Collaboration Software For Small Business: 3 Brands That Pros Highly Recommend

Steven is running a small cooking school just outside Hoboken, New Jersey and has been thinking about installing a collaboration software to his current system for his small business. He is on the lookout for a few collaboration software for small business but has been failing to find The One.  He said that with so much information to process, Steven is more confused than enlightened. He asks if I can provide him with at least three collaboration systems for small business.

“Hello! I am going nuts here just trying to figure out which collaboration software for small business would perfectly suit the needs of my school. There are too many options to choose from and I can’t make up my mind which system would really work for me. If you can suggest three collaboration software for small business, it would really help me narrow down my search. Thanks!”

Hi Steven! I know it can be frustrating that you only need to pick one and yet you have a vast selection at hand. I can tell you three of the best collaboration software for small business but I hope you can take note of what I am going to say first.

Every small enterprise has varying needs in terms of web based collaboration. Even as you have plenty of good cloud collaboration software solutions now, there are still many factors that you need to consider, such as the goals of your business endeavors, the size of your staff, and the financial aspect among other things. It would really help that you take the time to determine your business needs, goals, and how much you are willing to spend before you evaluate collaboration software systems and software vendors. Reading selection tips on collaboration software and a few comparison and software review articles will do you a lot of good, believe me.

On that note, here are my top 3 best collaboration software for small business.

#1 AffinityLive

AffiniityLive allows you to index and document all your interaction with your clients, organize business contacts, calendars, and emails. Like all collaboration software solutions, AffinityLive has its owns document sharing platform that allows users to share information and other files with members of the internal network. It should be pointed out that AffinityLive is more designed to help businesses manage their clients.

AffinityLive is not a free platform. Its cheap version is sold at $19 per user a month. For premium features, that would cost you $39 per user per month.

#2 Box

Box is more like Dropbox, only better. This collaboration software is not only designed for small enterprises, but can also serve medium size businesses. While Dropbox is intended for sharing documents and other types of files, Box can do that and more. Box is business-centered, with features that are created to enhance productivity, access, and output of your team.

Box is a cheap collaboration software for small business. Starting at $5 a month for starters, a premium version for managers and content collaboration is also available at $15 a month.

#3 Desk Away

Desk Away is a great option if you are gunning for web based business management and collaboration. It features a central location where you can access stored information, organize events, and monitor work progress. It also boasts of an online secure backup and gives users full control of the information.

With Desk Away, you can manage projects via mobile devices. You can hook up to the cloud hosted application anytime and anywhere, check employee timesheets, and produce analytics for social networking sites such as FaceBook and Twitter among others.

Desk Away packages starts at $25 per user per month. The premium version, which includes unlimited users and projects, costs $179 a month.

I pray that my list would help you out but I do encourage you to check out other products as they may have something that would really help your business achieve its corporate goals. Happy hunting.

P.S. For further reading on collaboration software, I recommend the following: understanding enterprise collaboration software; and what’s the most popular collaboration software used today.

By Allan Jay

Allan Jay is FinancesOnline’s resident B2B expert with over a decade of experience in the SaaS space. He has worked with vendors primarily as a consultant in the UX analysis and design stages, lending to his reviews a strong user-centric angle. A management professional by training, he adds the business perspective to software development. He likes validating a product against workflows and business goals, two metrics, he believes, by which software is ultimately measured.