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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Slack
Star Rating
(37,404)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansnpm
Star Rating
(85)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about npmSlack vs npm
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than npm.
- 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 Slack over npm.
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
npm
No pricing availableFree Trial
Slack
Free Trial is available
npm
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
30,707
8.9
67
Ease of Use
9.1
31,515
8.9
67
Ease of Setup
9.1
7,929
9.0
18
Ease of Admin
8.9
4,960
8.5
16
Quality of Support
8.8
21,292
8.4
53
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
4,439
9.0
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
30,021
8.4
64
Features by Category
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13782
Not enough data
9.0
14287
Not enough data
8.6
13646
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
10126
Not enough data
8.1
9474
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13557
Not enough data
9.2
13212
Not enough data
9.0
11660
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1465
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1454
Not enough data
7.9
1455
Not enough data
7.4
1438
Not enough data
7.4
1439
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.6
859
Not enough data
7.6
855
Not enough data
Setup
9.0
650
Not enough data
8.9
642
Not enough data
8.6
631
Not enough data
9.0
644
Not enough data
Management
9.0
639
Not enough data
8.6
626
Not enough data
8.9
632
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
548
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.6
266
Not enough data
7.9
262
Not enough data
8.0
268
Not enough data
7.9
266
Not enough data
7.9
265
Not enough data
7.8
265
Not enough data
8.0
265
Not enough data
Account Options
9.2
266
Not enough data
8.3
264
Not enough data
8.6
257
Not enough data
8.6
261
Not enough data
8.9
265
Not enough data
8.8
262
Not enough data
Q&A Tools
9.0
265
Not enough data
9.0
263
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.6
257
Not enough data
9.0
262
Not enough data
8.8
257
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.8
255
Not enough data
8.4
253
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.1
52
Management
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.2
49
Knowledge Pages
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
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
7.8
182
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.7
181
Not enough data
Login Options
9.0
730
Not enough data
8.5
712
Not enough data
Productivity
8.0
697
Not enough data
8.2
702
Not enough data
8.6
704
Not enough data
7.8
684
Not enough data
7.9
681
Not enough data
Customization
8.5
694
Not enough data
9.0
703
Not enough data
8.6
686
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.4
383
Not enough data
7.5
381
Not enough data
Compatibility
8.9
80
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
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
Not enough data
Search Queries
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
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Automation
8.8
1134
Not enough data
8.8
1121
Not enough data
8.5
1097
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
1116
Not enough data
8.6
1088
Not enough data
9.4
1122
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
1101
Not enough data
8.5
1081
Not enough data
8.5
1092
Not enough data
8.5
1085
Not enough data
8.5
1080
Not enough data
8.3
1057
Not enough data
8.2
1073
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
1046
Not enough data
8.8
1068
Not enough data
8.6
1048
Not enough data
8.4
1039
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
9.2
1085
Not enough data
9.0
1080
Not enough data
9.3
1080
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.0
1031
Not enough data
8.1
1030
Not enough data
8.1
1026
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
1040
Not enough data
8.4
1032
Not enough data
8.4
1018
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
980
Not enough data
7.6
976
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.6
482
Not enough data
7.7
479
Not enough data
8.0
477
Not enough data
7.7
480
Not enough data
Communication
9.4
1053
Not enough data
9.3
1048
Not enough data
8.8
1004
Not enough data
8.9
998
Not enough data
9.1
999
Not enough data
Content & Documents
9.1
1023
Not enough data
8.9
1003
Not enough data
8.7
1008
Not enough data
8.1
967
Not enough data
Controls
8.3
957
Not enough data
8.1
955
Not enough data
8.6
959
Not enough data
8.4
957
Not enough data
8.1
940
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
952
Not enough data
8.3
943
Not enough data
8.5
946
Not enough data
8.6
943
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.0
959
Not enough data
8.7
938
Not enough data
8.9
955
Not enough data
7.8
931
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
893
Not enough data
7.3
892
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.4
411
Not enough data
7.6
412
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
7.3
261
Not enough data
7.5
261
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
9.1
9
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
9.0
8
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
8.9
9
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
8.7
9
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
8.5
10
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
8.1
8
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
8.7
9
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Slack and npm share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
npm
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
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.4%
Other
55.1%
Computer Software
40.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
6.3%
Program Development
3.8%
Other
23.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
Is there any way to exclude files that are not in use by project
1 Comment
CA
You should be able to add in packages as a dependencies in your package.json file. Specify which ones are for the project and which are...Read more
What is the best way to name a library.
1 Comment
AS
Without capitalizations, and if it's just a package without any symbols (!.,/@#$%^*&(), etc)
Read more
What is NPM for?
1 Comment
AS
The NPM registry is for uploading packages to their registry for public usage of the package.Read more
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