Compare Yammer and Silverlight - Sep 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Sep 16, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Yammer or Silverlight?

Silverlight is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Yammer, and Yammer is rated higher (86/100) than Silverlight (56/100). Yammer offers users more features (5) than Silverlight (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Yammer!

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:

Yammer Vs. Microsoft

Yammer: Yammer is a Private Social Network for Your Company.Collaborate securely across departments, geographies, content and business applications.

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Yammer or Silverlight?

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 Yammer and Silverlight.

Yammer price starts at $10 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Yammer is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. Silverlight accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Yammer is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software.

Bottom line: Silverlight is more expensive than Yammer.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Yammer Vs. Silverlight based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.

Yammer: Basic Reports, Chat, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Project Management.

Silverlight: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Yammer is a suitable solution for the communication needs of any business regardless of the size and type. Silverlight has both individual home customers as well as corporate clients.



Yammer

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $10 per user/month

Yammer is a web-based project management software built for small to large companies. Its key features include communication management, files, links, and images sharing, collaborative workspace, archiving & re...

Categories: Project Accounting, Social networks analytics, Team Collaboration, Groupware.

Silverlight

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

Silverlight is an application framework and application lifecycle management solution for personal and business use. The software helps in the running and management of internet applications with rich features....

Categories: Business performance management, .

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Yammer: 5 Features

Basic Reports
Chat
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Project Management

Silverlight: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Yammer
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$10 per user/month
Functionality
15
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Silverlight
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
56/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
Review
Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.