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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Slack
Star Rating
(38,170)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 4 pricing plansVisio
Star Rating
(675)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansSlack vs Visio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slack overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Visio.
- 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 Visio.
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
Visio
Free
$0.00
A basic Visio plan is included for free as part of Microsoft 365 subscription.
- Great for viewing diagrams and minor editing
- Coauthor, edit, add comments, and share diagrams in real time via the Visio web app or Microsoft Teams
- Access dozens of templates and sample diagrams to create: Business diagrams, General flowcharts, Basic organization charts Infographic timelines
Free Trial
Slack
Free Trial is available
Visio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
31,145
8.8
587
Ease of Use
9.2
32,075
8.2
593
Ease of Setup
9.2
8,453
8.7
127
Ease of Admin
8.9
5,051
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.8
21,670
8.0
376
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
4,530
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
30,448
6.7
577
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
13920
Not enough data
9.0
14467
Not enough data
8.6
13766
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
10219
Not enough data
8.1
9548
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13650
Not enough data
9.2
13275
Not enough data
9.0
11806
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1500
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1486
Not enough data
7.9
1489
Not enough data
7.4
1467
Not enough data
7.4
1470
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.7
897
Not enough data
7.7
885
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
8.3
130
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
54
Editing & Design
Not enough data
9.1
143
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
8.6
137
Agentic AI - Org Chart
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Communication Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Offering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
9.1
687
Not enough data
8.9
676
Not enough data
8.7
660
Not enough data
8.9
694
Not enough data
Management
9.0
669
Not enough data
8.7
652
Not enough data
8.9
666
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
571
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.8
289
Not enough data
8.0
285
Not enough data
8.2
294
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.0
290
Not enough data
7.9
290
Not enough data
8.1
292
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Visual Tools
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Account Options
9.2
288
Not enough data
8.4
282
Not enough data
8.7
277
Not enough data
8.7
281
Not enough data
8.9
287
Not enough data
8.9
284
Not enough data
Q&A Tools
9.1
288
Not enough data
9.1
284
Not enough data
9.1
290
Not enough data
8.7
277
Not enough data
9.1
283
Not enough data
8.9
280
Not enough data
8.6
273
Not enough data
8.9
276
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.5
347
Not enough data
8.3
347
Not enough data
8.1
338
Not enough data
8.1
335
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
333
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
9.0
336
Not enough data
8.4
333
Not enough data
8.3
322
Not enough data
8.7
337
Not enough data
8.7
324
Not enough data
8.6
319
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
8.0
201
Not enough data
8.0
203
Not enough data
7.9
201
Not enough data
Login Options
9.1
767
Not enough data
8.5
742
Not enough data
Productivity
8.0
730
Not enough data
8.3
734
Not enough data
8.6
739
Not enough data
7.9
713
Not enough data
7.9
711
Not enough data
Customization
8.6
734
Not enough data
9.0
748
Not enough data
8.7
719
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.5
413
Not enough data
7.6
410
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hardware
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
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.0
93
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
Search Queries
8.8
92
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
91
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
9.1
95
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.3
26
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
Automation
8.8
1220
Not enough data
8.8
1178
Not enough data
8.5
1154
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
1179
Not enough data
8.6
1136
Not enough data
9.4
1225
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
1160
Not enough data
8.5
1122
Not enough data
8.6
1142
Not enough data
8.5
1127
Not enough data
8.6
1127
Not enough data
8.3
1097
Not enough data
8.3
1125
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
1086
Not enough data
8.8
1138
Not enough data
8.6
1091
Not enough data
8.5
1084
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
9.3
1422
Not enough data
9.0
1208
Not enough data
9.3
1283
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.1
1073
Not enough data
8.2
1074
Not enough data
8.1
1066
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
1111
Not enough data
8.4
1071
Not enough data
8.4
1063
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
1019
Not enough data
7.7
1016
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.7
522
Not enough data
7.8
515
Not enough data
8.1
520
Not enough data
7.8
517
Not enough data
Communication
9.4
1186
Not enough data
9.3
1178
Not enough data
8.9
1057
Not enough data
8.9
1046
Not enough data
9.1
1051
Not enough data
Content & Documents
9.1
1103
Not enough data
8.9
1047
Not enough data
8.7
1066
Not enough data
8.1
1009
Not enough data
Controls
8.3
994
Not enough data
8.1
989
Not enough data
8.7
1000
Not enough data
8.4
1006
Not enough data
8.2
974
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
999
Not enough data
8.4
980
Not enough data
8.5
998
Not enough data
8.7
990
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.0
1005
Not enough data
8.7
975
Not enough data
9.0
994
Not enough data
7.8
962
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
929
Not enough data
7.4
926
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.5
441
Not enough data
7.7
444
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
7.5
284
Not enough data
7.7
284
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.5
20
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
9.7
21
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
9.6
20
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
9.5
21
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
9.4
21
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
9.3
22
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
9.2
19
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
9.4
21
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 Visio share no categories
Unique Categories
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Mind Mapping, Visual Collaboration Platforms, and Wireframing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visio
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
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Higher Education
4.6%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
70.5%
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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
What is most interesting thing you like on Visio?
4 Comments
JP
That depends what are you trying to do. In my opinion. the ability to draw different types of diagrams using forms libraries, either built-in or that you can...Read more
Is there any option (search engine) available in software, where I can import shapes from Internet?
2 Comments
ES
Hello,
you can go to insert and then select online photos and type the name of the stencil you want to import. for example CISCO Stencil
regards,
ElieRead more
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