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Slack Business - Enterprise vs Workplace by Facebook comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 15, 2026

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

Slack Business - Enterprise
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Workplace by Facebook
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Slack Business - Enterprise is 11.2%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workplace by Facebook is 3.3%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Slack Business - Enterprise11.2%
Workplace by Facebook3.3%
Other85.5%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Threaded collaboration has transformed how our team tracks tickets and monitors automation updates
One suggestion I would make for improving Slack Business - Enterprise is the support of multimedia such as images and videos that we can easily share through Slack. That would be great. Additionally, another thing is AI integration; if Slack has some AI capabilities to get insights about conversations or summarization, that would be a great feature. If Slack has an AI feature that can summarize a particular Slack thread and provide a summary of that, that would be a great feature for us. I would rate it a ten if it comes with some AI features, particularly using generative AI to produce summarization and other kinds of insights from communication in a more secure, data-secure way.
Aryan Singh1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at Infozion
Offers good integration features but needs to offer more flexibility in the language option offered
There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvement within Meta is the vernacular, which can be dependent, as we cannot choose the process of communication that is happening in it. After I launch a bot, if I move from one country to another, and if the entire communication is happening in German, while I have just moved from France, and I need to buy a particular choice of vehicle, then I would want the entire communication to happen in my language. What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation. If I want to have a conversation in French, there is a very limited selection. Until and unless a conversation is triggered from a particular language, we do not have the option to choose another language. The tool gives you flexibility in the language, but that is on the business and not on the customer, which sometimes limits the approachability aspect.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It allows to facilitate communication, allowing us to create channels for updates, file sharing, and photo sharing within our team profiles."
"It has improved my company by letting our team work efficiently together and quickly."
"My advice for anybody who is considering Slack is that it is a great tool."
"The quick line of communication, most certainly improves the functionality of our organization."
"If you're looking for an asynchronous/real-time communications tool, you will not find any app that comes close to Slack."
"Slack offers the ability to make customizable applications and plugins."
"Slack's categorization of content and the availability of channels are highly valuable, as they keep communications organized."
"Its intuitive design makes it easy to use and understand, hence we do not have a need to spend much on educating our teams."
"A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."
"Storage is the best thing about the solution."
"The tool's integration feature benefited the workflow...it helped centralize communication."
"The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."
"The product was easy to use."
"The biggest lesson we have learned from working with Workplace is that we should have made the change a lot earlier."
 

Cons

"Slack's Canvas feature could be improved in terms of its user experience."
"I'd like the ability to re-organize the channels in my list. You can favorite a channel but you can't organize them in a specific order that fits your everyday use."
"Archiving for direct messages made tracking back conversations very difficult once the group started to grow large."
"One suggestion I would make for improving Slack Business - Enterprise is the support of multimedia such as images and videos that we can easily share through Slack."
"Sometimes there are login issues."
"There is some lag at times."
"The product should provide integration with other solutions like Gmail or Outlook."
"Notifications are not as good as they could be (especially for mobile)."
"The implementation could be made easier."
"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."
"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content."
"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."
"What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation."
"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cheap in my country."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"The solution’s pricing is cheap."
"It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
"It's on the more expensive side."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"When it comes to pricing, it is on the expensive side."
"Slack is definitely worth the money."
"The regular package costs us $4 per user per month."
"The solution seemed expensive to me."
"The cost has become one-tenth of the cost in comparison to the old techniques. As we were able to qualify and nurture these leads, the overall cost of the entire sales process was reduced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise23
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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?
I am uncertain how Slack Business - Enterprise can be improved. Better notification controls, improved threading, and more integrations are all good features that seem relevant.
What needs improvement with Workplace by Facebook?
There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvem...
What is your primary use case for Workplace by Facebook?
I use the solution in my company to create chatbots for our clients, like BMW in India. We have been working on WhatsApp chatbots and Facebook marketing, where we have integrated Adobe Marketo for ...
What advice do you have for others considering Workplace by Facebook?
In our company, we integrate with Workplace through Facebook's tools that were provided to us, and it is there that we created a middleware system for communication back and forth. Whatever data we...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Facebook Workplace, Facebook at Work
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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