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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
$0.00
ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
Browse all 3 pricing plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,457)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that ActiveCollab excels in task management with features like "Task Creation & Assignment" rated at 8.6, while Slack shines in instant messaging with a remarkable score of 9.5 for its "Chat" feature, making it a preferred choice for real-time communication.
- Reviewers mention that ActiveCollab's "Activity Feed" is rated 8.9, providing a solid overview of project updates, whereas Slack's "Discussions" feature, rated at 9.1, facilitates better team collaboration through organized conversation threads.
- G2 users highlight that ActiveCollab's "Notifications" feature scores 8.3, which is decent but falls short compared to Slack's 8.7, indicating that Slack offers more effective alerts for team activities and messages.
- Users on G2 say that while ActiveCollab provides a comprehensive "File Sharing" experience with a score of 9.1, Slack's "Document Collaboration" feature, rated at 8.1, is less robust, suggesting that ActiveCollab may be better for teams needing extensive file management capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that ActiveCollab's "Recurring Tasks" feature is rated at 8.3, which is beneficial for ongoing projects, but Slack's overall task management capabilities are less emphasized, focusing more on communication rather than project tracking.
- Users report that ActiveCollab's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.3, which is lower than Slack's 8.8, indicating that Slack may provide a more responsive and helpful customer service experience for users needing assistance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$12.50
Great for small teams of up to 3 members looking to manage projects and clients.
Billed per month or year (a flat rate of $15 or $12.5 respectively).
- Up to 3 Members
- Unlimited Clients for Free
- Unlimited Projects and Tasks
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
ActiveCollab
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
9.2
30,738
Ease of Use
8.9
76
9.1
31,547
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
9.1
7,960
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.9
4,963
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.8
21,319
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
9.0
4,442
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
8.7
30,052
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.2
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13796
Not enough data
9.0
14305
Not enough data
8.6
13660
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10138
Not enough data
8.1
9482
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13569
Not enough data
9.2
13221
Not enough data
9.0
11675
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1469
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1458
Not enough data
7.9
1460
Not enough data
7.4
1442
Not enough data
7.4
1443
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
864
Not enough data
7.6
858
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
654
Not enough data
8.9
646
Not enough data
8.6
635
Not enough data
8.9
647
Management
Not enough data
9.0
642
Not enough data
8.6
629
Not enough data
8.9
635
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
549
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
268
Not enough data
7.9
264
Not enough data
8.0
271
Not enough data
7.8
269
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
7.8
268
Not enough data
8.0
268
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.6
262
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.8
263
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
9.0
263
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.5
255
Not enough data
8.8
256
Not enough data
8.4
254
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
322
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
8.3
310
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.7
309
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.3
307
Not enough data
8.2
301
Not enough data
8.6
309
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
299
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
182
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.7
181
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
734
Not enough data
8.4
716
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
700
Not enough data
8.2
704
Not enough data
8.5
708
Not enough data
7.8
686
Not enough data
7.9
684
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
697
Not enough data
9.0
709
Not enough data
8.6
688
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
385
Not enough data
7.5
383
Task Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.8
78
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.8
76
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
9.0
80
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1140
Not enough data
8.7
1126
Not enough data
8.5
1101
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1121
Not enough data
8.6
1091
Not enough data
9.4
1127
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1105
Not enough data
8.5
1084
Not enough data
8.5
1095
Not enough data
8.5
1089
Not enough data
8.5
1083
Not enough data
8.3
1060
Not enough data
8.2
1077
Workload
Not enough data
8.3
1049
Not enough data
8.8
1073
Not enough data
8.6
1051
Not enough data
8.4
1042
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
1095
Not enough data
9.0
1085
Not enough data
9.3
1092
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1033
Not enough data
8.1
1033
Not enough data
8.1
1029
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1042
Not enough data
8.4
1034
Not enough data
8.4
1021
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
982
Not enough data
7.6
979
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
485
Not enough data
7.7
482
Not enough data
8.0
481
Not enough data
7.7
483
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1070
Not enough data
9.3
1059
Not enough data
8.8
1011
Not enough data
8.9
1004
Not enough data
9.1
1006
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1031
Not enough data
8.9
1010
Not enough data
8.7
1017
Not enough data
8.1
973
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
962
Not enough data
8.1
959
Not enough data
8.6
964
Not enough data
8.4
965
Not enough data
8.2
946
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
959
Not enough data
8.3
948
Not enough data
8.5
952
Not enough data
8.6
950
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
965
Not enough data
8.7
943
Not enough data
8.9
961
Not enough data
7.8
936
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
897
Not enough data
7.3
896
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
415
Not enough data
7.6
417
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
264
Not enough data
7.5
264
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
9
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
8
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
9
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
8
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
ActiveCollab is categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Resource Management, Kanban Project Management, Time Tracking, Calendar, and Invoice Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Media Production
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
Discussions
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