Stack Overflow for Teams Reviews

Stack Overflow for Teams is a game-changer for companies. It offers the same exceptional features as Stack Overflow but in a private version exclusively for internal use. It enables efficient collaboration, secure knowledge sharing, and swift problem-solving within a single company. It has allowed us to build a searchable and easy-to-browse knowledge base.

One downside is that the user count is typically lower than the public Stack Overflow community. This results in more unanswered questions within your company's private instance. It's also less peer-reviewed, so the content may not be as high quality.

The persistent knowledge base in Stack Overflow for Teams ensures that valuable insights are archived and accessible for future reference. The private community can provide access to a larger pool of domain experts. Additionally, the search functionality makes it easier to find existing answers. We were doing it over Slack before, but that gets easily lost and is hard to trace back.

With Stack Overflow for Teams, we have a central repository of appropriately tagged questions and answers to which we can easily refer. Search, similar questions, and tagging makes it very easy to find what we need.

At this time, there has not been anything to dislike. The public Stack Overflow interface is well known, so transitioning to the Teams version had practically no additional learning curve.

Previously team members asked questions in Slack channels and direct messages. Questions and answers slowly disappeared into chat history, only to be asked again and again. The comprehensive search and tagging functions in Stack Overflow for Teams make it much easier to find what we need.

I like that it is very easy and effortless to add documentation even when you are in a rush.

I like the search engine which makes it easy to find what you are looking for, even if you did not put a lot of effort in the classification.

It is really easy to start using it as a team. Low barrier of entry.

In a team context, colleagues often only want to add to the current answer, so it's a little bit akward to add a complete new answer, but modifying the answer of someone else seems also suboptimal.

Also, this tool does not solve the problem of outdated documentation.

In a small team, asking a question might get no response. We mostly create a question when we already have the answer.

Transfering knowledge between team members

I love using Stack Overflow for Teams, it is like an in-house wiki/forum, where we can share and support colleagues by providing solutions to various problems, sharing useful tips and offering guidance on how certain bits of code function. It has helped me with day to day tasks and problems.

The colour scheme could be a bit better, I am unsure if this can be configured differently on a user by user basis, but if it was a lighter more vibrant that would be cool.

Stack Overflow has allowed me to be better equipped when it comes to understanding code and how certain features work, based on the code behind the UI. It has allowed me to be better informed when helping others in the business with any development related issues they may have.

I discovered stack overflow many years ago while working as an intern, and I began surfing the site to find solutions to my problems while developing. And I must say that I have never been disappointed by stack overflow; it has always provided me with answers to my concerns. Following that, I recommended that my friends use it for technical and programming queries.

Stack Overflow Teams is assisting me in increasing my productivity in the organisation by not wasting my time on any bug I have discovered, as there is a solution from an internal team founded by others and explanations provided for the same bug. So I didn't have to make any effort to find solutions. That would be the most beneficial aspect for the stack overflow teams.

So far, I have not discovered any issues other than some downtime for stack overflow where their server is down. That is tolerable for a brief moment; otherwise, no dislikes!

As I previously stated, it always assists me in finding solutions to technical problems and benefits me by increasing my productivity and extending my skills to solve technical bugs and issues.

This is very useful as it serves as a secondary knowledge base for us.

I am satisfied thus far - no complaints.

We have persons on our team with varying knowledge and skills. It helps us to not only share information but also maintain a record of questions and answers for all team members to learn and grow.

We are a small team but still have a lot of moving parts. All team members are so used to using the public StackOverFlow for day-to-day things that are in public domain. However, when there are questions on an internal library or on an error log, we had to resort to a wild goose chase on Slack. We started making documents called "cheat sheet", "troubleshoot" etc which had some success but lacked a way to search. That is when I came across StackOverFlow for teams, which was like God sent. It makes knowledge management simple and inviting. So, the question is Why did StackOverFlow not think of this before?

May be a plugin to convert some Slack conversations into StackOverFlow questions? This ie because users do not think they can ask almost anything on this tool and are a bit guarded.

If you use the public StackOverFlow, then you will love this one.

Knowledge management and democratisation of information.

Its easy to use, the menu is clear and the alerts are useful, rather than feeling like Spam.

Where we've had common problems across various teams it gets visibility of the issue or question to other people within the organisation with different ideas or engages someone who's had a similar issue and already found a solution.

It doesnt blend seamlessly with stackoverflow and you find yourself having to create a separate account on there - would be better if it was one site with teams/public sections instead of working like 2 separate websites.

Its making common issues across our teams more visible and engaging more people, inviting discussions and collaboration

the ability to keep things private within the company with the full power and familiarity of stack overflow. it's extremely easy to use, it's very easy to onboard someone onto your team, it has a great ton of features, it provides seamless integrations with apps like slack, and the customer support replied within minutes. i personally use this very frequently, and i can see that is the case with everyone else too. it's extremely easy to implement this within your company.

I don't like the limited color schemes/branding options offered in the free plans. i also dont like the delayed notifications on apps like slack.

apps like slack on their free versions only store messages for 3 months. important questions would be lost after that certain period of time.

Stack Overflow for Teams is generally praised for its user-friendly interface. Setting up Stack Overflow for Teams is relatively straightforward. The platform provides clear documentation and tools to help organizations get started quickly. Stack Overflow for Teams offers a range of features to support knowledge sharing and collaboration, including question and answer functionality, documentation, integrations, and more. It can be integrated with various other tools and services, making it versatile and adaptable to your existing workflow. Stack Overflow for Teams offers various levels of customer support, depending on your subscription tier. The frequency of use depends on my team's specific needs and how integral the platform is to my workflow. I can prefer Stack Overflow for Teams for every Team.

Although Stack Overflow is known for its powerful search functionality, I have challenges with finding specific information within my team's knowledge base. And the secont thing is Stack Overflow for Teams was primarily a cloud-based platform, which means it may not be accessible offline. Depending on my team's needs, this limitation could be a drawback.

Onboarding and Training, Knowledge Transfer, Fragmented Knowledge

These 3 topics are my main benefit.