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Is Talkspirit the Best Alternative to Whaller?
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True all-in-one platforms, Talkspirit and Whaller wear many hats. 100% made in France, both solutions can be used as an intranet, extranet, enterprise social network, or even a digital workplace. But what sets these two sovereign collaboration tools apart? What are their strengths and weaknesses? And why might Talkspirit be a better alternative to Whaller ?
Here’s everything you need to know about these two platforms.
Talkspirit vs Whaller: What Do They Have in Common?
Two Comprehensive Platforms for Communication and Collaboration…
Talkspirit and Whaller are two platforms offering a wealth of social and collaborative features. You can use them to communicate in real time (via chat and video conferencing), or to share information asynchronously (via the news feed and the welcome portal).
On the collaboration side, both solutions include:
- a calendar for scheduling events,
- a project management module to assign tasks and track their progress,
- and an online office suite for storing, sharing, and co-editing documents in real time with any member of your team.
You can also create different types of groups (called "spheres" in Whaller), to facilitate communication among members and bring together those with shared interests or roles. These details can be listed in user profiles, accessible via the directory.
Whether you want to better share information with employees, engage your network’s members, or streamline team collaboration, both Talkspirit and Whaller can meet your needs — whether you’re a company, a public organization, an association, or even a school!
…That Stay Open to the Outside World…
Another thing Talkspirit and Whaller have in common: they’re both open to the outside world. More than just intranets, they let you invite people from outside your organization (such as partners, clients, or contractors). These external users can access the information and documents shared in the groups they belong to, and collaborate with you on projects seamlessly.
This openness applies to both internal and external members, as Talkspirit and Whaller can be used from anywhere (in the office, remote, or in the field), and on any device (PC, mobile, or tablet).
You can also connect both tools to your favorite business apps through integrations and widgets. For example, you can surface RSS feeds from selected blogs, mentions on your social media channels, opportunities created in your CRM, or new tickets added to your customer support software.
…And Ensure the Security of Your Data
For Talkspirit and Whaller, openness and security are not mutually exclusive — far from it. Even though both platforms are accessible to external users, they let you precisely manage the access rights of each user type (including members and guests), in order to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive information.
Going further, you can also create groups (or spheres) with different levels of confidentiality:
- the public groups (or open groups), accessible to any member (internal or external),
- the private groups (available on Talkspirit only), which users can join by requesting access from the group manager,
- and the secret groups (or invisible groups), accessible only to invited members (and not visible to other members).
With 100% French data hosting, both platforms also guarantee data security and ensure compliance with European GDPR regulations. Unlike American vendors such as Google, Slack, or Microsoft, Talkspirit and Whaller are not subject to the Cloud Act. This gives you the strongest possible guarantees in terms of data privacy.
What Is the Cloud Act? 🤔
Enacted in 2018, this US law allows the Department of Justice to order any American service provider to grant access to data stored on its servers, including data located abroad. In practice, this means a US-based vendor cannot guarantee the absolute confidentiality of your data.
What Sets Talkspirit Apart
An Ergonomic and Intuitive Solution…
Beyond these many shared features, Talkspirit stands out from Whaller in several ways. The most notable being: usability! Having tested both platforms, we can confidently say that on this front, Talkspirit is a better alternative to Whaller, hands down.
Indeed, no training is needed to use Talkspirit. Thanks to its ergonomic and intuitive interface, any user can get up and running very quickly — regardless of their prior experience with similar tools. For Laurence Perrou, HR Manager at Groupe Plenetude, this is one of Talkspirit’s key differentiators.
“Talkspirit is very close to the experience of a social network: intuitive and very easy to use, even for those who aren’t particularly tech-savvy." Laurence Perrou, HR Manager at Groupe Plenetude
…With More Customization Options…
On the customization front, Talkspirit also goes further than Whaller. In addition to being available as a white-label solution, the enterprise social network is modular! You can customize its colors and choose which applications to enable or disable.
For example, if you mainly want to use Talkspirit to share information internally, you can choose to enable the welcome portal and news feed, and disable the project management module. Similarly, if you only need instant messaging, you can choose to enable only the chat. This lets you build a platform that truly fits your needs!
Unlike Whaller, Talkspirit also lets you personalize the content shared on your welcome portal by creating multiple pages per audience, matched to your different user profiles. For example, you can create a page per office location (if your organization is spread across multiple sites), a page per department, or a page per topic that may interest your members (if you manage a community).
…And a More Powerful Instant Messaging Experience
Another differentiator is Talkspirit’s chat module, which goes well beyond what Whaller offers. While Whaller provides a basic chat for sending simple messages (also shared on a common thread), Talkspirit offers a far more complete feature set.
Indeed, Talkspirit’s instant messaging lets you:
- format your messages (for example, bold, italic, bullet points, and links),
- add attachments (images, videos, documents from the drive or your device, code snippets, etc.),
- share emojis or GIFs,
- start a video call (or an audio call),
- and even send voice messages.
Need to find a message or document sent in chat? A simple keyword search and you’re done! And if you want to stay focused, just enable "Do Not Disturb" mode to mute your notifications.
In short, Talkspirit offers a richer and easier-to-use chat module, making it a strong alternative to Whaller.
Talkspirit vs Whaller: What Are the Prices?
Price is still one of the key criteria for choosing a digital tool. That’s why we want to be transparent on this topic.
Talkspirit offers a pricing structure that adapts to the different needs of organizations. The platform is available:
- from €5 per month per user for organizations needing a collaborative platform (i.e., to streamline teamwork).
- from €300 per month per platform for organizations looking for an internal communication or community platform from 100 users.
Choosing Talkspirit also means being supported throughout your project and receiving personalized guidance from our teams to ensure a successful rollout. To learn more about our onboarding services, visit this page.
Does your organization have specific needs? No worries — we can also provide customized quotes. Contact our team to learn more.
On the Whaller side, prices start from €3 per month per user. An attractive price point, certainly, but one that comes with fewer features. At this tier, you cannot, for example, invite external users to your platform, nor share large files with your team (the upload limit is 150 MB, compared to 10 GB on Talkspirit’s Standard plan).
Talkspirit vs Whaller: Which Platform Should You Choose?
As we’ve seen, Talkspirit and Whaller share several features while also differing in key ways. Where Talkspirit stands out for its usability, customization options, and high-quality chat, Whaller offers a slightly lower price point than Talkspirit, but is less complete in certain areas.
Before making your decision, take the time to clearly identify your needs and constraints, validate your budget, and above all request a demo and test both platforms (ideally with a few beta users). This will let you objectively evaluate which platform best fits your organization, and whether Talkspirit is the best alternative to Whaller for you.
