Socialcast (discontinued) vs. Troop Messenger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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.N/A
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Instant messaging for business allows people to communicate relaying information in real time. However, corporate chat app is a contemporary update to the ancient email communication cutting out time, expense and effort at the same time. Nowadays many organizations are using instant messaging for their daily business conversations. But for effective communication, an easy to use corporate chat app is vital. Troop Messenger is an enterprise-level business communication chat application. It is…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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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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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Socialcast (discontinued)
Chose Socialcast (discontinued)
CA Flowdock, Igloo and SocialCast are similar tools that deliver essential features to build an internal social network.
SocialCast is reliable and supported by VmWare. This can make people feel "safer".
SocialCast has also a clean interface where you can find options and …
Chose Socialcast (discontinued)
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.
Chose Socialcast (discontinued)
I much prefered Slack to Socialcast. Slack had a better file sharing system and generally had a better looking interface.
Chose Socialcast (discontinued)
Socialcast is definitely a better communication platform than Skype, and offers more project management tools than Slack.
Chose Socialcast (discontinued)
We purchased Socialcast in 2009, so our information on competitors is no longer relevant.
Troop Messenger
Chose Troop Messenger
The best aspect of range in a remote setting is feeling connected. I feel as though we are all united because we can easily start a conference with our teammates, making it seem like we are all present. These very little things let us coordinate and work together in a way that …
Chose Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger enables team communication, file sharing, and meeting facilitation so simple that anyone can do it with little effort. We have switched practically all of our everyday communication to this all-in-one since we first started using Troop Messenger. The real-time …
Chose Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger makes it incredibly simple to communicate with the team. Direct and group communications are supported very well. Among its outstanding features are bulk messaging, a private chat window, live video conferences, etc. The best aspect is that screen sharing may be …
Chose Troop Messenger
We are happy using the application and have no complaints about it. It made our daily team communication and collaboration simple and seamless. The best part is its file deck module, where it lets us view all the files that were shared across Troop Messenger in one place, also …
Chose Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger is the most incredible team communication tool I've come across in a long time. Initially, we had to depend on multiple tools for different requirements, and we now rely completely on them. It serves as the standard against which all team chat apps are assessed. …
Chose Troop Messenger
We wanted an on-premise chat so as aforementioned we started testing tools with Troop Messenger first, since we liked it without any second thought we opted for it. I wouldn’t its flawless services are the only reason because this tool’s price and security protocols are also …
Chose Troop Messenger
As a part of a team, I would propose Troop Messenger to each organization. Decisively, I can say that the main apparatus is immaculate and proactive in the whole market. I'm certainly incredible examination has been put resources into fostering this apparatus. According to as …
Chose Troop Messenger
We created groups based on projects, responsibilities, teams, etc., of course, any tool can facilitate it but Troop Messenger has some key features like Unread Messages, Respond Later and other options, which boost the communication.
Chose Troop Messenger
After testing various tools we decided to go with Troop Messenger because it is not just about features, it was working very well compared to any tool in the market so we decided to opt for the best tool like Troop Messenger. This tool is easy to use and every functionality …
Chose Troop Messenger
We are are very concerned about security issues so we were looking for a team chat app compliable with on-premise model. Since, Troop Messenger has on-premise option we opted for it just for security reasons but to our luck this fine working tool has many features consequently …
Chose Troop Messenger
The reason behind selecting Troop Messenger is it provides many features, it is user-friendly, and I feel it is the best-secured tool for team communication. It is one of the very few popular tools which provides an on-premise option. Troop Messenger is the best team …
Chose Troop Messenger
It is integrated with Zapier and it allows us to integrate with other required apps too also helped me to collaborate with my team.
Chose Troop Messenger
Most of our teams are working remotely during this pandemic situation. Few of them are working from low-speed networks area where staying connected with the audio-video calling is the biggest challenge with other team collaboration tools. However, Troop Messenger works well on …
Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Socialcast (discontinued)
6.3
Ratings
21% below category average
Troop Messenger
9.8
Ratings
23% above category average
Task Management7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access3.80 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Search8.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Visual planning tools3.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Socialcast (discontinued)
7.5
Ratings
6% below category average
Troop Messenger
9.8
Ratings
20% above category average
Chat8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications8.20 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Discussions8.10 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Surveys8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase6.10 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Socialcast (discontinued)
5.7
Ratings
34% below category average
Troop Messenger
9.7
Ratings
19% above category average
Versioning2.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files7.20 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Audio files7.20 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Document collaboration6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.20 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Advanced security features5.80 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Glip (discontinued)
Glip (discontinued)
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
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9.8
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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Usability
9.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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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[Troop Messenger is the] best internal messaging application for businesses of all kinds. Collaboration goes super fast and quick with Troop Messenger. Be it instant messaging, audio-video calling, sharing screen contents, or video conferencing. Team members can seamlessly get along with each other for exchanging productive work conversations.
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Pros
  • Had an easy to use interface.
  • The ability to opt in and out of various groups is great.
  • It works great for large companies with lots of people.
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  • Jointly code helps two or more developers work on the same code. They can share the same code editor for writing and editing.
  • Any participant of the group call can add more participants to the ongoing group call.
  • Integrations that enable users to work on the apps within Troop Messenger.
  • Search filters help you find groups, text files, images, videos, and more in just one go.
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Cons
  • Mobile App does not provide enough functionality to be useful, but improvements have been made.
  • More workflow tools
  • More common business process apps
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  • To my knowledge, Troop Messenger is already a complete tool, so there is no feature that is required to be improved.
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Likelihood to Renew
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
The UX is its best feature
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Support Rating
Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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Implementation Rating
Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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Alternatives Considered
CA Flowdock, Igloo and SocialCast are similar tools that deliver essential features to build an internal social network.
SocialCast is reliable and supported by VmWare. This can make people feel "safer".
SocialCast has also a clean interface where you can find options and features quickly. The interface is friendly and fast and is not annoying like the CA Flowdock interface (which opens a new tab/window in almost every place you click).
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We are happy using the application and have no complaints about it. It made our daily team communication and collaboration simple and seamless. The best part is its file deck module, where it lets us view all the files that were shared across Troop Messenger in one place, also waiting for Troop Messenger's new features.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Our team communication and collaboration is simplified with Troop Messenger. Now that we don’t feel the need to use e-mail for checking our work requirements and updates, we check all of them in Troop Messenger and get on to work. We are able to bring non-employees, such as our customers and clients, into it to exchange business conversations. We don’t feel any negative impacts with it.
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