DEON Reviews

Very exceptional user interface. Simple design, reduce the necessary.

Very easy to administrate by integration on azure.

Noteworthy collabroation features and Intutive design and usage.

Everyone can add and share there ideas.

Integration with SharePoint is great.

Greate authonomy usage for Users. Save space by spedific way to handel the special authority management.

It is all fine for my requriements. Everything works well for our teams and also for infrasturcture Integration and management.

Crongratulation to Deon Team for the great app.

It would be greate, if the Integration to DevOps is finalized, so that you are able to visualize user story mapping in deon.

The cloud version doesn't allow the IOS app to uppload pictures with mobile devices.

In the public version this is a greate feature to digitize notes and drawings-

DEON helps me a lot in my daily life, especially when I’m working with my colleagues and clients as well. It optimizes the amount of time spent on looking for different documents and the software makes the organization more agile. The possibility of working together in one room makes workshops and meetings more efficient. DEON is also very easy to implement, and the support does a good job helping clients with their problems. The fact that you can help develop the software by sending your ideas or thoughts to the support team, is also a considerable advantage. That’s why we chose DEON over Miro or Mural.

As DEON is still developing, not all the functions are fully developed. Also, the waiting time for the software to load, when you open a full workspace, can be very long.

DEON makes my life easier and more efficient. I don’t have to look for different documents in SharePoint anymore and my meetings are more efficient as I can interact with my colleagues or clients. It makes some meetings unnecessary as you can work with the team and be updated at any time. I also appreciate the simplicity of the use of DEON, as the program is very intuitive and easy to learn. The fact that DEON only has a 30-minute video of how to work with DEON, proves this point.

• Verknüpfung mit Sharepoint funktioniert gut

• Schnelle Übersicht über Projekte und Änderungen von Kollegen

• Keine Schulung notwendig, da die meisten Funktionen intuitiv zu verstehen sind. Übersichtliche Internetseite mit Hilfestellungen in Text- und Videoform. (z.B. "Learn DEON in 30 minutes!")

• Gut um bei Videokonferenzen eine Übersicht über die einzelnen Projektpunkte zu geben

• Das Schreiben in Mulitpage Dokumenten funktioniert super. Hier wäre aus meiner Sicht ein Export der Schrift über Sharepoint in das PDF Dokument sinnvoll.

• Dateien können einfach per Drag & Drop eingefügt werden

• Anlegen von Aufgaben bei Projekten mit mehreren Beteiligten ist gut durchdacht und übersichtlich dargestellt. Es können ein Endtermin, Notizen und die zuständige Person gesetzt werden.

• Deon unterstütze keine MS Project Dateien

• Ohne Internetverbindung ist auch keine Vorschau der Dateiverknüpfungen sichtbar

Zusammenarbeit mit Kollegen an gemeinsamen Projekten

Overall:

- We chose DEON over MIRO and MURAL. Both other tools are very good for developers or people who usually want to have a very simple communication platform and are otherwise using complex or complicated views. In our case, however, we wanted to have a visual communication platform for more demanding content; e.g. non-redundant linked documents and clear rights of access for every user, on demand. There is a lot of functionality overlap, compared to other tools.

- It is not cheaper, but also not more expensive than other tools

- It is pretty intuitive to use. We already had a nice experience of a workshop with probably 6 net active hours on the platform and it was amazing: The Template-Sharing function was a highlight in that session.

- Combined with state-of-the-art Breakout sessions (e.g. available in MS-Teams or Zoom), you can have a lot of fun and literally “go in and out” of rooms (and choose whom are you talking or not-talking to). This should be considered normal nowadays. #normalizedigitalization

What do I like best?

- DEON is a german company and runs its server under the german data protection regulations (DSVO). We use it to collaborate with our customers (german SME’s). Typically, german customers opt for german providers because of they do not want any third-party authority (e.g. US government agencies) have access to their data. I don’t like it, but on-premise is also possible.

- I have had very nice support from the DEON Team, thanks to Tomas. He was willing to share his insightful glance to the tool, to proactively troubleshoot / avoid upcoming difficulties in my planned workshops. And he also is reachable on Whatsapp. Yes, that is normal too.

- Its intuitive front-end lets you improvise, when you are not sure how to do it.

What do I dislike?

- DEON does not currently offer an “introduction” webinar or enablement sessions. Your abilities to use the tool rely solely in the https://deon.de/help/learn/. I had to enable my team myself and the first workshops had to be “technically”-moderated.

- The capabilities of Live-Sources are limited to one live-Camera and is disappointing, that it is nowhere mentioned. It rises the expectation of somehow having a conversation within the DEON Space, but this functionality is not expected. We use MS-Teams for voice & video.

- I understand, that DEON tries to load content from Sharepoint once, and if its not successful, it doesn’t load it again – unless you activate this embedded frame again with a left click. When using several files, it is a hell lot of clicks (for example, we were 8 workshop participants and we had 8 files; there is a total of 64 clicks that had to be made, and it cost not only precious time but confusion for users not familiar with this issue). What would it mean for the performance of the canvas if you enable an option so to say: refresh full canvas every minute, or even: refresh all items within this area every minute (to not refresh the full thing)? If you never have worked directly on the browser, it will feel a bit laggy (compared to the desktop app), but that is the same lag you would experience in a normal browser (ergo, it comes from your internet connection/ browser/cloud provider)

- I don’t like the annual-licensing pricing, it should be monthly. Yes, that is normal too.

- Is there a Community? I see that other providers actively promote their communities and have loads of free-to-use templates. I didn’t have much luck finding one for DEON.

JUST DO IT

Summary:

- We are able to fully conduct digital workshops with complex content and real-life-like moderation capabilities and bigger groups. It definitely helps us bring impact to our organization and customers.

I work with Deon every day (in my team and with customers), and I am really impressed by some of the features - also compared to Mural or Miro.

I like about Deon is the stability and that all basic functions/features are well implemented. The focus here is really on the central elements.

Also, the copy&paste function is better integrated. With Mural, I had some trouble when copying Post-its.

Better are also the export functions (pdf, png, ppt, ...) and the compatibility with SharePoint / Office. This helps a lot with documentation after workshops.

Also excellent is the zoom factor and the infinite board. Others are often limited to a certain size. With Deon you can create massive walls.

The facilitator functions could be more intuitive and that workshop attendees have to register (it's an obstacle for workshops)

Use it. It's the best collaboration tool I worked with.

- Workshops with small and large groups

- Ideation phases

- concept phases

- process design

Because I work on diverse client project, then it's like I always need a lot of documents for that, presentations, mind maps, word documents, org charts, websites, social media profiles as well as employee profiles and schedule calendars. So far, these are all different folders that I have to open each time for this, which is a huge effort. Now I can see everything at a single glance as one virtual desktop. But not only that I can see and design everything there, but that I can also easily view the documents there immediately. For example, a PowerPoint is then on my desk, but I can quickly make it large like a book and simply browse through it. Simply ingenious.

As a loyal Apple user, I think it's decisive that DEON is now made entirely usable for Mac users. This dedication, even for Mac Users, is a quantum leap. Other than that, I don't see many drawbacks at the moment. The service is personal and ultra-fast. The whole application is easy to understand. Intuitive. I have yet to discover any virtual lines or rulers to create a layout.

1. for my customer projects, I need to have all topics, tasks, and documents in front of me and accessible at a glance. 2. I want to work with the virtual and real teams on all projects and topics simultaneously. So here I can realize excellent creativity, organizing, and cooperative teamwork. Nothing gets lost, and we consider everything in its relation and meaning to the other elements.

Enough space to collaborate on projects.

Navigation isn't as intuitive as others.

collect all relevant work for a project in one place, visualizing progress with pictures, videos and files

-an user-friendly tool

-the connected-view is a good feature

-share files via drag and drop

-No opportunity for an internal communication

-The connected view works only for the whole group. It would be great to use this function for chosen users

It's an excellent tool for brainstorming.