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Slack is a popular project management and collaboration platform that provides a suite of tools that facilitates remote work and information sharing. It allows teams to connect in real time via instant messages, voice calls, and video conferences.
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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.Â
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).
What are some key features of Flock?
Built-in productivity capabilities, including advanced search options, file sharing, polls, and shared to-do lists
Private and public channels for group discussions
Quick task reminders, either for a few minutes or a specific timeÂ
Voice notes to simplify task management
Option to filter search results and bookmark important messages and files for future reference
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.Â
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).
What are some key features of Microsoft Teams?
Video conferencing for up to 250 users per session
Meeting features such as blurred backgrounds, multiple viewing modes, breakout rooms, and screen sharing
An immersive reader to hear messages aloud and translate them into other languages
A digital canvas/whiteboard for meeting participants to draw, sketch, and write on
Option to bookmark specific content, whether it’s a message or an attachment
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).
What are some key features of Rocket.Chat?
Team communication in multiple languages along with a real-time translation tool
Private conversation channels for focused discussions
A message filter for bad words with a predefined list of words to be blacklisted
Automatic conversion of long messages into attachments
Account security with encryption and two-factor authentication
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.Â
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).
What are some key features of Wire?
Option to schedule messages, create custom messages, and search unlimited message histories
File sharing in multiple formats, including PDF, Word, and XLS
Timed messages that automatically disappear from conversations once the set timer runs out
Secure guest rooms to have work conversations with external stakeholders
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.
What are some key features of Workplace from Meta?
To-do lists to track the tasks of all team members
Option to run polls, pin multiple posts, and share links and posts with colleagues
Separate groups for each project and privacy settings to decide who gets to see the postsÂ
Comments/feedback on the files shared in the groups
One-on-one and group messages and video calls for up to 50 team members
Live video streaming to share important announcements with members and react to videos in real time
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