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Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.5% of reviews)
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Slack
Star Rating
(37,771)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(1,134)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.5% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Slack excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Workfront. Users appreciate its seamless communication features, with one reviewer noting that it "optimizes time for meetings or emails," making it a preferred choice for daily interactions.
- According to verified reviews, Workfront is praised for its customization capabilities, particularly for complex workflows. Users highlight features like request queues and custom forms, which help standardize processes and ensure teams provide the right information upfront, showcasing its strength in managing intricate projects.
- Users say that Slack's ease of setup is a standout feature, with many finding the initial onboarding process straightforward and intuitive. This contrasts with Workfront, where some users have mentioned challenges in configuration, indicating that Slack may be more accessible for teams looking to get started quickly.
- Reviewers mention that while Workfront offers robust tools for project management, it sometimes struggles to meet specific workflow needs, leading to configuration challenges. In contrast, Slack's flexibility and numerous integrations are frequently highlighted, making it easier for teams to adapt the platform to their unique requirements.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Slack's collaboration tools, such as channels and direct messaging, significantly enhance team communication. Users find these features essential for maintaining effective communication across departments, whereas Workfront's collaboration features, while useful, do not receive the same level of acclaim.
- According to recent user feedback, Workfront's automation capabilities, particularly through its Fusion feature, are seen as a major time-saver for repetitive tasks. However, Slack's overall user experience and satisfaction ratings suggest that it may provide a more enjoyable day-to-day usability for teams focused on communication and collaboration.
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
Workfront
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
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Slack
Free Trial is available
Workfront
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
30,929
8.4
918
Ease of Use
9.1
31,807
7.8
958
Ease of Setup
9.1
8,206
7.1
401
Ease of Admin
8.9
4,984
8.0
340
Quality of Support
8.8
21,488
8.2
778
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
4,463
8.4
319
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
30,245
8.1
911
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.8
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
195
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.9
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
179
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.4
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
192
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
191
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
66
Not enough data
6.3
66
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.5
31
Not enough data
6.5
31
Not enough data
5.7
30
Not enough data
5.9
30
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.4
30
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13852
Not enough data
9.0
14390
Not enough data
8.6
13713
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
10172
Not enough data
8.1
9506
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13603
Not enough data
9.2
13243
Not enough data
9.0
11741
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1478
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1464
Not enough data
7.9
1470
Not enough data
7.4
1448
Not enough data
7.4
1449
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.6
871
Not enough data
7.6
864
Not enough data
Setup
9.0
667
8.5
32
8.9
658
7.9
32
8.6
645
8.2
31
8.9
667
7.8
32
Management
9.0
651
7.4
32
8.6
637
8.4
32
8.9
649
7.7
31
Generative AI
7.7
555
5.9
29
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.6
273
5.7
18
7.9
269
5.8
17
8.0
276
5.8
18
7.8
274
6.2
18
7.9
273
5.5
18
7.8
273
6.0
18
8.0
273
6.1
18
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Optimization
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Account Options
9.2
269
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
8.6
264
Not enough data
8.9
269
Not enough data
8.8
265
Not enough data
Q&A Tools
9.0
268
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.1
270
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
8.8
261
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.8
258
Not enough data
8.4
256
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.4
326
Not enough data
8.3
329
Not enough data
8.0
318
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
7.9
312
Not enough data
8.3
313
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.2
307
Not enough data
8.7
312
Not enough data
8.9
314
Not enough data
8.9
315
Not enough data
8.3
311
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.5
302
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
7.8
185
Not enough data
7.8
187
Not enough data
7.7
184
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Plan
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Execute
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.5
19
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Kanban Project 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Planning
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Login Options
9.0
741
Not enough data
8.5
723
Not enough data
Productivity
8.0
705
Not enough data
8.3
710
Not enough data
8.6
715
Not enough data
7.8
692
Not enough data
7.9
689
Not enough data
Customization
8.5
707
Not enough data
9.0
721
Not enough data
8.6
697
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.4
389
Not enough data
7.5
387
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.8
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
30
Not enough data
6.1
31
Compatibility
8.9
81
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
Search Queries
8.6
80
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Automation
8.8
1180
8.8
136
8.8
1147
8.7
138
8.5
1127
8.5
133
Administration
8.8
1144
8.5
135
8.6
1109
8.7
130
9.4
1170
9.0
134
Project management
8.7
1129
8.9
140
8.5
1100
8.7
134
8.5
1116
9.0
134
8.5
1105
8.7
133
8.5
1100
8.7
135
8.3
1075
8.6
124
8.2
1095
8.8
134
Workload
8.4
1065
8.8
128
8.8
1103
8.8
131
8.6
1066
8.6
127
8.4
1059
8.6
127
Communication & Collaboration
9.3
1228
Feature Not Available
9.0
1128
8.7
137
9.3
1191
8.9
140
Cost Management
8.0
1048
8.7
119
8.2
1048
8.7
128
8.1
1043
Feature Not Available
Integration
8.6
1065
8.7
116
8.4
1047
8.6
115
8.4
1038
8.7
115
Generative AI
7.5
994
6.2
23
7.6
991
6.5
28
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.6
497
5.0
10
7.7
493
5.5
10
8.0
494
5.0
10
7.7
494
5.0
10
Communication
9.4
1115
7.1
32
9.3
1104
7.7
32
8.8
1027
7.1
32
8.9
1018
6.4
32
9.1
1020
6.6
32
Content & Documents
9.1
1058
8.5
32
8.9
1020
8.6
32
8.7
1033
7.7
32
8.1
982
8.6
32
Controls
8.3
972
8.2
32
8.1
968
8.1
32
8.6
975
8.4
32
8.4
975
7.7
32
8.2
956
7.3
31
Project Management
8.4
971
9.0
31
8.3
957
8.8
32
8.5
967
8.3
32
8.6
962
7.9
32
Remote Collaboration
9.0
979
7.9
32
8.7
953
8.0
32
8.9
969
7.6
32
7.8
945
6.4
32
Generative AI
7.2
907
5.6
31
7.3
903
5.8
30
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.4
420
5.8
14
7.6
422
6.0
14
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
6
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
7.4
267
Not enough data
7.5
267
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
9.4
11
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
9.2
10
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
9.1
11
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
8.8
11
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
8.8
12
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
8.5
10
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
8.9
11
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 Workfront are categorized as Work Management, Project Collaboration, and Workflow Management
Unique Categories
Slack is categorized as Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, Enterprise Search Software, Q&A Platforms, AI Note-Taking Software, Business Instant Messaging, and Audio Conferencing
Workfront is categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Bug Tracking, Kanban Project Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
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
8.6%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.9%
Marketing and Advertising
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.4%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
60.4%
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
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 Comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 Comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 Comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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