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Flowdock vs Google Hangouts Chat: What are the differences?

Developers describe Flowdock as "Flowdock is your team's chat with a shared inbox. Teams using Flowdock react in seconds and never forget anything". Flowdock is a web-based team chat service that integrates with your tools to provide a window into your team's activities. With the team inbox, everyone on your team can stay up to date. Stay connected with Flowdock's iOS and Android apps. On the other hand, Google Hangouts Chat is detailed as "A messaging platform built for teams". Whether in a 1:1 chat or a dedicated group workspace, collaborate with your team in an organized way. Share and discuss Docs, Sheets, and Slides all in one place.

Flowdock and Google Hangouts Chat belong to "Group Chat & Notifications" category of the tech stack.

Some of the features offered by Flowdock are:

  • Team Inbox
  • Group Chat
  • 1-On-1 Private Chat

On the other hand, Google Hangouts Chat provides the following key features:

  • Schedule meetings
  • Create tasks
  • Get updates from your team right in Chat

Teespring, Opower, and Verba are some of the popular companies that use Flowdock, whereas Google Hangouts Chat is used by Kalibrr, SmartProcure, and Voices.com. Flowdock has a broader approval, being mentioned in 37 company stacks & 5 developers stacks; compared to Google Hangouts Chat, which is listed in 17 company stacks and 10 developer stacks.

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Pros of Flowdock
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    Threaded chat
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    Simpler integrations than others, team inbox = awesome
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    Great interface
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    Extremely easy to manage multiple conversations
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    Powerful Search and Tagging Architecture
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    Team Inbox
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    Email and RSS integration for apps w no API
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    See what the team is actually working on
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    Comment on anything you see or do
  • 3
    Spark conversations around activity
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    Threads and tags make it great
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    Threaded Inbox for Integrations
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    Threaded chat and separate inbox for integrations
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    Free
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    Reliability
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    Free

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Cons of Flowdock
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      Not compatible with Telegram keys
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      No markdown
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      No video or voice messages
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      No media editor
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      No auto-delete
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      No voice chat

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    What is Flowdock?

    Flowdock is a web-based team chat service that integrates with your tools to provide a window into your team's activities. With the team inbox, everyone on your team can stay up to date. Stay connected with Flowdock's iOS and Android apps.

    What is Google Hangouts Chat?

    Whether in a 1:1 chat or a dedicated group workspace, collaborate with your team in an organized way. Share and discuss Docs, Sheets, and Slides all in one place.

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