Slack was the first company to popularize a communication application between companies, an application that allowed you to send documents, create public and private communication channels, make audio and video calls...
Despite being a leading platform in this market, we can find a large number of more than interesting solutions. If you're looking for one alternative to Slack, I invite you to continue reading.
Microsoft Teams
With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has natively included Microsoft Teamsa communication tool for companies that families can also use on a day-to-day basis.
Microsoft Teams offers us all the solutions that any company is looking for when talking, making calls and video calls, sending files of any size, managing projects by teams...
Best of all, also integrates with all Microsoft 365 apps, making it a fantastic productivity tool if you already work with Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel...).
Microsoft Teams is available for free to all users. However, if you want to get the most out of it, you just have to contract the Microsoft 365 subscription (it is included) or contract it independently.
The Microsoft Teams platform is available in addition to Windows, for macOS, iOS, Android and via the web.
Workplace from Goal
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, also offers us a fantastic alternative to Slack: Workplace. This is the platform they use internally in the company to communicate with employees.
Workplace is designed to be a team communication and messaging tool, with which we can create internal communication groups, video and voice calls, make live broadcasts...
This platform is available via the web and through the applications for iOS and Android.
Google Chat
After seeing how Google Meet, Google Hangouts and other platforms of the search giant have been disappearing and/or changing names, we can never trust the longevity of Google's least used platforms (at least among the general public).
Google Chat is now the internal communication tool that Google makes available to all companies that use G-Suite. With Google Chat, businesses can create group chats, share screen, make voice and video calls, send voice messages, call landlines and mobiles (only in the United States) …
If your company uses G-Suite, the best option currently available is Google Chat, since it integrates with the rest of your platforms like Gmail.
chantry
A very interesting alternative to Slack and that, in addition, is free, we find it in chantry, an application that offers twice the storage space of Slack and it is designed to boost collaboration between employees thanks to its simple interface that saves a lot of time in company communications.
Discord
Discord has always been considered as the best alternative to Slack, since they practically share the operation, with the possibility of creating communication channels to make announcements, communication channels between employees, private chats, audio and video calls...
It incorporates a fantastic ideal option for video calls: push to talk. Thanks to this function, when we are not talking, the microphone is automatically disconnected, so any unexpected noise from our surroundings will not interrupt the call or video call.
The negative point of this application is that does not offer us integrations with any productivity applications, although with a large number of bots to automate tasks related to user interaction on the platform.
Cisco webex
Cisco webex puts at our disposal a large number of tools so that communication in a company is as plural and versatile as possible.
It allows us to make voice and video calls, includes a calendar, a digital whiteboard, the possibility of sharing files and the possibility of creating communication channels and, obviously, group and/or personal chats.
Mattermost.
The solution offered Mattermost. It is open source, which allows customize much of its operation to meet the different needs of companies. It integrates with a large number of platforms, including cloud storage to manage shared files.
Includes a message history, is compatible with more than a dozen languages, allows you to create public and private communication channels, has an application for mobile devices...
Hive
If your company is growing and you do not want to change the communication tool in the future, an interesting alternative to Slack that will cover your current and future needs is Hive, an application that includes a task automation system.
It is designed to plan, carry out and execute monitoring of all projects in real time, includes chat communication, support for the main cloud storage services, file sharing, private and public communications...
fleep
If you do not want communication in your company be a problem due to the complexity of the application to use, fleep is the application you are looking for. Fleep is a flexible messaging application that integrates with email, so that all communications are always fully documented.
Another interesting point of this platform is that Fleep allows communicate with other organizations through the app, one of the features that many users miss in Slack and most platforms of its kind.
Flock
Flock is a powerful messaging tool that includes support for advanced users. It allows us to easily communicate with our team through chat, make calls and video calls, manage projects, assign tasks, send reminders, conduct surveys...
We could say that Flock is cheaper solution as an alternative to Slack that includes practically the same functions as this one, but at a much lower price.
HighSide
For organizations that need a advanced security platform To protect your communications, we meet HighSide, an app that offers end-to-end encryption and secure cloud storage.
Meets the General Data Protection Regulation and allows us to connect it with Microsoft Teams to take advantage of all the features of the Microsoft platform.
Twist
For companies that have offices in other countries, Slack may not be the ideal solution. Twist It is the best tool on the market for asynchronous team management, as it offers a thread-structured communication system that allows all users to access the latest information related to a project.
With all the information in one place, there is no need to go reviewing chat by chat to find the current status of the project you're collaborating on.
As a good communication app, it also allows us to create individual and small group conversations. where threads are not needed.