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Manuscripts

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Description	Manuscripts is a collaborative authoring tool explicitly built to support the scientific content and reproducibility of a project. The software enables its users to save time in planning and formatting their work by utilizing the built-in journal submission templates. Users can also upload an existing file, start a blank document or even reformat one manuscript into another template automatically. Manuscripts allows its users to invite coauthors and work collaboratively with them. The users can work with each other in teamwork, leave valuable feedback and comments or even work offline and sync the changes later. This authoring tool allows its users to manage complex documents and include code, mathematical equations, and other data. This helps to execute figures live while integrating with a Jupyter computational notebook in the background. Users can make their work reproducible from the very beginning by including all the elements of the research. Manuscripts is a product made of a series of separable components that can also be used to extend or create other systems. Read more	Zimbra Desktop is a free and open-source email client application that gives you online and offline access to all your email accounts in one place. Zimbra Desktop works with many types of email systems to synchronize email, contacts, and calendar data between user’s mailboxes in the cloud and local data stored on your computer disk. Read more	PrivMX is collaboration software that helps remote teams communicate, manage tasks, share ideas and files, while keeping all their data secure with end-to-end encryption. With built-in, original, human-oriented tools, it supports cohesiveness, focus and creativity. PrivMX users can use encrypted chat and video calls for communication, create, edit and share encrypted text notes and interactive mind maps, hyperlinked to selected tasks and files. Teams can stay on track with calendars, and get things done with an intuitive task management system featuring to-do lists and kanban boards, deeply integrated with chats & files. PrivMX supports big-picture thinking and natural workflow of each team. It’s privacy-by-design, based on Zero-Knowledge servers - a great fit for all teams working with sensitive data and IP or just searching for a truly private digital workspace. Read more	Google Workspace is an intuitive platform that helps teams of all sizes to connect and collaborate with each other and improve their efficiency levels in real-time. It provides an innovative and flexible solution that helps businesses to achieve more. With the help of shared calendars, users can see who is available and when so they can fix meetings without clashing anybody’s timings. It also allows them to start video conferencing with just a single click through their laptop, tab or mobile. With Google Workspace, team members can collaborate with each other and share documents, slides and spreadsheets with or without the internet. They can work in a single document, see edits, communicate through in-built chat and tag each other in comments and ask questions. Google Workspace also allows users to upload their data on the cloud to keep it safe and easily available to team members through a shared link. To assure comprehensive security the software offers advanced privacy algorithms like single-sign-on and 2-step verification. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $7.0. Offers Custom plan.
SW Score & Breakdown	85% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 95% Reviews 60% Momentum 63% Popularity 71%	75% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 70% Reviews 68% Momentum 62% Popularity 62%	80% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 79% Reviews 60% Momentum 65% Popularity 70%	96% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 100% Reviews 73% Momentum 68% Popularity 94%
SaaSworthy Awards	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	# 3 Fastest Growing # 4 Most Popular

Features

Total Features	10 Features	3 Features	6 Features	13 Features
Common Features for All	Audio Video Conferencing Helps in conducting audio and or video conferencing to allow better discussion and exchange of ideas Brainstorming Allows team members and others coming together to encourage new idea/solution generation within a group Chat (Messaging) Allows users to collaborate better by exchanging views and collect information through chatting or texting Contact Management Organizing customer data in a centralized location and handling contact details, demographics, transactions, etc. Content Management Helps you to create and customize your contents to make user and SEO friendly Cooperative Writing Allows multiple people work on creating or editing a document Discussion Boards Provides a virtual discussion site where team members can interact through posted messages or by leaving comments Document Management Ability to store and manage various information and documents in electronic format. Group Calendars Helps the user to stay updated and alert with upcoming deadlines, important events, dates, etc Project Management Helps in managing the projects necessary for streamlining and enhancing the customer relationship management tasks. Synchronous Editing Allow users to edit the same document at the same time on a simultaneous basis Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. + 7 More - Show Less	Audio Video Conferencing Helps in conducting audio and or video conferencing to allow better discussion and exchange of ideas Brainstorming Allows team members and others coming together to encourage new idea/solution generation within a group Chat (Messaging) Allows users to collaborate better by exchanging views and collect information through chatting or texting Contact Management Organizing customer data in a centralized location and handling contact details, demographics, transactions, etc. Content Management Helps you to create and customize your contents to make user and SEO friendly Cooperative Writing Allows multiple people work on creating or editing a document Discussion Boards Provides a virtual discussion site where team members can interact through posted messages or by leaving comments Document Management Ability to store and manage various information and documents in electronic format. Group Calendars Helps the user to stay updated and alert with upcoming deadlines, important events, dates, etc Project Management Helps in managing the projects necessary for streamlining and enhancing the customer relationship management tasks. Synchronous Editing Allow users to edit the same document at the same time on a simultaneous basis Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time.	Audio Video Conferencing Helps in conducting audio and or video conferencing to allow better discussion and exchange of ideas Brainstorming Allows team members and others coming together to encourage new idea/solution generation within a group Chat (Messaging) Allows users to collaborate better by exchanging views and collect information through chatting or texting Contact Management Organizing customer data in a centralized location and handling contact details, demographics, transactions, etc. Content Management Helps you to create and customize your contents to make user and SEO friendly Cooperative Writing Allows multiple people work on creating or editing a document Discussion Boards Provides a virtual discussion site where team members can interact through posted messages or by leaving comments Document Management Ability to store and manage various information and documents in electronic format. Group Calendars Helps the user to stay updated and alert with upcoming deadlines, important events, dates, etc Project Management Helps in managing the projects necessary for streamlining and enhancing the customer relationship management tasks. Synchronous Editing Allow users to edit the same document at the same time on a simultaneous basis Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. + 3 More - Show Less	Audio Video Conferencing Helps in conducting audio and or video conferencing to allow better discussion and exchange of ideas Brainstorming Allows team members and others coming together to encourage new idea/solution generation within a group Chat (Messaging) Allows users to collaborate better by exchanging views and collect information through chatting or texting Contact Management Organizing customer data in a centralized location and handling contact details, demographics, transactions, etc. Content Management Helps you to create and customize your contents to make user and SEO friendly Cooperative Writing Allows multiple people work on creating or editing a document Discussion Boards Provides a virtual discussion site where team members can interact through posted messages or by leaving comments Document Management Ability to store and manage various information and documents in electronic format. Group Calendars Helps the user to stay updated and alert with upcoming deadlines, important events, dates, etc Project Management Helps in managing the projects necessary for streamlining and enhancing the customer relationship management tasks. Synchronous Editing Allow users to edit the same document at the same time on a simultaneous basis Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. + 10 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Individuals Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Individuals Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Individuals Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Individuals Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac	SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac	SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac	SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac
Modes of Support	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online
API Support	NA	NA	Available	Available

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	4.7/5 20,041 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Excellent 79.1% Very Good 17.6% Average 2.3% Poor 0.4% Terrible 0.6%
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $7.0. Offers Custom plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	Manuscripts Free	Zimbra Desktop Free	Free (On-premise) Free PrivMX Cloud Others	Starter $7.00 $8.40 per user / month Standard $14.00 $16.80 per user / month Plus $22.00 $26.40 per user / month Enterprise Plus Custom
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