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Jive vs Slack comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Jive
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (34th), Web Content Management (42nd), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (7th), Knowledge Management Software (22nd), Enterprise Intranet (10th)
Slack
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Jive is 3.8%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Slack is 12.8%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

GD
A flexible solution that improves our administrative efficiency
We use Jive-n for followups on details regarding purchase orders, shipping documents, and other information We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge. This solution provides great flexibility of permission…
Awais Mehmood - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation features and user-friendly interface support seamless communication
Slack is very supportive in terms of communication between my colleagues and clients. While working with the reimbursement feature, I found the automation capabilities on Slack to be incredibly useful, allowing me to automate messages for specific dates or times and even to greet someone on their birthday. I haven't specifically used the channel organization feature of Slack, as I am added to channels, but I use it with Airtable, which automates notifications to a specific Slack channel when a user fills out a form on our website. In my experience, Slack is a stable product for communication, and I appreciate its automation features and integration of AI capabilities for enhancing specific functions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
"In terms of setup, approaching its menu is simple."
"The solution makes it easy to create groups, share documents, and communicate."
"Slack helps me to read bulk messages."
"Slack offers several valuable features. Firstly, they have a message deletion feature, which is now available in other software as well, but Slack was the one who introduced it in enterprise solutions."
"Slack is very supportive in terms of communication between my colleagues and clients."
"What I find valuable in Slack is that the interface is very attractive and it's easy for any new person to adapt to."
"Its intuitive design makes it easy to use and understand, hence we do not have a need to spend much on educating our teams."
"The solution has a great user interface and functionalities. It has good features that we can use. We can integrate any third-party application with Slack so that it provides you with insights and updates in real-time on Slack itself."
 

Cons

"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
"Slack's channel and chat management could be more intuitive."
"I would like the in-meeting content sharing facility to be improved."
"Slack feels clustered and hence it should improve its design and UI."
"I think Slack could add additional features without making the solution slower or more difficult to use."
"We do experience issues when trying to log in on Slack."
"Slack should add a feature to schedule meetings."
"Slack's interface is not simple for me. It's not a user-friendly interface"
"Slack does not have videoconferencing capabilities, which would have been nice."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is cheap in my country."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
"It is an affordable solution."
"We use the free version that does not have a license."
"It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"Slack is definitely worth the money."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 23, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Educational Organization
43%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
5%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
I am not aware of pricing, setup costs, or licensing, due to my company's partnership with Slack.
What needs improvement with Slack?
From my perspective, a disadvantage of Slack compared to Teams is that connecting between the apps can be a bit difficult. In Teams, all applications available in the Microsoft launchpad are easily...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
Strava, The New York Times, Spotify, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Eventbrite, Box, Circa, Stripe
Find out what your peers are saying about Jive vs. Slack and other solutions. Updated: July 2025.
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