{"id":2992,"date":"2024-07-18T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:18:21","slug":"collaboration-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/collaboration-software\/","title":{"rendered":"The best collaboration software for efficient remote teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As companies embrace digital workplaces, it can be challenging to encourage collaboration among teammates who may have never even met face-to-face. That\u2019s what makes collaboration software so vital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s more important than ever to have a central place where your teammates can connect\u2014and the good news is, there\u2019s plenty of technology to help you create a collaborative workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The right collaboration software makes it easier for your teams to work together, whether they\u2019re across the world or across the table from each other. And if you choose tools that integrate with your communication system, you\u2019ve got a true collaboration hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post, we\u2019ll look at:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#team\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What team collaboration software is<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#benefits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefits of a collaboration solution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#best\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best collaboration tools for businesses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83d\udd11 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI is changing the game for small businesses, making it easier to interact with stakeholders quick and intelligently while still maintaining personal touch. Learn how AI is keeping small businesses and customers connected in our free eBook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/assets.ringcentral.com\/us\/whitepaper\/ai-smb-customers-connected.pdf\" data-id=\"6a084a40555a1\" id=\"6a084a40555a1\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:6a084a40555a1.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\u2705 Get the eBook<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udc40 \u200a Learn how AI is helping connect small business and customers. <\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get it now\">Get it now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:6a084a40555a1.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"team\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is team collaboration software?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration software is any software that\u2019s designed to help teams work together more effectively across distances and departments. It typically consists of a central platform accessible to all team members, where they can communicate, share ideas and data, and work together on projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This category of software can include project management, task management, video meeting, whiteboard, team messaging, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/ways-to-use-free-file-sharing-in-your-ringcentral-app\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">file sharing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not just about internal collaboration\u2014teams can also use software to connect with clients. For example, they could<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/collaborative-culture\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work collaboratively<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with customers through video calls or by sharing screens to solve problems together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborative solutions<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keep everyone connected and on the same page. Ideally, to maximize efficiency and keep your tech stack lean, you need to create a collaboration hub where the software is integrated with communication tools like your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/lp\/small-business-phone-service.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business phone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"benefits\" class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefits of a collaboration solution?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration software gets everyone together in one place digitally, even if they can\u2019t be in one physical space. It helps those working remotely to feel connected to each other and to the organization, which promotes a sense of camaraderie and boosts employee satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration solutions improve teamwork by giving employees the right tools, making it easier to share information and ideas and avoid silos. When everyone can see what their colleagues are doing, there\u2019s more transparency and a clear path toward shared goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the benefits of a collaboration tool are greater efficiency and productivity. For example, teams don\u2019t have to create multiple versions of a file and send it back and forth\u2014they can all work on the same document and see a history of changes. There\u2019s less risk of misunderstandings or duplicated tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the right software, you can create a collaborative culture in your business and reinforce to your team that sharing information across departments isn\u2019t just a nice idea\u2014it\u2019s how things are actually done in your workplace. (Learn more about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/collaboration-in-the-workplace\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keys to effective collaboration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to integrate collaboration and communication tools is a game-changer. Let\u2019s say you integrate<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/marketing-stack\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apps in your marketing tech stack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with your comms system. You could then receive notifications about campaigns right in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/teams\/overview.html\">team messaging app<\/a>, and loop in the sales and support teams so they\u2019re ready to field any questions from customers. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best\" class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best collaboration tools for business<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are hundreds of team collaboration tools<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">out there, aimed at various teams and industries. We\u2019ve picked out some of our favorites to cover most collaboration needs\u2014and even better, RingCentral integrates with almost all of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The all-in-one communication and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaboration tool<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foundation of collaboration is communication, so it\u2019s vital to have the right central<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/communication-tools\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communication tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to connect everyone in the organization.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/small-business.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covers all bases, offering omnichannel communication, built-in collaboration tools, and multiple integrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unified solution allows you to communicate in a variety of different ways, from phone calls to video meetings to team messaging. You can jump on a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video-call.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, share screens and brainstorm on a whiteboard in real time, and share files\u2014all in the same platform:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" title=\"RingCentral | Meet your anywhere workspace\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U_mx0j6-KRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, with the task management functionality, you can assign and track the progress of projects among your team, and everyone can see what they\u2019re each working on, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having task management and communication in one place means that you can stay on top of projects easily.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/checking-in-email\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a team member? Assign a follow-up task right from that conversation, and attach the relevant file they need to get the job done:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56896\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image12.png\" alt=\" Creating tasks straight from a conversation is one thing that makes RingCentral great collaboration software\" width=\"651\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral is incredibly useful for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/customer-service-teamwork\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">customer service teamwork<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well. With customer conversations taking place in your collaboration hub, support teams can get answers quickly by messaging or adding the right team members to the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><b>\ud83c\udfc6 Did you know:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingEX and RingCentral Contact Center both earned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/ringcentral-earns-2024-top-rated-awards-from-trustradius\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TrustRadius Top Rated <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">awards for their exceptional customer satisfaction.\u00a0<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project\/task management tools<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asana<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56898\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image10.png\" alt=\"Asana is collaboration software focused on project management\" width=\"1003\" height=\"657\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/asana\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asana is a work management platform that helps you organize tasks and projects within teams and across different departments. You can automate workflows, streamline approvals, and create a single work record to avoid duplications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lets you break a larger project down into smaller tasks, assign them to the right people, and set due dates. You can then track work and monitor progress on real-time dashboards, which show when a team is overloaded and where resources are needed most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can organize and view your work as a list, calendar, timeline, Gantt chart, or Kanban board.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New AI tools include smart summaries and intelligent insights, while Asana is hot on security with permissions and privacy controls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asana also integrates with RingCentral, sending when your boards or cards are updated, eliminating email clutter, and upleveling your team messaging app to a true collaboration hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Free tier; paid plans from $10.99.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/sup><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basecamp<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56899\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image1-1.png\" alt=\"Basecamp is collaboration software to help small teams manage projects\" width=\"1141\" height=\"790\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/basecamp\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basecamp is a project management platform designed for small teams. It gives you a single-page view for each project, with customizable sections including a card table (Basecamp\u2019s take on Kanban boards), to-do list, a library for relevant docs and files, a centralized message board, and a team chat area just for that project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s also a tracker at the top to let you see progress, which is automatically updated, plus a single timeline of project activity below the other sections. The idea is that everything\u2019s in one place so you don\u2019t waste any time trying to find it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re overseeing multiple projects, the Mission Control feature gives you a birds-eye view. You can schedule events, deadlines, and milestones, and pull them into your shared calendar. Notifications only go to the team members who need them, to avoid unnecessary distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can connect Basecamp to RingCentral via Zapier, setting up workflows with actions that happen in response to \u201ctriggers\u201d (for example, adding a note to a file when a relevant phone call ends).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From $15\/user\/month.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span> <\/sup><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document management tools<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Drive<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56900\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image6-1.png\" alt=\"Google Drive helps with efficient file sharing and collaborative work\" width=\"1017\" height=\"551\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capterra.com\/p\/161425\/Drive\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Drive enables teams to create, store, share, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and collaborate on files and folders from any device. You don\u2019t need to convert file formats, and can edit and store over 100 file types including PDFs, CAD files, and images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple teammates or even people from outside your company can collaborate on a single document at the same time\u2014you can view edits while others type, ask questions in comments, and\u00a0 communicate through built-in chat. No more endless versions of docs flying back and forth over email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Drive is part of Google Workspace, which includes Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms as well as Gmail and Meet. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/google-docs-hacks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about 27 time-saving Google Docs hacks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, Google integrates with RingCentral to allow for seamless file management within your chat software. You don\u2019t even have to send an email to share a file\u2014just import the file from Google Drive right into your team chat, and everyone has access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Google Workspace is free for personal use; $6\/user\/month for businesses.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span> <\/sup><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bit.ai<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-56901 size-full\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image4-2.png\" alt=\"Bit.ai is collaboration software that also helps you to create knowledge bases\" width=\"918\" height=\"624\" \/><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareadvice.com\/cms\/bit-profile\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bit.ai is a document management and knowledge base solution that lets teams create and collaborate on files, as well as organizing all their knowledge in workspaces, folders, documents, and wikis. There\u2019s unlimited folder hierarchy and a Smart Search feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The co-editing, comments, real-time notifications, and auto-stored version history help you collaborate smoothly, and you can also set up invite-only custom workspaces for secure data sharing with permission controls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can create interactive documents and wikis and add various types of content and media formats. Share them via a live link on any channel, or embed them onto any website or blog and update them in real-time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Free plan; paid tiers from $8\/member\/month.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span> <\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1\u00a0 Pro-tip:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing files within your chat platform helps to keep everything in one place, so there\u2019s less hunting to find what you\u2019re looking for later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team messaging tools<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slack<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56902\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image9.png\" alt=\"Slack is a collaboration software option that will be familiar to many\" width=\"1036\" height=\"692\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/slack\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slack is a team messaging tool that organizes your conversations into channels for projects, topics, or teams. Everyone has a shared view of the information, including new members. All conversations and files become a searchable archive (even when projects or channels have ended).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also send direct messages to individual colleagues, and there\u2019s the option to keep channels and groups public or private. Slack Connect lets you bring people from external organizations into your secure channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slack enables you to share files and recorded video and audio clips. If you want to discuss something in-depth, use Slack Huddles to start a live voice or video conversation\u2014either 1:1 or with up to 50 people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral integrates with Slack, enabling you to start a RingCentral Video meeting directly from Slack (with up to 200 participants) or make a call using RingCentral from the native call icon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Free plan; paid plans from $7.25\/user\/month.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56903\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image5-1.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Teams is best used as collaboration software when integrated with RingCentral\" width=\"1144\" height=\"644\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capterra.com\/p\/168668\/Microsoft-Teams\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might think of Teams as a video calling app, but it has other collaboration tools including team messaging and document management. You can send instant messages to groups or individuals (including people outside your organization with Teams Connect), and share links and files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams lets you start a call from a message, record voice messages and video clips, and move email threads from Outlook into your chats. The messaging service has rich text editing, translation, customizable notifications, and the option to name and pin group chats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also co-author and edit documents simultaneously, with automatic sync and version history tracking. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By integrating Teams with RingCentral, you can add reliable telephony, advanced calling features, business SMS, and online fax into the mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Standalone Teams Essentials plan $4\/user\/month, or you can get it as part of Microsoft 365.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tools<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56904\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image7.png\" alt=\"You can create a true collaboration hub by integrating Salesforce and RingCentral\" width=\"837\" height=\"629\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capterra.com\/p\/61368\/Salesforce\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce is a comprehensive CRM tool for sales, service, and marketing teams, bringing all customer data into one place for a single view. With a central dashboard and cloud-based access, teams can easily collaborate across departments\u2014and communicate effectively with customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features include account and lead management, email marketing and campaign analytics, and case management and omnichannel routing for customer service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce Chatter is an enterprise social network that lets colleagues<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaborate on sales opportunities, service cases, campaigns, and projects. You can share files, track project work, and discuss ideas or direct customer feedback in a forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With RingCentral\u2019s Salesforce integration, you can make and receive calls directly from your Salesforce account, and get notifications about case updates and opportunities right in your chat platform. Support teams can stay within one platform for both team and customer communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plans from $25\/user\/month.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span> <\/sup><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HubSpot<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56905\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image8-1.png\" alt=\"HubSpot offers a range of collaboration tools\" width=\"1070\" height=\"665\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capterra.com\/p\/152373\/HubSpot-CRM\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HubSpot is another CRM platform that connects your various teams and departments, with tools for marketing, sales, service, content, commerce, and operations. These are split into modules called \u201chubs\u201d, which are available to buy separately or in a bundle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service tools include ticketing and team email plus an AI chatbot, while sales teams can use contact management, deal pipelines, and a reporting dashboard. There\u2019s also email marketing, ad management, a website builder, and invoicing and quoting capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget, you can embed key RingCentral capabilities into your HubSpot CRM account. For instance, you can answer inbound and make outbound calls without navigating away from HubSpot, and access all RingCentral text messages, voicemails, and faxes from one place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plan with tools covering all hubs; paid plans for each hub from $15\/user\/month.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1Pro-tip:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having your marketing and sales tools both connected with your communication tool allows these teams to communicate better than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since your sales and marketing staff can both see everything they\u2019re working on in RingCentral\u2019s messaging app, they can easily share updates and communications. Marketing can keep the sales team updated on new resources they\u2019re creating, and sales can submit content requests and see the emails their prospects are receiving.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\ud83d\udd79\ufe0f<\/span> Get a hands-on look at how RingCentral works by booking a product tour:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><button data-href=\"#leadform-popup\" class=\"js-open-popup-activator btn primary\" >Choose a time<\/button><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design and development tools<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figma<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56906\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image13.png\" alt=\"Figma can help design and dev teams to collaborate creatively\" width=\"1149\" height=\"655\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/figma\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figma is a collaborative app for design and development teams. It enables designers, developers, and copywriters to co-create and refine designs in one shared file, and you can even invite external contractors and clients.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communicate via audio or chat within a file, and add feedback comments. There\u2019s also a version history feature that tracks changes to any project.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The FigJam feature (priced separately) lets you brainstorm, diagram, and visualize ideas in a shared online whiteboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The app sends design status updates when a project is changed, completed, or ready to build, so you can track progress. For enhanced collaboration between designers and devs, Figma makes it easy to translate designs into code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s possible to integrate RingCentral and Figma with APIs via Pipedream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: From $15\/seat\/month for Figma; $5\/seat\/month for FigJam. Free plan available for both.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visme<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56907\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image3-2.png\" alt=\"Visme is popular collaboration software for designers\" width=\"856\" height=\"536\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capterra.com\/p\/153139\/Visme\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visme is a content creation tool for designing professional-looking docs, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">presentations, infographics, and data visualizations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Teams and clients can collaborate in real-time by annotating and commenting on content, as well as brainstorming and planning with the whiteboarding tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">add and track users in your teams, and set user permissions or roles for who can view, edit, or share documents. Share content via email, embed to your website or intranet, or send a private link with encryption and password protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The digital asset manager helps you to store and organize all your brand assets in one central place, and you can schedule and publish all your social media posts and content tasks from a single shared calendar so everyone can see what\u2019s been done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Free plan; prices start at $12.25\/month.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><strong>Ready to start choosing your collaboration software?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a communication system underpinning your team collaboration efforts, you can start choosing the business collaboration software<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that keeps teams on the same page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve created an efficient collaboration hub customized to your needs, everyone will be empowered to share ideas and information\u2014no matter where they work.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/view_demo.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View a free demo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find out more about how RingCentral can help you collaborate effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration software FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does team collaboration mean?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team collaboration means that all the members of a team, a department, or an entire organization are working together on a shared task or project\u2014or toward a shared goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They use their combined skills and knowledge to create something new or to solve a problem together. By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/effective-teamwork\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working effectively as a team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they can get things done faster with fewer resources than if they worked as individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I choose a team collaboration tool?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tools you choose will depend on your industry and your business processes, but there\u2019s something out there to suit everyone. Consider the current state of collaboration in your company, and the problems or bottlenecks you want the software to fix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for a solution that gives you the functionality you need right now, but with the ability to upgrade as your business grows. It\u2019s best to find tools that integrate well with your communications system, so that teams can easily ask questions and keep each other updated on projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you do the research and take advantage of demos or free trials before you commit to a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 https:\/\/asana.com\/pricing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 https:\/\/basecamp.com\/pricing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/pricing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 https:\/\/bit.ai\/pricing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 https:\/\/app.slack.com\/plans\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\u00a0 https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/compare-microsoft-teams-business-options<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/small-business\/pricing\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 https:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/pricing\/marketing\/starter?term=annual<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 https:\/\/www.figma.com\/pricing\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 https:\/\/www.visme.co\/pricing\/<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As companies embrace digital workplaces, it can be challenging to encourage collaboration among teammates who may have never even met face-to-face. 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