Slack - Start using it TODAY! it will take your workplace communications into the Age of Emojis
July 22, 2016

Slack - Start using it TODAY! it will take your workplace communications into the Age of Emojis

Alexander Liss | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Slack

slack is used on specific projects when rapid communication is needed across a cross-disciplinary team. it has great archiving and search capabilities, much better than using email.

Pros

  • notifications
  • customization of alerts
  • emojis for more entertaining communication than regular Outlook email

Cons

  • none
  • Positive ROI - definitely, increased efficiency and quicker communication between teams
slack is free, and has paid plans if you scale up to a bunch of users.

It's more a communication platform then a checklist platform (Trello, Asana, etc)
Appropriate:
- large projects, when a communication and workflow tool is needed with a lot of robust functionality. E.g., frequent updates including attachments and file sharing, various levels of permissions (e.g. customizing which team members get which updates, etc)

Not appropriate:
- none really, although it requires a bit of a learning curve so some team members might not be enthusiastic about onboarding to it


Slack Feature Ratings

Project Management
7.8
Task Management
8
Scheduling
5
Mobile Access
9
Search
9
Communication
8.2
Chat
8
Notifications
9
Discussions
8
Internal knowledgebase
7
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
9
File Sharing & Management
6.4
Versioning
7
Video files
7
Audio files
7
Document collaboration
7
Access control
6
Advanced security features
3
Integrates with Google Drive
7
Device sync
7

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