Ziflow

Vorteile

The ability to teach changes, approvals and document ownership is critical and Ziflow handles all of these issues and more with ease.

Nachteile

Nothing that I can think of. We have been extremely happy with Ziflow

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Ziflow's proof-sharing interface is exceptionally clear and transparent, streamlining the process for both teams and clients.

Nachteile

When proofs are uploaded to Ziflow, the color code changes from RGB to CMYK, causing issues with clients.

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The versioning tool is super helpful, and allows me to easily track through previous version and comments, as well as compare different versions side by side.

Nachteile

The time it takes to upload and process - and some times fail altogether.

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The comparing feature that allows to compare older versions with new.

automated workflows saves time as one doesn't have to keep adding reviewers again and again.

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at times it throws error when i tried making a proof with a URL.

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You can easily work on asset and videos with your team, dividing it on stages to finally show the result to the client in the same platform.

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File organization. Some proofs are difficult to find by searching for them manually.

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It's ease of use. The software is very intuitive and east to use.

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Would be great if the watermark feature embedded when you download the files from Ziflow

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Ziflow is a great tool, the most effective way to proof and make edits.
Its streamline and very easy to use.

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Opens several windows per proof which is annoyoing....

Vorteile

clarity, easy to compare versions, easy to add comment.

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Shareing with outside, Sharing with external editors is not intuitive

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Helps in managing the proofs for multiple versions.

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Sometimes it changes the colour code after uploading the proof.

Vorteile

Ease of project upload and proof checking both at client end and designer end.

Nachteile

Nothing as such, it is a great tool for proof management.

Vorteile

Saved me so much time - i dont have to sit guessing what a client wants as they can now exactly in point the part they want amended and how they want it amended.

Great value for money - even on the basic plan it saved me so much headaches and stress and the price was cheap and offered you so much for the basic plan. It was totally worth the investment.

It has made everything so much quicker for me - it organising everything and displays it easy and clear so I can amend and complete work so much faster.

Nachteile

When a proof is locked Im unable to use the tick feature on comments to indicate that i have resolved that amend I currently have to temporarily unlock the proof . Would be nice if I could still use this feature when the proof is locked.

A feature to send auto reminders or a pop on the proof to notify approvers to make a decision would be handy so I dont have to go chasing each and every one.

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It´s easy to collaborate across companies within the same tool

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It´s not possible to edit the original proof - it only works for proof reading

Vorteile

Ziflow is a simple and intuitive tool that is particularly handy when you create and review a lot of creative and have a large team of stakeholders at different levels and functions. This tool has simplified what can be a daunting and messy task, by providing standardization & equal line of sight, which in turn helps to drive clear and consistent debriefing.

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No. This tool is regularly updated and optimized.

Vorteile

Ziflow makes it way easier to keep track of comments/feedback and versions. It's enables be to be more efficient and productive with my time.

Nachteile

The new layout is a bit confusing. Sometimes a window will disappear when a new version is created.

Vorteile

Ease of use. Speed of process. The ability to manage projects from anywhere, anytime. The ability to collaborate on projects when unable to meet in person.

Nachteile

I honestly have no negatives. Ziflow works as advertised and we've found it invaluable.

Vorteile

I love how collaborative ziflow it, it allows our team to work at a fast pace but also hear the voice of everyone on the team as they review creative content.

Nachteile

I wish ziflow was better from a functional standpoint when it was time to route animated banners, short clips, or long form clips.

Vorteile

It was easy to learn and use from day one. Clients are easy to train in the use of markup and even attaching images.

Nachteile

Took some time to figure out how to mass email Large groups. But a little self searching found the correct way to do so.

Vorteile

I like the real time proofing status and that you can setup a deadline for the proofs.

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The onyl thing that i dont like is that when customer make a comment theres no way to see it, unless I dont know where it should be

Vorteile

Super easy and intuitive content collaboration tool to add to your arsenal. The commenting feature set is solid and my favorite part of the software. Also love the different tiers of approval. Just makes sense with multiple contributors/approvers.

Nachteile

Nothing really. I haven't found a weakness other than getting the preview urls from third party tools to work at times (no 404s).

Vorteile

The ability to get realtime feedback on creative projects has saved us so many headaches.

Nachteile

Nothing that comes to mind. Overall we've been very happy.

Vorteile

We used a similar tool for several years before switching to Ziflow because of their clear commitment to continuing to make the product more useful. The live website review feature is what clinched the deal for us - we make sure to get ahead of any edit requests so we can make a proof in Ziflow to collect comments that used to come to us in some incredibly tedious ways...including print-markup with a pen-scan...

Video and print review was essential for us and we have had pretty good adoption/acceptance throughout the college. Actually, that has been improved versus our previous tool because of the ability to share a single link with multiple users who don't use a proofing tool as much as the marketing department does - there used to be a lot of confusion about logging in that has been just about universally resolved. The only time there has been some (easily addressed) confusion was in regards to the Chrome extension required for commenting on live websites.

Nachteile

I wish there were a way to automatically add some canned (but custom) instructions to the invitation to review a proof - a checkbox I could select if the reviewer was someone I hadn't sent a Ziflow proof to before. The live website review does have a couple of quirks (you can't use the text select on a live website proof and it occasionally has some issues with not being able to scroll), but it has been of huge utility for us.

There is not as much adoption of the text selection commenting by occasional users as I would like (not available for live website proofs). It definitely isn't intuitive for most people besides the fact that they don't see it and even when I point it out to people there are many who never use it correctly. But as the administrators and heavy users, that feature is very useful.

Vorteile

I like that it controls who has access to proofs, that we have a three stage review process that is clear and easy to follow. I like that it logs all comments and iterations of the proof and maintains version history. I like that it is straightforward to reassign proofs to other members of my team if necessary.

Nachteile

We use Ziflow in a Presentations team and only use Ziflow to review figure redraws at present. A big part of our workflow is PowerPoint presentations, however Ziflow cannot review these yet. I understand that flattened versions of slides can be submitted but we do advanced animated PPTs with pop-ups and transitions that need to be maintained. It would be great if down the line, Ziflow allows us to do this too.

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Since our previous proofing system was email, this has definitely helped create some efficiencies in our processes (and actually create some processes where none existed).

Nachteile

Descriptions on the tools (hover function) might be helpful. Ability to edit or delete/hide a comment that has been overruled/vetoed would be nice to be able to clean up proofs before they go back to the designer. A character limit on the comment field would be great: we get a lot of single comments made with all of the comments for an entire proof in them, and a character limit might help with this issue.

Vorteile

Allowing our clients to access proofs on the widest range of devices was imperative, as was the ability for us to interface with Ziflow via their very efficient API. Our in-house ordering system is a one click approach to process proofs, emails, and workflows. Integrating Ziflow as part of this single click methodology was essential. Previously with ProofHQ we had daily complaints about not being able to access proofs. Since taking on ZiFlow all we get is positive comments about how easy it is, both from our team in managing workflows, and from our clients in viewing, posting comments, downloading files etc. Overall: First Class.

Nachteile

The API could handle proof uploads more efficiently, but this is a minor gripe in a sea of positivity and there were some issues at the outset getting the API examples to work.

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I love so many things about this software. BEST tools for us are: version comparison options (overlay, side by side & slide view), commenting organization (checked when resolved, only show comments on current page, @mention when needed) and archiving projects (giving us the ability to go back and reference changes and the reasons why we changed something).

Nachteile

I wish ZiFlow had a social media approval section. Having templates & plugins would be super beneficial to our Social Media team since this still needs to go through an approval process.

Vorteile

This is a user-friendly product both on back and front end.

Nachteile

I really don't have any complaints. I have been happy overall and I haven't experienced any downtime, poor customer service or system limitations.

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Vorteile

Ziflow is user friendly which makes it easy to use and collaborate with our design team on projects. The dashboard helps me organize and see the status of all the proofs I am assigned to review. I love the comparison tool to review/compare different versions of a proof, real-time commenting and mark up tools, and having all the comments and changes in one central place to streamline communication. Fewer emails means edits don't get lost.

Nachteile

I receive a lot (maybe too many?) of the daily review emails from Ziflow but that is also my fault. I can always change my preferences for which emails I want to receive.

Vorteile

We tested a lot of other platforms and Ziflow is the best by far. We were able to easily integrate it into our systems to track status along with other elements. They take the management out of the design process so you can concentrate on what you do best...Creating!

Nachteile

The only thing that I don't like is the notifications. I like knowing when things are being reviewed. I wish there was another option to let you know people are reviewing without having to be notified on all comments.

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Vorteile

Customer service response is so quick and they helped us by implementing some feature requests to better adapt to the way we proof things out to our clients. It organizes our PDF revisions so we don't have to wonder if everyone is looking at an incorrect version. I searched for quite some time looking at what other companies offered to find a good solution that included print color separations. I accidentally ran across Ziflow and it quickly caught my attention because it had what I was looking for (finally!). Viewing color separations when opening a proof is great for our packaging clients, and is a feature we heavily rely upon. Having commenting/mark up tools and the ability to download PDF reports is a nice plus. I also like that their online help menu can pull up relevant answers and is kept up-to-date. But, the email support has been top notch, too. It is nice to have a project management dashboard to quickly see what has been opened, commented, or a decision made.

Nachteile

I think overall they do a wonderful job with an in depth live demo, in which they were asking about our workflows so we could focus on how Ziflow would best work for us. But, I think before diving into training new Ziflow customers, it is important to slow down and go over the dashboard and side menu items before going directly into the Admin settings.

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Vorteile

La simplicité de l'outil, tant sur le coté utilisateur que sur le coté administrateur de compte.
Il est tres facile de gérer l'administration de Ziflow et donc de ne plus etre dépendant des Equipes IT pour l'administration.
De plus, les automatisations sont tres simples et puissantes, notamment celles avec Monday.

Nachteile

Le seul soucis est que le téléchargement des epreuves est un peu long meme si celles ci ne pesent que 1 ou 2 Mo.

Il manque cependant dans le chemin de fer, la possiblité d'avoir une validation par page ou un label permettant d'identifier les pages validées sur un catalogue.

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Vorteile

User-friendly interface and robust features for streamlining the review and approval process for creative projects.

Nachteile

Relatively high compared to other review and approval platforms. its extensive feature set can sometimes lead to a steeper learning curve for new users.

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ZiFlow is one of the most feature-packed proofing tools I have found, but it is also very approachable and easy to use.

Nachteile

The only thing I need that ZiFlow doesn't support is PDF layers... If they can add layers, this product will be the golden goose.

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Vorteile

I love the simplicity of use and all of the features that are available. It is by far the best review tool I've used.

Nachteile

Sometimes, I wish I could customize the stages for secondary and third revisions, like skip people rather than delete the stage altogether. If that makes sense!

Vorteile

Ziflow makes it extremely easy for our creative projects to go through the various stages of approval in our highly regulatory environment. Their team is always quick to jump in to help us set up workflows or fix major issues we may encounter.

Nachteile

There have been some updates that have made a couple of extra steps, for example when you upload a new proof, the page does not stay on the proof that I was previously working on and you have to do a search for it.

Vorteile

It makes my job as a designer much easier for the design review process.

Nachteile

I pretty much like everything about Ziflow.

Vorteile

Ziflow is easy to use and very intuitive. I like the detail it provides as to reviewer comments and dates of reviews.

Nachteile

It is not convenient to always go back to the Details page to see the date of when reviewers reviewed. The date should be visible on each reviewer's approval stage.

Vorteile

The ability to provide feedback on creative that is in multiple formats.

Nachteile

The post job archive process. Would like to see a better way to archive within a folder structure.

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Vorteile

Ease of use. Integration with monday.com. Innovation and quickness to find solutions for our needs.

Nachteile

I do not have anything negative to say about Ziflow. Everything is top-notch.

Vorteile

It is very user friendly. Being a QC it is very easy to mark errors and suggestions/feedbacks on the designs and it makes easy to understand what a client wants.

Nachteile

sometimes the colours are not exact as it is designed, like if we add RGB projects but it shows like its a CMYK.

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Love the workflow functionality and version tracking

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All the email notifications I receive if I don't update my communication preferences on each proof.

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Simple to use, it also have a lot of tools to make the proofing of a document a lot better. The video integration is a must.

Nachteile

Litlle bit difficult for the invited users to find the dashboard.

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Overall, Ziflow has allowed out team to collaborate on a smaller and large scale through proofing. Also, getting approvals all in one place saves us time and improves efficiency.

Nachteile

The new version has made uploading proofs more time-consuming. There is a lot of clicking that has to happen and it takes us more time to upload something. I also would like the search and filter function to work more often.

Vorteile

Ziflow's search function makes it really easy to quickly go back and view projects. Of course, your file names should be specific in the first place but if your projects are labelled correctly, searching will be a breeze.

Nachteile

It was great but there was recently a radical visual overhaul that was unexpected. It will take some getting used to but hopefully it's for the best and I discover new and faster ways to improve my work flow.

Vorteile

Everyone involved in the project can review, comment, approve and collaborate in one place in a really efficient and effective way. This has resulted in less stress and time managing changes and proofing.

Nachteile

Hard to pick one negative to be honest but sometimes proofs with a similar name can cause issues between Ziflow and ASANA so you need to be careful how you name files in both.

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Vorteile

I like how easy it is to upload and export drafts/proofs and upload new versions. It is easy to navigate the site, and check other drafts/proofs for client convenience.

Nachteile

The live tours and a bit challenging to work off of, as they take screenshots, and it's difficult to follow the edits for other reviewers. Not as simple as a still image. It's also just a tad tricky clicking the comments to appear. Also, when you are uploading, sometimes the files don't go in order, so I need to manually make sure they are in order for compare mode.

Vorteile

I love ZiFlow. As a Production Artist, ZiFlow helps my colleagues review my work and provide feedback. They are able to do this easily with the many tools ZiFlow provides. They can comment and reply in proofs and even tag others who are apart of the the review process.ZiFlow has some neat tools that only lets who I want to review see my proofs. This helps me get my work to the right people quickly. I need to get quick approvals on a lot of my work and ZiFlow helps make this painless.

Nachteile

I wish ZiFlow would add to its user interface a bit more and help users navigate through the site better.

Vorteile

Ziflow replaced a tedious workflow of generating PDFs and sending emails back and forth to dozens of stakeholders. Our design team had to manage hundreds of emails in multiple threads. Ziflow makes this process easy for our non-technical users through the comment and markup toolsets. The versioning helps us stay on track and organize our revisions without losing the archives or having to sift through emails or written comments.

Nachteile

Occasionally we have issues with the markup tool placing comments in the wrong locations in the document.

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Vorteile

Ziflow is a great, easy to use program that helps keep our team organized. We have many rounds of review that need to happen and ziflow makes that process much easier.

Nachteile

Occasionally ziflow will become slow and it can take awhile for proofs to upload but it is infrequent.

Vorteile

- zflow helps and show what versioning your working on -able to compare proofs - be able to upload media/videos for proofing - Interface is clean and easy to use

Nachteile

- the wait time if forgotten password . - having to ask the oner of the proof to share the proof .

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Tracking and set-up of proofs. Version control and electronic signatures.

Nachteile

Has so many features- can be overwhelming to get started.