Ziflow

Internal and External Proofing

Kommentare: We've been able to solve the following:
- Accountability on updates (client or employee issues)
- Better attention to details (senior staff overseeing junior staff work before sending to client)
- Time saved on emailing proofs and tracking what was/wasn't done.
- Getting clients on board with the same proofing process. Previously some clients printed, then marked up proofs, then scanned and sent back. Others just sent a list of updates through email. Others marked up in Adobe Acrobat. Great to have everyone on the same page using the same tool!

Vorteile:

We needed a proofing tool to streamline our approval process internally and externally. I like that we can do internal reviews before sending proofs to clients. This helps me train my Senior staff to pay more attention to details and make sure they're catching any issues with proofs before sending to the client. Clients love the ability to see previous versions. The software also allows for accountability on updates. We're able to track if updates were made for clients and if clients missed updates.

Nachteile:

Overall the product is very intuitive, but with so many options in the proofing proces, onboarding can be difficult at first and training clients can take some time. But once everyone is on the same page on how the process works, it's a great tool and worth the effort.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen: ReviewStudio, PageProof, Conceptboard, Hightail, GoProof, Notism und Filestage

Warum Ziflow gewählt wurde: GoVisually was a great and simple tool, but it didn't have enough features to accomplish the proofing process we wanted. If Ziflow can't do what you need, you're likely not to find a proofing tool that can do what you need. Ziflow is very robust and feature-rich.

Zuvor genutzte Software: GoVisually

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Ziflow: Nothing was as feature rich/robust enough to do what we needed. Ziflow got us the exact proofing process we needed.

Sharing the Ziflow LOVE

Kommentare: We are in our sixth year of Ziflow and have turned many people into customers that share our love the platform.

Vorteile:

We tested a lot of other platforms and Ziflow is the best by far. We were able to easily integrate it into our systems to track status along with other elements. They take the management out of the design process so you can concentrate on what you do best...Creating!

Nachteile:

The only thing that I don't like is the notifications. I like knowing when things are being reviewed. I wish there was another option to let you know people are reviewing without having to be notified on all comments.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen: PageProof

Warum Ziflow gewählt wurde: Everything else was horrible. We had anxiety every time we loaded something for review. Will on the Ziflow team was super helpful in getting us up and running quickly. We tried out a lot and Ziflow was hands down our favorite.

Zuvor genutzte Software: PageProof

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Ziflow: much better customer service. They got us up and running really quickly.

Ziflow

Kommentare: It’s ok.... can probably have someone build this for me for $500 overseas with the same functions. Most customers do not use the tools to show changes. Mostly everything is emailed or commented.

Vorteile:

Editing and communication area for the customer.

Nachteile:

Backend search is not the greatest. Having a google type of search on top for everything that is available in our account is needed. Very hard to search for certain proofs.

Go with Ziflow

Kommentare: Wonderful. I used the testing folder extensively at first to get the hang of how we wanted to save our own workflow templates and add our own branding to the emails that are sent for our PDF proofs. Once I beta tested several PDF workflow scenarios for our business. After getting very comfortable, I presented it to our group to roll out for our PDF workflow. It is great for when others are on vacation that I can go in and proceed to the next proofing step or advance the project further. I also like that we can search to find jobs quickly. It has also been great for our internal departments to receive creative work that they can view, comment, approve, or request changes without it getting lost in a string of emails. This has increased our turn-around time.

Vorteile:

Customer service response is so quick and they helped us by implementing some feature requests to better adapt to the way we proof things out to our clients. It organizes our PDF revisions so we don't have to wonder if everyone is looking at an incorrect version. I searched for quite some time looking at what other companies offered to find a good solution that included print color separations. I accidentally ran across Ziflow and it quickly caught my attention because it had what I was looking for (finally!). Viewing color separations when opening a proof is great for our packaging clients, and is a feature we heavily rely upon. Having commenting/mark up tools and the ability to download PDF reports is a nice plus. I also like that their online help menu can pull up relevant answers and is kept up-to-date. But, the email support has been top notch, too. It is nice to have a project management dashboard to quickly see what has been opened, commented, or a decision made.

Nachteile:

I think overall they do a wonderful job with an in depth live demo, in which they were asking about our workflows so we could focus on how Ziflow would best work for us. But, I think before diving into training new Ziflow customers, it is important to slow down and go over the dashboard and side menu items before going directly into the Admin settings.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen: GoVisually, Canva, Filecamp, Adobe Workfront und Filestage

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Ziflow: The color separation feature, file versioning, the dashboard looked clean, as well as they had their act together to provide a very thorough online presentation demo with a link to the recorded meeting. They obviously knew their platform thoroughly, and were asking questions about our workflow and provided thoughtful answers to our questions. We had a demo from a competitor that was very disorganized and they tried to conduct it over a mobile device...after 10 minutes we ended the competitor's demo out of frustration.

The Best Proofing Software I have ever found!

Kommentare: ZiFlow has been very easy to work with and approachable. Their Tech Support documents are thorough and easy to understand. Their sales and support teams have been approachable and dedicated to supporting our endeavors on their platform.

Vorteile:

ZiFlow is one of the most feature-packed proofing tools I have found, but it is also very approachable and easy to use.

Nachteile:

The only thing I need that ZiFlow doesn't support is PDF layers... If they can add layers, this product will be the golden goose.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen: PageProof, GoVisually und Adobe Creative Cloud

Warum Ziflow gewählt wurde: Needed more automation and a full API connection

Zuvor genutzte Software: PageProof

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Ziflow: Ease of use and automation abilities. I needed a full API and ZiFlow delivered.