Flock vs. Spike

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flock
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Flock is a collaborative business messaging application, designed to compete with Slack. The app is presented as a fast and reliable means of communication, and is available in a free edition for teams of up to twenty members.
$0
for teams of 1-20 members
Spike
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
Spike, from the company of the same name in Herzelia, bring communication -- emails, chats, calls, team collaborations, tasks, voice notes -- to one place. presented as a productivity and messaging app, but easier, from an inbox.
$0
Pricing
FlockSpike
Editions & Modules
Starter
$0
for teams of 1-20 members
Pro
$6
per month per user (ideal for teams of 20-100 users)
Enterprise
Contact Sales
for organizations of 100+ members
Starter
$0
Teamspace - Team
$4
per month billed annually per member
Teamspace - Team
$5
per month per member
Email App - Pro
$5
per month billed annually per member
Teamspace - Business
$8
per month billed annually per member
Email App - Pro
$8
per month per member
Teamspace - Business
$10
per month per member
Email App - Ultimate
$10
per month billed annually per member
Email App - Ultimate
$16
per month per member
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlockSpike
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Features
FlockSpike
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
7.6
Ratings
1% below category average
Spike
8.9
Ratings
14% above category average
Task Management8.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Scheduling9.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.70 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Mobile Access8.30 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Search7.30 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Visual planning tools4.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Flock
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Spike
8.5
Ratings
7% above category average
Chat9.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications9.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Discussions8.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Surveys8.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase5.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting10.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook6.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Flock
6.4
Ratings
20% below category average
Spike
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Versioning7.50 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Video files7.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Audio files7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Access control4.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Advanced security features4.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Device sync7.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
FlockSpike
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlockSpike
Likelihood to Recommend
Flock is a great communication tool. However, it's in a very competitive space. It offers seamless app integration (i.e., google calendar and drive) to allow for easy use across the platform. It's a great communication tool. However, if you don't need an overloaded app, there are other options out there. And for work purposes, it only covers some of what you need.
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I think spike us well suited when you are busy and you want to send a message to the group chat of your department,and you want to check if the team manager is online or not,also it's a great way to take notes and share them with your supervisor or for example a plan for an incoming project.
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Pros
  • Networked phones are a thing of past now. We don’t have to stop what we are doing to receive phone calls currently because Flock can do that
  • It is now easy to send messages to many people at the same time, all we need to do is to add all the contants in the chat and select all to send a message
  • This software has an in-built to-do-list which allows us to assign tasks to different people or users and then supervise each independently
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  • Spike groups similar emails so I don't have to hunt. I can pin critical emails and eliminate spam emails with a few clicks.
  • Emails (multiple accounts), calendar events, and team interactions are all integrated. The super search tool is fantastic; it searches all emails, including attachments, all events, and all team communication. The cloud integration is fantastic. Chat and phone calls are integrated (video and audio).
  • Simple and powerful UI. It's easy to use and includes many valuable options for keeping your life and tasks organized.
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Cons
  • A tool is only good if people use it. Some of the artists I work with found it too complex (though I don't think they really gave it a good shot).
  • We used it heavily for about six months and it didn't hit too many other big negative points.
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  • Adding a little extra room to the UI will make it even better.
  • Pixel blocking would be excellent.
  • There is some work to be done on the widget that they give, despite its promising potential.
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Likelihood to Renew
We would likely to renew use of Flock for our organization since it meets most of the requirements of team collboration and communication for a small group like us. Most of our Flock users like it's features and use it extensively for day-to-day work. We are quite optimistic about it's future updates.
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Usability
It is good to give what an app deserves, Flock is very efficient and effective app to manage the all day to day activities and communicate across all team members, create groups, share files, send reminders schedule reminders for each group or persons and share notes.Pin files and search any messages from anyone with advanced filters. It's a great app.
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Support Rating
We've only needed customer support a few times with Flock (mainly concerning app integration and security), and they've always been timely and helpful, which are the only things I truly need from support. The response rate was still rapid, and there's plenty of support available online as well for Flock.
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Alternatives Considered
Flock stands up very well against others when used for individual and group chats. It also works well with Google Drive Integration. The best part of Flock, compared with others, is in the area of File and Document sharing. The two areas it slightly lacks are voice/ video calls and search.
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Better and clean UI. Amazing and responsive customer support and acts as a Unified email experience on various platforms.
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Return on Investment
  • Organizing notes manually has been drastically reduced. Flock folders and chats are perfect for keeping each file separate.
  • We have not missed one calendar event with Flocks integration of our Google Calendar.
  • Being able to cut out or $99/month case management software has saved a ton of money each month.
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  • However, the app is too tiny to accurately quantify its return on investment (ROI).
  • Multiple times, I've gotten to zero emails in my inbox.
  • It was easy to communicate without exchanging long texts.
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