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Anonymous
1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2019
A great team chat with a cool retro style
I used Brosix to set up a few private team network chats for some of my best clients, and I've always been satisfied by it. People who work in the tech field often require specific tools tailored upon their unique needs, and Brosix has always prove to be flexible yet secure enough. I advised several companies to install and use it, and so far, my experience has always been positive.
PROSBrosix is incredibly simple to set up and use. You just install it, and no maintenance is required. Even those technically impaired ducks who fumble with nearly all other instant messenger app were able to catch up with it in no time. The full end-to-end encryption on all communication channels means that is amazingly secure as well, which is a great selling point especially for tech enterprises and organizations that must struggle with strict compliance requirements (I'm thinking about HIPAA, for example). On top of that, I found it much lighter than other chats such as Skype, which is always a bonus.
CONSSome people complained about its "retro" style that makes it look like a somewhat old tool. However, I personally appreciate this style since it has a cool nostalgia feel that is particularly appealing to the nerdiest tech geeks out there. I understand that not everybody may like this design, though, so ultimately YMMV.
Reason for choosing Brosix
It's way lighter and easier to use than most competitors. Its interface may look old, but it's as efficient as it could be. Also, full end-to-end encryption on all communication channels is always important nowadays.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much for this rich review. Our whole team is delighted to hear that the hard work to provide our customers with best possible flexibility and security to match their needs, has been paying off. In relation to our product's design, we have chosen this because of its simplicity which makes it really easy for all types of users to understand and work with, so that they do not have to deal with any specifications - they won't have to discover any paths of how to use a certain feature. Also, we want to thank you for sharing your positive experience with Brosix IM with others. We try to constantly update our service to meet our clients' needs, so feedback is always welcomed!
Replied February 2020
Sergio
Medical Practice, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
The best tool to connect employees
The experience in general is excellent, it is the only tool we use in the company for communication between employees, the history of the conversations is a remarkable function.
PROSThe ease of use, the implementation in the company was very easy, it is constantly improving functionalities, technical support, many tools such as support and video conferencing.
CONSThe price is a bit high for a company with few employees. I think they could have different prices by volume, for small businesses and accompany them in their growth.
Reason for choosing Brosix
We wanted to try a new company, because we believe that it is the one that has the greatest push and listens to its customers before they are thousands.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much Sergio for your review. We at Brosix work hard to provide a service that could help you communicate more efficiently. What gives us inspiration to keep up with the good work are the many satisfied clients just like you that help us grow by keeping in touch with us. We would also like to thank you for your suggestion as it is really important to know our clients' honest opinion about each part of the product. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions and needs of assistance. Have a wonderful day.
Replied February 2020
Amy
Insurance, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2019
Brosix
Able to communicate with other offices quickly
CONSHard to delete group conversations and is not consistent in showing history, deletes some messages without request.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much, Amy, for your review. More than anything else, we would like to provide a reliable service to take away the burden of communication for successful businesses globally. We are glad to hear we have helped you with that. Addressing the issue that you've mentioned, we would like to advise you to always make sure that the team is using the latest version of Brosix. Also, please feel free to contact our support whenever you experience any difficulties or have any questions. Have a wonderful day.
Replied February 2020
Brandy
Insurance, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Great Messenger for our offices
Allows us to train and couch our agents without clients knowing. We set up groups which is great on our end depending on who we need to communicate with all at one time. Can also share screens to help in more detail or send documents within the Brosix messenger. Has been a great fit for our agency.
PROSWe have 3 offices. Brosix allows each office to communicate, especially if someone is with a client or on the phone. Brosix is easy to install and add each when we add agents to our offices.
CONSWith groups, not sure how to remove an agent when they are no longer with the agency or with that specific department.
Reason for choosing Brosix
Had several agents within a Facebook group I'm in that uses Brosix and gave great reviews.
Reasons for switching to Brosix
Skype was just not what doing what we felt needed to be done within our agency.
Vendor Response
Hello Brandy. Our team is very happy to hear that you have considered Brosix as a great fit for your agency. We appreciate the creativity of our customers and value that each one finds a different way to benefit from the service. In relation to groups configuration, you can always change settings and add/remove users from the Control Panel that every network administrator has access to. We also maintain a 'Help' platform https://help.brosix.com/ which you can quickly find your question into by, for example, typing 'How to remove someone from a group in Brosix?'. We are very thankful for your review as customers' feedback always helps us optimize the service and see what difficulties are experienced. Have a great and productive week!
Replied February 2020
Kelly
Information Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Great collaboration tool!
Brosix has been so helpful in coordinating with team members and sometimes customers. I'm able to use status states that Brosix creates to indicate to others if I'm available or not; additionally, I've been able to create my own custom ones that are helpful to let others know not only that I'm unavailable, but I have created other custom status states that handle specific scenarios (particularly "conducting webinar", "focused project", and "break") so they know if they need to avoid messaging me at all (such as when I'm in a webinar and can't have messages pop up on my screen for everyone watching the webinar to see.) Also, they have lots of nice features that I use frequently, such as sharing my screen, sending files/screenshots, creating a chat group with multiple contacts, and viewing history. We also use the Profile message to state what our schedule is for the next several days. It makes it much easier to coordinate with people to see their schedule on our dashboard without having to ask them.
PROSEase of use, ability to see each others profile messages at-a-glance, lots of useful features available
CONSSometimes gets wonky after updates (either super tiny or super large font/icons), doesn't save any part of ongoing conversations to log file if the computer crashes
Reasons for switching to Brosix
Brosix messaging is encrypted, so much more secure than the product we were using before.
Vendor Response
We want to thank you for your specific review of Brosix IM. It has always been truly important for us to receive detailed feedback from our customers so that we can optimize our product to fit their needs, preferences, and interests. We want to apologize for the inconveniences that you have experienced after completing recent updates. Our teams are constantly working towards the removal of errors as soon as we notice any has occurred or if a client has contacted our technical support. So please do not hesitate to contact us whenever you notice an issue with your Brosix network. This would help us solve a problem that most probably would be frustrating the work process of other users as well. We know how busy our clients are, and we find it very important to hear that you find our service easy to use, as that has been a main purpose of ours. Nobody loves wasting their time in figuring out how to use software that is usually meant to make their work process more secure and easier.
Replied February 2020
Brent
Financial Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Great Product - Simple & Clean
Lots of features in this software for a small price. Screen Share, File Share, Co-Browsing, IM, Chat Rooms, etc. Very intuitive and simple to use
CONSOccasional connection issues. Have had to have our database moved to a new server to correct an issue
Reasons for switching to Brosix
Made the switch to get a better IM platform for cheaper that can be archived
Vendor Response
Thank you, Brent for your feedback. Our team is happy to hear that you've been having good use of the Brosix features. We also hope that instead of experienced difficulty, you are continuing to have a positive experience with our tool. Have a wonderful day!
Replied February 2020
Holly
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2019
Reliable and Secure Instant Messenger
There are a lot of features that we love using, easy to use and the cost is competitive.
PROSSecurity, ease of use and costs. It was very easy to set up and even easier to maintain.
CONSIn the beginning, we had several setup issues and support was hard to get a hold of. In recent years they have improved the support and it's much easier to contact them. We do not use the web or mobile version of the IM due to the inability to mute chat rooms/groups as we can do on the desktop.
Reason for choosing Brosix
Ease of use and costs
Reasons for switching to Brosix
Security, cost and bandwidth
Vendor Response
Thank you very much Holly for your feedback. We are very excited to have you as a client for that many years. More than anything else, we would like to provide a reliable service to take away the burden of communication for successful businesses globally. We are glad to hear we have helped you. We are also delighted to know that our improvements have been noticed. It is already possible to mute chat rooms and groups on mobile, and it will be available for the web version as well very soon. As always, please do not hesitate contacting us via email or phone with any questions and/or needs of assistance. Have a fabulous day.
Replied February 2020
Ali
Insurance, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Stay in Touch
Our team uses Brosix all day, every day. We use Brosix to communicate live for quick responses, inquiries, as well as to provide support for all team members.
PROSOur team enjoys the ease of use, dependability, and streamline of communication
CONSAs of now, with a few years of experience with Brosix, we have not found a portion that we do not like.
Reasons for switching to Brosix
ease of use, privacy,
Vendor Response
Thank you very much Ali for your review. Our team is delighted to know that our clients manage to fully benefit from Brosix in their daily work process. We cannot express how happy we are with the positive feedback of our product. Thank you for putting your trust in Brosix. Have a fabulous day.
Replied February 2020
Travis
Automotive, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2019
Why you'll Love Brosix
My overall experience has been nothing but great. It is really easy to use and administer. The back end is very user friendly.
PROSThe software is easy to use and as an administrator you can support it from anywhere. It consistently is upgraded with better features and abilities at no extra cost. You can contact support and they will fix any feasible issue that you have in a short time.
CONSWish you could log in more than one device simultaneously.
Reason for choosing Brosix
After researching everything about other chats, this one seemed to be the easiest to implement into our environment as well being at an outstanding price point.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much, Travis, for your feedback. More than anything else, we would like to provide a reliable service to take away the burden of communication for successful businesses globally. We are glad to hear we have helped you. We provide a 'Multiple Logins' option that can be enabled from the Control Panel > Settings > Options > Multiple Logins. If being enabled, all users in your network can log in from multiple devices simultaneously. If you want to enable or disable the feature for a specific user, go to Users > User Accounts > Choose the specific user > Controls > Multiple Logins. Please always feel free to contact us with any questions and/or needs of assistance. Have a wonderful day.
Replied February 2020
Eoin
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Great secure messaging service with clients for all platforms
We needed a secure way to communicate sensitive information between users. Brosix allowed us to connect without having to manually setup cumbersome encryption software on top of another piece of software. The multiplatform availability of clients is incredibly helpful allowing us to securely communicate on desktop, mobile phone, laptop, and chromebooks (either as a android app, web browser or as a linux app.)
PROSBrosix is very easy to setup with a downloadable installer specific to our organization. The users can be setup in bulk or one by one. You can send a broadcast message to a specific group of users (team).
CONSI'd like to see more/varied emoji or the ability to import emojis.
Reasons for switching to Brosix
We needed an easier way to apply security/encryption while maintaining open lines of communication. The easy installation and setup made adoption of the client very helpful.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much, Eoin, for the review. The Brosix team is delighted to hear that we have met your needs for a secure communication tool for your organization. We are also happy to announce that we have currently been working on adding more emojis to our platform to provide our customers with the ability to better express themselves.
Replied February 2020
Becky
Food & Beverages, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Great Communication system
We are able to immediately solve signage issues right away because when someone discovers that there is a problem, we are able to communicate and get the problem fixed right away and this helps our company on so many levels. We are all (as far as I know) very happy with this product. I will recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great way to communicate in a large company.
PROSI work for a High End Natural/Conventional Grocery Store and we have multiple stores. I am a graphics Design person and we have other Graphic Design people in our other stores and We use Brosix all day to communicate with each other. We are responsible for all of the signage that customers see, so it's very important to make sure we are all on the same page and Brosix's makes sure that happens! We are able to create a group chat so that we can all have an impute on what's needed to be created. It's like we are all together virtually! Never have had a problem with it that I can't fix or adjust.
CONSthat some times when it updates, it does makes the font's smaller? for some reason. Speaking of fonts size, I do have a hard time figuring out to make the fonts size bigger and maybe a different font.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much Becky for your review. Feedbacks with both positive and suggestive information are truly helpful for our team, so that we would know what to pay more attention to. We are happy to hear that you have always been managing to do your job properly with Brosix. It is a purpose of ours to make communication as real as possible with all features that are being provided to our customers. You are able to change text font and size when having a text chat open > Click on the key icon above the text bar > Font > F. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions and/or needs of assistance. Have a wonderful day!
Replied February 2020
Joanna
Legal Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Brosix Pros/Cons
I love brosix. Apart from the few glitches in the system, it runs smooth the majority of the time. It is a true time saver and makes my job easier.
PROSI like how easy and efficient it is to give messages through the office without calling or hunting down my co workers. We can also broadcast messages to certain people which is nice as well. I love the chatroom feature which make is easier and you can inform the people that need to know something about a case without having to message them individually. I like the customizing options as well. It's not too much where it's overwhelming, but just enough to where it makes it easier to identify the users.
CONSThere are some issues but not always. It's usually when an update is available. I wish there was a notice that would go out when an update was available and we could update it that way, kind of like how the apple phone does. But, usually, the program will not work as well and then we know to uninstall and then reinstall the new version.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much, Joanna, for your review! We are always delighted to hear both positive and constructive feedback from our clients. Our company's mission has been to provide its customers with secure and reliable enterprise communication, so hearing that Brosix makes your work process easier means that we have been on the right way. We will note your willingness to be notified whenever an update is available and will implement it in our next builds. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions and needs of assistance. Have a fantastic day!
Replied February 2020
Parth
Staffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2023
excellent features for rapid business messaging
You should really think about adopting Brosix if you're seeking for an internal communication solution to improve communication within the company. when you can discover what was spoken during chats. It is stated in writing and is not a case of "he said, she said." The main advantage is being able to discreetly communicate information to staff members when clients are present in the office. We are able to safely and immediately interact with personnel while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
PROSI find it really beneficial that Brosix can be installed on both Windows and Android devices. With a valid email address, joining the Brosix software is a pretty simple procedure. First, the simplicity of setup is So perfect and uncomplicated. However, the tool for sending files to another user via the network is excellent. A profile photo that displays the name is one of the many new features. Additionally, the tech support provided responses quickly. We can acquire a comprehensive chat record for each month and exchange photographs, files, and other content via chat.
CONSWhen software is damaged, all of your contacts and history are lost. There are just three members in the category of free software features. The programme may occasionally hang. The alerts are not always received in a timely manner. Rooms have replaced group chat, which is a little unclear. The new features took some time to become clear. The remote sharing occasionally does not perform as it should. It will get frozen.
David
E-Learning, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Talk to me... and more
FreedomProject Academy is an online school. Our teachers are spread out over the world. As the person in charge of supporting them, Brosix is invaluable in the amount of time I save troubleshooting problems. By taking control of their screen, I am able to see what's happening and then click implement solutions. The teachers use Brosix to communicate with the members of their team. It is much more convenient than email.
PROSBrosix goes beyond just messaging by allowing me to share my screen or the other person's screen. As the Technology Support person responsible for helping people all over the world, this is very valuable.
CONSIt will only allow me to log in from one device. I would like to get notifications on my phone and then use my computer to respond. I can't do that without logging out and then in.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much, David, for your feedback. It is important for us to know that our customers manage to benefit from Brosix in various situations. We are also happy to hear that you've been having a positive experience with our screen-sharing feature. Our team is now happy to announce that Multiple login is already supported by our new plans - Business and Premium. If enabled, the feature will give you the ability to use Brosix on several devices at the same moment. So we believe that's something that you can take advantage of. As always, please feel free to get back to us if you need any type of assistance. Enjoy your day.
Replied February 2020
Robert
Design, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Not disruptive like other apps
Simply put, Brosix keeps me connected in a way that’s easy, intuitive, and secure. And that allows me to focus on my work and my clients.
PROSAs a freelancer, I was provided access to the platform by one of my customers. The last thing I wanted was another disruptive messaging app or an overly-complicated software with a steep learning curve. Brosix isn’t that at all. Working remotely, it not only keeps my communication synchronous with the in-house team, but in a way that’s less intrusive or noisy than other apps. And the unlimited size P2P file transfer has been a huge plus. No more hassles sending docs and data via email!
CONSBrosix doesn’t feature the app integrations as some of the big boys. UX could also be a bit simplistic for some of the techies out there.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Robert, for the feedback. More than anything else, we would like to provide a reliable service to take away the burden of communication for successful businesses globally. We are glad to hear we have helped you. UI and UX is an every-day effort, because user needs and expectations are constantly changing. With every new release we always consider improving user experience with Brosix. We encourage our customers to contact us with any specific suggestions they believe would be advantageous for them to be included in future versions. Thanks again and have a wonderful day.
Replied February 2020
Patrick
Insurance, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Easy to use and implement
Brosix is easy to use and easy to set up for employees. We have employees that work from home and it enables us to communicate in real time.
CONSSome of the features are only available in the Enterprise edition and it would be nice to pay per seat and not for 10 seats if you have 5 employees
Reason for choosing Brosix
It looked unique and it would fit our business better
Vendor Response
Thank you, Patrick, for your feedback. More than anything else, we would like to provide a reliable service to take away the burden of communication for successful businesses globally. We are glad to hear we have helped you manage the process with your remote workers. We have tried to make user licenses purchasing as convenient as possible. With Brosix you pay a price for a user per month with an option to pay annually which significantly reduces the cost. For example, if you have 5 users in you network, you pay just for them. You can later add and/or remove users whenever you decide, which would simply reduce/extend your plan in days, meaning you will not be asked to pay every time you add a person into the network. Your trial will just be reduced in calculated amount of days, or respectively extended if you remove ones. As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions and/or needs of assistance. Have a nice day.
Replied February 2020
Cristal
Insurance, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2019
Brosix
I overall like the software and would definitely recommend to other businesses
PROSI like the over all software makes it very easy for all of our offices to keep in contact
CONSTech support I don't like how you cant communicate directly with someone you have to leave a message and they call back a few days later. it would be better if someone was available right away to fox the issue.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Cristal, for your feedback. We are glad to hear that Brosix has benefited your internal communication. We also appreciate the fact that you'd recommend it to other businesses and are truly grateful for that. Our tech support is always ready to assist the client. However, whenever an issue requires taking a more in-depth look, it is advisable for the tech support to contact the developers directly who would best know how to react and what the exact problem is. We turn our calls back as soon as possible with the intention of not taking our customers' time while working towards solving the issue. As always, we welcome any suggestions from our customers and would like to thank you once again for your review. Have a wonderful day.
Replied February 2020
Haley
Automotive, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Daily Use
We use BroSix every day and I don't know what we would do without it. The ease of communication is impressive and saves us time.
CONSI would like to have unlimited licenses. I don't like having to pay more every time a single employee is hired.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Haley, for your feedback. Our team is delighted to hear that Brosix has been helping you on an everyday basis. We cannot express how happy we are with the positive feedback of our product. The price that a client pays depends on how many user licenses have currently been purchased. Whenever a new user has been added to the network, we don't ask our customers to pay for that, but rather reduce the trial with a calculated amount of days. For example, if you add x users, your trial will end a few days earlier than the estimated date. Respectively, if you delete users, your plan will be extended in days. You are always able to see when your plan ends through the Control Panel, and by regularly checking your emails from Brosix. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions and/or needs of assistance. Have a wonderful day.
Replied February 2020
Julie
Medical Practice, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY