Slack is a cloud-based, team-communication app designed to allow groups of all sizes to work together and converse in a centralized and collaborative platform. The tools primary goal is to simplify and streamline conversations (ie. replace internal email threads) and while it shares similarities with several other chat services (AOL Instant Messager, Google Hangouts), Slack's basic efficiency features, robust integrations marketplace, extensive personalization options, and forever-free plan have made it one of the go-to communication tools for both business and personal users.
Each individual Slack group is called a Workspace - the overarching company or team behind the group. Within each workspace (users can join multiple different groups), conversations are broken down into direct messages and channels (which can be public to the team or private for select users), and users can seamlessly share files, images, and links across both. Members of a workspace can also integrate a wide range of external apps to centralize information and streamline processes - essentially operating a connected app from within Slack.
Slack launched in the summer of 2013 and was acquired by Salesforce in 2020.
Wealth of API integrations
Mobile app is slick. It's so clean that communities outside of work (eg my apartment building) us...
I like that you can quickly spin up a slack group.
As a developer first, by far my favorite thing about Slack is the flexibility of their API. It ha...
I really don't. It's pretty poorly built, clunky and doesn't do anything well.
The 10K message limit on free plans.
Joining workspaces is a pain, and you have to copy messages separately in case the workspace dies...
Lack of BAA/HIPAA compliance
Performance when connected to multiple workspaces.
Things get lost in the stream
Free
The free version is what we’re using and we’re pretty satisfied. It offers unlimited use of the app, but with a limitation of recent messages up to 10,000. This means that only the most recent messages can be accessed, so it’s better to save any important information to prevent them from getting locked in. It also allows you to integrates Slack to up to 10 apps.
Standard - $6.67/mo
This tier offers access to all of your team’s previous messages and unlimited integrations. This version also allows group video calls with up to 15 members.
Plus - $12.50/mo
This version now includes 24/7 support assistance and the ability for high-level people to export information.
Enterprise Grid - Custom Price
This tier provides a venue for collaboration of up top 500,000 users and support just made for your team, plus HIPAA support.
We're paying $1120/year for 14 active users. It's a lot but we definitely rely on Slack. This is the one SaaS app that I…
For the "Standard Plan" - $1,404.80 total annual ($1,280 for 16 users and $124.80 sales tax).
Plan fluctuates monthly…
We are a large financial company. Our initial quote was $12/user/month, and we got them to drop it to $6.50/user/month.
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