eXo Platform vs. Igloo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eXo Platform
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
eXo Platform is an open-source, social-collaboration software designed for enterprises. Some key features include: Enterprise Social Network, Enterprise Content Management and Social Collaboration.
$0
engaged user/month
Igloo
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Igloo Software is a social business software company that builds digital workplaces and intranet solutions to support online communities and businesses of any size. It is a suite of content management, collaboration and knowledge sharing tools within one secure social networking platform. Online communities drive groups, teams and organizations to improve employee productivity, foster relationships and increase collaboration with customers, partners and suppliers.N/A
Pricing
eXo PlatformIgloo
Editions & Modules
Community
$0
engaged user/month
Social Intranet
$3
per month per user
Digital Workplace Cloud
$5
per month per user
Digital Workplace On-Premise
$5
per month per user
Enterprise Unlimited
9$
engaged user/month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eXo PlatformIgloo
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsIgloo is free to use for up to 10 users. Paid accounts begin $12 per user per month. We also offer volume discounts for enterprise-wide intranets and external users. Contact us for details.
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Community Pulse
eXo PlatformIgloo
Considered Both Products
eXo Platform
Chose eXo Platform
We chose it for the Java-based open-source platform and customization options.
Chose eXo Platform
EXo platform offers a large number of ready-to-use functions, which determined your selection. Also, that it has a user interface is well designed. It is easy to know what tasks are available in each section. Learn the system and have the best customer service.
Chose eXo Platform
We selected this product firstly because it's easy to use for end-users, even if it's not so simple to configure from an administrative point of view. Managing and tracking overall activities is quite easy and it's also possible to have an immediate vision of everything that is …
Chose eXo Platform
Economical, extensible, and ease in deployability.
Chose eXo Platform
I previously used eXo platform and now i am using Hybris. But now I want to use eXo again because of its advantages.
Chose eXo Platform
eXo platform combines a number of features such as document management, wiki, internal social networks, messaging, calendaring as well as portal functionality. It is undoubtedly a feature-packed platform of the order of e.g. Sharepoint.
Chose eXo Platform
The interface, although quite complicated, is still better than the lead competitors. It's indeed a kind of software that requires that many features and we are yet to find a company that will make it incredibly ease to use.
Chose eXo Platform
eXo Platform is a very good application, and I'm sure this application can be a "white horse" for the platforms that I have written about above. This platform has a competitive price and a multi platform environment. This platform is very easy to install, suitable for a new …
Chose eXo Platform
we can built modules and apply them over your portal. If you are looking for a framework for build a social network I strongly
Chose eXo Platform
Pligg was a pain to set up, especially on a Windows environment.
Chose eXo Platform
One of the main reasons for choosing eXo was the good UI and UX. It is well suited for social collaboration features. Chat application provided by eXo is very good and is outstanding when compared to skype. Also Calendar feature is also very helpful for social apps development …
Chose eXo Platform
vTiger, but very buggy and has to be installed on site.
Igloo
Chose Igloo
Easy to use, cost-effective, and benefit in organizational culture development and information sharing across various employees and from higher management. Great customer support and continuous development to make the software better for users. It allows better collaboration …
Chose Igloo
Igloo stacks up by keeping simple. You can find all functionalities in a very easy way due to the good UI and UX that is provided. Basically, all that you need to improve communication and collaboration in your team/company is available. Also, there are a lot of integration …
Chose Igloo
Igloo offers online and desktop versions. It also does a great job with versioning and reserving documents. It is a robust solution. It creates hubs we can use for organizational communications and sharing of templates and links. It can push emails to employees but also …
Chose Igloo
Igloo was much more intuitive to set-up and navigate. In addition, Jive did not have file folders for documents and that was really needed.
Chose Igloo
Igloo made several promise to us about their support to us during implementation. We selected them, and they failed to meet their obligations to us. Ultimately, Facebook for Work is the better solution.
Features
eXo PlatformIgloo
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.2
Ratings
17% above category average
Igloo
-
Ratings
Task Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Search10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.5
Ratings
18% above category average
Igloo
-
Ratings
Chat10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Igloo
-
Ratings
Versioning8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
eXo PlatformIgloo
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
eXo PlatformIgloo
Likelihood to Recommend
In our scenario, we're using it for DMS, too. The DMS functionalities are suited only for small enterprises because when the number of resources increases it becomes harder to manage overall configuration. Anyway software is quite easy to use from an end-user point of view and it increases collaboration, especially when the team is already suited to use collaborative tools.
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Igloo is really great for giving your organization access to the latest version of documents and templates. It's also great for organizing and versioning shared resources. It can also be customized for your organization in terms of sections, page layout, color scheme, branding, etc. It's not so great for search or for offline use. Overall I'd highly recommend it.
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Pros
  • I personally love the user-friendly interface. Often you find software which is difficult to learn, and not utilized as often as it should be because of this. With eXo Platform, the interface is easy to understand, and is not particularly challenging to new users and non-tech savvy individuals.
  • It allows you to get work done, without feeling like using the platform is part of the actual work. It feels more like a natural system you would use in your leisure time to connect with friends and family, rather than a social intranet designed to facilitate employee communication and help you meet project deadlines.
  • The cloud platform allows users to easily share information and files, and collaborate on project work. Another benefit to this is it makes mobile collaboration possible.
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  • Igloo gives you great customization abilities and really fits the need for small communication bursts to important company-wide announcements — when their UI was not getting in the way.
  • Igloo offers a lot of "bells and whistles" if you need them. But it was hard for these small, nonessential elements to not get in the way of the overall purpose of its use.
  • Their sales team was spectacular. But their implementation team was hit or miss. Only one or two people I was able to connect with were both knowledgeable and quickly responsive.
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Cons
  • Ajax call timing is more when creating space from eXo portal. Sometimes some UI portion was getting messed up in older version of eXo portal.
  • Should have a good validations for e.g "There are no documents available in this folder" instead of blank when there are no documents available in document folder.
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  • Pricing can lead to high costs.
  • Users without CSS knowledge may have a hard time to customize themes. Maybe more graphical options to change layouts would be nice.
  • NO SSO and LDAP authentication methods available in the basic version.
  • Languages support in the basic version.
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Likelihood to Renew
It is a stable platform that has uniquely solved my issues.
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Usability
This platform has a pleasant user interface, is very easy to use, and offers a lot of useful accessories and add-ons. At first it can be a little intimidating, but it doesn't take long to get used to it. It is considerably reliable and safe. Facilitates connection and collaboration with coworkers. It provides tools that allow you to capture, organize and act according to the internal knowledge of your team.
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Support Rating
The eXo platform offers a high quality support, which satisfies the requirements of our company, especially when the platform begins to be used, due to the amount of tools that can be overwhelming. Support responses are made in a short period of time.
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Alternatives Considered
EXo platform offers a large number of ready-to-use functions, which determined your selection. Also, that it has a user interface is well designed. It is easy to know what tasks are available in each section. Learn the system and have the best customer service
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Igloo stacks up by keeping simple. You can find all functionalities in a very easy way due to the good UI and UX that is provided. Basically, all that you need to improve communication and collaboration in your team/company is available. Also, there are a lot of integration possibilities that can enhance your experience with Igloo.
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Return on Investment
  • The eXo platform is a great agile tool for concentrating internal human capital.
  • It is excellent for improving communication and collaboration between the company and group members.
  • It generates an effective collaborative work and maximizes productivity with the improvement of teamwork.
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  • Established a standard communication platform for the organization
  • Aided in culture development where employees are able engage and be a part of the right channels
  • Information/Data sharing/Personalization of content
  • Creation of content
  • Transparency of communication across all levels
  • Integrations with other tools like Microsoft 365 or Slack
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ScreenShots

eXo Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of CalendarScreenshot of A Space HomeScreenshot of DocumentsScreenshot of spacesScreenshot of activity streamScreenshot of gamification

Igloo Screenshots

Screenshot of A highly social platformScreenshot of Easy drag and drop designScreenshot of Content management systemScreenshot of Responsive design for mobile users