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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10000 search requests Per Month
$0.00
Algolia
Star Rating
(448)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10000 search requests Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,456)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansAlgolia vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Algolia overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Algolia.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Algolia and Slack provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Algolia over Slack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Algolia
Build
Free
10000 search requests Per Month
Start for free - no card details needed
- 10K search requests/month
- 1M records included
- 10K AI Recommendation requests/month
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
Algolia
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
364
9.2
30,738
Ease of Use
8.6
364
9.1
31,547
Ease of Setup
8.4
250
9.1
7,960
Ease of Admin
8.9
219
8.9
4,963
Quality of Support
8.8
314
8.8
21,319
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
198
9.0
4,442
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
348
8.7
30,052
Features by Category
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
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
Merchandising
8.3
50
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
7.2
44
Not enough data
7.5
44
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
61
Not enough data
7.7
54
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
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
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
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
Search Setup
8.9
118
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
8.4
108
Not enough data
7.9
94
Not enough data
Product Discovery
8.2
98
Not enough data
7.9
100
Not enough data
7.7
99
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
104
Not enough data
7.4
82
Not enough data
7.7
91
Not enough data
Computing
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.7
28
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
Experimental Design
8.1
27
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
28
Not enough data
6.9
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - A/B Testing
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 - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
264
Not enough data
7.5
264
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
Agentic AI - Site Search
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Search Experience Management - Site Search
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Functionality - Site Search
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Generative AI - Site Search
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Algolia and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Algolia is categorized as E-Commerce Search, Emerging AI Software, A/B Testing, E-Merchandising, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Site Search Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Algolia
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
Computer Software
16.3%
Retail
9.9%
Information Technology and Services
9.2%
Internet
5.7%
Apparel & Fashion
5.4%
Other
53.5%
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
How fast is Algolia?
1 Comment
MB
With search, speed is a crucial factor. Most of our search queries take less than 20ms to be processed.Read more
How does Algolia count records and operations?
1 Comment
MB
Records and operations can be a tricky topic. Try this documentation to help you out!...Read more
Which languages are supported by the engine?
1 Comment
MB
Our engine is language-agnostic: it supports alphabet-based and symbol-based languages (such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean).
To set the language(s) you...Read more
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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