Slack is one of the most popular online communication platforms designed to improve communication between teams in every way. It is a platform that brings together the functions that any type of company needs to communicate, send and share files, make announcements, make calls and video calls...
The best thing about this office communication tool is how quickly it has replaced email threads long and messy thanks to its instant messaging features. If you've gotten tired of Slack or it doesn't offer exactly what you're looking for, you should take a look at these alternatives.
Microsoft Teams
El main rival that Slack faces it is currently Microsoft Teams. The solution that Microsoft offers us is integrated into Windows 11, so it has a large number of options to take market share from Slack in the coming years.
Microsoft Teams, available for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and via the web, integrates with Microsoft 365 in addition to more than 250 applications and services.
Although it has a free plan, with very few limitations, the paid plan is included in Microsoft 365 subscription (formerly known as Office 365).
If your company works with Microsoft's office automation solution, You won't find a better app than Microsoft Teams to share files, work on documents collaboratively, establish calls and video calls, create chat groups, make announcements...
chantry
Chantry is a free slack alternative powered by artificial intelligence with which it manages to humanize the communication processes of a business. Ideal for team communications, it offers twice as much file space as Slack, making it a great option for joint cloud storage.
It is designed to boost collaboration with a very simple user interface and crystal clear, it will allow us to save a lot of time in company communications, which will have an impact on the productivity of all teams.
Ryver
Ryver, unlike most of the alternatives that we talk about in this article, offers us a solution that works via browser offering both users and teams virtually unlimited storage integrations.
How much with an open API are support for the integration of other platforms like Google Drive, Gmail, Box, Dropbox, Zapier...
Users can view images, videos and previews of all content posted, via URL, within chat messages and posts as well as send a chat message or comments on the team post.
Cisco webex
Cisco webex is an application for teamwork with video meetings, group messaging, file sharing and whiteboard widely used among large companies. It's so easy to use that anyone who uses it can start a meeting with the touch of a button.
For users who use this platform and are looking for mobility, Cisco also offers us Jabber. Jabber is an instant messaging service based on the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) that provides clear communication with your softphone features, including HD voice and video, plus desktop sharing.
With this application, we can use the real-time presence information in meetings to reduce delays and see the availability of contacts inside and outside your organization. It also allows us to access all of these features while on mobile devices, including video conferencing, with the same ease of use found on desktop.
Flock
Another interesting alternative to Slack is Flock, a platform that offers us powerful messaging features which, in addition, are much cheaper than those offered by Slack.
It offers us command line and GUI interface for advanced users. Like most of these apps, with Flock we can communicate with our team, make video calls, manage projects with pending tasks, surveys and reminders.
With virtually the same features as Slack, Flock is one of the most economical solutions if you don't want to do without Slack's features. It also allows us to easily share our ideas with the different integrations it offers us as well as allowing us to share files in chats or a list of files to share in your chat.
fleep
If you are looking for a simple solution to Slack, you are looking for fleep. Fleep is a flexible messaging app that integrates with email and offers an ideal way to communicate.
Unlike other alternatives, you can communicate with any other Fleep user, across all organizations and regardless of configured teams.
It is an open network and users can be part of multiple teams. All information found in one place and it is easy to track. The files we share are stored securely in the cloud and are accessible from any device.
Mattermost.
With Mattermost., you can keep all important chat data of your team securely hosted on your server. It has public channels and private direct messages.
It allows us to personalize some of the functions that it offers us so that fit the shape in which our company works. It has an application for mobile devices, so when we leave the office, we can keep in touch without any problem.
Workplace from Goal
Workplace from Meta (formerly Facebook) is a Mark Zuckerberg social network solution that allows companies to collaborate and communicate instantly.
It includes outstanding features such as team communication and messaging tool, allows you to create groups for internal communication, voice and video calls (desktop and mobile), live video streaming and chat applications.
Workplace from Meta is also available as a mobile app for users of Android and iOS.
Hive
Hive is a project management solution that caters to large and small teams, offering features including file sharing, task management automation, and chat. It is ideal for planning, executing and tracking projects in real time.
The app is offers support for major storage services in the cloud, which facilitates access to file sharing and collaboration between members of the same team. It allows you to track the progress of the project, modify deadlines and workloads...