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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zoho Cliq

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AZoho Chat is a live chat tool, from Zoho Corporation.

    $18

    per month up to 25 users

    Pricing
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Standard
    $18
    per month up to 25 users
    Professional
    $20
    per month $2 for each additional user over 10
    Enterprise
    $40
    per month $4 for each additional user over 10
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for non profit organizations.10% discount for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    I liked Slack just as much as Microsoft Teams. We opted to stay with Teams because we were already using Microsoft Office and I think this integrates better with Office.
    Incentivized
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho Cliq
    Slack is equally good but as we went for ZohoOHO CRM it made sense to go in for Zoho Cliq to benefit from the integrations. Zoho Cliq is intuitive and user-friendly with no extra learning required. Google Chat had very limited capabilities and was not very user-friendly. Micr…
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Cliq
    Didn't check for the other products. Zoho Cliq worked well
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Cliq
    comparing with these tools, Cliq is more than good
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Cliq
    My all-time favorite tool in this space is Slack but Cliq is a close second. Cliq is essentially built to mimic Slack but is not quite as cutting-edge with some of their features. We opted to use Cliq over Slack because of the interconnectedness it offered with all the other …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    201 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    202 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    115 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    139 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Teams and Zoho Cliq
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    3.9
    192 Ratings
    65% below category average
    Zoho Cliq
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management4.6147 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Gantt Charts3.076 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling3.6162 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Workflow Automation3.5101 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access4.9184 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Search3.9169 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Visual planning tools3.8118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Teams and Zoho Cliq
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    5.5
    201 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Zoho Cliq
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Chat5.2200 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Notifications4.7199 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Discussions5.1187 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Surveys4.4112 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase3.7122 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting6.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts5.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.1156 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Microsoft Teams and Zoho Cliq
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    4.4
    186 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Zoho Cliq
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Versioning4.4130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files3.8158 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Audio files4.4160 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Document collaboration5.3173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control4.7156 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Advanced security features3.4117 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive5.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync4.1132 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.2
    (278 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (62 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (113 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft TeamsZoho Cliq
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Zoho
    It is very well suited as a messaging tool, where one needs to communicate quickly to a colleague the status of a particular task or an update to the work. This is especially useful for field work where the field team can report the work done and any additional resources required. We have faced issues when virtual meetings are held for a team of 10+ members with a lot of drop-offs and poor quality of reception (audio & video). While some may be attributed to poor internet connection, we do not face the same issue when using Zoom meetings. This area requires strengthening.
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    Pros
    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.
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    Zoho
    • External channels allow in-office staff a private channel to directly relay messages to customers.
    • Automated notifications through Zoho CRM can be easily triggered.
    • Audio/screen share components offer zoom-quality calling without extraneous setups.
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    Cons
    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.
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    Zoho
    • Initial set up can be a little daunting if you aren't a tech-savvy person. For large organizations, this might not matter since you would have a dedicated IT team that will handle it (as we did) but if you are a small business owner looking to set this up yourself, I imagine it would take some trial and error to get working.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
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    Zoho
    Zoho Cliq has become an integral part of our daily business. Every single member of our team who has a job involving a computer has an active Zoho Cliq license and uses the tool continuously throughout the day. It cuts down on meetings and allows the team to feel very connected to one-another even though we are distributed geographically.
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    Usability
    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.
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    Zoho
    Easy to use Larger File sharing like videos, audios, even zip files Make internal group calls Multiple channel creation sharing development scripts is also easy
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Zoho
    It's available 24X7. We have never faced any serious issues with the connectivity. Whenever we faced issues, it has been traced to a browser issue or Windows app issue or a mobile issue.
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    Performance
    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.
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    Zoho
    No issues
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    Support Rating
    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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    Zoho
    Any time that I have had an issue, and there haven't been many user support jumps right on and helps me right away.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Excellent support. Online training and supporting videos, and resources are more than sufficient to get started. Moreover, their support channel, especially the chat window, is very helpful and provides an instant solution to all our queries. For any complicated issue, they always get back by email with the solution and on occasions even call back.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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    Zoho
    Implementation is very simple and easy. Create a Zoho account (free or paid), send/ receive an invite, log in, verify your credentials and get started. Admin would have created the channels for you, and you start contributing. The entire process is smooth, and you can get started within minutes. The Admin has to work at the backend, initially, and decide on the permissions for the individual and the team and set up permissions for access to other applications too. This needs to be planned out, tested and implemented.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Zoho
    Functionality wise Zoho Chat fairs pretty well against the other options. I still use all the other options as I need to be flexible in how I communicate with clients. It is the integration into the ZohoCRM & Cliq that puts Zoho Chat above the others and is why I try to encourage clients to move across to the app
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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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    Zoho
    Bulk discounts can be considered. Slab-wise user discounts would attract more users.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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    Zoho
    The system works perfectly well. At times, we have faced issues with the desktop application - it doesn't start, or takes time to start, or even logs off on its own. However, the browser as well as the mobile application work perfectly well, and we have never faced issues with them
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    Professional Services
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Zoho
    • our business save time and improve communication. We noticed a 20% faster response time to customer issues because team members can communicate instantly.
    • reduced our internal email clutter, saving about 10 hours a week for staff who used to spend time sorting through emails.
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