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We performed a comparison between HCL Sametime and Office 365 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."

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"The most valuable feature is the integration with OneDrive, which has allowed us, a small business, easy access to a cloud environment, with no need to back up the data from five different computers.""The most valuable feature of Office 365 is that it has many solutions bundled together.""There's a lot there in terms of apps and features.""The products are quite simple for the end-users to use, the up-time is very good, the product is practically maintenance-free, and the multi-layer security is excellent from the security standpoint.""The most valuable feature is Microsoft Exchange.""Most of the work that seems not to work offline works perfectly with Microsoft Office 2013, like converting a Word document to a PDF file.""I love all of the applications being interlinked. I do not have to separately work on an independent system when it comes to file storage, email, and other tools.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration."

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"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."

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"Security is still complex, but the admin console improving.""Constantly evolving with new features, which can be challenging for users.""Could include integration with other single sign-on solutions.""I would like to see the macro functionality in Excel made simpler.""Normally, they have a way to work with specific developments, and I think they shouldn't allow the partners to make some changes they have made. When I have a client with a lot of changes, we have a problem with that because there aren't rules to develop inside the ERP, so you can do anything.""I'd like to see them add more features in the future in order to continue to advance the product.""Office 365 could allow for smoother collaboration with other companies, which is the main reason we use it. The B2B connection is something we need, like global adverse lists between two tenants or multiple users. That's what we're missing at the moment.""Integration between Outlook calendar and Google Calendar would be a good improvement since many of our team use Android phones and personal Gmail accounts as their main calendar application."

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  • "Licensing, billing, and accounting are available from the management interface."
  • "Good reporting and good value subscriptions for international calls."
  • "​The pricing/licensing is easy to manage."
  • "The pricing is good for all the features that we receive, e.g., Skype for Business."
  • "The pricing is not really high, but one can get the software with the license key for free."
  • "The pricing is high and has actually caused us to limit the number of licenses we purchase due to budgeting."
  • "I think that we pay $9.99 USD per user, monthly."
  • "Most of the time, we purchase Microsoft Exchange licenses, which are less expensive and provide only an email platform and 50 gigabytes of email storage for free."
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Office 365 is automatic saving. If something happens on the computer your work is saved.
    Top Answer:I’m not sure of the exact cost. In the past, it might have been free. However, now, people do need to pay in order to use it. I would put the pricing around two out of five. It's not the cheapest… more »
    Top Answer:Office 365 could be easier to use at first. Tutorials are needed to know how to use the solution.
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    Also Known As
    Lotus Sametime, IBM Lotus Sametime
    Microsoft Office 365, Office 365 Enterprise, Office 365 Enterprise E1, Office 365 Enterprise E3, Office 365 Enterprise E5, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 F1
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    Overview

    HCL Sametime. Secure Conversations Across Any Device ​

    Your company can’t afford to take any data risks, but your teams still need to be able to interact and react quickly, wherever they are working. Sametime offers modern instant messaging, file-sharing, and online meetings with the proven security your business can trust.

    Office 365 is more than just Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It provides powerful services like business-class email, online storage, and teamwork solutions that you can access from anywhere. Bring teams and resources together with solutions like Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business that make working together more productive and enjoyable regardless of where participants are located. Easily implement security and privacy controls to help protect business data and devices against malicious threats and help you meet your compliance obligations. Automatic updates ensure your employees will always have the latest features and security updates.

    Sample Customers
    Connect2Cloud, Superior Group, Daifuku Co. Ltd., Seaward, The City of Fort Worth, Christian Brothers Services, Berlitz, Deutsche Notes User Group, Danske Fysioterapeuter, Slumberland, La Vacanza, Rheinmetall AG
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    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Non Tech Company3%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization75%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Financial Services Firm3%
    Government2%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business7%
    Midsize Enterprise78%
    Large Enterprise15%
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    HCL Sametime is ranked 26th in Virtual Meetings while Office 365 is ranked 3rd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 54 reviews. HCL Sametime is rated 8.0, while Office 365 is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HCL Sametime writes "Easily communicate and share files with colleagues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Office 365 writes "Excellent technical support, easy to install, but the price, while affordable, could be improved". HCL Sametime is most compared with Zoom, whereas Office 365 is most compared with Atlassian Confluence, Amazon WorkDocs, Citrix ShareFile, Box and Dropbox.

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