Google Chat vs. HCL Connections
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Google Chat | Score8.6 out of 10 | N/A | Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members. | N/A |
 HCL Connections | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | Connections from HCL Technologies (formerly from IBM, acquired by HCL in 2018) is a collaboration tool and employee digital workspace with key features like social analytics, blogs, document management, and a social network. | N/A |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Usability | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Availability | - | 10.0 |
| Performance | - | 9.0 |
| Support Rating | 7.3 | 8.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 7.3 |
| Product Scalability | - | 7.0 |