Compare Openfire and Slack 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00
Openfire
Star Rating
(14)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpenfireSlack
Star Rating
(38,842)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansOpenfire vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use and set up. However, Openfire is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Openfire overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Openfire.
- 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 Openfire over Slack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Openfire
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
Openfire
No trial information availableSlack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
14
9.2
31,514
Ease of Use
8.8
14
9.2
32,389
Ease of Setup
9.0
10
9.2
8,717
Ease of Admin
9.2
10
8.9
5,335
Quality of Support
8.0
9
8.8
21,923
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
8
9.1
4,814
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
13
8.7
30,750
Features by Category
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13953
Not enough data
9.0
14491
Not enough data
8.6
13784
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10234
Not enough data
8.1
9570
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13671
Not enough data
9.2
13280
Not enough data
9.0
11833
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1486
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1470
Not enough data
7.9
1477
Not enough data
7.4
1452
Not enough data
7.4
1454
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
879
Not enough data
7.7
865
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
676
Not enough data
8.9
670
Not enough data
8.7
647
Not enough data
8.9
684
Management
Not enough data
9.0
660
Not enough data
8.7
640
Not enough data
8.9
658
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
558
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.7
278
Not enough data
7.9
274
Not enough data
8.1
283
Not enough data
7.9
280
Not enough data
7.9
279
Not enough data
7.9
280
Not enough data
8.0
282
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
284
Not enough data
8.4
279
Not enough data
8.6
270
Not enough data
8.7
276
Not enough data
8.9
283
Not enough data
8.9
280
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
9.1
280
Not enough data
9.1
286
Not enough data
8.7
271
Not enough data
9.1
281
Not enough data
8.9
274
Not enough data
8.6
267
Not enough data
8.9
270
Not enough data
8.5
267
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
342
Not enough data
8.3
342
Not enough data
8.1
332
Not enough data
8.1
329
Not enough data
7.9
324
Not enough data
8.4
329
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
320
Not enough data
8.7
327
Not enough data
9.0
333
Not enough data
8.9
333
Not enough data
8.4
329
Not enough data
8.2
318
Not enough data
8.7
332
Not enough data
8.6
321
Not enough data
8.6
314
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.9
197
Not enough data
7.9
198
Not enough data
7.8
197
Login Options
Not enough data
9.1
773
Not enough data
8.5
737
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
726
Not enough data
8.3
730
Not enough data
8.6
738
Not enough data
7.9
710
Not enough data
7.9
705
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
735
Not enough data
9.0
751
Not enough data
8.7
717
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
404
Not enough data
7.6
401
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.9
87
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.9
54
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.7
53
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
8.7
87
Not enough data
9.1
89
Not enough data
8.9
87
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
9.1
93
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
23
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.4
24
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.3
22
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1237
Not enough data
8.8
1195
Not enough data
8.5
1169
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1189
Not enough data
8.6
1131
Not enough data
9.4
1333
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1165
Not enough data
8.5
1115
Not enough data
8.6
1136
Not enough data
8.5
1127
Not enough data
8.6
1133
Not enough data
8.3
1094
Not enough data
8.3
1120
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1078
Not enough data
8.8
1165
Not enough data
8.6
1091
Not enough data
8.5
1087
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
1711
Not enough data
9.0
1304
Not enough data
9.4
1457
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1069
Not enough data
8.2
1070
Not enough data
8.1
1064
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
1244
Not enough data
8.4
1081
Not enough data
8.4
1087
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
1022
Not enough data
7.7
1035
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
518
Not enough data
7.8
511
Not enough data
8.2
537
Not enough data
7.8
515
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1182
Not enough data
9.4
1144
Not enough data
8.9
1056
Not enough data
8.9
1038
Not enough data
9.1
1052
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
1106
Not enough data
8.9
1042
Not enough data
8.7
1066
Not enough data
8.1
1005
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
990
Not enough data
8.1
985
Not enough data
8.7
1000
Not enough data
8.4
1003
Not enough data
8.2
974
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
1003
Not enough data
8.3
978
Not enough data
8.5
986
Not enough data
8.7
994
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
996
Not enough data
8.7
971
Not enough data
9.0
989
Not enough data
7.8
956
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
927
Not enough data
7.4
929
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.5
437
Not enough data
7.7
441
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.5
278
Not enough data
7.7
279
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
13
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
12
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
13
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
13
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
14
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
12
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
13
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
Openfire and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Openfire is categorized as Other Office
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Openfire
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
42.9%
Computer Software
21.4%
Retail
7.1%
Professional Training & Coaching
7.1%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
7.1%
Other
14.3%
Computer Software
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.6%
Financial Services
3.4%
Other
55.0%
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