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FreshBooks – A balanced review

I have mixed feelings about FreshBooks. On one hand, it has great features and the pricing is fair. On the other hand, the user interface feels dated and some workflows are more complex than they need to be.

Frustrating experience with CogniFlow

The sales process was great, but the actual product fell short. Features that were promised weren’t available, and the ones that worked were clunky. Save your money and look at alternatives.

Can’t imagine working without ClickUp

The mobile app is fantastic – I can manage everything on the go without missing a beat. Push notifications keep me informed and the interface is just as good as the desktop version.

Game-changer for our team

We evaluated 7 different solutions before choosing AutoML Studio, and I’m so glad we did. The pricing is competitive but the value is exceptional. Features that would cost extra elsewhere are included in the base plan.

Best choice for Microsoft 365 organizations

We migrated from Slack to Teams two years ago as part of a broader Microsoft 365 standardization. The decision was primarily cost-driven – Teams is included in our E3 licenses, saving us $85,000 annually in Slack subscriptions.

The integration with Office apps is seamless. Co-authoring Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in real-time during meetings has transformed our collaboration. No more version control issues or email attachments – everything lives in SharePoint with proper versioning.

Video conferencing capabilities exceed our previous Zoom subscription. Live events for company-wide town halls support our 900+ employees, breakout rooms facilitate training sessions, and the Teams phone system replaced our legacy PBX entirely.

Security and compliance were critical factors in our decision. Teams provides the audit logging, retention policies, and eDiscovery capabilities our financial services firm requires. Data Loss Prevention policies prevent sensitive information from being shared inappropriately.

Great tool but expensive at scale

We rolled out Slack to our entire 650-person organization over 6 months. Adoption has been strong – 89% of employees are active daily users. However, the cost at this scale is significant.

At $7.25/user/month for Pro, we’re spending over $56,000 annually on Slack alone. For a manufacturing company, that’s a substantial line item. We evaluated Microsoft Teams (included in our O365 subscription) but Slack’s superior user experience and integrations justified the premium for us.

The platform itself is excellent. Channel-based communication is intuitive, file sharing is seamless, and the mobile apps are reliable. Huddles replaced many of our scheduled meetings – quick audio conversations without the video meeting overhead.

Administration is straightforward. User provisioning through SCIM integrates with our Active Directory, and the analytics dashboard gives insights into adoption and usage patterns. Managing guest access for contractors is simple and secure.