Collaborative Software - Scoring Guide

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1	Collaboration Software Scoring Guide	Primary Use Case Category:	Overall Rating:	Average Score: Double weight given to Overall Effectivenss	Overall Effectiveness: Does this software excel at its core competency?	Email Integration: Does this software integrate effectively with email, without too many notifications?	Mobile Integration: Does this software integrate effectively with phones, without too many notifications?	Cost: Is this software expensive?	Ease of Use: Is this software simple to learn and use?	Group Size: Does this software work well with large groups?
2				Scoring Scale, 1-5:	1: Low overall effectiveness	1: Poor email integration	1: Poor phone integration	1: Too costly	1: Complicated	1: Only good with small groups
3						3: N/A, negligible email integration
4					5: High overall effectiveness	5: Great, flexible email integration	5: Great, flexible phone integration	5: Free	5: Simple	5: Also good with large groups

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6	Zoom	Audio & Video Conferencing	A	4.43	5	3	4	4	5	5
7	Skype	Audio & Video Conferencing	B	3.50	3	3	5	4	4.5	2
8	WebEx	Audio & Video Conferencing	B	3.50	4	3	4	3	2.5	4
9	GoToMeeting	Audio & Video Conferencing	B	3.36	3.5	3	4	2.5	4	3
10	Google Hangouts	Audio & Video Conferencing	C	3.00	2.5	3	3.5	4	3.5	2
11	Google Docs/ Sheets	Document Creation	A	4.36	5	4	4	5	4.5	3
12	Word/ Excel Online	Document Creation	A	4.14	4.5	4	4	5	4	3
13	Pages	Document Creation	B	3.79	3.5	4	4	5	3.5	3
14	Google Drive	File Sharing	A	4.93	5	5	5	5	4.5	5
15	OneDrive	File Sharing	A	4.86	5	5	5	4.5	4.5	5
16	Dropbox	File Sharing	B	4.79	5	5	5	4	4.5	5
17	Box	File Sharing	B	4.79	5	5	5	4	4.5	5
18	Slack	Messaging	A	4.43	5	3	5	4.5	4	4.5
19	Twist	Messaging	A	4.29	5	3	4	4.5	4	4.5
20	Azendoo	Messaging	B	3.93	4	4	4	3.5	4	4
21	WhatsApp	Messaging	C	3.57	3	1	5	5	5	3
22	HipChat	Messaging	C	3.57	3	3	3	5	4	4
23	Kumu	Network Analysis	A	3.50	4	3	3	4	2.5	4
24	Gephi	Network Analysis	B	2.71	3.5	3	1	5	2	1
25	NodeXL	Network Analysis	C	2.00	2	3	1	4	1	1
26	Trello	Project Management	A	4.43	4.5	4	4.5	5	4.5	4
27	Asana	Project Management	A	4.21	4.5	4	3.5	4.5	4.5	4
28	Bitrix24	Project Management	B	4.00	4	4	4	5	3	4
29	Basecamp	Project Management	B	3.79	3.5	3.5	4	4	4	4
30	Podio	Project Management	B	3.71	3.5	4.5	4	3	3.5	4
31	Acuity	Scheduling	A	4.21	5	4	4	4	3.5	4
32	Calendly	Scheduling	A	4.21	5	4	4	3.5	4	4
33	Doodle	Scheduling	B	4.00	4	4	4	5	4	3
34	Boomerang Calendar	Scheduling	B	3.86	3.5	4	2	5	5	4
35	YouCanBook.me	Scheduling	C	3.64	3.5	4	3	4	3.5	4
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37		Other recommended tools: Alfred, Highly, IPVanish, Spectacle, The Great Suspender, Toggl
38		Note: Did not test Microsoft 365 products such as Office 365, Yammer, SharePoint, or Project
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