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Mid-Market (50.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
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Canto
Star Rating
(1,728)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.2% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(38,117)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Canto overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Canto.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Canto is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canto over Slack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canto
Canto Digital Asset Management
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Canto's platform, supported by a flexible and transparent pricing structure, caters to a diverse array of industries. It empowers companies ranging from teams of 50 employees to global enterprises to fuel their content delivery, maximizing their ROI.
- Increase content ROI
- Go to market faster
- Improve efficiency and streamline collaboration
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
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Canto
No trial information availableSlack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,498
9.2
31,115
Ease of Use
8.7
1,510
9.2
32,044
Ease of Setup
8.3
930
9.2
8,426
Ease of Admin
8.7
868
8.9
5,049
Quality of Support
9.1
1,293
8.8
21,649
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
851
9.0
4,528
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,460
8.7
30,421
Features by Category
Interface and Performance
8.6
1247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1251
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
512
Not enough data
Asset Management
9.0
1218
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1092
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
955
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
900
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
890
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
721
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
803
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
566
Not enough data
Media Types
8.6
1053
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
797
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
1259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1083
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
757
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
662
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Asset Management
7.0
69
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13908
Not enough data
9.0
14450
Not enough data
8.6
13758
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10210
Not enough data
8.1
9541
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13643
Not enough data
9.2
13271
Not enough data
9.0
11796
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1497
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1483
Not enough data
7.9
1487
Not enough data
7.4
1466
Not enough data
7.4
1469
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
894
Not enough data
7.7
883
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
687
Not enough data
8.9
678
Not enough data
8.7
662
Not enough data
8.9
694
Management
Not enough data
9.0
670
Not enough data
8.7
655
Not enough data
8.9
669
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
573
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
290
Not enough data
8.0
286
Not enough data
8.2
294
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
7.9
291
Not enough data
8.1
291
Data Management
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.7
34
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
9.4
41
Not enough data
Optimization
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
32
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
285
Not enough data
8.4
280
Not enough data
8.7
275
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.9
284
Not enough data
8.9
281
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
286
Not enough data
9.1
281
Not enough data
9.1
287
Not enough data
8.7
275
Not enough data
9.1
281
Not enough data
8.9
278
Not enough data
8.6
271
Not enough data
8.9
273
Not enough data
8.5
271
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
343
Not enough data
8.3
343
Not enough data
8.1
334
Not enough data
8.1
331
Not enough data
7.9
326
Not enough data
8.4
329
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
322
Not enough data
8.8
328
Not enough data
9.0
332
Not enough data
8.9
331
Not enough data
8.4
328
Not enough data
8.2
318
Not enough data
8.7
333
Not enough data
8.6
321
Not enough data
8.6
316
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.9
197
Not enough data
8.0
199
Not enough data
7.8
197
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
763
Not enough data
8.5
742
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
725
Not enough data
8.3
730
Not enough data
8.6
736
Not enough data
7.9
710
Not enough data
7.9
707
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
729
Not enough data
9.0
743
Not enough data
8.7
716
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
409
Not enough data
7.6
406
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
9.0
91
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.8
58
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
9.2
91
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.0
89
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
9.1
94
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.5
25
Not enough data
9.5
28
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1220
Not enough data
8.8
1177
Not enough data
8.5
1155
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1175
Not enough data
8.6
1135
Not enough data
9.4
1220
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1158
Not enough data
8.5
1122
Not enough data
8.6
1141
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1125
Not enough data
8.3
1096
Not enough data
8.3
1122
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1084
Not enough data
8.8
1137
Not enough data
8.6
1090
Not enough data
8.5
1082
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1404
Not enough data
9.0
1200
Not enough data
9.3
1280
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1072
Not enough data
8.2
1071
Not enough data
8.1
1064
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1108
Not enough data
8.4
1069
Not enough data
8.4
1063
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
1017
Not enough data
7.7
1012
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
521
Not enough data
7.8
514
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.8
516
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1178
Not enough data
9.3
1175
Not enough data
8.9
1055
Not enough data
8.9
1043
Not enough data
9.1
1046
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1097
Not enough data
8.9
1041
Not enough data
8.7
1063
Not enough data
8.1
1006
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
992
Not enough data
8.1
987
Not enough data
8.7
998
Not enough data
8.4
1000
Not enough data
8.2
972
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
995
Not enough data
8.3
977
Not enough data
8.5
995
Not enough data
8.7
987
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1004
Not enough data
8.7
973
Not enough data
9.0
991
Not enough data
7.8
961
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
927
Not enough data
7.4
923
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.5
440
Not enough data
7.7
442
Editing
6.5
117
Not enough data
7.9
123
Not enough data
5.7
113
Not enough data
6.8
111
Not enough data
Search
8.2
126
Not enough data
7.9
119
Not enough data
6.9
127
Not enough data
7.1
118
Not enough data
Permissions
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.5
124
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
7.4
118
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
5.8
24
Not enough data
5.9
24
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
6.1
24
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.5
282
Not enough data
7.6
282
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.5
19
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.7
20
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.6
19
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
20
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
20
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
21
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
18
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
20
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
Canto and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Canto is categorized as Digital Asset Management, Brand Asset Management, and Product Information Management (PIM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canto
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
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.0%
Higher Education
7.4%
Consumer Goods
6.5%
Retail
4.9%
Other
64.0%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can you add a feature to compose a presentation in deck format or even a reel?
1 Comment
KM
Thanks for the suggestion, Camilo. I'll take this to the team!Read more
Will canto provide an option to connect social media
1 Comment
CO
You are currently able to share to an array of social media outlets directly from Canto (Twitter, Facebook, etc.).Read more
What is the best file structure and tagging structure?
1 Comment
CK
You can use whatever structure you’d like. You can even import your current file structure directly (from server, for example). However, with DAM systems,...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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