SAP Ruum vs. Slack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Ruum
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
SAP Ruum is a presented by the vendor as a lightweight project management, task management, and collaboration software, with use cases and templates for marketing, sales teams, HR tasks (e.g. onboarding), or organizing information for sharing with stakeholders.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
SAP RuumSlack
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
SAP RuumSlack
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
SAP RuumSlack
Features
SAP RuumSlack
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Ruum
9.2
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Slack
8.2
479 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management10.02 Ratings8.2310 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.01 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling10.02 Ratings7.9259 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.82 Ratings8.4284 Ratings
Mobile Access9.01 Ratings9.4460 Ratings
Search8.82 Ratings8.7463 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.82 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
SAP Ruum
8.8
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Slack
8.8
488 Ratings
10% above category average
Chat8.82 Ratings9.8488 Ratings
Notifications8.82 Ratings9.1484 Ratings
Discussions8.42 Ratings9.5473 Ratings
Surveys8.22 Ratings8.1302 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.42 Ratings7.7300 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.01 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.01 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Ruum
8.4
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Slack
8.7
461 Ratings
10% above category average
Versioning8.22 Ratings8.3229 Ratings
Video files7.82 Ratings8.8412 Ratings
Audio files8.22 Ratings9.0403 Ratings
Document collaboration8.82 Ratings8.4318 Ratings
Access control8.42 Ratings8.4305 Ratings
Advanced security features8.22 Ratings8.5264 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.01 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync8.22 Ratings9.1339 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP RuumSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(2 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
SAP RuumSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
Ruum [by SAP] is well-suited for the task creation and assignment with the responsible persons for the follow-ups and collaboration, which can be used for both internal or external projects. Ruum [by SAP] can also be used for internal tasks, milestones, project and workflow management and team management functionalities respectively. Ruum [by SAP] may not be well suited for those who want to use the CRM tools for the related marketing activities management in [a] particular situation.
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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
SAP
  • Ruum by SAP supports brainstorming, and in the end, there is content management.
  • Further, Ruum by SAP helps in task and backlog management.
  • The processes are also well mapped.
  • Goal setting and feedback tracking are also included in the feature.
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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
SAP
  • Mobile device enhancement functionalities
  • Broader integration support with other systems
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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
SAP
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
SAP
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
SAP
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
SAP
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
SAP
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
SAP
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
SAP
The starting price for Ruum by SAP is very affordable, and there is a free trial, available. Further, Ruum by SAP has all forms of training, which gives full knowledge to people who want to work with the software. Again, backlog management, where feedback is issued on the progress of every task is a major boost from the application.
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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
SAP
  • No code knowledge required for Ruum application
  • Effective collaboration with external parties
  • Better project planning and milestones management
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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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