Overview
Slack is a hub for team communication, offering channels, direct messages, and voice/video huddles. Slack consolidates messaging, files, and integrations in one searchable dashboard, optimizing business operations and digital workspace communication.
Available On
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Key Features
Channels
Huddles (Voice & Video)
Canvas doc attachments
Slack AI Summaries
Workflow Builder
Pros
- Massive list of app integrations
- Instant voice/video huddles simplify remote touchpoints
- Powerful, granular API and bot builder settings
Cons
- Quickly becomes expensive for large enterprise counts
- Free tier message limits force data loss in histories
- Distracting and easy to miss threads if not managed properly
Pricing Plans
FreeFREE
Free
- 90 days of message history
- 10 integrations
- 1-to-1 audio/video huddles
ProPAID
$7.25/mo
- Unlimited message history
- Unlimited integrations
- Group huddles with screen sharing
- Canvas collaboration
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Quick Info
Websiteslack.com
CategoryProductivity & Collaboration
Team SizeENTERPRISE
ReleasedAugust 1, 2013
Last UpdatedMay 20, 2026
Monthly Visits120.0M
API AvailableYes
Open SourceNo
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