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24 alternatives to Slack

real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams

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 2014; 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▲85

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack▲31

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack▲16

   Real time messaging for teams.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TeamNote▲91

   Slack for mobile workforces

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mention for Slack▲334

    Real-time monitoring + real-time chat

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spaces▲133

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

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Let's Chat▲321

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Slackline▲201

    Shared channels between Slack teams

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15WA
    Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app▲277

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TeamInk▲70

    Create, search and assign documents directly from Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slinky▲110

    Your slack links — organized!

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Drift for Slack▲200

    Talk to your website visitors & customers in real-time

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SlackCatchup▲134

    Catch up all the unread across your Slack teams in one place

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slack for Apple Watch▲18

    All your team communication in one place.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Slack Archive▲140

    Public, searchable & browseable archive of Slack channels

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Teams for Wire▲113

    Secure team messaging

    2017 · 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 →