LumApps

Vorteile

As an administrator, I love how easy it is for end-users to use and navigate. Even if they don't take the time to navigate through the top-line navigation we have established or take the time to really learn the site, they can find things very easily with the powerful search tool. Likewise, the ability to create easy-to-use lists or newsfeed widgets also improves the user experience. The native Google drive integration is also stellar – if we have stakeholders who frequently change reference materials, it is easy for them to manage a google drive folder I share with them rather than have them come to me daily with changes. The changes they make in the google folder are automatically reflected on the LumApps page with the corresponding files widget, with no intervention necessary from me. Finally, the ability to create email newsletters within LumApps is AMAZING! I use that feature twice weekly.

Nachteile

The page-building interface can sometimes be very slow and very RAM-intensive, bringing page editing to a crawl.

Vorteile

Consistency and simplicity. It is easy to use, though some aspect requires some basic web development knowledge.

Nachteile

Some minor bugs and very slow improvement for feature via updates.

Vorteile

Get teams together in a dedicated Group (subject, project, language) and enter into dialogue, share files - just connect people.

Nachteile

I am missing a manual for the Imerys version we use.
Some of the functions are hard to find for unexperienced users (open comments below articles in groups e.g.)

Vorteile

This software allow us to build very modern intranets without any coding skills. The social aspect is very appreciated for employees because of smart features such as communities.

LumApps is an innovative company, they are realeasing news features and improvements every 6 weeks for all of their customers.

Nachteile

Sometimes it's difficult to know that some interesting features are available inside the product because they are "hidden". Hoppefully the LumApps support is very reactive and can help us when we have question or issues.

Vorteile

LumApps is extremely customisable and full featured. It not only allows people to fully customise the look and feel of their site/intranet, but it also allows them to model page types, how data interacts, and how people may be able to interact with the site.
There are levels of administration and management that allow viewers to behave differently from contributors. Admins may create new possibilities for their users.

Nachteile

LumApps can be difficult to wrangle under control because of the feature set. There are so many things to configure, manage, customise, adjust, and create that it can be tough to know where to focus. It takes training and experience to roll this out well.