Ryver Erfahrungen

The free version of Slack

Kommentare: We switched to Ryver when Slack changed its pricing structure. It seemed clunky at first, but they've continued to run updates a couple times since then and it's gotten better.
Simple, graphically trimmed chat service.

Vorteile:

It's a familiar set up and functionality to anyone who's used Slack in the past. Does a great job of helping our company communicate. No storage issues uploading images to share them on the platform. Recently started to utilize the task functions, big plus.

Nachteile:

Responding to a comment and creating a thread is NOT conducive to quick, multi user conversation. The reply carries below it a ghostly version of the full message it relates to. Makes for a very cluttered stream of communication. Preloaded "Task" categories (Trello-like set up) are unnecessary and get cleaned every time to replace them with my own. Administrators/creators of channels/teams/forums have ultimate control and cannot reassign their authority when they leave the channel. Inconvenient.

Great collaboration software with lots of features

Vorteile:

Ryver is easy to set up, easy to learn to use and has so many options to customize it to your needs. You can set up private teams, open forums, have 1:1 chats, all working smoothly. We use the task and topics tabs in the groups a lot to see who needs to do what and stay on track without creating chaos. Everytime we tried other similiar apps, we have come back to Ryver because it is the best. Also has different integrations, for example, answers from a google form will be directly converted into tasks in a team, and much more is possible if you want to use zapier. We also only had great experiences with their customer support.

Nachteile:

The mobile app sometimes takes a long time to load when you start it. A few more design customizations would be nice.

An okay chat product that lacks compelling value

Vorteile:

It is a decent enough Slack clone for basic team chat.

Nachteile:

It can't compete with Slack (or now Google Chat) for integrations, and doesn't provide compelling value with the new pricing - especially if your company is using Google Business for email and other cloud services, in which case you already have Google Chat as part of your subscription.

Best messaging and task management app

Kommentare: I would recommend Ryver to everyone because it helps manage your team. You discuss important facts about a task and project and also get to assign task and as well check when completed. It promotes accountability.

Vorteile:

First. I must say, Ryver is a great alternative to slack and its free. It's a messaging app that let's you manage task and projects. You get to chat one on one or in groups. As a freelancer, Ryver is an app I hold dearly because it has helped me interact with team, as I get to assign task to them and also talk about any part of the task that's difficult to handle.

Nachteile:

Logging into the App can take awhile. The developers should work on this. I have no other problem with Ryver.

Best alternative to Slack for free

Kommentare: I didn't miss slack when I switched over to Ryver. I was getting the same features with additional task function as well as complete access to old messages.

Vorteile:

Unlike Slack, You can retain messages forever as a free user (No loss of old messages to newly added team members). The task tab is an amazing feature which lets you assign a task to individual members of the team as well as set a deadline in which the task is supposed to be completed.

Nachteile:

Replying messages in a team channel is very messy, they carry the complete messages previously relating to it and this is not pleasant to the eyes in any way.

Good Small Team Communication Software

Kommentare: Ryver has made my team communicate faster and efficiently, it has allowed us to faster iterate clients tasks from one individual to another thereby making us more efficient in overall performance

Vorteile:

Using Ryver, I like the task assignment feature. I like that I can be able to assign tasks to my team members and each person can view their individual task and see what they are meant to do, and the day the task is due and check the task once it has been completed.

Nachteile:

Ryver needs to work on the loading speed of the software. Each time I leave the app, logging back in takes a little much time.

Great and Free alternative to Slack

Kommentare: It's completely free and offers a very useful collaborative experience for any size of team.

Vorteile:

It's free. You get the very similar interaction and use out of this product as you do its more widely known competitor - Slack. The interface is very similar, so if you're transitioning, it's a pretty smooth process. Also, if you're transitioning from Slack, Ryver has an awesome import utility to bring over all your content and history.

Nachteile:

The only thing I dislike about this product is its method of API. It uses Zapier, which does charge a fee for 6 or more integrations. Plus, when using Zapier, for like integrating RSS feeds, it uses your profile as the identifier in the chat. So if a status update comes through, it uses my profile pic with the comment, instead of a generic RSS feed icon. That's kind of lame because it may appear to some users that a person is typing it out.

For the short time we have been using it, we have had very good results, I recommend it

Kommentare: we save costs by using a free version that meets our needs

Vorteile:

Surprising, simple and clean interface, but very functional, it is possible to do many more things than just talk. integrates activities conversations and tasks, it seems to me that it differentiates itself from the others, that when assigning a task, it shows the avatar of the person who is assinated

Nachteile:

The application for PC really does not seem better than the web application, we have also had the problem that some team members who use mini laptop, and the browser only shows the verison for mobile. the chat tends to confuse, about which department, activity or group is talking

One of the best communication platform!

Kommentare: The software is great! We just subscribed on this application less than a year but we are loving it.

Vorteile:

What I like about this software is it's sideline features. Chatting is pretty common but with Ryver it isn't the traditional communication platform, here on this software you can set up a meeting and let you share your screen. Ideal for team meetings and small presentations which is for me the cutting edge of this application.

Nachteile:

Only one thing I noticed out of the so many good things about the software, the call button right beside the chat thread can easily be pressed unintentionally.

All in one collaboration and task management tool

Kommentare: I use Ryver as part of the communication channel implemented for task management from our client end. It makes tracking of tasks easier.

Vorteile:

Can chat as well as call team members over the app. Each task that is communicated via chat can be converted to tasks and the tasks can be tracked in projects. It also has its own mobile app version that is efficient to communicate. Thread communication is possible to track any requests. External collaboators can be added as guests.

Nachteile:

Mobile app login can be more user friendly rather than having to key in org name. Use of a QR code can be more efficient.

Free for non-profits makes it a No-Brainer

Kommentare: Ryver has been a great addition to our stack. It's free so it lets us really dig in on every feature to maximize the fact that it's free! There have been several major releases that were communicated well and added major value. I have been very pleased with my interactions at all levels.

Vorteile:

It's an amazing alternative to the other communication platforms out there. You already know how to use it. It's fun, simple, and gets the job done! Even comes with a pretty solid trello board to keep your tasks in line.

Nachteile:

It's not as sexy as Slack - There I said it! :) Once you are in a system you can't leave. Like all these platforms. Once you commit - You are in!

Best means of Chat and Call Communication at work

Kommentare: Very good. It saves the conversation so it helps me go back to the history of what we were talking about. It works well for my work.

Vorteile:

Its simplified way of communication through chat and call. Able to send document to someone, can do a private chat group, can search or go back to previous conversation using the search option inside the chat group or the person you are having a communication with. It also allows notification option and simple set up of own profile.

Nachteile:

If you accidentally hit the call option to someone, it does not have the end call option. Need to relaunch to end it.

Does Not Completely Work

Kommentare: Ryver's core functionality works as it should, however it is still a buggy piece of software. I really whish they could sort out the bugs in the dialing functionality.

Vorteile:

It is fairly simple to use. It's core functionality does do what it's supposed to do

Nachteile:

The call button is placed in an awkward position, I sometimes end up accidentally calling a team member and it is a chore to end the call. I end up having to restart the application otherwise it will just indefinitely dial.

Best software to communicate in team within the organization

Kommentare: I am using ryver since last 2 years.
It is best software.

Vorteile:

Ryver is easy to use software for communication in team or group. For communication you can create team and add team members from your organization and from outside the organization. You can also create task for individuals.

Nachteile:

I think there is no cons for this software. But there is limitations for files, you can not upload multiple files at a time

Awesome Ryver

Kommentare: The overall experience is outstanding, it makes the communication between our sites much easier and it is fun and makes you more interactive.

Vorteile:

Compared to hipchat Ryver is much better in connectivity and ease of use. I can say that it is competitive in the chat system category.

Nachteile:

The only cons I see is when I started using it, but after an hour I already got the hang of it.

It is an good application for communication in cooperative environment.

Vorteile:

In ryver we can share any kind of file like .cs,.js etc. It is a best application for group discussions. We can save some information notes without showing them in chats. We can create task lists for projects.

Nachteile:

It was free application but now we need to pay for their services. Some user interface need improvements.

Great alternative for Slack

Vorteile:

It has a "forum-like" section which they label it as "topics" where you can consolidate all the topics you wanted to discuss and every user can post/comment inside the topic just like a "comment" Ryver also has application for Android and iOS

Nachteile:

UI appears to be very old design. I'm observing slow response when switching from 1 channel to another.

Great tool for group task management and communication.

Vorteile:

Creating lists, assigning tasks, and managing deadlines were made really easy with Ryver. My manager used it in a audio-visual warehouse setting, and it was a really great tool. The ability to create tasks and assign them to people was super useful. Also, the UI was very unobtrusive.

Nachteile:

Cost is a little high in comparison to some other competing services, of which there are many.

Ryver - Slack's clone!

Kommentare: Up until we stopped using it, everybody loved Ryver. IT worked exceptionally well, had great support and an administrative console that was top notch. Again, if it remained free for us, we'd still be using it!

Vorteile:

It does everything Slack does. Simple chat features, easy use, easy setup. At the time we used it, it was free for what we were doing. Unfortunately, they took away the free features, making my firm change to Slack's free model. With that being said, if you are using the paid features of Slack, Ryver is almost an exact clone of Slack, with a competitive cost. If I was paying for the added features, I would totally be satisfied with what Ryver brings to the table

Nachteile:

As mentioned, it is great, however, due to the fact that it does not have the financial resources of Slack, they had to eliminate the free usage model, thus my firm moved away from Ryver and went with Slack.

Ryver Experience

Kommentare: Slack is great for organisations collaboration

Vorteile:

Its decent compared to Slack or rocket Its easy to use Its Free to use and you can have unlimited users Sharing files is as easy as drag and drop you can integrate third party services like Trello

Nachteile:

The software logs you out after it updates, when you make a call it sometimes doesn't hang up

Small firm task management tool

Vorteile:

I enjoyed that my team is able to keep track of daily tasks and chat via this platform.

Nachteile:

It was not as easy to collaborate with other team members or departments with this platform. This is a use for one or two teams max in my opinion.

Ryver

Vorteile:

Good communication product for the organisations and nice feature to create the private channels for the group discussions.

Nachteile:

Cost is high though less popular among the people.

A really helpful addition to our team's collaboration

Vorteile:

Ryver has provided the missing link we've needed for team communication. It's been helpful to create channels for specific groups, projects, and tasks.

Nachteile:

Having used Slack previously, it does feel a little lacking in some areas. There's no one specific example to point to, it just feels like the UX could be a little stronger.

Could out-do Microsoft Teams... what do you think?

Kommentare: I do not know how much Ryver would cost a business because I am not on that side but I can imagine it is cheaper. It works almost the same as other similar software so this could be a big problem for its competitors.

Vorteile:

What I like most about Ryver, it gives the user so many options when using the chat options. You can dress up your chat room to make it your own

Nachteile:

What I like least about the software is the way the chat is organized. I couldn't tell if I was replying to a chat person or it was posted by someone else. Also, uploading a document or screen shot was not easy to do the first time but after the user is used to the features, then this software might out-do other chat/team similar software.

Super 'Clean' but not super intuitive

Kommentare: Its been a great 'one connection point to rule them all' as we had gotten to a place where we were on Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp and WeChat in our d2d ops - just crazy. We looked around for a single solution and this is what we came up with - like it for the price and its 'growing' on me - just wasn't super quick to 'slip into and start using' - but we're happy with it and will keep using it (over the other apps mentioned).

Vorteile:

1. Really clean UI, everything "just works". 2. Works in China without a VPN (really important for our company which regularly sends reps there).

Nachteile:

1. Takes time to work out some of the basic functionality such as different kinds of group chats (ie not super intuitive)