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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% 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
(38,187)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% 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
31,158
Ease of Use
8.8
14
9.2
32,088
Ease of Setup
9.0
10
9.2
8,466
Ease of Admin
9.2
10
8.9
5,054
Quality of Support
8.0
9
8.8
21,682
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
8
9.0
4,533
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
13
8.7
30,461
Features by Category
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13925
Not enough data
9.0
14473
Not enough data
8.6
13772
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10224
Not enough data
8.1
9552
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13655
Not enough data
9.2
13279
Not enough data
9.0
11810
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
1503
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1489
Not enough data
7.9
1492
Not enough data
7.4
1470
Not enough data
7.4
1473
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
900
Not enough data
7.7
887
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
690
Not enough data
8.9
679
Not enough data
8.7
662
Not enough data
8.9
697
Management
Not enough data
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.9
668
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
573
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
291
Not enough data
8.0
287
Not enough data
8.2
296
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
7.9
292
Not enough data
8.1
294
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
288
Not enough data
8.4
282
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
281
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
8.9
285
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
289
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
9.1
291
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
9.1
284
Not enough data
8.9
281
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
8.9
277
Not enough data
8.5
274
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
350
Not enough data
8.3
349
Not enough data
8.2
341
Not enough data
8.2
337
Not enough data
8.0
332
Not enough data
8.4
337
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.8
336
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
9.0
338
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.3
325
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.7
326
Not enough data
8.6
322
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
8.0
204
Not enough data
8.0
206
Not enough data
7.9
204
Login Options
Not enough data
9.1
769
Not enough data
8.5
744
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
732
Not enough data
8.3
736
Not enough data
8.6
741
Not enough data
7.9
715
Not enough data
7.9
713
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
736
Not enough data
9.0
750
Not enough data
8.7
721
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
415
Not enough data
7.6
412
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
9.1
99
Not enough data
9.0
92
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.8
59
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.0
91
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.1
96
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
9.3
27
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.5
29
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.5
28
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1224
Not enough data
8.8
1182
Not enough data
8.5
1158
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1184
Not enough data
8.6
1140
Not enough data
9.4
1232
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1165
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1146
Not enough data
8.5
1131
Not enough data
8.6
1132
Not enough data
8.3
1100
Not enough data
8.3
1129
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1089
Not enough data
8.8
1143
Not enough data
8.6
1095
Not enough data
8.5
1088
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1435
Not enough data
9.0
1213
Not enough data
9.3
1291
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1077
Not enough data
8.2
1078
Not enough data
8.1
1070
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1118
Not enough data
8.4
1075
Not enough data
8.4
1067
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
1024
Not enough data
7.7
1021
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
526
Not enough data
7.8
519
Not enough data
8.1
524
Not enough data
7.8
522
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1189
Not enough data
9.3
1181
Not enough data
8.9
1060
Not enough data
8.9
1048
Not enough data
9.1
1054
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
1105
Not enough data
8.9
1049
Not enough data
8.7
1069
Not enough data
8.1
1011
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
996
Not enough data
8.1
988
Not enough data
8.7
1002
Not enough data
8.4
1008
Not enough data
8.2
976
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
1001
Not enough data
8.4
982
Not enough data
8.5
1000
Not enough data
8.7
992
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1007
Not enough data
8.7
977
Not enough data
9.0
996
Not enough data
7.9
964
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
931
Not enough data
7.4
928
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.5
442
Not enough data
7.7
446
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.5
284
Not enough data
7.7
284
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.5
20
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.7
21
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.6
20
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
21
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
22
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
19
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
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
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.9%
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Discussions
Openfire has no discussions with answers
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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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