We performed a comparison between Slack and Workplace by Facebook based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Social Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I use Slack for communication with my colleagues."
"I like the tool's ability to send voice mail. We can also search for conversations easily in Slack."
"Slack makes it easy for employees to contact each other and exchange documents or information."
"We use Slack for general communication, conference calls, and sharing screens because we have people working from different countries."
"The product has the ability to scale."
"Slack offers several valuable features. Firstly, they have a message deletion feature, which is now available in other software as well, but Slack was the one who introduced it in enterprise solutions."
"Slack is a really easy collaboration tool to use and many companies are adopting this popular tool."
"Slack is a powerpack bundle of features that help small or large organizations to handle teams and their tasks."
"The product was easy to use."
"The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."
"A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."
"Storage is the best thing about the solution."
"It would be highly advantageous if it could incorporate calendar information from sources like Outlook or Gmail, providing users not only with meeting schedules but also a comprehensive daily agenda view."
"Its capabilities to provide security features could be better for corporations."
"The integration with SharePoint doesn’t work properly."
"Notifications are not as good as they could be (especially for mobile)."
"I think Slack could add additional features without making the solution slower or more difficult to use."
"Sometimes, the servers are not available."
"The notifications on the phone are delayed."
"I would like to see the social sharing of blogs, announcements, or other news directly from the message corner."
"The implementation could be made easier."
"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content."
"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."
"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes."
Slack is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Social Software with 67 reviews while Workplace by Facebook is ranked 9th in Enterprise Social Software with 4 reviews. Slack is rated 8.4, while Workplace by Facebook is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Slack writes "A competitive solution that improves collaboration and productivity". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workplace by Facebook writes "A scalable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for internal communication and storage". Slack is most compared with SharePoint, Atlassian Confluence, Symphony, Chatter and Limeade ONE, whereas Workplace by Facebook is most compared with Yammer and SharePoint. See our Slack vs. Workplace by Facebook report.
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