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."
"With respect to being a clean and efficient communications platform, I think that it does the job quite well."
"The product makes communication seamless."
"The product is easy to use."
"The huddle feature that allows you to get on a call with a colleague is one of the best features of Slack."
"Slack helps us keep the conversation focused and avoid multiple threads that create more confusion. I would say that has been the biggest advantage for us."
"It has definitively made an improvement on our productivity. Information does not got lost in hundreds of less important messages."
"It's valuable for announcements and communicating between team members."
"The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."
"Storage is the best thing about the solution."
"A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."
"The product was easy to use."
"Slack feels clustered and hence it should improve its design and UI."
"I would like the text in chat to be more customizable."
"The notifications on the phone are delayed."
"Slack should add a feature to schedule meetings."
"Slack tends to crash once a month."
"Slack's interface is not simple for me. It's not a user-friendly interface"
"The UI could be a little bit better."
"For me, the only thing I can say is that every time somebody sent me an attachment, the attachment was listed somewhere, and then I had to open the conversation and go to the individual to open it. So there is no handy repository or an easy way to quickly look at attachments. For me, that was a bit difficult."
"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."
"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes."
"The implementation could be made easier."
"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content."
Slack is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Social Software with 68 reviews while Workplace by Facebook is ranked 8th 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 Symphony, SharePoint, ChatWork, Chatter and Atlassian Confluence, whereas Workplace by Facebook is most compared with Yammer and SharePoint. See our Slack vs. Workplace by Facebook report.
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