Slack

Team communication and collaboration platform

4.8•916 reviews•

6.2K followers

Team communication and collaboration platform

4.8•916 reviews•

6.2K followers

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Slack is an application that helps teams communicate and work together by combining messaging, file sharing, and app integrations in one place. It makes it easy for teams to stay connected and work efficiently, whether they are in the office or working remotely.

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4.8

Based on 916 reviews

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Reviewers largely see Slack as the default hub for team communication: fast, organized, searchable, and especially strong for channels, threads, file sharing, huddles, and broad integrations with tools like Google Drive, GitHub, Jira, Zoom, and Notion. Many say it works especially well for remote teams, startups, and day-to-day coordination. The main complaint is noise: too many channels, too many notifications, and threads or important messages getting buried. Some also mention a learning curve, clunky feature bloat, limits on the free plan, pricing pressure, and occasional performance or video issues.

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Pros

remote team collaboration (94)

integration with productivity tools (83)

real-time messaging (56)

channel organization (54)

user-friendly interface (30)

search functionality (25)

file sharing (20)

threaded conversations (17)

customizable notifications (11)

workflow automation (10)

Cons

notification fatigue (25)

channel bloat (12)

learning curve (11)

mobile app performance (10)

free version limitations (7)

video call quality (2)

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•2 reviews

What's great

user-friendly interface (30)remote team collaboration (94)

Slack has been a solid tool for keeping team communication in one place. I really like how easy it is to follow conversations through channels, especially for day-to-day coordination. Best tools for teams especially startups.

What needs improvement

free version limitations (7)

Over time, channels and notifications can get out of hand if you’re not careful. The free plan also starts to feel limiting as the team grows, which is a bit disappointing.

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Microsoft Teams

I also tried Microsoft Teams and a couple of simpler chat tools. Slack felt more flexible and quicker to adapt to for everyday use.

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huddles (6)

I’ve been using Slack for a few months, and it has become the hub for our remote team. The channel organization and threaded conversations keep discussions tidy. Thousands of integrations let us pull in the tools we already use. The UI is clean and search works fast.

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•14 reviews

What's great

workflow automation (10)file sharing (20)channel organization (54)remote team collaboration (94)

Slack remains one of the golden standards for remote team collaboration; my favorite part of the tool is the integrations it carries natively. Channels also help a lot for teams that wear many hats.

What needs improvement

mobile app performance (10)free version limitations (7)notification fatigue (25)video call quality (2)

Free version limits remain a blocker. However, many competitor tools have also lowered their free version limits so not the biggest flaw. I do think the mobile version can be further improved though!

vs Alternatives

Discord

Mattermost Webex

Webex

Microsoft Teams Lark

Lark

I still use the other products but vary a lot of the situation. Lark is more of a super app that also includes gmeet/zoom and notion - used a lot more in Chinese companies. Teams is still heavily used in consulting / f500 companies. Discord is used more for gaming / community management for crypto and ai startups. Webex and Mattermost are more niches now.

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•2 reviews

What's great

user-friendly interface (30)remote team collaboration (94)

What needs improvement

free version limitations (7)

Over time, channels and notifications can get out of hand if you’re not careful. The free plan also starts to feel limiting as the team grows, which is a bit disappointing.

vs Alternatives

Microsoft Teams

I also tried Microsoft Teams and a couple of simpler chat tools. Slack felt more flexible and quicker to adapt to for everyday use.

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29 views1mo ago

•2 reviews

What's great

huddles (6)

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11 views6d ago

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•14 reviews

What's great

workflow automation (10)file sharing (20)channel organization (54)remote team collaboration (94)

Slack remains one of the golden standards for remote team collaboration; my favorite part of the tool is the integrations it carries natively. Channels also help a lot for teams that wear many hats.

What needs improvement

mobile app performance (10)free version limitations (7)notification fatigue (25)video call quality (2)

Free version limits remain a blocker. However, many competitor tools have also lowered their free version limits so not the biggest flaw. I do think the mobile version can be further improved though!

vs Alternatives

Discord

Mattermost Webex

Webex

Microsoft Teams Lark

Lark

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57 views2mo ago