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HCL Verse vs Microsoft Teams comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HCL Verse
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (13th)
Microsoft Teams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th), Enterprise Social Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. HCL Verse is designed for Email Applications and holds a mindshare of 1.4%, down 1.4% compared to last year.
Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Meetings, holds 2.7% mindshare, up 1.5% since last year.
Email Applications
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

MR
Stable, scalable, and good interface
HCL Verse has a nice interface and it is a practical email solution. There are a diverse set of features, such as the search bar on top of the screens. The usability from the old applications to the new version has been very good. It was great that we were able to migrate applications from the older version to the new one.
Arun Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless presentation and collaboration enhance organizational productivity
There are three main areas for improvement: Firstly, AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support. Secondly, it should allow participants to remain visible during presentations, enhancing interaction. Lastly, it needs broader integration capabilities with other products, like Salesforce ( /vendors/salesforce ), which is currently limited.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the mail server."
"HCL Verse has a nice interface and it is a practical email solution. There are a diverse set of features, such as the search bar on top of the screens."
"The transcription feature is great."
"The solution integrates with project management products like Jira."
"The solution's stability is quite good, and it doesn't crash and freeze up when you have a large number of users."
"Compared to Zoom, Microsoft Teams is a very good solution and works well."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it can be included in most systems...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I use the solution to chat with my team."
"I like the tool's screen share feature."
"The feature for video conferencing capability works efficiently for remote meetings."
 

Cons

"The solution could improve by allowing us to use a color that we want in the editing boxes."
"Security is very important to us, so improvements to this functionality are welcome."
"It may be a little daunting to learn and is still a tool in development."
"There needs to be a robust change management platform that offers training to keep the user community aware of upcoming updates and features."
"It could be improved if it was easier to use and the interface was revamped."
"Microsoft Teams could improve the integration with Outlook because most of us are not using the last version of Outlook and it causes some issues."
"Teams doesn't always sync to show as Do Not Disturb during Outlook meetings."
"I don't like the online version of Word and Excel. It skews the layout. It is no longer representative of the layout that you actually have in a document. You always have to open it in the desktop application to get an accurate representation of how the document will look."
"Its stability could be better."
"We encountered occasional outages, which occurred a couple of times last year while using the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"This is an affordable solution but the price could be improved."
"It is a bit more than moderately expensive."
"The standalone license is not cheap."
"Microsoft Teams' pricing is fine."
"The product is expensive."
"It is the standard license which is part of many Office packets."
"I rate the pricing as a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The tool's price is high and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"Microsoft Teams’s pricing is low."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Educational Organization
71%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
I’m unsure about the exact cost, but I believe it’s reasonable. Using Teams for collaboration, video conferencing, and messaging helps save costs, especially for communicating with third-party comp...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Improvements could be made in utilizing AI features, such as getting a transcript of meetings. During my usage, there were no AI features available.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Verse, IBM Verse
MS Teams
 

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Sample Customers

Canon Marketing Japan Inc., Australian Trade Commission, BTC, Havas, Canal Barge Co.Inc., RAVInvest, Elemental Path, WDR mediagroup
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