4. OneHub - This online collaboration tool lets users create virtual workspaces, which are called hubs. Signing up for OneHub is easy if you have a Google account, as all you need is to use your Gmail user name and password, and allow OneHub to access your e-mail address. Once you have signed in, you immediately have your first workspace, which you can completely customize - this is OneHub's biggest advantage over the other tools. This means that as the hub creator, you can completely control the user interface, making OneHub fit your team purposes exactly.
Uploading files is as easy as dragging them from your desktop, and dropping into OneHub's upload widget. OneHub uploads are incredibly fast, so documents are available for sharing almost instantly. On the activity tab, you can keep up with everything that is going on with your hub. It lets you know who added/ changed what, and gives a link to the page with the latest additions. It also color codes actions, so it's easy to see the latest updates to the hub at a glance.
The free plan allows for 512 MB of storage and only one workspace. However, if you need more space and functionality, you can upgrade your account for a monthly fee. Plans start at $29 per month, and go all the way up to $499 per month.
5. Google Docs - Created to compete with Microsoft Office, Google Docs is also a great online collaboration tool. For those who have Gmail, no sign-up is necessary, as it automatically links to your Gmail account. Otherwise, sign up only takes a few minutes. One of the coolest features of this tool, is that it allows co-workers to see each other's changes to documents in real-time, as they are being typed. If more than one person is making changes to a document, a colored cursor follows each person's changes, and the person's name is above the cursor so there is no confusion with who's changing what. Also, Google Docs has a chat facility, so as a document is being changed, co-workers can chat in real-time.
For those who have been using Microsoft Office, Google Docs will be an easy transition. It has a very clean and easy-to-use interface, and is a great tool for collaborating on word processing documents or spreadsheets. The one downside is that it is basic in collaboration capability, and is not as feature-rich as Huddle or Wrike.
This is an attractive platform for teams looking for a free web-based tool with basic collaboration capabilities.
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