Facebook Messenger vs. Slack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Facebook Messenger
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Messenger by Facebook (Meta) is a customer communication technology that enables users to find deals, make reservations and provide customer support by chatting with customers, from Messenger.N/A
Slack
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Slack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…
$8.75
per month per user
Pricing
Facebook MessengerSlack
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Facebook MessengerSlack
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Facebook MessengerSlack
Considered Both Products
Facebook Messenger

No answer on this topic

Slack
Chose Slack
I believe Slack is the most verstatile messenger, compared to software such as Skype, Facebook Messenger, Skype and Telegram.
All those are not great for big companies and are missing many tools such as document archiving and apps integrations.
Discord could maybe a nice …
Chose Slack
User Experience
Slack: Designed for productivity, Slack’s interface is structured yet intuitive, with separate spaces for channels, threads, and integrations.
Chose Slack
Slack is easier to use vs Zoom which is mostly just video based. Text based communication is much simpler with Slack. Slack is better than Chime as it offers file preview, stores text messages for longer. But group video calls are better with Chime. Slack is better than Teams …
Features
Facebook MessengerSlack
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Messenger
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Ratings
Slack
8.2
479 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.2310 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.9259 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.4284 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4460 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.7463 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Messenger
-
Ratings
Slack
8.8
488 Ratings
10% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.8488 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings9.1484 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings9.5473 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.1302 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.7300 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Messenger
-
Ratings
Slack
8.7
461 Ratings
10% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.3229 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.8412 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings9.0403 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.4318 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.4305 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.5264 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.1339 Ratings
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Facebook MessengerSlack
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Score 8.6 out of 10
Troop Messenger
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.6 out of 10
HCL Connections
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Facebook MessengerSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(488 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(23 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(103 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(66 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Facebook MessengerSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook Messenger serves my business for quick client interaction and for timely updates. The software allows me to share to one of many people and receive feedback quickly to keep working. The ability to see people available is also key in creating even further efficiencies. I also love file sharing through the platform
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Salesforce
If you population likes technology, then I would recommend Slack. It is more difficult to implement if not everyone is on Slack or knows how to use it. Slack was used well by some employees who loved it. Slack allowed them to plan annual events and get feedback and ideas from those involved in the event
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Pros
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Video calls
  • File share
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Salesforce
  • Huddles Run smoothly without any interferences.
  • Smooth individual calls quick and easy without any interruptions.
  • seamless notifications across multiple devices
  • The ability to easily tag a team member to urgently attend to a specific escalation.
  • Slack being user friendly and able to integrate easily with other platforms and apps.
  • How to easily open up different channels for different escalations and needs.
  • a safe direct messaging option.
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Cons
Meta Platforms Inc
  • more control of video settings
  • more control of audio settings
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Salesforce
  • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
  • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
  • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
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Likelihood to Renew
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
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Usability
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Slack is one of the easiest platforms to use! It is very aesthetically pleasing and you can arrange the chats and other features the way you personally like it. They kept it pretty simple for people who aren’t looking to do anything more than streamlining communication, but they definitely have options for folks to build out the Workspace more.
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Reliability and Availability
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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Performance
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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Support Rating
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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Implementation Rating
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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Alternatives Considered
Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook Messenger is a more popular chat solution and allows you to reach clients more quickly compared to whatsapp. I've found whatsapp to be a little fraudulent around contact information and people not known to me reaching out. Facebook Messenger has moments of this too but it is less regular
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Salesforce
Having had a lot of experience with Google Chat and Teams, Slack is far and away the better option. In comparison to Teams, Slack is much cleaner with a far more user friendly AI, Teams is far too clunky and feels tiresome to use, whereas it is super easy to pick up Slack and be able to configure it do exactly what you need. Whilst I don't find a massive difference between the usability and UI of Google Chat to Slack. Slack's range of features far outweighs Google Chat. The ease of external connections, workflows, file sharing, external connections for notifications (Make, Zapier etc), plus the huge range of apps you can connect to enhance your workspace is incredible. Google Chat does benefit from directly integrating into your Google Suite so you can get access to automatic status updates based on calendar activity, which would be nice for Slack to have
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Return on Investment
Meta Platforms Inc
  • efficiencies improved
  • quick file sharing
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Salesforce
  • Use of Slack has enabled us to stay aligned with sales and ensure accurate forecasting.
  • The product has reduced delays in decisions making and helps us to improve on transparency in our departments.
  • Slack has eliminated the use if emails as it allows direct messaging. This has ensured real-time communication.
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