{"id":40454,"date":"2020-12-15T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/top-alternatives-to-slack\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:21:56","slug":"slack-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/slack-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Slack alternatives: 7 affordable tools for small businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated December 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re looking for the best Slack alternatives<\/a> for your business, you\u2019ve come to the right blog.<\/span><\/p>\n

With so much of the world going online today, a team messaging platform is essential to keep teams and employees connected\u2014especially for remote workers and distributed teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A good instant messaging platform should allow you to instantly communicate with your team\u2014both one-on-one and in groups. Other useful features you might find in popular instant messaging platforms include file sharing, <\/span>screen sharing<\/span><\/a>, the ability to search the message history, and even phone and video calls. And if the messaging tool is free? Well, that\u2019s some truly delicious icing on the cake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which brings us to Slack. Launched in 2013, Slack is one of the most popular instant messaging platforms on the market today. When it first came out, there was nothing quite like it. Sure, other instant messaging platforms had been around for a long time (who remembers MSN?), but what Slack brought to the table was intuitive and functional design. And as a smaller company, Slack became known for its responsiveness to user needs and quick updates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But just like most tech, Slack isn\u2019t perfect for everyone. You might find it difficult to keep up on conversations or stay on top of the different channels created. And if you\u2019re looking to have all of your video conferencing and messaging needs in one app, it’s a good idea to look at competitors. As of right now, Slack only allows one-on-one video calls<\/a>, which could hamper face-to-face meetings with remote teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll talk about the seven best alternatives to Slack on the market today:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Glip by RingCentral<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Chanty<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Google Chat<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Fleep<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Flock<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Rocket.Chat<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Discord<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \ud83d\uded2 <\/strong>In the market for a new team messaging tool? Find out how to find the right one with this free checklist<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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