When comparing AstraChat vs Drag App, the Slant community recommends AstraChat for most people. In the question“What are the most useful collaboration tools for remote teams?” AstraChat is ranked 12th while Drag App is ranked 14th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Direct connect
Pro Secure
Messages are received from clients using secured (TLS or SSL) XMPP (jabber) protocol.
Pro Network efficient
AstraChat is tuned to make very efficient use of the network connection and processor so you can be confident that it will use very little of your battery or data allowance.
Pro Supports a lot of protocol
- RFC-3920:Core
- RFC-3921:Instant Messaging and Presence
- XEP-0012 Last Activity
- XEP-0016 Privact lists
- XEP-0054 VCARD-temp
- XEP-0085 Chat State Notifications
- XEP-0153 vCard-Based Avatars
- XEP-0172 User Nickname
- XEP-0184 Message delivery receipts
- XEP-0191 Blocking commands
- XEP-0198 Stream Management
- XEP-0199 XMPP Ping
- XEP-0176: Jingle ICE-UDP
- XEP-0136: Message Archiving
- XEP-0045: Multi-User Chat
Pro Inside Gmail
For teams working in G Suite, this can be very handy. No need to switch between Gmail and an external Shared Inbox.
Pro Shared Kanban boards
Visual UI turning Gmail into kanban boards where you can drag and drop emails across.
Pro Real time Emails
The only app inside Gmail I found that has real-time shared inbox, instead of requiring users to "move" Emails into a shared space
Pro Tasks in inbox
Let's you add tasks in Shared Inboxes that are not necessarily emails. Great for task management.
Pro Easy delegation emails with assign feature
Pro Easy drag and drog email through boards
Cons
Con No OTR service
Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption for instant messaging conversations. Astrachat doesn't include this protocol, that it is often included in other XMPP services.
Con No mobile solution yet
They are launching an add-on soon but don't know when are the plans to develop a standalone mobile app.