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Compare Microsoft Teams and Slack 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
$0.00
Microsoft Teams
Star Rating
(17,579)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Learn more about Microsoft TeamsSlack
Star Rating
(37,764)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Slack excels in user experience, particularly with its intuitive interface and seamless workflow. Users appreciate how easy it is to communicate and collaborate, with one reviewer noting that the channels are especially helpful for specific coordination.
- Users say Microsoft Teams shines in integrating various communication tools into a single platform. Reviewers highlight the convenience of having messages, meetings, and files all in one place, making it easier to connect and work with team members without switching between apps.
- According to verified reviews, Slack has a strong reputation for its quick implementation process. Many users mention that the initial setup was super easy, allowing teams to start collaborating effectively right away.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft Teams offers robust video conferencing features, which are particularly beneficial for remote work. Users appreciate the ability to conduct conference meetings and call clients seamlessly within the app, enhancing overall productivity.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Slack's extensive integrations with other tools are a significant advantage, allowing users to optimize their workflows. One user noted that the many integrations help save time on meetings and emails, making it a valuable tool for collaboration.
- Users report that while both platforms provide quality support, Slack edges out slightly with higher ratings in quality of support. Reviewers express satisfaction with the assistance they receive, which contributes to a more positive overall experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Teams
Teams Essentials
$4.80
1 User Per Month
- Seamless integration with Exchange: Teams Essentials works with On-Premises or Hosted Exchange so that Office clients can get Teams in the cloud.
- Upgraded online meetings: Provide professional features like virtual backgrounds, screen sharing, and recording from any device for your clients.
- Fully-enabled dynamic chats: Keep conversations going internally or externally with continuous chat, searchable history, and in-app file sharing and 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
Free Trial
Microsoft Teams
No trial information availableSlack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
13,073
9.2
30,928
Ease of Use
8.8
13,247
9.1
31,799
Ease of Setup
9.0
3,692
9.1
8,198
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,034
8.9
4,984
Quality of Support
8.6
10,521
8.8
21,487
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,008
9.0
4,463
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
12,503
8.7
30,244
Features by Category
Business Instant Messaging
8.9
8736
9.1
13850
8.7
8992
9.0
14388
8.4
8363
8.6
13712
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
8286
8.5
10171
8.9
8225
8.1
9505
Business Instant Messaging
8.8
8029
9.1
13602
8.8
8256
9.2
13242
8.7
7243
9.0
11738
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
982
7.5
1477
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.0
963
7.5
1463
8.3
960
7.9
1469
7.9
950
7.4
1447
8.0
950
7.4
1448
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.9
554
7.6
870
8.0
549
7.6
863
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
666
Not enough data
8.9
657
Not enough data
8.6
644
Not enough data
8.9
666
Management
Not enough data
9.0
650
Not enough data
8.6
636
Not enough data
8.9
648
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
554
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
272
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
8.0
275
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
7.9
272
Not enough data
7.8
272
Not enough data
8.0
272
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.3
267
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
8.6
263
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.8
264
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
267
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
9.1
269
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
8.8
260
Not enough data
8.5
256
Not enough data
8.8
257
Not enough data
8.4
255
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
325
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
8.0
317
Not enough data
8.0
314
Not enough data
7.9
311
Not enough data
8.3
312
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
306
Not enough data
8.7
311
Not enough data
8.9
313
Not enough data
8.9
314
Not enough data
8.3
310
Not enough data
8.2
303
Not enough data
8.6
316
Not enough data
8.6
304
Not enough data
8.5
301
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
184
Not enough data
7.8
186
Not enough data
7.7
183
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
740
Not enough data
8.5
722
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
704
Not enough data
8.3
709
Not enough data
8.6
714
Not enough data
7.8
691
Not enough data
7.9
688
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
706
Not enough data
9.0
720
Not enough data
8.6
696
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
388
Not enough data
7.5
386
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
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.4
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
8.5
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
8.8
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
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1176
Not enough data
8.8
1146
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1143
Not enough data
8.6
1108
Not enough data
9.4
1169
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1128
Not enough data
8.5
1098
Not enough data
8.5
1115
Not enough data
8.5
1104
Not enough data
8.5
1099
Not enough data
8.3
1074
Not enough data
8.2
1093
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1063
Not enough data
8.8
1101
Not enough data
8.6
1065
Not enough data
8.4
1057
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1221
Not enough data
9.0
1126
Not enough data
9.3
1188
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1047
Not enough data
8.2
1047
Not enough data
8.1
1042
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1064
Not enough data
8.4
1046
Not enough data
8.4
1036
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
993
Not enough data
7.6
990
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
496
Not enough data
7.7
492
Not enough data
8.0
493
Not enough data
7.7
493
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1113
Not enough data
9.3
1099
Not enough data
8.8
1026
Not enough data
8.9
1017
Not enough data
9.1
1018
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1056
Not enough data
8.9
1019
Not enough data
8.7
1032
Not enough data
8.1
981
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
971
Not enough data
8.1
967
Not enough data
8.6
974
Not enough data
8.4
974
Not enough data
8.2
955
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
970
Not enough data
8.3
956
Not enough data
8.5
965
Not enough data
8.6
961
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
978
Not enough data
8.7
952
Not enough data
8.9
968
Not enough data
7.8
945
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
906
Not enough data
7.3
902
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
419
Not enough data
7.6
421
Collaboration Tools
9.0
7810
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
5575
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
5757
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.0
7364
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6827
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
7074
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
5540
|
Verified
Not enough data
Software Type
8.8
7135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
5228
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
5775
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.8
644
Not enough data
7.8
639
Not enough data
7.8
636
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
266
Not enough data
7.5
266
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
8.5
107
8.5
9
8.7
112
8.9
9
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
8.6
111
9.3
10
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
8.6
108
9.1
9
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
8.1
105
9.0
10
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
8.2
110
8.7
10
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
8.7
105
8.6
11
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
8.2
100
8.3
9
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
8.6
107
8.8
10
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
Microsoft Teams and Slack are categorized as Business Instant Messaging and AI Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Microsoft Teams is categorized as Video Conferencing
Slack is categorized as Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, Work Management, Enterprise Search Software, Q&A Platforms, Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, and Audio Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Teams
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
17.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Education Management
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Other
62.9%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What software do you need for Microsoft teams?
17 Comments
AG
You need Office 365 to use Microsoft Teams.Read more
What is the use of Microsoft teams?
17 Comments
AP
Teams can be used to conduct meeting as well as chats can be accessed.Read more
What are Microsoft teams features?
11 Comments
DB
Chat, video conferencing, team collaboration.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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