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24 alternatives to Yalcs

Message your site's visitors for support or sales from Slack

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Yalcs launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack Message Buttons▲611

   Making messages more interactive with buttons

   2016 · slack.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Smallchat 2.0▲202

   Slack app for chatting with visitors to your website.

   2018 · small.chat · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Yac 2.0▲291

   Group messages, share messages publicly & Slack transcripts

   2020 · yac.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack with your Users▲339

   Speak to your app's users entirely within Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Smallchat Beta▲372

   Slack integration for chatting with visitors to your website

   2017 · small.chat · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Calls on Slack▲725

   Make voice calls in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Intercom for Slack▲482

   Chat, qualify and close leads directly from Slack

   2018 · intercom.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mention for Slack▲341

   Real-time monitoring + real-time chat

   2016 · mention.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Drift for Slack▲200

   Talk to your website visitors & customers in real-time

   2016 · drift.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Salesmsg for Slack▲90

    Simple, scalable, two-way business texting, now on Slack

    2022 · salesmessage.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Relcy for Slack▲92

    Slack + Relcy = instant actions

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hey for Slack▲133

    Make your community feel welcomed

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Actions from Slack▲235

    Turn Slack messages into tickets, issues, tasks, and more.

    2018 · docs.slack.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Salesmachine for Slack▲276

    Get alerted on Slack when your customers need attention

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15TT
    Talk to website visitors right from Slack▲49

    2016 · blog.drift.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Customer.io Slack Action▲87

    Send notifications into Slack, based on user activity

    2016 · customer.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SlackPass▲276

    Subscription access to anything with Slack

    2017 · launchpass.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack 2.0▲424

    Improvements that make working in Slack easier for everyone

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Heymarket for Slack▲79

    Text and Facebook messaging from Slack

    2018 · heymarket.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Actions by Wingman▲96

    Real-time, intelligent alerts for sales, in your Slack

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dialogs by Slack▲396

    Build interactive forms in Slack that do all sorts of things

    2017 · docs.slack.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Skype for Slack▲306

    Move your slack discussions to a group skype call

    2016 · teams.live.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack Button▲159

    Easy way for other teams to install your incoming webhooks

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Unofficial Slack Button and Bookmarklet▲125

    Share any page to Slack with a button embed or bookmarklet

    2015 · slackbutton.herokuapp.com · 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 →