Shlomi Lavi /
Dec 29, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Google Hangouts or jive communications?
Google Hangouts is more expensive to implement (TCO) than jive communications, and jive communications is rated higher (93/100) than Google Hangouts (86/100). jive communications offers users more features (3) than Google Hangouts (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is jive communications!
Looking for the right Team Collaboration solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Google Vs. JIVE
Google: Google Inc. is an American corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, software and advertisingtechnologies.[6] Advertising revenues from AdWords generate almost all of the company's profits.
JIVE: Jive is the pioneer and world’s leading provider of social business solutions. Our products apply powerful technology that helps people connect, communicate and collaborate to get more work done and solve their biggest business challenges.
Who is more expensive? Google Hangouts or jive communications?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Team Collaboration software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Google Hangouts and jive communications.
Google Hangouts price starts at $7.99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Google Hangouts is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. jive communications price starts at $18.95 per user/month , When comparing jive communications to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.
Bottom line: Google Hangouts cost is around the same cost of jive communications.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Google Hangouts Vs. jive communications based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.
Google Hangouts: We are still working to collect the list of features for Google Hangouts.
jive communications: Customer Service, Sales Automation, Social Media.
Target customer size
Google Hangouts's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, Jive Software develops solutions which combine social networking and media into an integrated platform in a business environment.