Item: Slack
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Slack

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used Slack in my recently ended job position as a remote tutor. It was used for direct messaging with each other, but also for announcement channels and channels specific to schools and classes.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to Navigate Interface
Timely Notifications

Cons

Old messages behind a paywall
Clunky desktop application

Usability

You now have to pay to access old messages. This was counterproductive to my work.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Teams

I far prefer Microsoft Teams, but my company selected Slack.

Key Insights

Do you think Slack delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Slack's feature set?

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?

Other Software Used

Google Slides, Google Sheets, Google Drive

I think Slack was most well suited for my former company when it was small-scale (50-100 employees). When we were around 600-700 employees, it became overwhelming to try to keep DMs and channels straight.

Slack Feature Ratings

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Clunky but classic