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647 views|549 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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2,578 views|1,112 comparisons
92% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between HCL Verse and Slack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"HCL Verse has a nice interface and it is a practical email solution. There are a diverse set of features, such as the search bar on top of the screens.""The most valuable feature is the mail server."

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"Slack is a powerpack bundle of features that help small or large organizations to handle teams and their tasks.""The most valuable feature is that we can easily integrate different workloads and the alerts are reliable. Also because it allows us to use it as a monitoring tool sometimes.""When we work with a platform like Slack, we can have one source without merging different document versions.""Nowadays, we don't need to visit an HR portal. Our marketing and human resources teams directly share details about birthdays, upcoming events, and important dates in Slack. Whether it's a training event, a company-wide gathering, or a social event, all the information is shared there. This keeps us all updated.""I use Slack for communication with my colleagues.""I am impressed with the product's calls and screen share features which are very useful.""Slack is a collaboration tool where you can create specific topic-related channels and manage different threads on different talks so people can interact and maintain a chat.""We use thread-based communication. So that if a new person comes to look into a problem for a particular task, they can easily go and look into the particular thread it is discussed in."

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Cons
"The solution could improve by allowing us to use a color that we want in the editing boxes.""Security is very important to us, so improvements to this functionality are welcome."

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"We’d like it to have more capability for everyone to work on one doc in real time all at once.""I want a feature in the solution that will help me share documents only with the set of people that I prefer rather than all of them. I would also like the solution to have a feature similar to Microsoft SharePoint where you can group all your documents.""The mobile app needs improvement. It consistently misses notifications.""I have found it cumbersome to create and set up groups, or channels.""The way groups are created on slack could be improved. Once you create a group of people, you can't add additional people unless you convert it to a channel.""Slack does not have videoconferencing capabilities, which would have been nice.""The reason is we are moving towards a new CRM, so we have a suitable solution to integrate with the new CRM.""I would like the in-meeting content sharing facility to be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This is an affordable solution but the price could be improved."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
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  • "We use the free version that does not have a license."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
  • "It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
  • "Slack is definitely worth the money."
  • "The pricing can range up to about twenty bucks a user. You can spend a lot of money, especially if you're talking about thousands of users. Generally speaking, Slack is less expensive than Teams. Slack doesn't include all the bells and whistles that Teams does. So you can go from a $6 license in Microsoft 365 to a $50 license per user per month, and there's a lot more you can do in the $50 license."
  • "I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
  • "The solution is cheap in my country."
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    Top Answer:Nowadays, we don't need to visit an HR portal. Our marketing and human resources teams directly share details about birthdays, upcoming events, and important dates in Slack. Whether it's a training… more »
    Top Answer:We could see improvement in Slack by having an integrated meeting tool. Currently, we rely on third-party integration tools like Zoom to schedule meetings. It would be much more convenient to schedule… more »
    Ranking
    14th
    out of 24 in Email Applications
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    647
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    34
    Average Words per Review
    354
    Rating
    8.4
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    Also Known As
    Verse, IBM Verse
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    Overview

    IBM Verse is a powerful email hosting solution that enables users to access their business communications from a laptop or desktop browser or from a mobile device. This email and business messaging experience is based on an innovative user-centric design, including social analytics and advanced search capabilities. IBM Verse helps users quickly find and focus on what content is most important, empowering them to build stronger working relationships while optimizing business results.

    Slack is where work happens. It’s a digital workspace that powers your organization — all the pieces and the people — so you can get things done.

    Slack brings all your communication together in one place. It's real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams.

    Sample Customers
    Canon Marketing Japan Inc., Australian Trade Commission, BTC, Havas, Canal Barge Co.Inc., RAVInvest, Elemental Path, WDR mediagroup
    Strava, The New York Times, Spotify, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Eventbrite, Box, Circa, Stripe
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Marketing Services Firm13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Healthcare Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization82%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Financial Services Firm4%
    University1%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise66%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise24%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise83%
    Large Enterprise12%
    Buyer's Guide
    Email Applications
    April 2024
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    HCL Verse is ranked 14th in Email Applications while Slack is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Social Software with 68 reviews. HCL Verse is rated 9.0, while Slack is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HCL Verse writes "Stable, scalable, and good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Slack writes "A competitive solution that improves collaboration and productivity". HCL Verse is most compared with HCL Notes, HCL Domino, Office 365, Huddle and Hub, whereas Slack is most compared with SharePoint, Symphony, Atlassian Confluence, Chatter and ChatWork.

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