Light-Weight Instant Messaging Platform for Organizations
May 31, 2022

Light-Weight Instant Messaging Platform for Organizations

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Slack

I use Slack as an instant messaging platform to communicate with other employees in the organization. It allows me to have audio and video calls as well as present my screen so that others in the call can see my screen. It lets us create private groups as well as public channels where multiple people can communicate together. It also has the option to add plugins (Google Calendar, Jira, etc.) which come in handy. It has a wide range of emojis that help lighten the mood. It also allows everyone to draw using a highlighter when someone is presenting their screen. This is a rather useful feature.
  • Messaging Platform
  • Audio/Video Calls
  • Present Screen
  • Private Groups and Public Channels
  • Wide Range of Emojis
  • There are minor bugs here and there like the theme resets sometimes when launching Slack.
  • Instant Messaging
  • Audio/Video Calling
  • Presenting Screen
  • Channels and Groups
  • I have not been involved in the purchase decision of this software.

Do you think Slack delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Slack's feature set?

Yes

Did Slack live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Slack go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Slack again?

Yes

Slack is a great messaging platform for organizations. It has all the features that bigger messaging platforms like Skype and Teams but it is better in some ways. It is lightweight and fast, has customizations, lets you add plugins to improve productivity, lets you schedule messages, lets you draw on the screen when someone is presenting their screen on a call, etc.

Slack Feature Ratings

Task Management
Not Rated
Gantt Charts
Not Rated
Scheduling
10
Workflow Automation
Not Rated
Mobile Access
9
Search
9
Visual planning tools
Not Rated
Chat
10
Notifications
10
Discussions
10
Surveys
Not Rated
Internal knowledgebase
Not Rated
Integrates with GoToMeeting
Not Rated
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
9
Integrates with Outlook
Not Rated
Versioning
Not Rated
Video files
10
Audio files
10
Document collaboration
Not Rated
Access control
Not Rated
Advanced security features
9
Integrates with Google Drive
Not Rated
Device sync
Not Rated