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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% 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
(37,450)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% 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
30,730
Ease of Use
8.8
14
9.1
31,539
Ease of Setup
9.0
10
9.1
7,954
Ease of Admin
9.2
10
8.9
4,962
Quality of Support
8.0
9
8.8
21,313
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
8
9.0
4,441
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
13
8.7
30,044
Features by Category
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13792
Not enough data
9.0
14299
Not enough data
8.6
13656
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10135
Not enough data
8.1
9480
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13564
Not enough data
9.2
13218
Not enough data
9.0
11670
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1468
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1457
Not enough data
7.9
1459
Not enough data
7.4
1441
Not enough data
7.4
1442
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
863
Not enough data
7.6
857
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
654
Not enough data
8.9
646
Not enough data
8.6
635
Not enough data
8.9
647
Management
Not enough data
9.0
642
Not enough data
8.6
629
Not enough data
8.9
635
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
549
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
268
Not enough data
7.9
264
Not enough data
8.0
271
Not enough data
7.8
269
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
7.8
268
Not enough data
8.0
268
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.6
262
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.8
263
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
9.0
263
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.5
255
Not enough data
8.8
256
Not enough data
8.4
254
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
322
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
8.3
310
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.7
309
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.3
306
Not enough data
8.2
301
Not enough data
8.6
308
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
299
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
182
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.7
181
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
733
Not enough data
8.4
716
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
700
Not enough data
8.2
704
Not enough data
8.5
707
Not enough data
7.8
686
Not enough data
7.9
683
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
696
Not enough data
9.0
709
Not enough data
8.6
688
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
385
Not enough data
7.5
383
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
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.3
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
8.3
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
8.7
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
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1138
Not enough data
8.7
1125
Not enough data
8.5
1100
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1120
Not enough data
8.6
1090
Not enough data
9.4
1126
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1104
Not enough data
8.5
1083
Not enough data
8.5
1094
Not enough data
8.5
1088
Not enough data
8.5
1082
Not enough data
8.3
1059
Not enough data
8.2
1076
Workload
Not enough data
8.3
1048
Not enough data
8.8
1072
Not enough data
8.6
1050
Not enough data
8.4
1041
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
1092
Not enough data
9.0
1083
Not enough data
9.3
1089
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1032
Not enough data
8.1
1032
Not enough data
8.1
1028
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1041
Not enough data
8.4
1033
Not enough data
8.4
1020
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
981
Not enough data
7.6
978
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
484
Not enough data
7.7
481
Not enough data
8.0
480
Not enough data
7.7
482
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1064
Not enough data
9.3
1055
Not enough data
8.8
1009
Not enough data
8.9
1003
Not enough data
9.1
1005
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1028
Not enough data
8.9
1009
Not enough data
8.7
1013
Not enough data
8.1
971
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
960
Not enough data
8.1
958
Not enough data
8.6
963
Not enough data
8.4
964
Not enough data
8.2
945
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
957
Not enough data
8.3
947
Not enough data
8.5
950
Not enough data
8.6
948
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
963
Not enough data
8.7
942
Not enough data
8.9
959
Not enough data
7.8
935
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
896
Not enough data
7.3
895
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
414
Not enough data
7.6
416
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
263
Not enough data
7.5
263
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
9
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
8
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
9
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
8
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
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
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Openfire has no 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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