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Slack

Slack

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Slack
9.0 /10

What is Slack?

Slack creates alignment and shared understanding across your team, making you more productive, less stressed, and just a little bit happier. Slack brings all your team's communication together, giving everyone a shared workspace where conversations are organized and accessible.

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Awards & Recognition

Slack won the following awards in the Business Instant Messaging - Enterprise category

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Slack Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:
94%
Negotiation and Contract:
91%
Conflict Resolution:
93%
Strategy & Innovation:
92%
Service Experience:
94%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Slack?

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1% Negative
3% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Instant Messaging

91

Notifications

87

File Sharing Collaboration

86

Integration With Productivity Tools

86

Cross Platform Support

85

Search

85

Granular Access Management

85

Task Management

83

Document Collaboration

82

Screen Sharing

81

Voice and Video Collaboration

80

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of Implementation

86

Business Value Created

86

Usability and Intuitiveness

86

Quality of Features

85

Breadth of Features

85

Ease of IT Administration

84

Ease of Data Integration

84

Ease of Customization

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

83

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Vendor Support

82

Slack Reviews

Akshay S.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Best Collaboration Tool for Teams

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

Slack is a messaging app that is designed for team communication. It is different from other messaging apps because it is specifically designed for team communication, has a variety of features that are helpful for team communication, and is affordable.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

There are a lot of things to like about Slack, but my favorite aspect is the ability to easily create and join channels. This makes it easy to keep track of conversations and to quickly find the information I need.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are a few things I dislike about Slack. First, it can be a little overwhelming with all of the messages and notifications. Second, it can be difficult to find older messages and files. Finally, it can be challenging to keep track of all of the different channels.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Some people find Slack helpful for staying organized and communicating with team members. It can be a great way to keep track of conversations and files. However, others find it to be overwhelming and chaotic. It really depends on the individual and the team.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective Service

Shashanka B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Splendid Remote Collaboration Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

Slack is loaded with plenty of features that no other tool is providing today. Also, AI integrated, it's amazing to see how easy it is to manage tasks or reminders.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Managing Channels is one of the best features I like about slack. Another feature I love and use very frequently is Slack Huddle. Mostly working in Remote Environment, Slack has really improved the efficiency of collaboration within the team.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I really don't see anything I miss or hate in Slack. Sometimes I am even amazed to see how tiny features are present that we dont even identify even after using them every day, but are very important for day-to-day activities.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Anyone looking for the best Communication tool, don't even think twice, Go ahead with Slack. It has all features and has practically zero downtime.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Temur D.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Many features to choose from and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

In times of COVID being constantly in touch with your team is important and Slack allows us to be in touch irrelevant from our location.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of sharing attachments and gDocs

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to complain

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend considering Slack if you're both working remotely and in the office, it eases communication with your team members.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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