Compare Slack and eXo Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (38.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free
Slack
Star Rating
(38,608)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing planseXo Platform
Star Rating
(93)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Slack excels in user satisfaction, with many praising its seamless integration capabilities with tools like Google and Atlassian apps. Users appreciate the ability to create secure channels for private team discussions, enhancing communication within organizations.
- Users say that eXo Platform offers a unique blend of enterprise-grade features and open-source flexibility, making it a strategic tool for team collaboration. Reviewers highlight its effectiveness in engaging employees through video and voice conference calls, as well as task management functionalities.
- Reviewers mention that Slack's implementation process is notably quick and intuitive, which is a significant advantage for teams looking to get started without extensive setup challenges. This ease of onboarding is frequently highlighted in user feedback.
- According to verified reviews, while eXo Platform provides valuable collaboration tools, some users feel it may not match the same level of user experience as Slack, particularly in terms of ease of use and setup. This can lead to a steeper learning curve for new users.
- G2 reviewers indicate that Slack's overall quality and support are highly rated, with users expressing satisfaction with the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. This level of support contributes to a more positive experience for teams relying on the platform.
- Users note that while eXo Platform has a solid feature set, it has fewer recent reviews compared to Slack, which may suggest a smaller user base or less frequent updates. This could impact the perceived reliability and community support for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
eXo Platform
eXo Platform Community
Free
Free digital workplace software to build your project.
- https://trial.exoplatform.org/
Free Trial
Slack
Free Trial is available
eXo Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
31,409
8.4
80
Ease of Use
9.2
32,281
8.7
80
Ease of Setup
9.2
8,615
8.5
40
Ease of Admin
8.9
5,227
8.2
40
Quality of Support
8.8
21,857
8.6
68
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
4,708
8.3
35
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
30,672
8.8
77
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
9.1
13942
Not enough data
9.0
14481
Not enough data
8.6
13780
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
10233
Not enough data
8.1
9572
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13673
Not enough data
9.2
13286
Not enough data
9.0
11827
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.6
1504
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1489
Not enough data
7.9
1493
Not enough data
7.4
1471
Not enough data
7.4
1473
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.7
898
Not enough data
7.7
884
Not enough data
Setup
9.1
687
Not enough data
8.9
680
Not enough data
8.7
658
Not enough data
8.9
695
Not enough data
Management
9.0
670
Not enough data
8.7
651
Not enough data
8.9
668
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
569
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.8
288
Not enough data
8.0
284
Not enough data
8.2
293
Not enough data
8.0
290
Not enough data
8.0
289
Not enough data
8.0
290
Not enough data
8.1
290
Not enough data
Account Options
9.2
290
Not enough data
8.4
284
Not enough data
8.7
277
Not enough data
8.7
282
Not enough data
8.9
288
Not enough data
8.9
285
Not enough data
Q&A Tools
9.1
290
Not enough data
9.1
284
Not enough data
9.1
292
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
9.1
286
Not enough data
8.9
281
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
8.9
277
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.5
346
Not enough data
8.3
347
Not enough data
8.1
337
Not enough data
8.1
334
Not enough data
8.0
329
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.2
325
Not enough data
8.8
331
Not enough data
9.0
338
Not enough data
8.9
337
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.3
322
Not enough data
8.7
337
Not enough data
8.6
325
Not enough data
8.6
319
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
8.0
202
Not enough data
8.0
204
Not enough data
7.9
202
Not enough data
Login Options
9.1
778
Not enough data
8.5
748
Not enough data
Productivity
8.0
737
Not enough data
8.3
741
Not enough data
8.6
747
Not enough data
7.9
720
Not enough data
7.9
716
Not enough data
Customization
8.6
746
Not enough data
9.0
760
Not enough data
8.7
727
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.5
416
Not enough data
7.6
413
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.0
98
Not enough data
9.1
101
Not enough data
9.0
92
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Search Queries
8.9
96
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
9.1
95
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
9.2
99
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.6
30
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
9.4
27
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
Automation
8.8
1234
Not enough data
8.8
1197
Not enough data
8.5
1173
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
1194
Not enough data
8.7
1140
Not enough data
9.4
1308
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
1172
Not enough data
8.5
1124
Not enough data
8.6
1144
Not enough data
8.5
1135
Not enough data
8.6
1140
Not enough data
8.3
1102
Not enough data
8.3
1129
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
1086
Not enough data
8.8
1163
Not enough data
8.6
1101
Not enough data
8.5
1095
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
9.4
1609
Not enough data
9.0
1278
Not enough data
9.4
1405
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.1
1079
Not enough data
8.2
1080
Not enough data
8.1
1072
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
1210
Not enough data
8.4
1086
Not enough data
8.4
1086
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
1028
Not enough data
7.7
1036
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.7
524
Not enough data
7.8
520
Not enough data
8.2
538
Not enough data
7.9
522
Not enough data
Communication
9.4
1184
Not enough data
9.4
1150
Not enough data
8.9
1065
Not enough data
8.9
1048
Not enough data
9.1
1061
Not enough data
Content & Documents
9.2
1111
Not enough data
8.9
1053
Not enough data
8.7
1075
Not enough data
8.2
1015
Not enough data
Controls
8.3
1001
Not enough data
8.1
996
Not enough data
8.7
1010
Not enough data
8.4
1014
Not enough data
8.2
985
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
1013
Not enough data
8.4
988
Not enough data
8.5
996
Not enough data
8.7
1004
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.0
1007
Not enough data
8.7
983
Not enough data
9.0
1000
Not enough data
7.9
967
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
938
Not enough data
7.4
939
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.5
447
Not enough data
7.7
451
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.6
288
Not enough data
7.7
289
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
9.6
17
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
9.5
16
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
9.4
17
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
8.8
17
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
9.2
18
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
8.8
15
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
9.3
17
Not enough data
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
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform 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
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Slack and eXo Platform are categorized as Knowledge Base
Unique Categories
eXo Platform is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN), Employee Intranet, and Employee Engagement
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
eXo Platform
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
Computer Software
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.7%
Financial Services
3.4%
Other
55.0%
Information Technology and Services
36.6%
Computer Software
7.3%
Telecommunications
4.9%
Marketing and Advertising
3.7%
Civil Engineering
2.4%
Other
45.1%
Discussions
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
OP
Currently, Slack has disabled deleting a channel, you can only archive it if you created it.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
GM
Slack is a messaging software perfect for companies, it allows you to create channels (groups), it let's you answer to messages in threads and react to...Read more
What is Slack used for?
21 Comments
RR
It connect us with the people no matter where we are through messaging and calls.Read more
Doesn’t open source mean free?
1 Comment
Official Response from eXo Platform
Open source means open code that your IT team can fully control. We sell enterprise-ready packaged editions of an open-source eponyme project, eXo Platform....Read more
Do you include maintenance?
1 Comment
Official Response from eXo Platform
Yes, maintenance is included in all offers. You get access to all bug fixes and enhancements developed for our customers in regular maintenance releases. For...Read more
Which services are included in the subscription price?
1 Comment
Official Response from eXo Platform
Support , maintenance, security advisory, cloud hosting as well as self-care services are included in the subscription price. Other services are purchased...Read more
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