or Google Sheets, or choose from over 100 pre-built templates across multiple categories. Stackby offers over 25 unique column types like text,…

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Personal
    $6
    per month per user
    Economy
    $10
    per month per user
    Business
    $20
    per month per user
    Business Plus
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Stackby
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Socialcast (discontinued) and Stackby
    Feature
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Stackby
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    Ratings
    Task Management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access3.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools3.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Socialcast (discontinued) and Stackby
    Feature
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Stackby
    -
    Ratings
    Chat8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Socialcast (discontinued) and Stackby
    Feature
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Stackby
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning2.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration6.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
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    Score9.5 out of 10
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Socialcast (discontinued)Stackby
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Stackby
    Based on my experience, I can provide specific scenarios where Stackby is well suited and others where it may be less appropriate: Project Management: Stackby is an excellent choice for project management scenarios. Its ability to create custom databases, track tasks, assign responsibilities, and collaborate in real-time makes it highly effective for managing and monitoring project progress. CRM and Sales: Stackby is well suited for managing customer relationships and sales processes. Its customizable database structure allows for organizing customer information, tracking leads, managing deals, and generating reports. The ability to integrate with other tools further enhances its usefulness in CRM and sales workflows. Content Planning: Stackby is a great fit for content planning scenarios. Users can create databases to manage editorial calendars, track content ideas, assign tasks to team members, and monitor content performance. Collaboration features facilitate seamless content collaboration and ensure timely publishing.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Stackby
    • Ability to collaborate with team members on the same spreadsheet
    • Ability to integrate multiple tools for centralized utilization (i.e. Facebook, Google Analytics, project management, etc.)
    • Ability to send SMS and messages using integration with Twillio and Whatsapp
    • All spreadsheets/databases securely saved in the cloud instead of on local hard drive(s)
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    Cons
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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
    Incentivized
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    Stackby
    • Implement the same views available on desktop into the mobile app
    • Internal automations (like Airtable)
    • Ability to implement and display info as a dashboard (like Airtable)
    • Polish up the formatting of formulas, inputting them causes user frustration due to the formula input cursor jumping around
    • Better intelligence and ease of inputting data in bulk i.e have the fields automatically identify what data is being input and format appropriately (like Airtable does)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Stackby
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    The UX is its best feature
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    Stackby
    Stackby is overall pretty easy to use, especially if you're used to something like Airtable or SmartSuite. Some of the pages seem like near exact clones (though they put their own creative spin on things). I'd prefer a slighty fresher interface (like SmartSuite), but I'm willing to sacrifice that for the better price and great customer service.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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    Stackby
    Extremely responsive, helpful, and friendly support (unlike many other SAAS teams out there).
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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    Stackby
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Stackby
    I have also tried Ora.Pm. Infinity has better graphical interface, but nowhere near as many features and the UI isn't as effective (i.e, moving around with keys). Grist has a much more technical interface and it comes from being more of a database/interactive spreadsheet vs Stackby. Grist has much more functionality in terms of formulas, but is much harder to learn to use and less other functionalities. Ora.PM is more of a test at a task management app, and doesn't compare - Stackby is much better.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Definitely more organized project management and team collaboration.
    • Efficiency in carrying out tasks.
    • Creates a spirit of collaboration and friendliness among colleagues.
    Incentivized
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    Stackby
    • Positive impact on organising my marketing so I contact advertisers in an appropriate time frame and don't lose hours figuring out what's happening.
    • Positive impact on organising challenges so that people feel more connected and supported, leading to future sales.
    • Positive impact on understanding data so that I can use it more effectively.
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    ScreenShots

    Stackby Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Grid ScreenScreenshot of some of the 25 column typesScreenshot of the Calendar ViewScreenshot of a Kanban ViewScreenshot of a Custom Form