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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (55.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free 10 Users
Slack
Star Rating
(38,190)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansYouTrack
Star Rating
(57)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Browse all 3 pricing plansSlack vs YouTrack
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 YouTrack.
- 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 YouTrack over Slack.
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
YouTrack
YouTrack Cloud or Server
Free
10 Users
- Free forever.
- Full-featured edition for small teams.
- Unlimited functionality.
Free Trial
Slack
Free Trial is available
YouTrack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
31,158
8.7
51
Ease of Use
9.2
32,088
8.1
51
Ease of Setup
9.2
8,466
7.3
10
Ease of Admin
8.9
5,054
7.4
11
Quality of Support
8.8
21,682
8.3
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
4,533
7.6
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
30,461
8.8
49
Features by Category
Tasks
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
Projects
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - 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
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13925
Not enough data
9.0
14473
Not enough data
8.6
13772
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
10224
Not enough data
8.1
9552
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
13655
Not enough data
9.2
13279
Not enough data
9.0
11810
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.6
1503
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
1489
Not enough data
7.9
1492
Not enough data
7.4
1470
Not enough data
7.4
1473
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.7
900
Not enough data
7.7
887
Not enough data
Setup
9.1
690
Not enough data
8.9
679
Not enough data
8.7
662
Not enough data
8.9
697
Not enough data
Management
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.9
668
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
573
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.8
291
Not enough data
8.0
287
Not enough data
8.2
296
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
7.9
292
Not enough data
8.1
294
Not enough data
Account Options
9.2
288
Not enough data
8.4
282
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
281
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
8.9
285
Not enough data
Q&A Tools
9.1
289
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
9.1
291
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
9.1
284
Not enough data
8.9
281
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
8.9
277
Not enough data
8.5
274
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.5
350
Not enough data
8.3
349
Not enough data
8.2
341
Not enough data
8.2
337
Not enough data
8.0
332
Not enough data
8.4
337
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.8
336
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
9.0
338
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.3
325
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.7
326
Not enough data
8.6
322
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
8.0
204
Not enough data
8.0
206
Not enough data
7.9
204
Not enough data
Login Options
9.1
769
Not enough data
8.5
744
Not enough data
Productivity
8.0
732
Not enough data
8.3
736
Not enough data
8.6
741
Not enough data
7.9
715
Not enough data
7.9
713
Not enough data
Customization
8.6
736
8.0
5
9.0
750
Not enough data
8.7
721
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.5
415
Not enough data
7.6
412
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Task Management
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.0
94
Not enough data
9.1
99
Not enough data
9.0
92
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Search Queries
8.8
93
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
92
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.1
96
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
9.3
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.5
29
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
1224
Not enough data
8.8
1182
Not enough data
8.5
1158
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
1184
Not enough data
8.6
1140
Not enough data
9.4
1232
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
1165
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1146
Not enough data
8.5
1131
Not enough data
8.6
1132
Not enough data
8.3
1100
Not enough data
8.3
1129
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
1089
Not enough data
8.8
1143
Not enough data
8.6
1095
Not enough data
8.5
1088
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
9.3
1435
Not enough data
9.0
1213
Not enough data
9.3
1291
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.1
1077
Not enough data
8.2
1078
Not enough data
8.1
1070
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
1118
Not enough data
8.4
1075
Not enough data
8.4
1067
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
1024
Not enough data
7.7
1021
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.7
526
Not enough data
7.8
519
Not enough data
8.1
524
Not enough data
7.8
522
Not enough data
Communication
9.4
1189
Not enough data
9.3
1181
Not enough data
8.9
1060
Not enough data
8.9
1048
Not enough data
9.1
1054
Not enough data
Content & Documents
9.2
1105
Not enough data
8.9
1049
Not enough data
8.7
1069
Not enough data
8.1
1011
Not enough data
Controls
8.3
996
Not enough data
8.1
988
Not enough data
8.7
1002
Not enough data
8.4
1008
Not enough data
8.2
976
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
1001
Not enough data
8.4
982
Not enough data
8.5
1000
Not enough data
8.7
992
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.0
1007
Not enough data
8.7
977
Not enough data
9.0
996
Not enough data
7.9
964
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
931
Not enough data
7.4
928
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.5
442
Not enough data
7.7
446
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
Communication
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Planning
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
736
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
5
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 YouTrack are categorized as Knowledge Base and Project Collaboration
Unique Categories
Slack is categorized as Unified Workspaces, Work Management, Enterprise Search Software, Q&A Platforms, AI Note-Taking Software, Business Instant Messaging, Workflow Management, and Audio Conferencing
YouTrack is categorized as Product Management, Task Management, Bug Tracking, and Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
YouTrack
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
14.3%
Computer Software
14.3%
Marketing and Advertising
10.7%
Internet
10.7%
Translation and Localization
3.6%
Other
46.4%
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 YouTrack open source?
1 Comment
Official Response from YouTrack
YouTrack is not open-source. YouTrack is created and licensed by JetBrains as a project management tool that can adapt to your processes to help you deliver...Read more
YouTrack has no more discussions with answers
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