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Slack

Slack

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Slack
9.0 /10

What is Slack?

Slack creates alignment and shared understanding across your team, making you more productive, less stressed, and just a little bit happier. Slack brings all your team's communication together, giving everyone a shared workspace where conversations are organized and accessible.

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Awards & Recognition

Slack won the following awards in the Business Instant Messaging - Enterprise category

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Slack Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Slack?

1% Negative
3% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Instant Messaging

90

Notifications

86

File Sharing Collaboration

86

Integration With Productivity Tools

85

Search

85

Cross Platform Support

85

Granular Access Management

85

Document Collaboration

82

Task Management

82

Screen Sharing

81

Voice and Video Collaboration

79

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of Implementation

86

Business Value Created

86

Usability and Intuitiveness

85

Quality of Features

85

Breadth of Features

85

Ease of IT Administration

83

Ease of Data Integration

83

Ease of Customization

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Vendor Support

82

Availability and Quality of Training

81

Slack Reviews

Alessia M.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Great Communication Features - Fast and Secure

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

For communication purposes, Slack is the best I have used thanks to it's mobility, security, and ease of use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that Slack is available on all devices. It makes communication fast and secure. Using Slack is straightforward. It supports customization.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No bad experience. Slack has all great features for business use

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Slack for instant messaging and for team collaboration. Has amazing features and is quite affordable.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

Kavya D.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Smooth Team Conversations Made Simple

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

What makes it different is the way it creates a casual but still productive work environment. It feels like a mix between social chatting and professional communication.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like how easy it is to chat with teammates without needing long emails. The channels keep discussions organized, and integrations with other tools save me a lot of time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes the notifications get overwhelming, especially when there are too many active channels. It can also feel a bit distracting if you don’t manage it well.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I’d recommend it to teams who want to stay connected and cut down on messy email threads. Just set up some rules for notifications so it doesn’t become too noisy.

Pros

  • Transparent
  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service

Cons

  • Less Performance Enhancing

OLAJUMOKE O.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Slack, the robust communication tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Slack from other similar products?

Slack has more robust , integrated project management alongside communication features compared to other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love its comprehensive collaboration features, which centralize communication and integrate with numerous other apps and tools

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike its overwhelming notifications which could be a distration.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Assess your needs and how well slack will integrate with your existing tools.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

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