Item: Ziflow
Rating: 10
Author: Eric Williamson

Overall Satisfaction with Ziflow

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Ziflow to upload proofs for our proofreaders to proof. We also use it for client feedback (our team members jot down the feedback through their accounts during or after meetings). Having the review process from various employees in one program keeps everything organized and flowing smoothly. In my experience, the staging function also contributes greatly to this as you can have one stage for an internal review, another for proofreading and then a final one for client.

Pros and Cons

Pros

If your filenames are organized, the search function is a dream.
I think the staging function makes it handy to keep things moving once one party approves.
I think the templates are great for adding multiple people to proofs automatically.

Cons

After big design overhauls, maybe instead of highlighting new features, old ones that may have been moved could be highlighted.
Sometimes emails are a bit slow to receive but that could be a problem on our end.

Return on Investment

Improved efficiency and time saved in making proofs and adding people to proofs with staging and template features.
Robust proofreading features for reviewers like comparing previous versions.
In my experience, customer service is quick to help with issues or outages (which aren't often).

Effort

I think the review process is simplified from the beginning. An email will notify the reviewer of a new proof and from there if something looks off, it's as easy as clicking where and typing your comment. Once finished, the status will update and the appropriate parties will be notified and can get started on the changes. For me, the whole process is very simple and an attractive and modern interface helps too.

Collaboration

The comment function and status of jobs makes sure everyone is in the know and if anything changes, emails are sent out pretty quickly to anyone on a job. I've had programs in the past that required me adding each person manually to multiple proofs which can get to be a lot when you're dealing with tens of files. I think the staging and template features make creating proofs a breeze while also ensuring no one could accidentally get missed through human error when dealing with large numbers of proofs being made.

Key Insights

Do you think Ziflow delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Ziflow's feature set?

Yes

Did Ziflow live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Ziflow go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Ziflow again?

Yes

Alternatives Considered

In my experience, previous programs offered a very bare bones proofing process. Ziflow introduced new features that make things so much easier and faster. Some features I didn't even know I wanted. No contest!

Other Software Used

Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign

Likelihood to Recommend

Ziflow is a great program for all our proofing needs. Creating a proof is as easy as dragging it over. To add someone, you can just start typing an email and it'll pick up from an address book and you can click the name. You can also add multiple people to one tag and have them all added at once to a proof. You can also create templates with people already added to various stages to really speed up the process of adding people to proofs. The stage function itself is also great for having multiple approvals from multiple stages instead of creating new proofs after each person approves.

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Emilia Pietrawska
(Vendor Representative) commented a year ago
We are thrilled to hear that Ziflow keeps everything organized and flowing smoothly. It's great to know that it has been beneficial for you and we value your feedback. Thank you for sharing!

An efficient and easy to use solution to proofing!