Socialcast (discontinued) vs. Workona

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.
$250
per month
Workona
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Workona gives teams one place to manage their work in the cloud, from projects to documents to applications. The software currently boasts over a half-million workspaces created.
$9
per month
Pricing
Socialcast (discontinued)Workona
Editions & Modules
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Pro
$9
per month
Team
$15
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Socialcast (discontinued)Workona
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Socialcast (discontinued)Workona
Features
Socialcast (discontinued)Workona
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Socialcast (discontinued)
6.3
4 Ratings
21% below category average
Workona
-
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 Product A and Product B
Socialcast (discontinued)
7.5
4 Ratings
6% below category average
Workona
-
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 Product A and Product B
Socialcast (discontinued)
5.7
4 Ratings
34% below category average
Workona
-
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)Workona
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Socialcast (discontinued)Workona
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Socialcast (discontinued)Workona
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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Workona
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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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Workona
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • 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
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Workona
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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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Workona
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Usability
Discontinued Products
The UX is its best feature
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Workona
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
Excellent support; of course not perfect. :-)
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Workona
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
Not applicable, as it is a SaaS platform with minimal implementation
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Workona
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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.
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Workona
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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.
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Workona
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