Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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…
$0
per month per user
Webex Meetings
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Webex Meetings is a video conferencing solution powering hybrid work. It enables a seamless collaboration experience and better results with meetings that are designed to give everyone the ability to engage no matter their location, language, or communication style.
$11.95
per month
Pricing
SlackWebex Meetings
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Webex Free
$0.00
user/month
Webex Meet
$14.50
user/month
Webex Suite: Meet + Call Plan
$25.00
user/month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SlackWebex Meetings
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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.Webex Meetings are available at no cost to users. They are included in the Webex Suite, starting at $11.95 per user/per month for Enterprise Agreements.
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Considered Both Products
Slack
Chose Slack
Slack is much more versatile than Skype. You have more options at your fingertips, communication is better, and I find that it doesn't freeze up as much as Skype does. I'd prefer Slack over Skype
Chose Slack
Skype for Business was cool but did not provide so rich management functionality, after switching to Slack we got rid of a number of problems of Skype for Business such as internal hosting of hardware and necessity of system administration. Slack is provided as a service, so we …
Chose Slack
Slack is more fun and the integrations and channels more it more sophisticated.
Webex Meetings
Chose Webex Meetings
Selecting Webex was mainly because our external stakeholders were using it and not the other tools which we had for internal collaboration. To be honest, there isn't much to separate Webex from other tools for the simple reason that all of these tools have similar …
Chose Webex Meetings
Our team was using Zoom but switched to Webex Meetings after zoom meetings were hacked. Webex has good in-built security where the user can control who all can join the meeting further it works quite well with the corporate single sign-on. Teams also has good security but my …
Chose Webex Meetings
Zoom is the ubiquitous and leading consumer/enterprise choice. So some work to be done there. OBS was excellent for webcasting purposes, but not a choice I would make for my business.
Chose Webex Meetings
Zoom is the easiest to use, but of course, had security issues early on. GoTo Meeting is not a preferred platform for me, and the meeting I attended that used it has since gotten an account with Zoom instead. Microsoft Teams is integrated into their suite, which is nice but has …
Chose Webex Meetings
Webex is easy to manage. It gives immense quality compared to other online meeting apps. It doesn’t crash often. Very good support from the Cisco Webex team. Able to configure both SIP and h323 protocols. Its integration with VIdeo conferencing devices is easy and they provide …
Chose Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings has the best UI and best GUI on the market. It has app for every OS and very phone/tablet. It is easy to use with minimal learning curve required. Unfortunately licensing and company policies are moving focus to Microsoft Teams and their tight integration with …
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Integration and reliability
Chose Webex Meetings
In my opinion, Cisco Webex Meetings is the best among all the meetings apps I've tried.
Chose Webex Meetings
Skype for Business is used much more widely in the organization now because it is a lot cheaper for internal-only meetings. However, Skype does seem to have even more audio connection issues than WebEx. Our C-Suite also uses BlueJeans for their quarterly review webinars, and it …
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Simple and well known, would classify as industry leader but not always as cost effective
Chose Webex Meetings
Although Google Hangouts is no cost, it's very spotty and drops users or the sound is difficult.
Chose Webex Meetings
Cisco Webex Meetings provide high quality voice and video which we really need and its recording, screen sharing and meeting monitoring features are advanced. Our team can conduct a virtual meeting similar to a physical meeting. Other tools also provide similar features but do …
Chose Webex Meetings
Zoom is more intuitive and service is superior. The interface is better and the service is 1000X better. I have an account manager who will respond to my calls, emails, and texts. So much less red tape. We love the audio transcription feature and the "green screen."
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Features
SlackWebex Meetings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Slack
7.8
341 Ratings
3% below category average
Webex Meetings
-
Ratings
Task Management7.5206 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.262 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling7.8166 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.6179 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.2327 Ratings00 Ratings
Search8.3328 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.4119 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Slack
8.5
351 Ratings
6% above category average
Webex Meetings
-
Ratings
Chat9.7351 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications8.9347 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions9.2339 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys8.1202 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.6207 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting8.2113 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.4188 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook8.1125 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Slack
8.5
327 Ratings
4% above category average
Webex Meetings
-
Ratings
Versioning8.2143 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.5283 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.5279 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.5225 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control8.4202 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.2174 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.7218 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.9225 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Slack
-
Ratings
Webex Meetings
8.2
697 Ratings
3% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.8695 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.6687 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.3660 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.3628 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Slack
-
Ratings
Webex Meetings
8.5
688 Ratings
5% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.8686 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings8.2594 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Slack
-
Ratings
Webex Meetings
8.4
696 Ratings
2% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.5658 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.4687 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.0269 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.7654 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.6599 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Slack
-
Ratings
Webex Meetings
8.4
666 Ratings
0% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.6650 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.3575 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.2579 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Slack
-
Ratings
Webex Meetings
8.5
657 Ratings
1% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.5615 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.6642 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.5367 Ratings
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User Ratings
SlackWebex Meetings
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(351 ratings)
8.6
(703 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(18 ratings)
8.9
(47 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(29 ratings)
8.5
(102 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(453 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(428 ratings)
Support Rating
1.2
(121 ratings)
7.9
(151 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(4 ratings)
7.5
(22 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(8 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(10 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(424 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
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8.7
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
SlackWebex Meetings
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
I think Slack works really well in office settings, or even for any group of people who need an easy way to communicate with each other through organized channels. It may not be the best for those who intend to use it as a social media type app, it is more geared towards business use.
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Cisco
Overall Webex meetings is a very good meeting application which we are using regularly. It's data privacy and security feature is the good drawback for use and recommended to our Govt clients. Sometimes it creates disruption during huge no.of attendees like video buffering, audio not clear. It is not appropriate for beginners.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • Fast, stable and easy huddles
  • Channels are created easily, and it's simple to communicate to a broader team
  • You can acknowledge any message by reacting to it using emojis.
  • It is really easy to add new users
  • You can sort all your messages so you don't miss any important communication
  • You can add applications to create an 'all in one' environment
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Cisco
  • On boarding process is so strong and the application itself is easy to use.
  • The camera on or off function works great and I find it very easy to mute and unmute myself so calls are quiet when needed.
  • I like the fact that it connects easily and over different time zones and I can add as many people as I can to the meeting as possible at one time without breaking up.
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Cons
Salesforce
  • The notification within the web app has to be better in terms of missed notifications, while not looking at screen, maybe have a reminder notification every 15 minutes
  • The messages have to arrange themselves according to the urgency or some importance level need to be introduced for the messages
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Cisco
  • At times, the meeting audio/video can get glitchy if there are a lot of attendees online and using bandwidth.
  • Sometimes, it is hard for my prospects to join the meeting without downloading software or can't get the audio to work for some reason.
  • Hard to navigate attendees while presenting yourself.
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Likelihood to Renew
Salesforce
As useful as Slack has become within our company, I feel fairly confident we will continue to use Slack as a communication tool. They continue to improve their software and add value to its use within our office. Customer service delivers, which is an absolute must. Looking forward to how they improve.
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Cisco
Cisco Webex Meetings is a platform that consistently performs well and outperforms some of the other solutions that we have used, such as Zoom. It is user friendly and helps our organization accomplish the goal of connecting with external contacts to conduct meetings and share information
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Usability
Salesforce
As long as you use the basic chat features and nothing more, it really is super easy to understand and use. Once you want to take advantage of some of the more advanced features and capabilities, that's when things get complicated. Anyone who has use SMS or a chat program before will be able to figure out the basics though, so rolling this out should be relatively straightforward and not required exhaustive training. Teaching chat etiquette is something else though.
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Cisco
Webex Meetings does not provide enough audio feedback for users with visual disabilities to properly navigate the tool. Students, faculty, and staff who are blind or have low vision may not be able to use Webex Meetings. Users with motor disabilities that navigate via keyboard, may not be able to navigate the web conferencing session enough to participate fully.
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Reliability and Availability
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
So personally I have never faced any kind of meeting unavailability issue while scandaling meeting with WebEx the bandwidth is really good and in terms of application performance the same is my opinion what I mentioned for availability it is good and the objective of communication is quite fruitfully achieved with a simple and effective product like WebEx which is often bundled with the purchase of course which is which we have at our company and great discount is being offered so it is easy on our pocket. I really don't have any specific errors which have faced I should mention over here the operation or application uses is quite smooth.
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Performance
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
We use browsers to join Webex Meetings and it is very good no issue also appears from Webex APP is very organized and does not consume more resources of PC so no issues appeared. We join audio and video in many ways, all of which are good. We integrated it with active Microsoft Exchange with easy deployment.
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Support Rating
Salesforce
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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Cisco
The support cases can be opened instantly. The support engineers can support you via Telephone, E-Mail, WebEx Meetings, and My favorite WebEx application.24X7 Availability of the engineers. Step-by-step guidance is available by an engineer. https://help.webex.com/ - Great Site for instant FAQ's. https://status.webex.com/ - Is helpful to identify the updated schedule of WebEx or to know the server status of WebEx services.
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In-Person Training
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It was straight to the point and very informative. effective training often includes clear explanations, hands-on practice opportunities, time for questions and answers, real-world examples, and follow-up support. If you're trying to assess the quality of a specific training session, you might consider these factors. For organizations looking to assess the quality of their in-person training, it's best to solicit feedback directly from the participants. This can be done through anonymous surveys or feedback sessions, enabling the organization to gather firsthand information and improve future training sessions accordingly.
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Online Training
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
User adoption is crucial for the success of any collaboration platform. Our organization provides training and education to users on how to use Webex effectively. Continuously online monitoring of user adoption rates and feedback to gauge the success of the implementation.Use analytics to track usage patterns and identify areas where further improvement or user training is needed.
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Implementation Rating
Salesforce
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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Cisco
That we needed complex implementation that we didn't get tells me 2 things: 1) the product was not designed in a way that "just worked" like some of its peers (Zoom / BlueJeans) and 2) had our company defined actual user needs and validated / verified that they had bought something that matched those, we would have pursued features / designs more closely aligned with what the product actually does: screen share, sometimes video, definitely VOIP audio (always an option regardless of license), and easy recording and retrieval of meetings.
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Alternatives Considered
Salesforce
Slack is the superior offering for what we do and who we communicate with. The other programs offer basic features, but Slack continues to innovate and is business-first, which is very helpful for our small team. The feature set and integrations are better in Slack than other offerings we have evaluated
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Cisco
Meetings is the way to go! It blends in with our organization's workflow seamlessly. Teams is great but really suffers in the collaboration department from our personal experience. Webex Meetings is much more fleshed out. The features it has are much more convenient and easier to use. There was a bit of a learning curve, but once you are over that speedbump you are able to get much more use out of Webex Meetings.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
We use the free version of Webex Meetings to allow us to connect with suppliers/vendors that demand Webex Meetings be used for collaboration.
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Scalability
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
I can speak to multiple departments at my organization using Webex Meetings. It has been, and continues to be, our longest online meeting software. It has been deployed across the organization and each department uses it. As I have mentioned, our monthly all-organization Town Halls are hosted on Webex. We have also used it to broadcast a panel-based speaker event.
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Professional Services
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Cisco
It is a user friendly application. We have had no adoption problems within the company.
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Return on Investment
Salesforce
  • We have a story when one guy mentioned in a our site group with tag @here about his wedding, he didnt know that @here works only for people who are online, so most of the people missed the message, slack is not the best place to update about the important things
  • Slack helps to solve and be updated if you have an internal problems and you want to know how the solving goes
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Cisco
  • The costly nature of individual accounts across multiple schools made it difficult to maintain the budget when our student population grew exponentially.
  • Often communicated to clients and stakeholders that we were a trustworthy and elevated provider.
  • Limited engagement and interactive features with students often contributed to complaints around student engagement and buy-in.
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