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Slack vs Microsoft Teams

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Slack

7.0
Communication

Team communication and collaboration software

Microsoft Teams

7.5
Communication

Meet, chat, call, and collaborate in just one place

Metric Slack Microsoft Teams
Category Communication Communication
AI Score 7.0 7.5
30-day Installs 7.6K 4.7K
90-day Installs 22.6K 12.8K
365-day Installs 81.5K 49.4K
Version 4.49.89 26093.311.4599.3126
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 8.3K 462
GitHub Forks 1.1K 208
Open Issues 79 240
License MIT NOASSERTION
Language Objective-C TypeScript
Last GitHub Commit 7y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Nov 18, 2016

Reviews

Slack

Slack is a leading communication platform for team collaboration, offering channels, integrations, and real-time messaging. It's ideal for teams needing seamless organization and interaction.

Provides tools for team communication, collaboration, and organization.

Pros

  • + Dominant platform in team communication
  • + Extensive integration capabilities
  • + Real-time collaboration and organization

Cons

  • - Deprecated GitHub repository with no recent activity
  • - User experience issues reported
  • - Concerns over pricing increases

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a comprehensive communication and collaboration tool offering meeting, chat, call, and file sharing features, ideal for teams and remote work environments.

Enables users to meet, chat, call, and collaborate in a single platform.

Pros

  • + Integration with Microsoft 365 tools
  • + User-friendly interface
  • + Supports remote work collaboration

Cons

  • - Security vulnerabilities
  • - Browser compatibility issues
  • - Occasional bugs