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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Connect

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that enables users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules. The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs.

    $50

    per host/per month

    Microsoft Teams

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

    $4.80

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Adobe ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Editions & Modules
    Meetings
    $50
    per host/per month
    Webinars & Learning
    $130
    per host/per month
    Small Meetings
    Free
    Forever free for up to 3 participants
    Microsoft Teams Essentials
    $4.80
    per month per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month (paid yearly) per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $7.20
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Adobe ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Connect
    We ultimately ended our use of Adobe Connect due to continued issues, lack of resolution & loss of participants. Currently we are using Microsoft Teams as it is our primary communication tool at our organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    More features and functionality if not always as aesthetically appealing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    Adobe Connect is better. Connect allows us to customize the meeting space. It allows us to keep a running record of items discussed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    I would say Adobe Connect is pretty similar to Teams. WebEx is left to be desired.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    There is no doubt that Adobe Connect is far and above the best platform for training. Its complexity is overshadowed by the benefits it offers. Two examples are multiple chats and polls at the same time make the learning experience better for the learner.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    I feel that Adobe stacks up very favorably to Skype. They both have a lot of the same feature sets. I would say the main difference between the two is that Skype has the ability to operate in low bandwidth scenarios better and has had less of a problem with dropped calls. If …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    Adobe Connect comes in last place compared to the other platforms. Aesthetically it is very outdated and does not seem as modern as compared to the other platforms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    Adobe Connect has a more professional feel, but Zoom is more user friendly. I’m not a fan of Webex at all.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    i have in the past used webex, zoom, skpe, teams. For what I need it for, [Adobe Connect] works well. Webex, Skype, teams are nice in the sense the audio is built in, however [Adobe Connect] offers more in the way of file sharing, link sharing, chats, polling and those are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    More features. Reliability is a less. Is an additional cost compared to teams that is part of the Microsoft suite
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    Adobe in terms of functionality is competitive with the other platforms out there. It has a strong reputation and seems to solve most of the organization's issues, however, it is more costly and isn't as user-friendly as it could be. It appears to have a lot of functionality …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Connect
    Significantly more customization.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    For our particular use case, which is collaboration across teams sitting in different geographies in a fast-paced sales organization, Microsoft Teams is just the perfect platform to bring everyone together. Teams helps you keep the dialogue strictly professional which is good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    We selected Microsoft Teams because it flawlessly integrated with our backend systems and provided the most secure connection without compromising our InfoSec standards. It filled an enormous gap that we had in sharing files, live chat, and organizing projects. While not …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    201 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    202 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    115 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    139 Answers
    Features
    Adobe ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    7.9
    65 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.664 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video7.164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements6.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    7.6
    64 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing7.964 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards7.454 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    7.9
    65 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration9.141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.556 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media7.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.460 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    8.6
    64 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat9.462 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling8.255 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.252 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    8.8
    60 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication7.953 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list9.348 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.2
    192 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings4.9147 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings3.276 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings3.9162 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings3.8101 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.3184 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings4.2169 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings4.1118 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    5.8
    201 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.6200 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings5.1199 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings5.5187 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings4.8112 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings4.1122 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.1156 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Adobe Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.8
    186 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings4.8130 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings4.2158 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings4.8160 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.7173 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings5.1156 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings3.7117 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.353 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.5132 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (92 ratings)
    5.5
    (278 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (36 ratings)
    5.4
    (62 ratings)
    Availability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (31 ratings)
    8.3
    (113 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Adobe Connect is wonderful for repeatable branded learning experiences or webinars. They allow for creating an event with a series of similar layouts. The ability to alter these are easy, and duplicating layouts makes for fast alterations. Changing between layouts also creates visual interest as learners see things shift. Adobe Connect also is great for accessibility, the captions allow for resizing and placing the captions in various sections. The recordings also can have a searchable transcript to get to the information you want fast. Adobe Connect allows for running fun games/events as well, there are lots of apps that make the experience unique, and allows for managing content on screen as you'd like.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Microsoft
    Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Adobe
    • It's a quick method to exchange files, file, documents, and videos from a web app. Real-time conversation, and screen-sharing are all supported. It has a highly user-friendly interface. It is really simple to assist the teams.
    • Even team engagements is beneficial since it allows them to share their expertise with others, and the big benefit is the security of the rooms' access is fairly simple to manage.
    • The interface, which include features like notes, chat, pods, etc. When we're trying to gather rapid and exact information, simplify our work as much as possible.
    • Adobe Connect's features since they allow team members to express their ideas during meetings without causing disruptions, thereby bypassing the current international boundary of distance.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
    • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
    • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Nonetheless, Adobe Connect lacks the engagement monitoring, which can be critical for the management to oversee.
    • Besides, Adobe Connect has no certification management, which is essential in the current education or training field.
    • Lastly, Adobe Connect has no offline editing tool, hence, when the internet connection is not there, many things can not be conducted effectively.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Microsoft
    • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
    • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
    • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    The longer you use Adobe Connect, the longer you are likely to use it. Because you can build more and more resources over time, creating rooms that you re-use, recorded content you can repurpose, and tools that form the basis of ever increasing productivity, the more you use Connect, the more productive you become. Unlike competing products where, with every meeting you essentially start over -- setting up your resources for each meeting -- in my Connect rooms, I have highly tuned tools to accomplish my knowledge transfer goals. When I want to conduct another session - I send a link out to the appropriate room and instantly we are all focusing on getting a job done together. This ability of Adobe Connect to make you productive at an ever quickening rate is a competitive advantage
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Adobe
    I gave it a 6 because it does have lots of functionality, has a strong brand and reputation following, etc. but it does have its glitches and experiences with low bandwidth issues. I believe it has more features than my organization fully leverages, so some of those pieces haven't been explored yet. But there are opportunities for improvement in their online resource support, stability at high usages as well.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Performance
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The customer support of Adobe connect is professional and well-skilled for resolving our minor and major issues. Moreover, it has almost all the features that will provide you a secure connection, with people across the world. Education institutes can also implement this software. On the basis of its quality and technology, I will surely advise you to try it once.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    The ability to have most of the functionality of a full LMS at a fraction of the cost is huge. I can create manage and deploy both synchronous and asynchronous training based on the situation and all of my training is tracked through a series of easily created reports
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Prices do not seem to vary much among resellers of the Adobe Connect hosted license; the only price variation you're likely to find are among the audio providers. When implementing, you may also wish to look into expanding the amount of storage you are allowed on the server to avoid any problems later on as your library of files starts to build up
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    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Actually, it was the other way around....we were using Adobe Connect, company-wide, then switched over to Zoom, mostly, I think, as a cost-cutting measure. But some Learning & Development folks campaigned to be allowed to retain some Adobe Connect licenses (for example, one L&D area had literally over 250 room layouts that their course facilitators could just jump into and use to deliver a course on short notice), which also allows some of us to continue to publish Presenter and Captivate modules to the Adobe server. (But, even those of us who still have Adobe Connect licenses use Zoom for most regular business meetings.)
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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    Professional Services
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Save on time - our instructors and people that use the platform can teach more classes and more often than in-person training and time traveling.
    • We cut down on spending. When we offer training using Connect - we do not have to spend on meals, hard copy materials, and reserving a venue to deliver training.
    • We increase our training sales significantly but offering Connect as an alternative - any unforeseen cancellations to a public class can result in transferring to a remote online Connected class.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
    • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
    Incentivized
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