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Oracle Beehive vs Slack comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Beehive
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
20th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (30th)
Slack
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Oracle Beehive is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Slack is 12.3%, up from 9.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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MA
Has an excellent Database Management System and high level of services, performance, and availability
We will need to implement prototypes in our data warehouse. We will have to implement and to support some different types of files like video, audio, pictures, and non-structured data. So we are working on that. We would like better integration for data security. We will have many partners, eight or nine external partners. We will still use our system to upgrade our warehouse. But with many partners, the data warehouse will not be unique. It will be a distributed data platform. So we would need and we are looking for many services to better manage the integrity and the use of all of the data. We are receiving all these data from trains and trucks that are working on the highways and on the roads. We will have to implement some facilities to adequately use all this data at a really high volume coming from IoT. So we are not choosing that and we will have to implement some services. Right now, we don't have any monitoring. We do have major density and access control, but when a user is in our environment, we do not have the services to really measure what he is doing. I will have to report in three months on the project and its evolution. I don't have the financials and the best practices regarding the financial models with costs and benefits for a major data platform with many partners. We will know what it will cost, but we will have to define some benefits because when I will be at the treasury board asking for a major project, they will ask me what would the benefits from that will be. I'm doing research into best practices. I know that the U.S. government has a platform like the one we want to build. It is a bigger one, from what I understand. I think that the state of California and maybe the state of New York has the type of platform we want to put in place. I would like to present more than just an article. I would like to have a reference model, to really be on target by showing the benefits that are possible down the road.
PaulButticaz - PeerSpot reviewer
A competitive solution that improves collaboration and productivity
Slack has been around for a long time, and it's an industry leader. Of course, Salesforce owns Slack now and is starting to integrate into it. I have attended Slack conferences and met with product and support managers. They're an excellent organization. Choosing Slack depends on the organization's size, so you need to plan your deployment and make sure you put some controls and standards in place and not just turn it on. If you're a Slack shop, you will have to have something like a Zoom or Microsoft Teams platform for when you need to do video conferencing internally or externally. Many shops have both products, but they use Slack for collaboration, chat, and so on, and use Teams for video and audio conferences. At the end of the day, Slack is missing those capabilities, so either you're going to be a Slack/Zoom shop or you're going to be a Microsoft Teams shop. I rate Slack an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We have really high level of services, performance, availability, and it is stable. Everything works together really well."
"This solution has automated protection from downtime. High-availability is built into every component, and the backups are completely automated."
"When we work with a platform like Slack, we can have one source without merging different document versions."
"Slack is a collaboration tool where you can create specific topic-related channels and manage different threads on different talks so people can interact and maintain a chat."
"Its intuitive design makes it easy to use and understand, hence we do not have a need to spend much on educating our teams."
"We use thread-based communication. So that if a new person comes to look into a problem for a particular task, they can easily go and look into the particular thread it is discussed in."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the search functionality, which I can use to search for full text."
"I am impressed with the product's calls and screen share features which are very useful."
"The solution is scalable."
"It has definitively made an improvement on our productivity. Information does not got lost in hundreds of less important messages."
 

Cons

"The price of licenses is high and should be improved."
"The product crashes when I use it on the desktop."
"When someone responds to my message in Slack, a new window opens. There should be an option to roll down the answers."
"Customization is something that Slack is lacking."
"I would like to see the social sharing of blogs, announcements, or other news directly from the message corner."
"It would be better if Slack had a 'select all' option to delete all the files."
"Its capabilities to provide security features could be better for corporations."
"It would be highly advantageous if it could incorporate calendar information from sources like Outlook or Gmail, providing users not only with meeting schedules but also a comprehensive daily agenda view."
"We do experience issues when trying to log in on Slack."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"The solution is expensive."
"We use the free version that does not have a license."
"The solution is cheap in my country."
"Slack is not the cheapest solution, but that's okay."
"The solution’s pricing is cheap."
"I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
86%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
2%
University
1%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Slack?
Nowadays, we don't need to visit an HR portal. Our marketing and human resources teams directly share details about birthdays, upcoming events, and important dates in Slack. Whether it's a training...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Slack?
The pricing is reasonable. While cheaper would be better, we are generally satisfied with the current pricing model.
What needs improvement with Slack?
Slack's Canvas feature could be improved in terms of its user experience. While they are trying to integrate something like Notion, it doesn't work well, which is why we still use Notion for offici...
 

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