Shlomi 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.