What users are saying about

Nextcloud vs Slack

Nextcloud
25 Ratings
Slack
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Top Rated
5871 Ratings

Nextcloud

25 Ratings
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Score 8.5 out of 100

Based on 25 reviews and ratings

Slack

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Score 9 out of 100

Based on 5871 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

  • Nextcloud ranks higher in 1 feature set: File Sharing & Management

File Sharing & Management

9.0

Nextcloud

90%
8.5

Slack

85%
Nextcloud ranks higher in 6/9 features
Nextcloud ranks higher in 6/9 features

Versioning

9.4
94%
8 Ratings
8.6
86%
99 Ratings

Video files

8.8
88%
9 Ratings
8.5
85%
200 Ratings

Audio files

9.3
93%
8 Ratings
8.7
87%
196 Ratings

Document collaboration

9.3
93%
9 Ratings
8.2
82%
161 Ratings

Access control

9.5
95%
10 Ratings
7.9
79%
142 Ratings

File search

8.5
85%
9 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Device sync

8.5
85%
10 Ratings
8.8
88%
157 Ratings

Advanced security features

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
121 Ratings

Integrates with Google Drive

N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
156 Ratings

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

9.2

Nextcloud

92%

Slack

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Nextcloud ranks higher in 3/3 features
Nextcloud ranks higher in 3/3 features

User and role management

9.2
92%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

File organization

9.4
94%
9 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Device management

8.9
89%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Cloud Storage Platform

9.1

Nextcloud

91%

Slack

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Nextcloud ranks higher in 3/3 features
Nextcloud ranks higher in 3/3 features

Performance

8.8
88%
9 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Reliability

9.1
91%
9 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Storage Reports

9.4
94%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings

Project Management

Nextcloud

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.1

Slack

81%
Slack ranks higher in 7/7 features
Slack ranks higher in 7/7 features

Task Management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
142 Ratings

Gantt Charts

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
51 Ratings

Scheduling

N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
107 Ratings

Workflow Automation

N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
81%
116 Ratings

Mobile Access

N/A
0 Ratings
9.2
92%
234 Ratings

Search

N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
234 Ratings

Visual planning tools

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
75 Ratings

Communication

Nextcloud

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.5

Slack

85%
Slack ranks higher in 8/8 features
Slack ranks higher in 8/8 features

Chat

N/A
0 Ratings
9.7
97%
252 Ratings

Notifications

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
91%
249 Ratings

Discussions

N/A
0 Ratings
9.2
92%
243 Ratings

Surveys

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
139 Ratings

Internal knowledgebase

N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
139 Ratings

Integrates with GoToMeeting

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
75 Ratings

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

N/A
0 Ratings
8.7
87%
131 Ratings

Integrates with Outlook

N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
87 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • Nextcloud is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
  • Slack is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Likelihood to Recommend

8.8

Nextcloud

88%
10 Ratings
9.2

Slack

92%
252 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

Nextcloud

N/A
0 Ratings
9.2

Slack

92%
15 Ratings

Usability

Nextcloud

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1

Slack

91%
28 Ratings

Support Rating

9.0

Nextcloud

90%
1 Rating
7.7

Slack

77%
122 Ratings

Implementation Rating

Nextcloud

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0

Slack

100%
4 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Nextcloud

While searching for tools to satisfy a quickly scaling online startup, we found Nextcloud is well suited for today's remote collaborative team. Nextcloud has just the right toolset for a collaborative workspace including video, chat, many file formats accepted, and intuitive user interface. Comparatively other popular tools like Trello were distracting with more features than functionality. Working with Nextcloud is much like having a workspace with all your content and tools available anywhere on any device, without the ads, distractions, and irrelevant functionality. We will continue to utilize Nextcloud as a remote workspace for evolving and scaling teams.

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Slack

I can be on a phone call and still answer questions without being interrupted. This helps with increasing the opportunities for us to serve our clients. Instead of having to update my status because of a meeting, Outlook is connected. Saves me a few steps of changing status or calls getting transferred while I am in a meeting.

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Pros

Nextcloud

  • Very intuitive interface.
  • Superb synchronization agent.
  • Integration with AD/LDAP, external file sources, and other tools is top-notch.
  • Wide variety of "apps" (plugins).

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Slack

  • Excellent in terms of tracking new and upcoming orders for business.
  • Create various channels to manage your team and departments.
  • The User Interface (UI) is friendly.
  • Portable and to use. They both have software, website and application.
  • Excellent in terms of fast communication with employer, team and co-workers.

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Cons

Nextcloud

  • Slow in comparison to other solutions
  • May be complex for the start since there are lots of apps and features
  • May be not focusing on core topics

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Slack

  • Reflecting the availability status of an individual based off of integration with other products e.g., Microsoft Outlook. Currently, it does indicate that there is a meeting on Outlook but syncing the status takes it a step further.
  • Search feature can be made better with the ability to search based on a certain criteria like a Person etc. This feature is not as mature as it can be.

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Pricing Details

Nextcloud

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional

Starting Price

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Nextcloud Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details
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Slack

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$8 Per User Per Month

Slack Editions & Modules

Edition
Standard$8.001
Plus$15.001
  1. Per User Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
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Likelihood to Renew

Nextcloud

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Slack

Slack 9.2
Based on 15 answers
Slack works incredibly well and allows our whole remote-first company to work together from all around the World. The flexibility, ease of use and scalability of the solution means that we can continue to grow and make use of the team with a minimum of effort. I can see no obvious reasons why we would migrate to a different tool other than perhaps cost, but whatever savings would disappear in migration/setup time and the initial productivity loss.

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Usability

Nextcloud

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Slack

Slack 9.1
Based on 28 answers
Everything just works. I think the navigation and usability is quite intuitive. I have never had to look up any information or google how to use a feature of Slack (both in the desktop form and on the mobile app). I've never heard any complaints from our other employees either. I have been asked to remind people how to set up reminders, ironically. Although that itself is really simple too (you type "/remind" and then the reminder details).

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Support Rating

Nextcloud

Nextcloud 9.0
Based on 1 answer
I never needed support as everything always worked fine. The documentation on Nextcloud website is extensive and clear. The community is very active on the forum and should support you if you don't already find what you are looking for.

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Slack

Slack 7.7
Based on 122 answers
I've never had to contact support for Slack which is a great testament to its ease and use. Adding people outside of the organization takes a little getting used to, but ultimately allows for greater collaboration between FTE and contractors. There is no clear alternative to this software, so it's the best we can do for now.

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Implementation Rating

Nextcloud

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Slack

Slack 10.0
Based on 4 answers
It always helps if you communicate to everyone in the organization how important it is to drop whatever other chat tools they are using and jump quickly to Slack. They will all fall in love with it.

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Alternatives Considered

Nextcloud

Nextcloud stacks up pretty well against Mattermost and ownCloud. I really appreciate the fact that Nextcloud seems to integrate with other products pretty seamlessly and allows for extensibility that our product team can extend and improve functionality without a tremendous ramp-up time. We once used ownCloud in previous years, but they went the wrong way, and have found Nextcloud to be the right direction over time.

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Slack

Slack has expanded functions and much better connection. Slack is heavily customizable whereas 3CX and Google Chat are standard across the board. To my knowledge 3CX and Google Chat do not have the thread function, expanded reactions function, group channels vs group messages, profile photos/titles for users, or customized viewing preferences

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Return on Investment

Nextcloud

  • Reduced costs: Cheaper than hosted alternatives if you need a lot of space.
  • Professional impression on partners and clients (branding, security).

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Slack

  • Slack has significantly improved team collaboration and communication, and as a result, a large number of users are now able to communicate more effectively.
  • It's easier to handle remote work with Slack because it's so simple to do so. On small projects, better communication and collaboration are essential.
  • When it comes to business environments, Slack is the best. Saving time by automating routine tasks is one benefit of the technology's existence.

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