Slack Alternatives & Competitors

• Flock allows group video calls with up to 20 participants, whereas Slack’s maximum participant limit is 15.

• Slack limits integrations in its free plan to 10, while Flock supports unlimited integrations in all of its plans.

• Slack has a more intuitive user interface compared to Flock. It also supports automated bots, unlike Flock.

Platforms supported: Both Slack and Flock are web-based tools.

Typical customers: Both are meant for small, midsize, and large businesses, but Slack also caters to the needs of freelancers.

Customer support: Flock offers phone, email, and chat support, whereas Slack provides only email and chat support. 

Pricing: Both Slack and Flock offer a free version. Slack’s paid plans start at $6.67 per user, per month (billed annually), whereas Flock’s paid plans start at $4.5 per user, per month (billed annually).

• Microsoft Teams offers a range of business calling options, while Slack is a chat-focused collaboration app.

• Microsoft Teams provides more video conferencing features, including multiple grid views and virtual backgrounds, compared to Slack.

• Microsoft Teams allows unlimited message searches in its free plan, whereas Slack limits searchable messages to 10,000 in its free version.

Platforms supported: Both Slack and Microsoft Teams are web-based team chat tools.

Typical customers: Microsoft Teams caters to the requirements of small, midsize, and large businesses, whereas Slack is also meant for freelancers.

Customer support: Both Slack and Microsoft Teams offer email and chat support to their users. 

Pricing: Both Slack and Microsoft Teams offer a free version. Slack’s paid plans start at $6.67 per user, per month (billed annually), whereas Microsoft Teams’ paid plans start at $4 per user, per month (billed annually).

• Rocket.Chat is a fully customizable software tool that allows users to add or remove features and select plugins, themes, and integrations. These customization options are not available in Slack.

• In Slack's free plan, the chat history is limited to the most recent 10,000 messages, whereas Rocket.Chat has no limit.

• Slack supports integration with over 2,000 applications, which is higher compared to Rocket.Chat.

Platforms supported: Both Slack and Rocket.Chat are web-based tools.

Typical customers: While Slack is meant for freelance, small, midsize, and large businesses, Rocket.Chat caters only to the needs of large enterprises.

Customer support: Slack offers email and chat support. Rocket.Chat provides phone support in addition to email and chat.

Pricing: Both Slack and Rocket.Chat offer a free version. Slack’s paid plans start at $6.67 per user, per month (billed annually), whereas Rocket.Chat’s paid plans start at $2 per user, per month (billed annually).

• Wire allows up to 50 participants in video conferences, whereas Slack has a limit of 15.

• Slack has an extended list of features compared to Wire and offers call recording and two-factor authentication.

• Slack supports integration with applications such as Google Drive and Office 365 in its free plan, while Wire does not.

Platforms supported: Both Slack and Wire are web-based tools.

Typical customers: Wire caters to small, midsize, and large businesses, whereas Slack can also be used by freelance professionals.

Customer support: Both Slack and Wire offer email and chat support. 

Pricing: Both Slack and Wire offer a free version. Slack’s paid plans start at $6.67 per user, per month (billed annually), whereas Wire’s plans start at $7.65 per user per month (billed annually).

• Workplace offers unlimited file storage with all plans, while Slack offers storage of up to 5GB in its freemium plan and up to 20GB in the paid version.

• Workplace allows live video streaming, which Slack doesn’t support.

• Workplace automatically translates posts and comments into the user’s set language, but Slack lacks this feature.

Platforms supported: Both Slack and Workplace are web-based tools.

Typical customers: Both Slack and Workplace are meant for freelancers, small businesses, midsize businesses, and large enterprises.

Customer support: Both Slack and Workplace offer email and chat support.

Pricing: Both Slack and Workplace offer a free version. Slack’s paid plans start at $6.67 per user, per month (billed annually), whereas Workplace’s paid plans start at $4 per user, per month.