Discord is free. Gitter is free (for up to 25). HipChat is free. WhatsApp is free. There are already plenty of free (forget cheap) alternatives to Slack.
Nothing to see here. I mean, the thing reads like a sponsored piece anyway.
Nothing to see here. I mean, the thing reads like a sponsored piece anyway.
Also, Slack has a free plan, so Slack is free.
Facebook already collects device-level usage information through their Facebook app in order to keep track of emerging competitors.. what’s to prevent them from using WhatsApp to further enhance their competitive intelligence?
Also Gitter and Discord don't have a platform as powerful as flock does. https://dev.flock.com/
PS: I work for flock.
But no, WhatsApp, for me - and many of my colleagues, is a complete no-no for professional communication. I have refused to join the team group many times and I am unapologetic about it. While I really don't find Slack much useful, to be honest is's another source of distraction, I definitely see its use case in a professional set up unlike WhatsApp.
We've switched to Zulip which has a real nice messaging threading model. For us it was really a productivity saver and I really recommend anyone to try Zulip!
Yeah, a lot of enterprises are using Mattermost these days. Uber left Slack and HipChat to use Mattermost for company-wide deployment: http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-ditches-hipchat-slack-to...