Slack - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

“When I have a meeting or event scheduled on my Google Calendar, Slack shows my status as "In a meeting" with a calendar emoji. I love that. I don't need to change my status in slack because it does it for me. It's easy to see when other people on my team/in my company are occupied so I know they won't be able to answer right away because most of us use this integration.”

“This is the best integration as we rely a lot on our calendar update to keep others informed about our status. Every morning I get the whole list of meetings in slack at one place with an easy option to just click on the options”

“Google calendar with Zoom extensions + meeting reminder message on slack = best way to show up on time for your meetings. You get your meeting ID delivered right in the slack for you to click and be connected in seconds. ”

“Another must for me. It reminds me of the meetings I have set in my calendar. I often miss my meetings or forget about them. Slack reminds you sharp at that time and you could join your meetings straight from slack.”

“I get reminders just before meetings are starting, and coworkers can also see if I'm in a meeting scheculed on Gcal just by seeing my name on Slack.”

“Your photo will get a little calendar icon next to it like a status so people can see if you are busy in a meeting before they message you. ”

“We use Google Calendar with Slack to get quick reminders and event updates right in Slack. It makes staying on top of meetings super easy.”

“Allows use to integrate with our calendar and be alerted when a meeting or event is upcoming along with updating our slack status.”

“I can see and access my calls whilst actively discussing issues/projects on slack. In a one click. Very helpful. ”

“Perfect, tells me what meetings I have that day and blocks out my online status whilst in a meeting.”

“Google Calendar can send you reminders of meetings and invites even when your browser isn't open.”

“The ability to show others you are in meeting already or away with the integration is great.”

“To set reminders for meetings and show others that we are not available with the auto icon. ”

“the calendar can be synced with slack to get notifications of the upcoming meets and events”

“It notifies me of upcoming meetings, lets me RSVP, reject or even schedule meetings. ”

“notifications for meetings - since Google calendar's notification system is abysmal”

“To see what meetings people are in without having to go into a different app”

“The Google Drive integration is important because it lets you share, view, and manage files directly within Slack. You can get real-time updates on comments or access requests, preview documents without leaving the app, and keep conversations and fil”

“The integration with Google Drive was vital for seamless file sharing and collaboration in Slack. It streamlined workflows by providing easy access to documents, enabling quick updates and feedback without switching platforms, enhancing overall team”

“When sharing a file with a colleague, Slack lets you know if the receiver has the correct privileges to view or edit that file. It also enables you to change those privileges right inside the app. ”

“You can easily see when people have shared or want you to share documents with them. It is nice to keep files and information in one place, versus having to search multiple places”

“In Google drive we have our database of files for the team, and we communicate through Slack which has third party plugin for Google drive. It works pretty good overall.”

“I don't need to send google drive links very often so that's why I rated the importance low but when I do, it works as expected so I gave it 5 stars”

“Slack is where we send files for reference, but Drive is where they are stored. It's essential that Slack and Drive communicate seamlessly. ”

“Simplifies document storage and access by automatically syncing loan files making collaboration and file sharing on Slack effortless”

“It's just not really necessary, we all have access to team files and we're going to open them outside of Slack anyway.”

“It is important because it is very comfortable to chat AND have files shareable with 1 click within the same tool.”

“I utilized the notifications from Google Drive to Slack when I have been given access to an unfamiliar document.”

“We always send links in the chat. And by connecting Google drive to Slack, we can easily preview the link. ”

“We share links and files all the time. This feature allows us to view files in our own time. ”

“Very excellent and helpful; you’re able to edit access when you share a doc. THATS cool”

“I was directly able to share files on Google Drive without opening my browser.”

“Great for collaboration on a file or just sharing big portion of information”

“I wouldn't say critically needed, but it's available, it make your life easier, it give you track of all the issues on the boards in one place, instead of checking the email inbox”

“I use Jira and Slack together to receive real-time updates on issues directly in Slack channels, keeping me informed without needing to switch apps.”

“Lets me share and review documents; it can also signal to someone when a task gets assigned to them. This integration is a lifesaver.”

“This integration lets development automatically communicate to the entire company that they are making changes to our software.”

“Our design and engineering teams use Jira and the Slack integration informs the rest of the business of any changes”

“for issue tracking, it is convenient to use Slack integration with Jira to communicate and know status of the issue”

“We use Jira with slack to automate and notify people when there have been updates on the ticket”

“Access to tickets, updates, and reporting works correctly and simplified my everyday reporting”

“It makes the process very efficient by sending notifications about Jira tickets and changes ”

“Posting Jira links in Slack renders additional levels of detail about the Jira tickets”

“Discussing development work and tickets to keep all relevant detail in one place.”

“When you post links in slack it recognizes JIRA and easily allows you to toggle.”

“Absolutely a must for me. You could just type /zoom on any chat you have and it will automatically create a secure zoom meeting for you. You can directly join it through the chat. It is extremely convenient.”

“This integration was useful and reduced friction/increased speed of meeting (I probably used it daily while we were in the COVID remote-work era) but is not critical to the value of either tool.”

“every once in a while, I'm chatting with someone and we agree to jump on a zoom call so it's helpful to be able to send zoom links over Slack”

“We directly schedule the meet and join the Zoom meet from Slack Dashbaord. I saves our time and makes it easy to track meeting points.”

“Video conferencing in Slack is inferior to Teams and we require this to be added to make it useable in the same way.”

“It's not a critical integration because you can always just post a zoom link without it. ”

“Allows us to create logs of user activities using zoom API in a private slack channel”

“We preffered using zoom for meetings, and the integration worked really well.”

“Allows me to share pull requests and repositories with detailed previews. It will also signal when a review is requested and when a bug is created. It is all in all extremely useful.”

“Commits, Pull Requests, and Code Reviews are gathered in one place and users were instantly notified about them.”

“This integration is important to make Slack as a single place to see updates in our repositories. ”

“We receive notifications about commits, pull requests, issues and other important Github events.”

“GitHub sends updates on commits and pull requests directly to Slack, keeping me informed.”

“Because it can help to streamline the development workflow and improve productivity.”

“Because we can get notified of any changes made, without having to check ourselves.”

“Love seeing all the notifications in-app without the need to go to the github site!”

“The Access Control/ Permission in Asana works very fast and secure, that is why the Slack software was rated 4 out of 5 while it's counterpart software (Asana) rated 5 out of 5.”

“It is very convenient to be able to create and manage task directly in slack and not lose bits of a conversation that create critical next steps.”

“Asana is the platform we use for events management; we needed Slack to help with communication on teams using Asana.”

“Useful to have this integration to be alerted and react to asana mentions or updates.”

“We use Asana to keep track of all day activities in the remote work we do in slack ”

“Typically linking Asana projects or pushing info from Slack to Asana tasks.”

“We don't need the full Google Workspace integration, but when we share a Google Sheet or Doc, Slack annoyingly let's us know with a distracting message. We're much rather simply have the link.”

“Our team is fully Google workspace so it’s important to be able to quickly access and share files in our main communication tool.”

“Since we use other Google apps, it's important to connection Slack for easier dissemination of information.”

“Slack sends me alerts when other people have worked on or started projects that I am also attached to.”

“It’s our organizations main workspace so we can easily track documents, sheets, etc”

“Slack keeps us upated when a deal or ticket on hubspot has been moved to another stage, or when someone mentions us on hubspot. It makes it easier to be on top of everything!”

“This is great for not missing anything from HubSpot. Sometimes the notifications are a bit delayed a slow, not sure if that is a HS issue or a Slack issue. ”

“This is the primary integration my Support team uses to be alerted while in slack of HubSpot tickets, live chats, onboarding’s.”

“We'd rather use HubSpot's app so we don't miss anything. HubSpot's integration is not fully connected with Slack.”

“This allows integration of other entities within the business such as personal training.”

“Google Docs allows for a way to keep documents organized that are shared within Slack. It also make for quick retrieval of needed documents when meeting or needing to share with others.”

“Allows me to request and assign access to documents, as well as let me know when a document is shared with me. 10/10.”

“To be able to share documents in real time in a chat and even update the permissions within Slack. ”

“We share Google files daily. This makes it easy to access and have a quick view of the file.”

“Sharing our docs and moving forward with our complete Google integration was terrific”

“I receive several types of Trello notifications in my Slack workspace. I find this useful because the Slack notifications often come through before those from the official Trello app. So I can respond to questions/comments on Trello much quicker.”

“We also use Trello for some clients thus we integrate it to Slack. It helps us keep track of our project status from Trello to Slack. We also can see the preview of the board. ”

“I use Trello as our external working platform so when a customer or client makes a change we are notifed instantly in Slack”

“It helps in getting updated and notified for the assigned task and on going task. ”

“The Microsoft Outlook integration is important because it automatically updates your status to reflect when you are in a meeting and unavailable to chat.”

“I can set my status automatically and see my upcoming and past meetings. Others can see when I am busy as well.”

“I like getting my meeting notifications directly in Slack. It gives me helpful reminders with meeting details.”

“awesome that slack shows my colleagues availability based on Outlook calendar”

“The integration with Google Meet was essential for quick video calls directly from Slack. It streamlined communication by allowing seamless transitions from messaging to meetings, enhancing collaboration and keeping discussions contextually relevant.”

“Use this all the time, the reminders and links within slack is very helpful to keep you on top of meetings. ”

“Being able to connect to Google meets without having to open google meets is super helpful and saves time”

“Reminds of the meetings and works a calendar reference when on chats and calls”

“Monday.com it’s increasingly useful when paired with slack as they both build a very complete management system. Slack more focused on communication and Monday.com on logistics.”

“We use monday to track important requests and projects and have integrated with slack to help notify teams whenever something has changed in a monday project board.”

“Slack lets me know when other departments have submitted briefs for projects to be started.”

“You can share Figma links in Slack and users can see high-level details about the file before clicking.”

“Designs and prototypes created by the team can easily be shared within the workspace. ”

“I can easily see design updates and comments and get notified in my slack chat”

“we have integrated slack with Salesforce to send custom messages from Salesforce to specific channnels with in the organisation and using channels to sandbox testing.”

“Easy to create records in our Salesforce instance whenever we closed a new deal”

“Our customers and clients are invited to collaborate on miro boards. This means if they make any changes the business is informed instantly”

“Sharing assets and updates on designs is crucial when building wireframes like we're using Miro for”

“is very important where it gives us the information we need to receive from various facts that we request to receive”

“It is part of the company email the alerting of calendar events and meetings allows for an integrated tool”

“I don't need reminders about my Lattice meetings and updates via Slack. But the functionality works as expected”

“We can send praise/recognition to an individual or group and the entire company get a notification.”

“I like being able to share files with Box, even if it doesn't actually change that much”

“This integration is important because I integrate big projects with Jira and slack.”

“It allows employees to request a card without having to go to the web browser. This lets employees requests cards on the go which is helpful”

“Allows us to understand while in slack when we complete a call, missed a call, and by which team member.”

“If any of my feature gets an upvote or comment or update, it sends me a msg in slack”

“My org uses the praise functionality in Leapsome to share appreciation with rest of the org”

“All my sales calls are on wingman and any tags to me as a PM is critical for me to listen into and share feedback with presales/sales teams. ”