Ziflow

Avantages

La simplicité de l'outil, tant sur le coté utilisateur que sur le coté administrateur de compte.
Il est tres facile de gérer l'administration de Ziflow et donc de ne plus etre dépendant des Equipes IT pour l'administration.
De plus, les automatisations sont tres simples et puissantes, notamment celles avec Monday.

Inconvénients

Le seul soucis est que le téléchargement des epreuves est un peu long meme si celles ci ne pesent que 1 ou 2 Mo.

Il manque cependant dans le chemin de fer, la possiblité d'avoir une validation par page ou un label permettant d'identifier les pages validées sur un catalogue.

Alternatives envisagées 

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Avantages

The ability to teach changes, approvals and document ownership is critical and Ziflow handles all of these issues and more with ease.

Inconvénients

Nothing that I can think of. We have been extremely happy with Ziflow

Avantages

I like a lot of things about Ziflow. The version management is great, and it's remarkably easy to share with your team, and any additional outside stakeholders. It's easy to train people in its use as well.

Inconvénients

I do wish Ziflow had more features for copy proofing, like being able to use italics and bolding within a reviewer's comments. Or being able to edit copy in the proof and save what changes were made- like "ADD: in tonight's", type of deal.

Avantages

The versioning tool is super helpful, and allows me to easily track through previous version and comments, as well as compare different versions side by side.

Inconvénients

The time it takes to upload and process - and some times fail altogether.

Avantages

I like the ease of adding non users to the proofs and being able to check back on previous versions to see who has made what changes.

Inconvénients

Honestly I have no cons in the functional use on Ziflow. if i had to offer something it would be to have better user packages in the pricing but this is a small con on my end.

Avantages

Huge range of creative types covered including design files, video, Microsoft Office docs, and live web. The markup window is comprehensive and the control over workflow and approval stage management is superb.

Inconvénients

Some of the more advanced automation features can be tricky to get your head round. The UI isn't always the best especially when viewing on a 13" screen, you end up collapsing and opening the comment and nav windows a lot. Although Word docs can be uploaded the interface isn't really optimised for reviewing copy.

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi passer à Ziflow

Avantages

Ziflow gave us an online proofing and collaboration software that was desperately needed in this online, digital, remote work age.

Inconvénients

There was not a lot to dislike here. I've been using this software for almost 2 months now and I've not found any pain points.

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Pourquoi choisir Ziflow 

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Avantages

You can easily work on asset and videos with your team, dividing it on stages to finally show the result to the client in the same platform.

Inconvénients

File organization. Some proofs are difficult to find by searching for them manually.

Avantages

Love the workflow functionality and version tracking

Inconvénients

All the email notifications I receive if I don't update my communication preferences on each proof.

Avantages

It's ease of use. The software is very intuitive and east to use.

Inconvénients

Would be great if the watermark feature embedded when you download the files from Ziflow

Avantages

clarity, easy to compare versions, easy to add comment.

Inconvénients

Shareing with outside, Sharing with external editors is not intuitive

Avantages

Ziflow is an intuitive and user-friendly interface, which makes it easy to navigate and use. The platform's extensive document review capabilities, including the annotation and markup tools, have also been widely appreciated, enabling teams to collaborate more effectively on creative content.

Inconvénients

Occasional issues with the platform's performance and stability, such as slow loading times or glitches.

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi passer à Ziflow

Avantages

- Saving workflow templates for streamlined processes
- Robust text markers and annotation tools
- Automation for workflows

Inconvénients

- The workflow method requires a little more thinking because it isn't necessarily a linear workflow. Multiple stages could be happening simultaneously which is a little confusing at times.
- I wish clients and team members who aren't paid users could have a dashboard for active proofs they are on. I know you can pay for lite users - but I wish this was an included feature in the top tier plan.

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi choisir Ziflow 

Logiciel antérieur 

Pourquoi passer à Ziflow

Avantages

The mark-up tools are intuitive and easy for our reviewers to understand with limited onboarding. The ability to load a wide variety of file types means our teams spend no time converting files into a separate format only for the purposes of proofing. The ability to quickly identify if all Reviewers have opened the proof is helpful to keep everything moving on time and remind those who are behind to complete their review.

Inconvénients

There are some automation features that are only available in the enterprise version that seem like they should be part of the standard offering. Reviewers can't see a complete list off all the proofs waiting for their review if they are not in the system as a User (which requires an additional license per user.)

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Pourquoi choisir Ziflow 

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Avantages

- Tracks comments very well. Keeps everything organized and in one place.
- Integrates with our brand very well. Looks very professional to customers
- Makes it easy to configure stages of comments so different groups can review after other groups have.

Inconvénients

- Not really any so far. Any question or concern I had is promptly addressed by their support team.

Avantages

Ease of project upload and proof checking both at client end and designer end.

Inconvénients

Nothing as such, it is a great tool for proof management.

Avantages

Everyone involved in the project can review, comment, approve and collaborate in one place in a really efficient and effective way. This has resulted in less stress and time managing changes and proofing.

Inconvénients

Hard to pick one negative to be honest but sometimes proofs with a similar name can cause issues between Ziflow and ASANA so you need to be careful how you name files in both.

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi passer à Ziflow

Avantages

Ziflow makes it way easier to keep track of comments/feedback and versions. It's enables be to be more efficient and productive with my time.

Inconvénients

The new layout is a bit confusing. Sometimes a window will disappear when a new version is created.

Avantages

I like how easy it is to upload and export drafts/proofs and upload new versions. It is easy to navigate the site, and check other drafts/proofs for client convenience.

Inconvénients

The live tours and a bit challenging to work off of, as they take screenshots, and it's difficult to follow the edits for other reviewers. Not as simple as a still image. It's also just a tad tricky clicking the comments to appear. Also, when you are uploading, sometimes the files don't go in order, so I need to manually make sure they are in order for compare mode.

Avantages

Ease of use. Speed of process. The ability to manage projects from anywhere, anytime. The ability to collaborate on projects when unable to meet in person.

Inconvénients

I honestly have no negatives. Ziflow works as advertised and we've found it invaluable.

Avantages

I love how collaborative ziflow it, it allows our team to work at a fast pace but also hear the voice of everyone on the team as they review creative content.

Inconvénients

I wish ziflow was better from a functional standpoint when it was time to route animated banners, short clips, or long form clips.

Avantages

As a creative Ziflow is essential for the smooth handover of approved creative works. It honestly cuts down what would be multiple meetings, countless emails and so much chasing, into an easy, streamlined and automated process.

It's easy to manage files and reflect on creative that was approved and created years ago. It takes the guesswork out of understanding feedback with the straightforward mark-up tools.

Its also so easy to create workflows so different areas of the business can approve the create at any relevant time.

Inconvénients

I wish you could brief through Ziflow, and every brief generate a unique job code.

Avantages

Creating a proof really is as easy as sending an email.
Automated Workflow is my favorite thing about Ziflow. It’s easy to set up, there’s so much you can do with it, and it helps save so much time. (It’s also tremendously fun to use and watch in action.)
You can create Groups to help populate Stages rapidly, instead of entering individual reviewers one at a time.
You can customize the dashboard and set up Favorite Views.
You can set up Favorite Filters to help locate proofs quickly and easily.
You can also set Workflow Templates as Favorites so frequently used templates stay at the top.
Activity/Message tracking on Proof Details Page keeps you informed of what’s going on w/routes.
Everything you need to know about a proof is on the Details Page; when you hover your cursor over the D on the SOCD progress indicator, you can quickly tell when a reviewer made a decision.
The Proof Viewer has many useful tools and settings, with a side-by-side comparison mode which allows you to view against not only different versions of the same proof, but also against other proofs.
Adding Users/Guests and setting up profiles is quick and easy.
There is flexibility in customizing what Users and reviewers are able to do or view.
You can create folders/subfolders to keep your proofs organized.
Multiple Stages in Workflow allows you to categorize reviewers for easy identification of who’s who.
Ziflow helps you stay organized and efficient, and keeps you on top of your projects.

Inconvénients

The only con I can think of is that I love using Ziflow so much I spend more time sitting in front of the computer than I probably should!

Avantages

Ziflow has made collaborating with our clients and routing proofs both internally and externally a breeze! We handle a lot of email marketing promotions for one of our clients and Ziflow is very integral to the day-to-day process.

Inconvénients

I do wish there was a way to download a PDF of HTML proofs with all of the comments associated with it, but I understand that this would be very difficult from a technical perspective.

Avantages

Pros: This software works great, is easy to use (Intuitive) and has so many features to support any type of process and routing experience. They have solved for every scenario. The best for tracking comments and version control. The auto route feature makes it easy to mange projects (for Project Managers) and super easy to set up. (FYI: On previous software’s, I was always hesitant to use the auto-route feature, but with Ziflow – they have made it easy to set up and use and now I will ONLY use this standard way to route projects). The dashboard has so much flexibility and can be customized for what you what to see and track.

Training: Easy to train new team members (and existing ones) on how to best use the software. Most everyone has found it easy to use and Ziflow also has great youtube videos that shows the basics for routing, marking up proofs and setting up routes as well (or those that manage). Oh, did I mention their online “help”, so easy to follow, very descriptive and screenshots to help guide you easily through the steps.

Inconvénients

Cons: so minor, little features that are a “nice to have” but not critical to the day to day.. but how wonderful that Ziflow team are willing to take our feedback and let us know whether any of the “Nice to haves” will be on the radar anytime soon, or NOT which is fine as well.