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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

    Webex App

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Webex App brings together Webex Calling, Meetings, and Messaging into a single application, fostering collaboration and unlocking more productive ways to work.

    $0

    user/month

    Pricing
    SlackWebex App
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Basic Plan
    $0.00
    user/month
    Meet Plan
    $13.50
    user/month
    Meet + Call Plan
    $25.00
    user/month
    Enterprise Plan
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SlackWebex App
    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.
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    Community Pulse
    SlackWebex App
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    Chose Slack
    Compare to other tools Slack is a easy way to connect others
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    Better in every way than teams. Far more intuitive, works without any glitches, more well thought out.
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    Slack is great for communicating with our remote team across the country. It keeps our teams connected when working on multiple projects and initiatives. Slack has more connectivity options than Google Meet, making it a valuable tool. Since we use other products, integration is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    None of the competition coming from the Microsoft or Cisco provide the user experience of today's consumerized social media. Slack, on the other hand, is fully on par with the best and most known social media applications that consumers use. Consumerization of IT shows here as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    Microsoft Teams is mostly for working in development teams and really not suitable as normal day to day messaging/collaboration tool.
    Skype for Business is reliable but not suitable for code management and has very high costs for movement to cloud.
    Cisco Teams is mostly suited …
    Incentivized
    Cisco
    Chose Webex App
    Slack is nice, but Webex App pairs better with my Dell computer in my opinion. It is really easy to use. All of my peers seem to enjoy it as well. It is very easy to compare notes, share feedback, and plan out a sales process from the confines of my own home.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    I find Webex as robust as Slack, which is an application that is sometimes used in smaller companies. It's good to have something similar to Slack in an enterprise-level application that is much better than Teams. It feels more cohesive and robust, and I really enjoy using it. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Teams natively integrates services and features of our organization because we are a Microsoft shop. For this reason alone, WebEx will never compete. Slack, however, is a trendy solution that integrates well with everything (as long as you are willing to work with 3rd party …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex App can be easily integrated with Slack which is used for frequent chatting with our colleagues. Once we integrate Slack with Webex App, we can directly call any of our colleague from Slack but the meeting will be done using Webex App. This, in turn, helps in integrating …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Microsoft Teams, while being built for more file sharing, completely misses the mark. I prefer Webex App which focuses on being a great chat tool, rather than trying to become something it is not.

    Slack is preferred over Webex App, but just barely, and it is only because Slack
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Slack is much better - search, performance, features
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex App is way more intuitive than Slack and Microsoft Teams.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex has a simple-to-use interface, whereas Microsoft Teams can become easily cluttered and Slack can be lacking features. Creating quick team spaces looks pleasant and is easy to use on Webex.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    We do use Teams for internal communications, but for external communications with vendors, contractors, etc., Webex has way more features to have productive meeting sessions. And aside from Teams, it has the lowest per-user cost with a great option for a full bundle of $25. It …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex stands out for its comprehensive features and enterprise level security that cater well to hybrid work environments. Webex app is a unified communication tool unlike other platforms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex is the only product we used and we are very satisified with it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex App is our preferred choice for internal communication and conferencing solutions due to its suitability and quality.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex is a lot more secure and you get more for the money, Enhanced security protocols and integrations with other systems, feature-packed and ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Since Webex app is a centralized app, it has made things easier for everyone. You can send files, start conversation within a chat, so that many variables make it richer.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex was the incumbent and I had no influence. Webex is enterprise - caliber and in many ways indistinguishable from the others, though it does seem to be slightly less reliable, as previously mentioned I find myself hitting "dead ports". MS Teams offers some very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Google Meet doesn't have much features, its a simple video conferencing web application. I don't think we can even annotate in it, let alone record sessions. Every Meeting invite I create is different, so there is no permanent address for the User. And there is no option for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex is as good as any of these competitors, and because the messaging, calling and conferencing features are integrated, it is actually better than some of these, which are stand-alone for only one of the features. Also, since we are a Microsoft house and use Outlook for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    - Worldwide used by companies - It is very useful for remote access (for network supporters) - It is perfect for environments where the network has Cisco devices, it doesn't mean that other brands aren't suitable. - You can record the meetings, and training and use them for a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    In [the] German part of my organization, where I work, for long years Webex was the only tool for video calls, but also used as [a] main text communication tool for instant/ad hoc messaging. Recently MS Teams was added (and also used in other org. units of group). I value more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Webex App gave us the opportunity to build teams and communicate information just in the specific team or share it with all colleagues. It is also good to discuss in teams, may start a conference when needed, and the use of whiteboard to clarify some processes. Also, we see …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Easy to use without any complications. The quality of calls is always better when compared to others. User-friendly, it can be easily explained to a customer for one-time use and there are no glitches or downtimes faced. Highly secured without any breach of privacy Wide …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    Lately, Webex is adopting many features of MS Teams. Both platforms can be used interchangeably, really depends on the participants and which platform is more compatible with all so that we can expect [fewer] problems for the planning and also during the execution of the meeting.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex App
    One big thing that we enjoyed with the Webex app was the ability to not have to create a new account for every single cloud instance we would be taking part in. That was one large limitation we experienced within the Microsoft Teams application. Logging into different cloud …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    600 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    523 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    606 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    380 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    440 Answers
    Features
    SlackWebex App
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Slack and Webex App
    Feature
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Webex App
    8.3
    638 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Task Management7.6430 Ratings8.0362 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.961 Ratings7.5173 Ratings
    Scheduling7.8363 Ratings8.7501 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.0396 Ratings8.4244 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.4601 Ratings8.8600 Ratings
    Search8.2608 Ratings8.3512 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.3275 Ratings8.5278 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Slack and Webex App
    Feature
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Webex App
    7.8
    680 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Chat9.6635 Ratings9.1670 Ratings
    Notifications8.7632 Ratings8.6661 Ratings
    Discussions9.2620 Ratings8.6612 Ratings
    Surveys8.1413 Ratings8.2349 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase7.8412 Ratings8.3307 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.9110 Ratings8.4152 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.7182 Ratings2.1175 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.9120 Ratings8.8381 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Slack and Webex App
    Feature
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Webex App
    8.0
    590 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Versioning8.2326 Ratings8.1361 Ratings
    Video files8.2541 Ratings8.5512 Ratings
    Audio files8.4527 Ratings8.6511 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.9429 Ratings8.4474 Ratings
    Access control8.3411 Ratings8.3376 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.3362 Ratings8.7390 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive9.0211 Ratings5.1171 Ratings
    Device sync9.0455 Ratings8.5365 Ratings
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SlackWebex App
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    8.6
    (747 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    8.4
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    8.9
    (393 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    8.6
    (396 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (15 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SlackWebex App
    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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    Cisco
    It's perfect for project rooms for collaborative work, file sharing, quick reporting and incident handling, and initiating conversations via chat, voice, and video. Some more formal matters are better handled by email. There's a greater chance they won't get lost, and if we want to revisit them months or even years later, we'll be able to find them more easily.
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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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    Cisco
    • The online meeting within the internal team using Webex App is always a good experience as it helps well in sharing screen, and any content for that matter.
    • It helps in arranging online interviews and it is also very good experience using the web version of Webex App.
    • It also helps in arranging online training sessions and webinars which generally involve huge number of participants generally over 200+ participants and Webex App handles it very well.
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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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    Cisco
    • Compared to zoom, I think the user experience is not as good.
    • I am not familiar with more detailed options; maybe they are too hidden: how do I integrate Slido better?
    • Not a fan of a mobile app. Maybe needs some improvement.
    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.
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    Cisco
    While Webex has strong adoption on the administrative side, the LTI tool for Webex is lacking some important support for teaching and learning. Therefore, faculty do not see much value in Webex and prefer to use other tools that are easier to access and more likely to benefit their students within the LMS. Webex has not been the easiest to work with for identifying pedagogical roadmap improvements, especially compared to competitors who work closely in the education space
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    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.
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    Cisco
    Webex is quite usable, and it is, in fact very easy to use as well. You don't need a lot of documentation to learn how to use the app as it's mostly self-explanatory. The user interface is easy on the eyes, and people can see buttons without issues. Overall, WebEx's front-end design is great and I don't have much issue with it.
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    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.
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    Cisco
    I would say every time I open it, it is there, there are times that our users have to sign out and back in to get it to work or even do a full exit as the app will disconnect from the controlling the desk phone, but some easy steps to sign-out or fully exit the app gets the user back up and running quickly.
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    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.
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    Cisco
    On standalone it works fine, it used to consume a considerable amount of system resources in the past, but with updates and upgrades, this has improved quite a lot. As far as integrations with other systems, we have not come across any critical issues with the app.
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    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.
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    Cisco
    Talking about Webex App technical support is talking about the quality because they are always attentive and willing to attend to our needs, and the response is immediate; every time we have needed help to solve a problem or find out a function, they have not responded quickly, Cisco has always been characterized by being efficient and deserving 10 points.
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    In-Person Training
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I am very satisfied with my experience with Webex App in online training. The creation of the event is very easy with the possibility of scheduling it in advance. The management of participants, organizers, and animators is complete. The invitations are automated and by simply using emails we can create all the schedules of the training session
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    Online Training
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I would rate the online training 8/10. It provided clear and well-structured content, making it easy to understand the core features of Webex. However, I believe it could have been more interactive, with practical exercises or real-life scenarios to enhance user engagement. More advanced topics or troubleshooting guides could also be helpful for deeper learning.
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    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.
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    Cisco
    There was quite a bit of back and forth with TAC and Cisco Reps to get it fully up and running but we did get there. Some of which had to do with documentation was not fully understandable. But with Cisco TAC we were able to get fully up and running.
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    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.
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    Cisco
    Microsoft Teams is the main competitor of the Webex App. But it provides services for less cost than Webex App. And also teams are used by majority of companies in software industries due to its support for other Microsoft services.
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    Scalability
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Once everything is in place on the back end getting Webex on a user's PC is now very easy and with single sign-on, users are able to sign in without having to remember another password. Just make sure you have all the user settings in CUCM, CUC set right, and that they have the needed licenses in Webex Control Hub.
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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.
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    Cisco
    • Comfort in switching multiple OS platforms, when there is similar UI design.
    • HD video quality and HD screen share, make up presentations look more professional and standardized.
    • Less call/meeting drops as seen in other platforms applications.
    • Builds a level of trust, when we connect on Cisco's application platform with customers who are having their whole communication infrastructure shifted to Cisco Webex App.
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