FourKites vs. Slack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FourKites
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
FourKites, headquartered in Chicago, offers their freight tracking and management products, supporting freight and logistics management. Their offerings include load tracking for truckload, ocean freight, and rail transport, real-time predictive ETA, proof-of-delivery and dock rating, refrigerated freight temperature tracking, and other features.N/A
Slack
Score 9.0 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
FourKitesSlack
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FourKitesSlack
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*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.
More Pricing Information
Features
FourKitesSlack
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
FourKites
-
Ratings
Slack
7.9
628 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
FourKites
-
Ratings
Slack
8.7
636 Ratings
9% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.8632 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
FourKites
-
Ratings
Slack
8.4
603 Ratings
4% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.0429 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
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User Ratings
FourKitesSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(639 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(25 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(255 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(68 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FourKitesSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
FourKites
We are using this tool for years in our organization; it is playing a significant role in our organization. I would suggest it to those companies that are looking for efficient supply chain visibility software. It will give you information about automated capacity matching, thus you must give it a try.
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Salesforce
Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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Pros
FourKites
  • I like its feature of MacroPoint that helps me to get the location visibility and provides me detailed analytical solutions.
  • Not only in tracking but it has also given me the vision to analyze which will be the best suitable carriers for me that could match our network, thus it increases the efficiency and creates greater margins.
  • For me, it is a very useful platform. Its automation programs give easiness in may daily work.
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Salesforce
  • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
  • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
  • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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Cons
FourKites
  • I do not have any major complaint against Fourkites.
  • It is going well and keeps every single feature I want in its services.
  • The price should be revised and should be made more comfortable for the users.
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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
FourKites
No answers on this topic
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
FourKites
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
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Reliability and Availability
FourKites
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
FourKites
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
FourKites
No answers on this topic
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
FourKites
No answers on this topic
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
FourKites
No answers on this topic
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
FourKites
  • They should reduce its cost.
  • Customer support is well-trained and professional.
  • KPIs performance is amazing.
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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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