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Market Segments
Small-Business (73.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
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Free Trial
$0.00
Gather
Star Rating
(330)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.4% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(38,245)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Slack excels in its Live Chat feature, scoring 9.4, which allows for seamless real-time communication. In contrast, Gather's score of 8.8 indicates that while it offers live chat, it may not be as robust or user-friendly as Slack's implementation.
- Reviewers mention that Gather shines in Hand Raising functionality, achieving a score of 9.7, which is particularly beneficial for larger meetings. Slack's score of 8.9 suggests it may not facilitate participant engagement as effectively as Gather does.
- Users on G2 highlight that Slack's Desktop Application is highly rated at 9.5, providing a smooth user experience. Gather, with a score of 9.1, offers a solid desktop experience but lacks some of the advanced features that Slack users appreciate.
- Reviewers say that both platforms perform well in Screen Sharing, with Slack scoring 9.2 and Gather slightly higher at 9.3. However, users note that Gather's screen sharing is more intuitive, making it easier for teams to collaborate visually.
- G2 users report that Slack's Quality of Support is rated at 8.8, which is decent but not exceptional. Gather, on the other hand, scores 9.5, indicating that users find its support team more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- Users say that both platforms have strong Ease of Use ratings, with Slack at 9.1 and Gather at 9.5. However, reviewers mention that Gather's interface is more modern and user-friendly, making it easier for new users to adapt quickly.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gather
Free Trial
Free Trial
Your first 30 days are on us!
- Add up to 50 members
- Unlimited meetings & chat
- Custom team workspace
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
Gather
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
215
9.2
31,200
Ease of Use
9.5
233
9.2
32,133
Ease of Setup
9.4
172
9.2
8,504
Ease of Admin
9.4
64
8.9
5,061
Quality of Support
9.5
172
8.8
21,710
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
61
9.0
4,538
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
214
8.7
30,504
Features by Category
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content 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
Productivity Tools
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
Administration
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
13941
Not enough data
9.0
14490
Not enough data
8.6
13785
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10236
Not enough data
8.1
9561
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13665
Not enough data
9.2
13287
Not enough data
9.0
11825
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
1511
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1495
Not enough data
7.9
1499
Not enough data
7.4
1477
Not enough data
7.4
1479
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
906
Not enough data
7.7
893
Visual Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
108
Not enough data
Office Customization
9.3
183
Not enough data
9.3
176
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
Guest Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
161
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.2
180
Not enough data
7.9
166
Not enough data
9.4
178
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Workspaces
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
695
Not enough data
8.9
683
Not enough data
8.7
666
Not enough data
8.9
702
Management
Not enough data
9.0
677
Not enough data
8.7
658
Not enough data
8.9
672
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
577
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
295
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
300
Not enough data
8.0
297
Not enough data
8.0
296
Not enough data
8.0
296
Not enough data
8.1
298
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
289
Not enough data
8.4
283
Not enough data
8.7
279
Not enough data
8.7
282
Not enough data
9.0
289
Not enough data
8.9
286
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
290
Not enough data
9.1
286
Not enough data
9.1
292
Not enough data
8.7
279
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
8.9
282
Not enough data
8.6
275
Not enough data
8.9
278
Not enough data
8.5
275
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
352
Not enough data
8.3
351
Not enough data
8.1
343
Not enough data
8.1
339
Not enough data
8.0
334
Not enough data
8.4
339
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
8.8
338
Not enough data
9.0
342
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
8.4
338
Not enough data
8.3
327
Not enough data
8.7
342
Not enough data
8.6
328
Not enough data
8.6
324
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
8.0
206
Not enough data
8.0
208
Not enough data
7.9
206
Login Options
Not enough data
9.1
774
Not enough data
8.5
749
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
738
Not enough data
8.3
741
Not enough data
8.6
746
Not enough data
7.9
720
Not enough data
7.9
718
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
741
Not enough data
9.0
756
Not enough data
8.7
726
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
420
Not enough data
7.6
417
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
9.1
102
Not enough data
9.0
95
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
9.1
64
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
8.9
62
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
9.1
95
Not enough data
9.0
94
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
9.2
99
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
32
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.3
30
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.6
33
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
30
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.5
31
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1232
Not enough data
8.8
1188
Not enough data
8.5
1164
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1189
Not enough data
8.7
1145
Not enough data
9.4
1246
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1172
Not enough data
8.5
1131
Not enough data
8.6
1153
Not enough data
8.5
1137
Not enough data
8.6
1138
Not enough data
8.3
1105
Not enough data
8.3
1136
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1092
Not enough data
8.8
1149
Not enough data
8.6
1100
Not enough data
8.5
1094
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1469
Not enough data
9.0
1227
Not enough data
9.3
1311
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1082
Not enough data
8.2
1084
Not enough data
8.1
1075
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1135
Not enough data
8.4
1081
Not enough data
8.4
1072
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
1029
Not enough data
7.7
1028
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
531
Not enough data
7.8
524
Not enough data
8.1
530
Not enough data
7.9
526
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1198
Not enough data
9.3
1189
Not enough data
8.9
1067
Not enough data
8.9
1054
Not enough data
9.1
1060
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
1115
Not enough data
8.9
1056
Not enough data
8.7
1076
Not enough data
8.2
1017
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
1002
Not enough data
8.1
994
Not enough data
8.7
1008
Not enough data
8.4
1014
Not enough data
8.2
982
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
1007
Not enough data
8.4
988
Not enough data
8.5
1006
Not enough data
8.7
999
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1013
Not enough data
8.7
982
Not enough data
9.0
1002
Not enough data
7.9
969
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
937
Not enough data
7.4
936
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.6
448
Not enough data
7.7
452
Collaboration Tools
9.3
114
Not enough data
9.2
104
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
112
Not enough data
9.6
113
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.8
103
Not enough data
Software Type
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
9.2
113
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Core Features
7.3
94
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
9.2
99
Not enough data
9.5
99
Not enough data
Additional Features-
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
106
Not enough data
8.0
95
Not enough data
Interoperability
8.2
98
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
93
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.6
289
Not enough data
7.7
289
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.5
21
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.7
22
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.6
21
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
22
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
23
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
20
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
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
Gather and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gather
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
25.7%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Consulting
5.0%
Financial Services
5.0%
Other
36.8%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Financial Services
3.3%
Other
54.9%
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