Overview
What is Chatter (discontinued)?
Chatter was a collaboration platform with integration into the business process and the ability to conduct actions like approving expense reports and creating support cases from the activity feed itself. It was acquired by Salesforce and is currently discontinued.
Great Option for a Communication tool
Chatter: Get social within Salesforce!
The best social networking tool for professionals corporations
For a great way to store answers for Sales Reps, Chatter can help your organization.
Chatter Works for Us
Chatter is obsolete
A Crucial Component in Managing Work Flow Communication
Chatter: A collaborative communication tool
Great way to keep up with updates!
Chatter: A great feature of Salesforce!
Gladder with Chatter
Friendly and easy tool that helps employees connect in one place.
- to ask questions
- follow groups
- ask for travel approvals
- ask for …
As a sales-rep, Chatter is a forget-able feature that has little impact on day to day activities
Only a must-have if you already use Salesforce
Popular Features
- Chat (50)9.090%
- Discussions (51)8.181%
- Mobile Access (49)8.080%
- Notifications (53)7.171%
Pricing
What is Chatter (discontinued)?
Chatter was a collaboration platform with integration into the business process and the ability to conduct actions like approving expense reports and creating support cases from the activity feed itself. It was acquired by Salesforce and is currently discontinued.
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Features
Project Management
Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation
- 8.8Task Management(36) Ratings
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
- 8Gantt Charts(19) Ratings
Gantt charts are charts that show tasks or events along the y-axis displayed against time along the x-axis.
- 7.9Scheduling(30) Ratings
Scheduling capabilities allow users to set schedules on tasks, and create timelines and milestones.
- 8.9Workflow Automation(32) Ratings
Workflow automation is the ability to route work requests along an approval process automatically.
- 8Mobile Access(49) Ratings
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
- 7.9Search(44) Ratings
Users can search for related materials across files, discussions threads, schedules, etc. using project keywords or tags.
- 8.8Visual planning tools(33) Ratings
Includes visual tools such as pinboards, mind-maps, or charts for collaborative brainstorming and/or workflow planning.
Communication
Features that allow team members to communicate about collaborative projects and keep each other informed of their opinions and progress.
- 9Chat(50) Ratings
Instant messaging tool allows users to communicate with select other users in real-time threads.
- 7.1Notifications(53) Ratings
Users can follow other users and/or join specific projects, electing to receive notifications when there are changes and updates.
- 8.1Discussions(51) Ratings
Users can join groups or message boards for forum-style collaboration.
- 8Surveys(34) Ratings
Users can create and participate in surveys to get input from other collaborators.
- 8Internal knowledgebase(36) Ratings
Users can author or access “How-to” help and reference tips about internal processes.
- 9Integrates with GoToMeeting(13) Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting for web conferencing.
- 8.9Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts(20) Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts.
- 9Integrates with Outlook(23) Ratings
Integrates with Microsoft Outlook to tie in email threads.
File Sharing & Management
Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.
- 8.8Versioning(28) Ratings
Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.
- 8.8Video files(33) Ratings
Supports video file types
- 7.9Audio files(30) Ratings
Supports audio file types, such as .mp3, .mp4, and .wav
- 8.9Document collaboration(41) Ratings
Users can edit files and attach comments to files.
- 8Access control(34) Ratings
Users can control access to (shared) files, including different levels of access such as view-only or permission to edit.
- 8.9Advanced security features(29) Ratings
Includes advanced security features such as file encryption or remote data wipe.
- 9Integrates with Google Drive(18) Ratings
Integrates with Google's cloud storage platform, Google Drive.
- 8Device sync(27) Ratings
Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.
Product Details
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Reviews
(1-25 of 31)Amazing social network with effective results
- Chatter has connected us on one platform where we mutually work for the uplift of our organization it has provided me with amazing features by which I can easily boost up my business campaigns and I can engage my team in an effective way.
- This tool is the medium for each member to easily communicate and discuss their business ideas so that we can draft the best sales plan.
- Its mobile application is worthy to use which provides me the real-time update about the current working status of my team members and make it feasible for me to track their work.
- I do not have any major issue, but there are some features which are very difficult to use and learn.
- Salesforce always provides efficient services with great results. Chatter is an amazing tool of Salesforce which is a fully-featured and advanced kind of tool.
- I appreciate its team which keeps on organizing this tool amazingly.
- Easy to see answers to questions.
- Does a great job of allowing users to add links or PowerPoints to highlight answers.
- Able to break down barriers of having reps across the nation.
- It is not always easy to Search for former Topics.
- This is more how we use it but Groups should be easier to navigate.
- Notifications.
Chatter Works for Us
- Collaboration
- Easy to read
- File sharing
- Not robust
- Only Salesforce users can access
A Crucial Component in Managing Work Flow Communication
- Critical Communication Accessibility
- Effective Notification Settings
- Lack of built-in Dialer
- Occasional unneeded task reminders
As a sales-rep, Chatter is a forget-able feature that has little impact on day to day activities
- It simplifies modes of communication.
- Increases the speed of internal services within Salesforce.
- Allows for easy, traceable communication at the opportunity, contact or account level with support.
- Hard to recognize Chatter is even running in the background.
- Clunky and unintuitive.
- Many of the features seem useless, as a sales rep I wouldn't interact with it if I didn't have to.
We evolved in our usage of the software and it has been fairly beneficial. I'm able to keep internal communications around a specific deal or opportunity on the page in Salesforce. I'm able to refer to it at any time on the specific page without needing to hunt long.
Chatter Review
- Notify users of posts.
- Allow me as an admin to hold polls that help me prioritize what the org needs.
- Organize different groups/committees throughout the department.
- As an admin I would like to make it so that all users receive notifications, to help implement it into their daily practice.
- If Chatter license users could have a bit more access to view reports, that could be utilized more by us.
An Excellent Collaboration Tool
- Leaving comments on different objects, records etc.
- Tagging certain users in your chatter posts.
- Chatter alerts.
- More functionality with notifications.
- Better user interface.
Great for interoffice communications and Saleforce CRM intergrations
- Since it's made by Sales Force it's integration is seamless
- Great for intranet communication between departments and teams
- Allows users to manage there chatter feeds
- With SalesForce provided better free support options
- Better API integration with Dynamic
- Better outlook plugins for tracking emails
Chatter is a simple, useful tool
- Mentioning team
- Tracking topics
- Allowing reporting for others
- Setting permissions can get tricky
- It could be easier to combine asks
- More out of the box options
Check out my thoughts on Salesforce Chatter
- Communication. If you are deep in the SFDC ecosystem then Chatter becomes a default mechanism to stay in touch.
- Updates. Salesforce is very good about keeping its users up to date with the latest ways to use their new tools.
- More real-time aspects. Not sure if this can be changed, but Chatter feels very asynchronous in its style and not dynamic like other chat systems. More like how you get notified of a change to Google Docs vs Hangouts.
- Feels a bit siloed and can be cluttered with how comments appear.
Chatter Review - Does what it needs to, nothing more
It is great because you can create multiple groups within Chatter. We have groups by department, teams within those functions, strategic groups for knowledge share, etc.
- Very easy to go back and search. It keeps a history.
- Ability to comment and tag users on a thread.
- You have the ability to share articles, attachments, decks, etc that may be relevant
- Ability to conduct polls within a group or chat
- Looks very dated.
- Not user-friendly on mobile.
- Feels cumbersome.
- Not as many features or functionality as a tool like Slack
It's a simplified chat log. Great for basic communication, file sharing, and keeping a searchable history of conversations.
Chatter does it's job but is often not used by employees
- Keeps conversations organized and relevant.
- Allows management a view into conversations around multiple opportunities with multiple reps.
- Logs everything in Salesforce for reference later down the road, rather than losing the conversation in G-chat.
- It seems a bit out-dated and is not very user-friendly.
- It often gets forgotten as G-chat is easier to use.
- If you are not constantly following, conversations often get forgotten.
Chatter is not well suited for smaller organizations. G-chat and emails would likely get them by because they have fewer opportunities and sales reps to manage.
A necessary, if not clunky, addition to Salesforce
- Easy to tag teammates
- Sends you email notifications when you've been chattered
- Easy to link messages to one account or opportunity
- No one seems to know how best to tag people - Do you have to keep doing it within a thread, or does it need to be done just once?
- It's tough to keep track of all chatter messages.
- The general UI for writing out a message is a little tough. Hitting enter might send the message, or create a new line. It isn't very consistent.
Chat within Salesforce
- Easy communication in Salesforce
- Tagging people that need attention on the records
- Only can be used when in Salesforce
- Average Attachment loader
The best tool to grow your business
- The software allows easy and authentic consolidation of past accounting activities
- It has a notification capabilities which makes it for managers to have a timely review of accounting reports
- When working on an account and the leaves it incomplete, the software provides a link to the accounts so that you can pick up easily
- The software does not allow users to opt out of emails so they end up clogging the inbox
- There should also be a way to filter and edit information send by Chatter. This will give a more customized experience
Chatter works well across all Salesforce users.
- Embedded into our Salesforce CRM.
- A one-stop shop to find all related communication regarding the case, account, or any object, through a feed-based layout.
- Ability to attach images very useful.
- We use the flow designer to post automated updates to records into Chatter feed.
- It keeps all information attached to the record.
- Chatter has filters that can easily find specific updates if one record has a lot of entries and it is hard to find.
- Some more customization would be nice.
- Layout of Chatter in Salesforce Lightning can be better improved.
- There are big differences between Chatter in Lightning vs Classic and a new user might not understand how to navigate the interface.
- External users can't @mention internal users. This would be very helpful.
- CSS in community feed needs a designer to have it look good. It should look good right out of the box.
- Being able to post videos would also be helpful.
Chatter is great....and free!
- Can store files via Chatter Files. We use this for picture files the most
- Notifications. It's great for sending alerts
- Using the Chatter feed is a great way to keep info specific to a record
- Having message functionality in the Salesforce One app
A Salesforce must
- Allows users to stay productive and maintain focus.
- Connects users across multiple channels in a secure way.
- Allows us to use one platform to share and collaborate, which decreases distractions.
- Can be a little complicated to learn.
Chatter - The Best to Talk about Opps!
- Allows for communication on one record.
- Gives communication history for record
- Different departments can comment.
- Better notification system
- One singular place to see all of your Chatter conversations
Excellent tool for a growing business
- Chatter provides us with a live internal conversation for all to see without the noise that other mediums have i.e. e-mail.
- One of the main features that really works well is the 'Groups' that you can join. We have multiple groups set up to not only distribute procedural changes and communicate news etc, but also have conversations around upcoming tasks in the months ahead.
- Chatter works really well in instances where we need to look over historical conversations that have been had and the sentiment of those conversations with our shareholders, often using hashtags.
- Possibly could go with a change of layout, a slight redesign to make it look and feel more user friendly. It's not terrible but for someone who hasn't used Twitter before, they may find it a bit hard to navigate.
- Possibly to have certain people prioritized within a company's Chatter feed. So if the CEO has posted something, this appears first as a priority post for all to see, and then can be sent further down your feed once read.
- Could possibly do with a feature to create an incentive for people to contribute more. There's still a lot of conversations that happens outside of Chatter that would be better suited for Chatter. There is an 'Influencer' feature but there is little known about this and has minimal meaning or purpose to most people.
Chatter: An Extremely Welcome Social Business Collaboration Tool Housed Within Salesforce!
- Chatter integrates the complex analytical reporting of Salesforce and gives users the ability to effectively communicate across diverse teams.
- Chatter is extremely user-friendly and offers standard social features, such as joining groups and following specific individuals.
- File sharing is extremely efficient, and the search functionality for files works incredibly well!
- Chatter can sometimes feel almost too much like a social networking site.
- While the chat feature is welcome within the Salesforce ecosystem, traditional email has had better response rates.
- The feed can push important announcements down prior to being seen.
Why chose anything else?
- The ability to embed the Chatter feed on any Salesforce.com record. Having that context directly on the record in question is key. I've had a scenario of collaborating on the same records before and after implementing Chatter and after implementation my job became much easier.
- Replying directly to the email notification about a Chatter message posts the reply directly to Chatter. This is very useful for a quick response while doing something else, without having to login to Salesforce.com. This is especially useful while on a smartphone.
- Interface is very simple and easy to use. On any record where Chatter is supported, just expand the feed, @mention anybody who needs to be included, and write the message.
- Ability to follow a record even if you're not directly included in a conversation, in order to see any updates. This is especially useful if you need to see when a record is updated and you have automatic updates set to post to Chatter.
- My only complaints with Chatter have been solved. I used to be annoyed that attaching files required clicking an "attach" button after browsing and selecting. I was also annoyed that there was no rich text formatting (e.g., bolding, underlining, and other features useful in a communication tool) but those have been solved in product updates. I really have no complaints, because the product is simple and does the job well.
Improved communication for Salesforce users
So some typical examples are:
Company XYZ: I visited the client in December 2017. They are growing at a fast pace and are likely to be acquired by a Fortune 500 company
Contact Jane Smith: Jane reports to the CEO and is a critical decision maker for our product.
Opportunity Sale of machinery: This could be a quick win for us. Although this is a small Opportunity in terms of revenue, long-term strategic business is high.
- Communication between team members
- Capture historical information for future reference
- Escalate to Management issues or critical importance
- Definition of rules that allow users to automatically follow and unfollow records.
Easy to use communication tool within your company
- I like how easy to it is to post onto Chatter.
- I also like that your organization can have many different chatter groups that you can follow.
- I can bookmark or mute certain threads.
- You can also take a poll within a thread as well as upload all kinds of files.
- I dislike that you can't link multiple photos onto a chatter post. In my experience, if you'd like to include multiple photos, you can post one at the start of the thread and then need to write a comment with a photo in each comment. It's pretty annoying.
- We have employees at different levels in our company. So we have our national staff and our state coordinators. Our state coordinators have a different type of SalesForce than national employees so they have a different portal (not sure if I'm describing this accurately). But essentially this format does not allow the two groups of users to communicate in the same Chatter groups. (because it has to be in this format from what I understand because of permissions) This is also pretty annoying.
No reason not to get stuck in!
- Integrated into your line of business tool. It is directly where you are doing your job.
- It is fun and casual.
- It has a very low technology barrier to use. Plus the iOS app is really useful.
- It subtly blends social network with business automation and business function. Everybody knows how to interact with social networks and this translates the business layer into an easy to digest and interactive fashion.
- Visualforce helps you design more complex custom actions using Chatter, however Visualforce is often a technical level above the basic administrators' capabilities. It needs a declarative GUI to help you make complex actions.
- A lot of changes that have come with Lightning are now not available to Classic Salesforce users. If you're a new buyer, this isn't an issue. If you are not, you really need to look at going Lightning now.
Obviously, Chatter comes with Salesforce, but also in a free form. If you're looking at getting it WITHOUT Salesforce, you should probably shop around with things like Yammer or Teamwork.