G2 Vendor Directory

HCL Sametime vs. Aster

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricHCL Sametime

by HCL Technologies

Aster

by Aster

Overall rating4.04.9
Review count12613
Ease of use8.78.9
Ease of setup8.87.9
Quality of support8.39.9
Meets requirements8.79.4
NPS24.77876192.307692
Small Business8.8%46.2%
Mid-Market22.4%23.1%
Enterprise68.8%30.8%
Total page views10594
Total LLM citations67217

HCL Sametime

HCL Sametime provides real time communication through instant messaging, online meetings, audio and video. Communicate virtually instantly Share files, save time and avoid exceeding mail size quotas. Also manage message history using date and time stamps, people and date searches and a log of sent links and files. Improve online meetings Access online meetings from your desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Share files, applications and screens with people internally or externally using security-rich features.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Integrations
  • Video Quality
  • Communication
  • User Interface
  • Security

Aster

Aster addresses the objectives of governance, collective performance and hybrid collaboration by focusing on rituals. It is a collaborative software for taking, structuring and visualizing notes for effective strategic meetings and a better follow-up of actions and decisions. As a Microsoft partner, it is fully integrated into the Teams meeting interface. Aster intervenes in the 3 stages of a ritual. It automates the preparation and maximizes collaboration, makes the animation fluid and rhythmic and automates the sending of the minutes and the follow-up of actions and decisions.

Pros