Comparison of enterprise bookmarking platforms


The following tables compare enterprise bookmarking platforms.

General

The table provides an overview of Enterprise Bookmarking platforms. The platforms listed refer to an application that is installed on a web server.
SoftwareDeveloped byLatest stable releaseCost Contract support offeredCommunity website supportOpen sourceMultilingualProgramming languageUser InterfaceNotes
ConnectbeamConnectbeamSpotlight 3.1 per instancebinary onlybrowsernone
DogearIBM Corporation2.0.1 per instancebinary onlybrowserdoes not run on mySQL, requires IBM DB2 9.1 FP5, Oracle Database 10g 10.2.0.3, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Jumper 2.0Jumper Networks2.0.1.7 - GPLJavaScript & PHPbrowserruns on mySQL database for storing tag profiles. Can also be configured to run on Oracle Database 10g or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Knowledge PlazaKnowledge Plaza2.3.18free trial, starts at €35/month/instanceJavaScript and Python (programming language)browserSoftware-as-a-Service
ScuttleScuttle0.9.0 - GPLJavaScript & PHPbrowserstill in alpha stage

Date and content types

This table lists the types of data that can be tagged.
SoftwareWeb pagesDocumentsImagesVideoEmailsContactsBook referencesDiscussionsWiki pagesDatabase tablesFlat-filesNotes
Connectbeamnone
Dogearnone
Jumper 2.0none
Knowledge Plazanone
Scuttlenone

Content enrichment capabilities

Tags and metadata can be used to enrich previously described types of data and content. This table lists the default capabilities each platform provides.
SoftwareKeywordsDescriptionsCustom Tag FieldsMetadataKnowledge TagsNotes
Connectbeamnone
Dogearnone
Jumper 2.0none
Knowledge Plazanone
Scuttlenone

Tag management capabilities

Enterprise bookmarking tools differ from social bookmarking tools in the way that they often have to meet taxonomy constraints. Tag management capabilities are the uphill and downhill gardening abilities that can be put in place to manage the folksonomy generated from user tagging.
SoftwareFaceted classificationRestricted facetsMandatory facetsPredefined tagsRelated/synonym tagsNotes
Connectbeamnone
Dogearnone
Jumper 2.0none
Knowledge Plazanone
Scuttlenone

Platform and security capabilities

Security abilities at the platform level:On-premises, refers to an application that is installed on a web server behind the corporate firewall.Hosted, refers to a centrally-hosted website that is outside the corporate firewallEncryption level, refers to the level of encryption enforced by the application server
Security abilities at the application level:Access permissions, refers to the ability to define a list of users who have access to the application.Information-level permissions, refers to the ability to define per data/content item its accessibility/visibility within the application Workspace-level permissions, refers to the ability to create team spaces with different accessibility/visibility settings.Role-level permissions, refers to the ability to assign roles to users which will also affect accessibility/visibility settings.
SoftwareHosted PlatformOn-Premises PlatformEncryption levelMulti-user supportAccess permissionsLDAP integrationInformation-level permissionsWorkspace-level permissionsRole-level permissionsNotes
Connectbeam????none
Dogear????The Lotus Connection Suite with Dogear runs on the AIX operating system
Jumper 2.0HTTPS optionally availableLDAP integration is available
Knowledge PlazaHTTPS with high-grade 256-bit AESnone
ScuttleHTTPS optionally available?none

Server operating system support

In the case of web applications, this describes the server OS. For centrally-hosted websites that are proprietary, this is not applicable. Any client OS can connect to a web service unless stated otherwise in a footnote.
SoftwareWindowsMac OS XLinuxBSDUnixIISApacheNotes
Connectbeamnone
Dogearrequires IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0.13 for the web server
Jumper 2.0none
Knowledge PlazaNo OS management required. Infrastructure-as-a-Service for on-premises installation.
Scuttlenone