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SharePoint vs Slack comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
SharePoint efficiently scales for diverse user sizes, with challenges typically arising from configurations rather than inherent limitations.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.8
SharePoint excels in Office integration, document management, collaboration, strong security, and supports global teams with customization options.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.9
SharePoint needs improvements in co-authoring, permissions, search, integration, user interface, mobile, workflow, customization, training, stability, and performance.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
SharePoint stability depends on infrastructure and practices, improving with updates; well-configured systems face minimal problems and quick resolutions.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.5
SharePoint support satisfaction varies; premium options and online communities are highly valued, while some find standard support lacking.
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Setup Cost

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SharePoint pricing varies by agreement, vendor, and size, with cloud and hybrid models offering cost-saving potentials while requiring careful planning.
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Categories and Ranking

SharePoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (1st), Web Content Management (2nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (1st), Enterprise Intranet (1st)
Slack
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. SharePoint is designed for Enterprise Content Management and holds a mindshare of 18.6%, down 20.8% compared to last year.
Slack, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 11.4% mindshare, up 9.3% since last year.
Enterprise Content Management
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Sanil Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined collaboration through seamless integration and customization
I have been an administrator for SharePoint and have used it as an end-user for document storage. Predominantly, I've been involved in administration SharePoint helps a lot since we've moved from using it directly to using it as a backend for Teams, which makes collaboration easier. It supports…
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.
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
85%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
University
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Would Alfresco give an organization more benefits in terms of cost, features & security as compared to Sharepoint?
Alfresco scores are high on all features of an ECM solution and tools. Back office processing, rated as 3.36 good. Business Process Application 3.55 Good to excellent. Document Management 4.12...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint?
I have a little understanding of the licensing cost. A separate team handles it. I am not very well-versed in this area.
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 solution has lots of competitors in the market. Slack is not the cheapest solution, but that's okay.
What needs improvement with Slack?
The solution’s initial setup is not very easy.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010
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Sample Customers

Toyota, Aeroports de Paris, ASBBank Ltd., Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, CambridgeshireConstabulary, D&M Group, NPL Construction Company, and The Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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