Slack vs. Yammer

As of June 2019, Slack is ranked 4th in Enterprise Social Software with 10 reviews vs Yammer which is ranked 6th in Enterprise Social Software with 7 reviews. The top reviewer of Slack writes "I think Slack is a very creative application to help unify communication across all team sizes". The top reviewer of Yammer writes "improves communication, especially among people in different countries". Slack is most compared with Symphony, SharePoint and Workplace by Facebook. Yammer is most compared with Workplace by Facebook, Slack and Chatter. See our Slack vs. Yammer report.

Slack

Yammer

Slack

Read 10 Slack reviews.

12,052 views|5,550 comparisons

Yammer

Read 7 Yammer reviews.

19,281 views|5,452 comparisons

Most Helpful Review

Oluwakorede Daramola

CTO at a financial services firm

Real-time collaboration and simultaneous document editing increases team productivity

Slack has helped to increase the productivity of my teams and organization. We have been able to cut down on subscription costs, reduce client... Read more »

CIOco297000

CIO Corporate at a non-tech company

improves communication, especially among people in different countries

Users can access their own workgroups and it improves the communication among people, particularly people who have the same task to perform in... Read more »

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Quotes From Members

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Pros
Its intuitive design makes it easy to use and understand, hence we do not have a need to spend much on educating our teams.Overall, it is a good idea as it works better than most solutions out there.It has definitively made an improvement on our productivity. Information does not got lost in hundreds of less important messages.Its integration with different apps is a great feature. Read more »	Valuable features include the integration with Microsoft Office and the fact that it is in the cloud. Also, it's quite easy to use. Read more »
Cons
The only area of concern that I have is with the inability to preview received documents without having to download them first.The mobile app needs improvement. It consistently misses notifications.Notifications are not as good as they could be (especially for mobile).Slack could add additional and better integrations. Read more »	I would like to see a fancier user interface. That is one of the weak points of Yammer.Users need to be in the Acting Directory to exploit the features. Read more »

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4th out of 72 in Enterprise Social Software Views 12,052 Comparisons 5,550 Reviews 10 Average Words per Review 236 Avg. Rating 8.6	6th out of 72 in Enterprise Social Software Views 19,281 Comparisons 5,452 Reviews 10 Average Words per Review 295 Avg. Rating 7.7
Top Comparisons
Symphony vs. Slack Compared 30% of the time. SharePoint vs. Slack Compared 12% of the time. Workplace by Facebook vs. Slack Compared 12% of the time. See more Slack competitors » + Add more products to compare	Workplace by Facebook vs. Yammer Compared 36% of the time. Slack vs. Yammer Compared 13% of the time. Chatter vs. Yammer Compared 9% of the time. See more Yammer competitors » + Add more products to compare
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Slack	Microsoft
Overview
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.	Yammer is an enterprise social network that allows employees,managers, executives, teams and different office branches to engage,collaborate and innovate over one interactive virtual network. Yammer creates a social workplace that drives innovationthrough the sharing of ideas and business intelligence, boosts productivity inteams and projects, and encourages communication and connectivity betweenemployees, no matter where they are located.
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Sample Customers
Strava, The New York Times, Spotify, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Eventbrite, Box, Circa, Stripe	Verizon, Rakuten,Nationwide, DHL, Westfield, Telefonica, 7-Eleven, Red Robin, Intuit, eBay,Darden, Suncorp, Tyco, Xerox, and ModCloth.
Top Industries
REVIEWERS Marketing Services Firm36% Financial Services Firm14% K 12 Educational Company Or School7% Healthcare Company7%	REVIEWERS Insurance Company16% Non Tech Company16% Financial Services Firm16% Pharma/Biotech Company11% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Media Company33% Financial Services Firm17% Non Tech Company9% Marketing Services Firm5%

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