About Slack
Slack is the leading workplace communication platform that brings your team's conversations, files, and tools together in one place. Organize discussions into channels by topic, project, or team — keeping everything searchable and transparent.
Beyond messaging, Slack integrates with 2,600+ apps including Google Drive, Jira, Salesforce, Zoom, and GitHub. Huddles provide quick audio conversations, Clips let you record short video messages, and Canvas creates shareable documents right within Slack.
Slack Connect extends your workspace to external partners and clients securely. With features like scheduled messages, workflow automation, and custom emoji, Slack adapts to how your team works best.
Key Features
- Channel-based messaging and threads
- 2,600+ app integrations
- Huddles for quick audio calls
- File sharing and search
- Workflow Builder automation
- Slack Connect for external partners
- Custom emoji and status updates
Pros & Cons
👍 What We Like
- Excellent organization with channels and threads
- Massive app integration ecosystem
- Powerful search across all messages and files
- Huddles are perfect for quick questions
👎 What Could Be Better
- Can be overwhelming with too many channels
- Free plan limits message history to 90 days
- Notifications can become constant distractions
- Premium pricing is steep for small teams
User Reviews
Slack has completely transformed how our remote team communicates. The channel organization keeps everything focused and the thread feature prevents sidebar conversations from cluttering the main flow. Couldn't manage without it.
The integrations are what make Slack essential. I get GitHub notifications, Jira updates, and monitoring alerts all in one place. The Workflow Builder saved me hours of manual notification work.
Great for keeping our small team connected. Slack Connect lets us collaborate with clients directly which feels much more professional than email chains. Just wish the free plan didn't cut off old messages.