Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Creativity 365
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Creativity 365 is a comprehensive, cross-device contention creation tool set designed for both business and creative professionals. The suite aims to help individuals and teams collaborate and improve their productivity and efficiency. The set includes five apps along with 1TB Kdan Cloud storage and access to all of Kdan Mobile's online communities. Platforms: Android, iOS, Mac, Windows According to the vendor key features and business benefits…N/A
Mattermost
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Mattermost from the company of the same name in Palo Alto is a messaging, collaboration and communication platform providing high security and compliance for the businesses that need it.
$0
per month per user
Slack
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Slack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…
$8.75
per month per user
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Free Self-Hosted
$0
per month per user
Professional
$10
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Us
per month per user
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMonthly $9.99 (*3-day free trial available) Semi-annually $39.99 Annually $59.99 (*14-day free trial available) Also, comes with a free stylus.** Quarterly plan with 7-day free trial to come in the following months. *Special and bulk purchasing options available for educational institutions and businesses. *Free trials only available on iTunes. **Free stylus details. Currently, new users subscribing to our Creativity 365 annual plan will receive an Adonit Dash 3 stylus. Once the free stylus has been shipped order is no refundable.*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
Creativity 365
Chose Creativity 365
I think Creativity 365 holds its own in this space. I think where we are at with all this new software is a very high baseline of expectation as it pertains to how successful these software applications can be. Heck, a cell phone can give you as much power as you need at times …
Mattermost
Chose Mattermost
Slack got very expensive and limited for the use we expected and also for the economic resources of the company. Mattermost allows custom modifications, and its interface is very similar to Slack, so we didn't need much time to adapt to it. We've been using Mattermost for 3 …
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost is very comparable to Slack. While Slack is more well-known and has a larger budget for advertising, Mattermost can hold its own. Slack probably has some additional integrations, but for what we were looking for (a quality communication tool) Mattermost was a great …
Chose Mattermost
Slack is excellent and has many of the same features as Mattermost. However, the cost if you have a larger group can be prohibitive. Mattermost is a better ROI per user, in our opinion. It also allows us to host it ourselves, which is more desirable for management by our MIS …
Chose Mattermost
As compare to Slack with this tool, Mattermost has introduced more convenience and features for collaboration. All updates come with new and advanced features and functions which always fascinate me and become the reason for using this efficient tool.
Chose Mattermost
We selected mattermost since we can control storage of our data. Slack is a great tool and offers more robust features compared to mattermost. However, the previously mentioned reason & the competitive pricing allowed us to stick with mattermost.
Chose Mattermost
Microsoft Teams feels quite clunky and the video chat is buggy. Slack is close but maybe not quite as feature-rich. Mattermost just feels like the right tool for a company my size ~1000+ users. No one has had any major issues with this tool and there haven't been any …
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost is very similar to Slack and has the advantage (in our case) of being entirely on-premises, and entirely free. The feature set is similar, and it has filled the original need that Slack was suggested as a solution for very well. Teams is potentially a better choice …
Chose Mattermost
Honestly iv just used these two but when it comes to customization, they don't come close to Mattermost. Slack and Teams are Less flexible, Not self hosted. Not Open source,etc I will also say that i noticed integration capabilities are very limited with teams and Slack and not …
Chose Mattermost
Slack is by far my personal favorite due to the age of the platform and the maturity of the features. Mattermost is a close 2nd-
Chose Mattermost
Unlike Slack and Discord, Mattermost is self-hosted and focused on security. I used Discord before for community management and much simpler and less secure operations. Slack is great, but the fact that is cloud based takes out a lot of its independence.
Chose Mattermost
In comparison to Slack, where Slack is strictly for internal communication, Mattermost actually has the format to display and not alter source code. Google Chat is also even more limited in comparison to Slack and Mattermost. If you collaborate on code every single day, then …
Chose Mattermost
They're very similar. I think it's really a matter of preference. Again, one of the things I like about Mattermost is that it's strictly for business (atleast for us) it's different from the more mainstream messaging apps used so we can kind of separate work vs personal messages.
Chose Mattermost
Much more expensive than most chat applications but you have more control over things by self-hosting. Your security team will be able to design a very secure place to store all your code, passwords, and internal details, but most companies will not require this. It would be …
Chose Mattermost
These products all required cloud connectivity and licensing that was a significant cost. Mattermost allowed us to pilot this among just the Ops team and then evangelize this to the other infrastructure team. This allowed us to slowly show the value of this software and expand …
Chose Mattermost
to reduce cost we shifted to Mattermost.
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost works better in that there aren’t constant updates and changes which can make finding past messages difficult. Mattermost also works better for channel creation and communication
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost provides a familiar user interface, fast performance, and a complete set of user collaboration tools and features - it stands out by providing a self-managed installation option for better integration with existing IT assets and more control over data storage. We …
Chose Mattermost
key selling points for us was that its open source and can be self hosted.
Chose Mattermost
First of all, we don't lose messages; we can see or search messages from any point in the past. Second, it offers to manage the whole product ourselves from hosting to serving users of our organisation. We feel that we have full control over data, managing users, …
Chose Mattermost
Skype is a light version when compared to Mattermost. Skype is easy to login (using username and password). Whereas, Mattermost login or setup or configuration is way different from Skype. We wanted to integrate with Jumpcloud for various reasons, so we have selected Mattermost …
Slack
Chose Slack
Much simpler and more pleasant to use than the alternatives.
Provides integrations, with external services, that work out of the box which is often an Achilles heel of competitive solutions.
Pricing is unfortunately not that great when compared to alternatives that come in a …
Chose Slack
The most convenient way to organize and follow thread (so any conversation) and a very large way to customize the workspace by individual (my workspace is organize in my way, but my colleague can have their own structure and organization). Also being able to add customized …
Chose Slack
Good User interface, feels easy to use
Easy to open a thread and have a discussion with rich text editing
Integrations are good, helps to check the status of many entities from single place
Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Creativity 365
9.4
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Mattermost
8.0
46 Ratings
3% above category average
Slack
7.9
625 Ratings
1% above category average
Task Management9.42 Ratings7.034 Ratings7.7428 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.62 Ratings7.59 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling9.62 Ratings7.69 Ratings7.8361 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.62 Ratings7.426 Ratings8.1394 Ratings
Mobile Access8.92 Ratings9.042 Ratings9.4598 Ratings
Search10.02 Ratings8.924 Ratings8.3605 Ratings
Visual planning tools9.02 Ratings8.511 Ratings7.4273 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Creativity 365
9.6
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Mattermost
8.5
49 Ratings
6% above category average
Slack
8.8
633 Ratings
9% above category average
Chat10.02 Ratings9.949 Ratings9.6632 Ratings
Notifications10.02 Ratings8.849 Ratings8.8629 Ratings
Discussions10.02 Ratings9.446 Ratings9.2617 Ratings
Surveys9.42 Ratings8.929 Ratings8.1410 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.42 Ratings7.632 Ratings7.8409 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings7.78 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.62 Ratings8.012 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.62 Ratings7.58 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Creativity 365
9.5
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Mattermost
8.9
28 Ratings
10% above category average
Slack
8.4
600 Ratings
5% above category average
Versioning9.62 Ratings7.911 Ratings8.2324 Ratings
Video files10.02 Ratings9.322 Ratings8.3538 Ratings
Audio files9.42 Ratings9.322 Ratings8.5525 Ratings
Document collaboration10.02 Ratings7.918 Ratings8.0426 Ratings
Access control9.02 Ratings9.922 Ratings8.3409 Ratings
Advanced security features9.42 Ratings9.019 Ratings8.3360 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.62 Ratings8.212 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync9.12 Ratings10.016 Ratings9.0452 Ratings
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User Ratings
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10.0
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6.4
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8.0
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9.9
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Configurability
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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Ease of integration
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Product Scalability
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Professional Services
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User Testimonials
Creativity 365MattermostSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
I think in a world where I have to churn out videos and other content for my business, I think that Creativity 365 really allows us in the office to be on the same page when it comes to getting stuff done. These days, especially with a lot of remote work, a collaborative effort can still feel like an individual one, but the coolest thing is that this software makes it feel less and less like that.
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Mattermost
I used Mattermost on a full remote company and it perfectly suited our collaboration and communication culture. The company dealt with privileged and personal information of a huge data base of users, so it was a significant advantage for our need to comply with industry regulations.
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Salesforce
Slack is great for tracking commits to new coding projects. You can take parts of code that still need to be implemented later and easily search through the history of comments if there is something that goes wrong with a code commitment. It can be difficult for people that only like Teams to adjust to a new platform if you are using both to communicate.
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Pros
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
  • Different platforms integrations
  • collaboration through teams, messaging, doc share
  • Easy to use very simple for streamlining
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Mattermost
  • Easy intergration to our main CRM (Monday.com)
  • I'm not techy myself but I have seen a lot of our previous integrations in Slack transferred over to Mattermost so that's fun
  • The desktop and phone app (android) works well enough. I haven't tried it on the Apple ecosystem yet.
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Salesforce
  • Huddles Run smoothly without any interferences.
  • Smooth individual calls quick and easy without any interruptions.
  • seamless notifications across multiple devices
  • The ability to easily tag a team member to urgently attend to a specific escalation.
  • Slack being user friendly and able to integrate easily with other platforms and apps.
  • How to easily open up different channels for different escalations and needs.
  • a safe direct messaging option.
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Cons
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
  • Since it's a content creation toolset, it would be great if there was a photo editing tool.
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Mattermost
  • Some of the features in paid plans could be free, however, they have much offered in free plan (self-hosted)
  • The Desktop App we use on windows has some bugs, like when Mattermost is down and comes back up, the app needs restart
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Salesforce
  • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
  • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
  • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
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Likelihood to Renew
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Mattermost
Mattermost has been an excellent tool for our business, allowing for a very cost-effective means of communicating, collaborating, and sharing project and business documentation and resources. The free community edition allows for simple installation on existing cloud server resources which results in significantly lower recurring costs compared to the competition
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Salesforce
To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
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Usability
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Mattermost
Since it helps track all the things at one place and the bots can be made which helps to automate many tasks. We use it in our security incident tracking in which there are pre defined tasks like adding people, creating groups, launching bots. All these things make the work easier and oraganized
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Salesforce
My rating was 7. Its intuitive interface and user-friendly features like channels, threads, and integrations make it excellent for team communication and onboarding. However, its usability is held back by the resource-intensive desktop app and cluttered feeling in large workspaces. The mobile app's performance and unreliable notifications have also been noted as weaknesses.
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Reliability and Availability
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Mattermost
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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Performance
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Mattermost
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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Support Rating
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
I contacted customer service once and got my problem solved very quickly.
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Mattermost
We have not had to contact support for Mattermost ever. All that we have needed has been available in the documentation or website. One of our DevOps team members set it up in a couple of hours. The whole team was using Mattermost that same day. No support needed.
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Salesforce
Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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Implementation Rating
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
No answers on this topic
Mattermost
This went as expected. No surprises or major hurdles.
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Salesforce
I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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Alternatives Considered
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
Airtable has a free version that offers basic functionalities that Creativity 365 does not offer. Airtable integrates with 25 different applications and software to make collaboration easier, while Creativity 365 only integrates with 13. Even though key features of Creativity 365 and Airtable should matter you should also carefully explore the integrations provided by each product. Very often you will already be making use of various kinds of SaaS software in your company and it’s much more beneficial to choose software that integrates well with each other. If you do that you will be able to guarantee an effortless transfer of data between your teams and software used, which can significantly reduce the time spent on migrating between one solution and the next.
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Mattermost
I feel slack is a bit more difficult to use overall than Mattermost. Mattermost makes the tasks of communicating across departments and team members easier, as well as giving the ability to share information via hyper links, attachments, and other forms of communication among every body here. Also, easier user interface
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Salesforce
I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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Return on Investment
Kdan Mobile Software Ltd.
  • simplified our editing process
  • allowed our teams to collaborate better
  • negative: Not everyone got adept at using it quickly
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Mattermost
  • Improved Communication Efficiency by consolidating all the variety of messaging apps etc
  • real-time communication and collaboration has improved the orgs ability to address issues and implement changes rapidly.
  • Accelerated decision-making processes, reducing the time required for team approvals and discussions which used to be in back and forth emails.
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Salesforce
  • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
  • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Channels: All team communications in one place.Screenshot of Playbooks: Orchestrates work across tools and teams.Screenshot of Boards: Project planning and milestones.Screenshot of Connections: Unites the entire technology stack through a single point of collaboration.