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24 alternatives to Slack

Platform for team communication

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Slack launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack▲2,714

   Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

   2013 · slack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack▲16

   Real time messaging for teams.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7WA
   Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app▲277

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack▲85

   Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spaces▲133

    Slack's first acquisition: all-in-one documents for teams

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sortd for Slack▲328

    Get Trello-style project boards right in your Slack!

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Slackline▲201

    Shared channels between Slack teams

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quackpad▲139

    Collaborative docs for teams using Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Nowdue for Slack▲93

    Super fast invoicing bot for small teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Growbot for Slack▲201

    Celebrate team wins in Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slack Metabot▲86

    Whoa, a Slack command-line client inside Slack.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Geekbot▲84

    Asynchronous standup meetings in Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Inline▲99

    A thread-based chat app for work with your team and agents

    9d ago · inline.chat · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Talla▲167

    Automated information workflows in Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Teamchatviz▲80

    Visualize how your team communicates on Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →