We performed a comparison between Symphony and Yammer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Social Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The overall functions are good."
"The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise."
"I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable."
"The entire product is good."
"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight."
"The design of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The initial setup was simple and straightforward."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"Valuable features include the integration with Microsoft Office and the fact that it is in the cloud. Also, it's quite easy to use."
"We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer."
"The integration with Teams is the biggest value for us. In fact, it has only become more valuable now that it has integration with Teams. Teams allows you to stream, so that's good."
"Yammer shows the post’s actions, comments, and how people react. We can quickly see what's going on."
"I find it quite simple and intuitive. It's similar to using a more user-friendly interface for SharePoint. It integrates seamlessly with the browser, so you hardly notice you're using it."
"Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module."
"To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial."
"The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved."
"The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned."
"The solution needs to improve CI."
"Sometimes, we lose access to the solution for unknown reasons."
"The solution must be able to stream by itself, without integration, the same way that you are able to do it on Facebook Live, Instagram, etc. Streaming must be embedded into it."
"I faced some issues with Yammer's mobile app when I shifted from Android to iPhone, and it got a little bit tricky to use it on an iPhone, which took away some of my time."
"Users need to be in the Acting Directory to exploit the features."
"Microsoft should work on templating and provide some built-in templates so that the changes can automatically roll out to all the configured communities."
"Yammer should include more integrations."
"This solution would be improved if it was well integrated with other communication applications."
"I would like to see a fancier user interface. That is one of the weak points of Yammer."
Symphony is ranked 8th in Enterprise Social Software with 5 reviews while Yammer is ranked 4th in Enterprise Social Software with 60 reviews. Symphony is rated 7.2, while Yammer is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Symphony writes "Makes tasks like network planning and performance monitoring much easier". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Yammer writes "Ease of use and a familiar user interface". Symphony is most compared with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Drupal and SharePoint, whereas Yammer is most compared with Workplace by Facebook, SAP Jam, Chatter, Jive and Interact Intranet. See our Symphony vs. Yammer report.
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