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Socialcast (discontinued)

Overview

What is Socialcast (discontinued)?

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…

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SocialCast - Software to implement an internal social network and very useful to improve team collaboration

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 15, 2017
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
SocialCast is used by the IT department of my company.We use SocialCast to create an internal social network for employees to help them integrate with other people in differen...
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Vinicius Lima
Technician - Information Technology
Computer Technician
Superintendência de Tecnologia da Informação - Universidade de São Paulo
Socialcast (discontinued)2 years of experience

Socialcast: Great Collaboration Tool

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 5, 2016
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are primarily using Socialcast as an opt-In/opt-out email notification system from our ERP. We tried to use Socialcast as our Intranet but could not garner enough user int...
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Richard Bird
Administrator - Information Technology
IT Software Administrator
Rowmark, LLC
Socialcast (discontinued)3 years of experience

An okay option

Rating: 6 out of 10
July 5, 2016
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Socialcast was used throughout the organization as a way for the company to communicate across multiple levels. It helped to keep employees up to date with updates from corpor...
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Jeannette Saysomvang
Employee - Other
Student
RIT
Socialcast (discontinued)1 year of experience

Socialcast is a great tool for dispersed teams

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 13, 2015
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It is being used across the organization, though not among all departments. It allows employees working in different countries to connect on a single platform, on formal issue...
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Elizabeth Gonzalez
Employee - Other
Communications & Engagement Intern
Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Socialcast (discontinued)2 years of experience

Socialcast - a sleek dark horse in a competitive field of ESNs.

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 16, 2014
Vetted ReviewVerified User
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Susan Scrupski
C-Level Executive - Corporate
CEO and Founder
Change Agents Worldwide LLC
Socialcast (discontinued)4 years of experience
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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $250 per month
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Product Details

What is Socialcast (discontinued)?

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.

Socialcast (discontinued) Integrations

Socialcast (discontinued) Competitors

Socialcast (discontinued) Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Socialcast (discontinued) starts at $250.

Jive and Microsoft Yammer are common alternatives for Socialcast (discontinued).

Reviewers rate Chat and Surveys highest, with a score of 8.7.

The most common users of Socialcast (discontinued) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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SocialCast - Software to implement an internal social network and very useful to improve team collaboration

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 15, 2017
VL
Vinicius Lima
Computer Technician
Superintendência de Tecnologia da Informação - Universidade de São Paulo (Education Management, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Socialcast (discontinued)
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SocialCast is used by the IT department of my company.

We use SocialCast to create an internal social network for employees to help them integrate with other people in different areas and improve their own productivity when working in teams. It is an environment that can be used to share ideas and documents but it can be used for social interaction also.

We are now starting to use it to schedule our meetings and to share common files related to projects.

SocialCast is also excellent to deliver important messages to everybody in a simple way instead of sending tons of emails every day.

Pros
  • You can create public spaces separated by subjects of interests and put members inside.
  • Private messages are available to create a privacy between members.
  • You can follow a member to see any thoughts and ideas shared in the social network.
  • Single sign-on (SSO) support. It may help to convince people to adopt the platform
  • The tool used to say "thanks" to another member for some accomplishment is amazing!
Cons
  • 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
Likelihood to Recommend
SocialCast would be suited in scenarios that you need to build an internal social network to get your employees connected about what is going on inside the company.
Also you can use it to improve communication between people by creating a specific conversation about some project, for instance. There are some basic functionalities like file sharing and chat history that can help you keep track of your activities and progress.

Socialcast: Great Collaboration Tool

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
October 05, 2016
RB
Richard Bird
IT Software Administrator
Rowmark, LLC (Plastics, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Socialcast (discontinued)
3 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are primarily using Socialcast as an opt-In/opt-out email notification system from our ERP.

We tried to use Socialcast as our Intranet but could not garner enough user interest and there was some missing functionality.
As a notification system, we have setup email alerts on our ERP that emails Socialcast which then posts the email as a post under the ERP user account.

The email message includes data tags that users can then subscribe to get notified via email. This puts the users in control of the ERP notifications instead of having to go into the ERP script to change the recipient list every time a change is needed.
Pros
  • Email Notifications
  • Light Projects
  • Idea Boards
  • Collaboration
Cons
  • Mobile App does not provide enough functionality to be useful, but improvements have been made.
  • More workflow tools
  • More common business process apps
Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for collaboration and communication. However if you are looking for a type of Intranet that will augment the missing pieces in your company, Socialcast does not deliver. There are integration options but the options seem to be geared towards web/programming sectors.

An okay option

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
July 05, 2016
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Socialcast was used throughout the organization as a way for the company to communicate across multiple levels. It helped to keep employees up to date with updates from corporate and upper level employees.
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.
Cons
  • I had some issues with uploading photos where they would turn out upside down.
  • No organized file system.
Likelihood to Recommend
Best for very large companies.

Socialcast is a great tool for dispersed teams

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
October 13, 2015
EG
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Communications & Engagement Intern
Americas Society/Council of the Americas (Entertainment, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Socialcast (discontinued)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is being used across the organization, though not among all departments. It allows employees working in different countries to connect on a single platform, on formal issues and projects, as well as informal discussions, and share project management files.
Pros
  • Socialcast offers project management tools, where you can upload files, and set up checklists right on the platform.
  • It allowed my team across different countries to convene in a single platform, where it was easier to follow the string of conversation rather than in an email chain.
Cons
  • It would be useful to have an integrated video app for video conferencing.
Likelihood to Recommend
It would be best suited for a team of 3+ people that is looking to move away from email and keep all conversations and related files in a single place.

Socialcast - a sleek dark horse in a competitive field of ESNs.

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 16, 2014
SS
Susan Scrupski
CEO and Founder
Change Agents Worldwide LLC (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Socialcast (discontinued)
4 years of experience
Pros
  • 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.
Cons
  • There is limited functionality with some of the mobile device apps. I'm only familiar with iPhone, but I've heard this from other users. Photos sometimes do not render; you can sometimes not see links that were posted from the web view.
  • Socialcast does not offer presence which we'd find useful.
Likelihood to Recommend
For some reason, Socialcast does not get mentioned in a list of enterprise social networks often. Yammer, Jive, and Chatter draw headlines, but Socialcast is a very strong competitor in this field. Of course, the differences between full-featured platforms like Jive and so-called micro-blogging platforms is another discussion altogether. Suffice to say, if you're considering a Chatter, Yammer, or even Tibbr, you should look carefully at Socialcast.
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