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Compare Jive and Slack 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00
Jive
Star Rating
(309)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about JiveSlack
Star Rating
(37,771)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansJive vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slack overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Jive.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Slack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Slack over Jive.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Jive
No pricing availableSlack
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
Jive
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
260
9.2
30,929
Ease of Use
7.8
261
9.1
31,807
Ease of Setup
7.5
67
9.1
8,206
Ease of Admin
7.9
64
8.9
4,984
Quality of Support
7.9
198
8.8
21,488
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
56
9.0
4,463
Product Direction (% positive)
6.3
257
8.7
30,245
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
13852
Not enough data
9.0
14390
Not enough data
8.6
13713
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10172
Not enough data
8.1
9506
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13603
Not enough data
9.2
13243
Not enough data
9.0
11741
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1478
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1464
Not enough data
7.9
1470
Not enough data
7.4
1448
Not enough data
7.4
1449
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
871
Not enough data
7.6
864
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
667
Not enough data
8.9
658
Not enough data
8.6
645
Not enough data
8.9
667
Management
Not enough data
9.0
651
Not enough data
8.6
637
Not enough data
8.9
649
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
555
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
273
Not enough data
7.9
269
Not enough data
8.0
276
Not enough data
7.8
274
Not enough data
7.9
273
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
8.0
273
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
269
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
8.6
264
Not enough data
8.9
269
Not enough data
8.8
265
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
268
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.1
270
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
8.8
261
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.8
258
Not enough data
8.4
256
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
326
Not enough data
8.3
329
Not enough data
8.0
318
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
7.9
312
Not enough data
8.3
313
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
307
Not enough data
8.7
312
Not enough data
8.9
314
Not enough data
8.9
315
Not enough data
8.3
311
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.5
302
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
185
Not enough data
7.8
187
Not enough data
7.7
184
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
741
Not enough data
8.5
723
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
705
Not enough data
8.3
710
Not enough data
8.6
715
Not enough data
7.8
692
Not enough data
7.9
689
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
707
Not enough data
9.0
721
Not enough data
8.6
697
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
389
Not enough data
7.5
387
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.8
79
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
46
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
8.9
77
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
9.0
81
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.0
15
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
15
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1180
Not enough data
8.8
1147
Not enough data
8.5
1127
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1144
Not enough data
8.6
1109
Not enough data
9.4
1170
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1129
Not enough data
8.5
1100
Not enough data
8.5
1116
Not enough data
8.5
1105
Not enough data
8.5
1100
Not enough data
8.3
1075
Not enough data
8.2
1095
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1065
Not enough data
8.8
1103
Not enough data
8.6
1066
Not enough data
8.4
1059
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1228
Not enough data
9.0
1128
Not enough data
9.3
1191
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1048
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Not enough data
8.1
1043
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1065
Not enough data
8.4
1047
Not enough data
8.4
1038
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
994
Not enough data
7.6
991
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
497
Not enough data
7.7
493
Not enough data
8.0
494
Not enough data
7.7
494
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1115
Not enough data
9.3
1104
Not enough data
8.8
1027
Not enough data
8.9
1018
Not enough data
9.1
1020
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1058
Not enough data
8.9
1020
Not enough data
8.7
1033
Not enough data
8.1
982
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
972
Not enough data
8.1
968
Not enough data
8.6
975
Not enough data
8.4
975
Not enough data
8.2
956
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
971
Not enough data
8.3
957
Not enough data
8.5
967
Not enough data
8.6
962
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
979
Not enough data
8.7
953
Not enough data
8.9
969
Not enough data
7.8
945
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
907
Not enough data
7.3
903
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
420
Not enough data
7.6
422
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
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
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
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
7.4
267
Not enough data
7.5
267
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
11
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
10
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
11
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
11
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
12
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
11
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
Jive and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Jive is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) and Employee Intranet
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Jive
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
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Computer Software
12.1%
Internet
5.5%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Other
60.0%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.9%
Discussions
What is Jive (Intranet) Software?
1 Comment
AE
it is a kind of facebook but for enterprise to enhance collaboration and information sharing within an company. it is not only an intranet but any employee...Read more
Does Jive have a Mobile App?
1 Comment
AE
Yes there is an app called Jive Daily with notifications capabilities, you can use it to share publish blogs/documentsRead more
Jive has no more discussions with answers
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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