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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack 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

    TSPlus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATSplus Remote Access solution enables remote connections to desktops and apps from any device, at any time. It is presented as an alternative to Windows Terminal Server,RDS & Citrix, enabling users to start applications and hold Remote Desktop sessions from any device, anywhere.

    $29

    per month per workstation

    Pricing
    SlackTSPlus
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Desktop Edition
    $180
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Web Mobile Edition
    $250
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Enterprise Edition
    $290
    one-time fee up to 3 users
    Web Mobile Plus
    $970
    one-time fee up to 10 users
    Enterprise Plus
    $1,210
    one-time fee up to 10 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SlackTSPlus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    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.Additional users incur an extra expense. Potential buyers may also purchase a monthly subscription or rent the product month-to-month.
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    Community Pulse
    SlackTSPlus
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SlackTSPlus
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Slack and TSPlus
    Feature
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    TSPlus
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management7.6430 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.961 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling7.8363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.0396 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.4601 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.2608 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.3275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Slack and TSPlus
    Feature
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    TSPlus
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.6635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications8.7632 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions9.2620 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys8.1413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase7.8412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.9110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.7182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.9120 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Slack and TSPlus
    Feature
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    TSPlus
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.2326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files8.2541 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.4527 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.9429 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.3411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.3362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive9.0211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.0455 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Slack and TSPlus
    Feature
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    TSPlus
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    SlackTSPlus
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    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Remote Desktop Manager
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SlackTSPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SlackTSPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    It is useful in all the cases where users have to work via rdp. The possibility of making available to users only the applications they need is very useful. However, it is less appropriate in environments where there is a need for large computing power such as design studios. It would require a hardware requirement that is too economically high to be justified
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • Detailed management of users or user groups and the applications associated with them
    • Using MS app standard RDP or creating TS Plus runtime
    • license management and updates
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • The custom client doesn't always work with all applications, I solved it by configuring connections with classic RDP on individual PCs
    • the procedure for activating and renewing the licenses was not very clear to me, I went by trial and error but in the end I was able to activate it
    • nothing else in particular, everything works in a simple and intuitive way
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    It is much easier to manage and implement. Even if it is not very intuitive the management of licenses is still better than that of the Remote Desktop environment of Microsoft. With Microsoft, the limit is the ability to simply access the remote desktop, while with TS Plus you can manage individual applications so as to give the user only the tools he needs.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    TSPlus (Terminal Service Plus)
    • Flexibility in use that allows lean management by the IT manager
    • Wide compatibility with almost all sw
    • Speed ​​in configuring work sessions
    Incentivized
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