Blink vs Netframe

Blink is an employee experience app that brings workplace communications and tools together for frontline and headquarters employees. It includes secure one-to-one and group chats, company news feeds, recognition, surveys, stories, and communities. AI help can create or improve feed posts. A knowledge hub, single sign-on, digital forms, and employee journeys are among its workplace tools. Native integrations include ServiceNow, Salesforce, Zoom, and Microsoft 365; Zapier can connect Blink with over 1,000 other apps. An organization administrator must configure integrations before users can access them. Blink says data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit over HTTPS using TLS, and states that it is ISO 27001 certified. The app is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Pricing starts at $3.75/user/mo (annual), and a 14-day free trial is available; there is no free plan. Core is $4.50 per user per month and Pro is $6.00 per user per month. Blink lists healthcare, retail, manufacturing, transit, and logistics among the industries it serves.

Netframe is an open-source digital workplace for collaboration, communication, and organization. It brings together email, instant messaging, file storage, a calendar, office tools, video, shared notes, and collaborative spaces. Its internal social network includes activity feeds, groups, announcements, comments, and sharing. Document management provides file sharing, version history, access control, and workflows. Dropbox and Google Drive can connect to document management; Google Calendar or Outlook can connect to the Netframe calendar. Netframe is available as SaaS, on-premise, or edge cloud, including deployment in a customer's own infrastructure. The maker says its SaaS runs on sovereign infrastructure in Europe, that it complies with GDPR, and that customers can use it without collection of internal data. It also says customer data remains available in a practically usable format if they leave. Netframe works in major browsers on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops, with access for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS in non-native format. Plans include free access for families, associations, and education; Business costs €3 a month per user, with 5 GB storage per user and no commitment; Administration starts at €3,000 a year, with 10 GB storage per user and a one-year commitment. The code, excluding CSS, is available on GitHub under AGPL.