Intranet Comparison: Jostle vs Google Sites
What is Jostle?
Jostle is a collaborative intranet used by small to large-scale businesses or organizations. Its goal is to make it easier for users to connect and share information to get work done efficiently.
With the tools they offer, they help increase productivity and employee engagement.
Users can align teams, share relevant information and news, invite participation from others, and many more!
You can also add “Powerups” such as task trackers, event management tools, listings, HTML pages, and many more with an additional fee
What is Google Sites?
Google Sites is the website building app from Google Workspace. It is used by many organisations to create internal websites for departments as well as corporate Intranets.
This site, Steegle.com, is built wholly on Google Sites.
Google Sites allows users to easily create websites without any background knowledge in programming or web development. It part of Google Workspace's Google Docs Editor family i.e. Sheets, Slides, Drawings, and Docs.
If you’re familiar with Wix, Squarespace or WordPress you may notice that they are somewhat similar to Google Sites, but the emphasis of those tools are public websites, rather than private intranets. Google Sites, however, gives the secure and private authentication offered by Google Workspace so it provides a seamless experience for Google Workspace users.
If you use Google Workspace already then you will find Google Sites easy to use, due to its familiarity with the other Google Workspace apps. Google Sites offers the same sharing model you are used to in Google Drive, so you can avoid any security concerns due to Google Workspace's industry-leading security.
Google Sites offers the basic and fundamental features for most websites but lacks essential functionality for that many organisations need on an intranet. Steegle offers a very particular set of tools to provide a fully fledged Intranet via our Steegle.One Intranet solution.
Key Features of Jostle
News and Announcement - Send news and announcements to the target audience including departments, office locations, project teams, or divisions. With their advanced features, you can make sure that important announcements are read.
People Directory - Users are able to create profiles with their skills, work experience, and background. Seamlessly sync the data to or from Google, Azure, OKTA, Active Directory, and HRIS systems. When looking up users, you can easily find them by location, department, or role.
Discussions - a secured palace where coworkers can connect instantly using any device. You can use discussions to chat with coworkers, share files, and create tasks.
Task Management - You can track the real-time status of your projects without the need for another tool. Create and assign tasks easily.
Users are able to monitor, analyze, and measure if the software is hitting the goals and objectives
Analyzing intranet adaptation by verifying where employees are having a hard time in using certain features
There is a dedicated homepage customized according to the specific needs or roles of employees, groups, and locations.
Users can add forms to collect data
Form workflows
Users can store documents and media files in a centralized library. Users can add tags to make it easier for other employees to locate.
Jostle Pricing vs Google Sites Pricing
Jostle Pricing
Jostle costs c.$8 /per user/month
To this you will have to add set up costs and training.
Google Sites Pricing
Google Sites is Free if you have Google Workspace!
If you use add-on tools, that a company like Steegle provides in Steegle Steegle.One, incurs license fees.
Steegle.One license fees are a fraction of Jostle to get a tailored quote for your situation get a quote. Google Sites Pricing
Concessionary pricing is available for not-for-profits organisations
Google Sites for Intranets - Features
Content Management
Managing content on Google Site is easy and often self-explanatory.
You can add and duplicate pages, hide pages, and archive pages.
Embedding document is easy and fun.
Edit who can access and edit contents
Media Management
Users can easily add:
images,
videos,
complex text.
Users can also:
Move, edit, resize and drag images.
Create a responsive design with a grid layout.
Security
You can view and edit users who can access certain pages. Unauthorized users will not be able to access or make edits on your intranet.
Integrations
Seamlessly integrate with Google apps such as Docs, Sheets, Drawing, and Presentation.
Google Sites for Intranets - Limitations
Like any tool or application, Google Sites has some limitations. The following list shows some of the most popular concerns from users:
No Employee Engagement
People Directory - No simple way to create an employee directory nor an organisational chart.
Employee Recognition - Google Sites does not offer any tools to help you recognise and reward those who have gone the extra mile or if you want to spotlight someone for their achievements.
No News or Announcements
Summaries - Google Sites doesn;t summarise recent updates
Centralised Tool - there's no tool to allow you to post once and update in various locations
Poor File, Document and Folder Handling
Folder Hierarchy - opening a folder takes you to Google Drive
Search and Sort - Sites doesn't search your embedded Drive content nor can you sort the list of items
Poor Calendar DIsplay
Google Calendar - antiquated displays are not intranet friendly
The Solution?
All of these shortfalls are addressed by Steegle in our comprehensive Steegle.One Intranet platform.
Feature Comparison Table
What is Steegle.One Intranet for Google Sites?
Steegle.One is an added value intranet solution for Google Workspace that is made using Google Apps Script embedded in Google Sites by Steegle.com.
Steegle.One allows you to easily build engaging and compelling intranets based on Google Sites.
Addition, Steegle-developed, low-maintenance productivity tools to make your intranet more efficient and effective. Some of the Steegle extensions you can use on your intranet are:
Steegle News - comprehensive news management tool;
Steegle People - employee directory and org charts based on your Google Workspace directory;
Steegle Heroes - employee recognition tool;
Steegle Schedule - consistent calendar display.
Looking for an intranet solution for Google Workspace?
Since 2008, we here at Steegle.com have been delivering intranet development solutions for Google Sites. We have developed Steegle.One intranet system which builds directly to Google Sites for Google Workspace.
As a certified Google Cloud Partner, we specialize in Google Workspace based solutions. Give us a call at US +1 (302) 672 3007 or UK +44 (207) 871 502 or contact us today to view a demo of our intranet solutions, and see how it can help increase employee productivity and save time and money. Click below to learn more about the Steegle.One Intranet solution.
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