Slack versus other tools
Slack has become the standout in team communication tools over the past few years. Its functionality and adaptability for small and large teams attract many to its path. However, there are a number of competitors within the market that you need to be aware of:
- Microsoft Teams: Teams is the communication and collaboration hub that syncs well with Office 365 processes. Continue to the end of the chapter to find out more about this platform in detail.
- Workplace by Facebook: Workplace creates a social-like network for team members to collaborate with each other. This is a recent development by Facebook and could experience more bugs.
- Chatter by Salesforce: Chatter connects employees to files, data, and other team members in a manner that focuses on collaboration. This is an expensive platform and not ideal for an emerging start-up.
- monday.com: Monday is a project management tool that allows teams to work dynamically through the planning and execution of projects. Monday has more power within project management than daily, one-off communications.
- Google Hangouts: Hangouts offers a secure instant messaging platform and direct connection to Google Drive that makes sharing simple. Hangouts offers much less functionality than Slack, and it carries a more text message-like feeling than might be deemed workplace-appropriate.
While these platforms all have something different to offer, Slack is praised for its simplicity and range of capabilities that allows users of all backgrounds to instantly apply the tool to fit their company's needs. Slack permits its users to communicate safely in addition to its many other features that collaborate in a singular space.
