Slack

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

It is highly customizable per workspace and got a lot of tools and options to extend the capability the product. For example, you can integrate your Microsoft Office and Google Drive files in Slack.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

You can set it up in few minutes and start collaborating with others.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If you're a small to medium businesses then going to use slack then it might be pricey and their audio and video call are not impressive compared to other services.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you want a quick setup for your collaboration tool then you can use slack. It has a lot of integration and highly customizable.

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

Slack might be just about the same as other messaging tools, but it's so different in that it has a simple approach to communication that is a joy to use. Others try to add so many features, but their UX is lacking. That's not the case with slack: apart from a few issues that we learn to live with (for example, you can't do all the configuration through the app and has to go to the web to complete basic stuff), we just use it intuitively and we are never distracted by the interface. That's just the end goal of an app, that its interface does not get in the way of productivity. Slack is where work happens (greatest slogan, by the way).

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love that I can have many workspaces and that I can use slack without thinking much about costs. We have had paid versions in the past, but it's not worthy: everything that is important has to exist beyond temporary communication, so I think they just over-deliver on the free version and it's really great for small teams.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some of the pro features are really not very well developed. We tried video calling but it was quirky and buggy, so IMHO it's not worth the pro features unless perhaps the size of your organization requires it. For small teams, there are much better options for video/voice calling, and it's also a shame that slack doesn't have a truly built-in task manager that works. We always have integrations available, but I would love to see the same execution for those productivity features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

There are many similar apps and it probably boils down to personal preference. I tried Discord and others, but I simply liked Slack's interface better, It's a simple tool for a very important need, so you can only try different apps and just settle with whatever suits your needs. I just love it because I got used to it a long time ago, and other interfaces are just too busy for my taste. For larger teams, there might be better options, especially when you have to integrate a lot of internal applications.

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

This collaboration tool differs from other similar tools due to its high quality in its functionalities. Since it allows us to manage projects, incorporate new employees and facilitate communication between departments inside and outside the company.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the aspects that I like the most and find useful about this tool is that it allows us to share the screen with other users in the group. This helps us to solve simple problems when users have some kind of problem and do not know what to do. I also like being able to have alerts and notifications which we can enable to be sent by email or simply view them within the platform.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Among the aspects that I do not like about this tool is that to eliminate any type of conversation that you have had with a member of the space, it is necessary to have the permissions enabled by the owner of the room. I also find the downloadable program for PC to be a bit deficient as it is resource consuming and for this reason I prefer to use "Slack on their website.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Slack is a great way to keep people in touch and work together on the same project. Without a doubt, this tool is one of the best alternatives out there and for this reason, I would recommend evaluating every aspect of this software.