{"id":16058,"date":"2020-03-31T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/?p=16058"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:25:10","slug":"microsoft-teams-vs-slack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/microsoft-teams-vs-slack","title":{"rendered":"Slack vs Microsoft Teams: Which is Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On its face, you may find many similarities between Microsoft Teams and Slack. Yes, they are quite similar in look and feel but if you analyse a little deeper, you will find many such features and functionalities that set them apart as distinct competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Microsoft Teams was first announced in 2016, Slack was already an established name amongst the best workplace collaboration tools<\/a>. However, soon Microsoft Teams has become one of the preferred Slack alternatives<\/a>. Microsoft Teams is an online collaboration platform and app that integrates different productivity software and group chat platforms with Microsoft 365 business basic<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Microsoft Teams Vs Slack: Which has More Daily Active Users<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella shared a whopping number of\ndaily active users for Microsoft Teams, which has reached 75 million. There was\nan increase of 70 percent in the number of daily active users just during the\nfirst six weeks of lockdown.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, Slack added 7000 new paid customers in less than two months, that is from February 1 to March 18, 2020. The company further stated that they have around 70 customers who are adding to their revenue of $1 million annually. While these two collaboration tools have performed outstandingly during the Pandemic, it will be interesting to see how they continue with their growth curve post the lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Teams Vs Slack: Which Has Better Features<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Teams Features<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Slack Features<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
It integrates completely with all the features of Office 365<\/td>You can pin important messages on different channels based on their priority<\/td><\/tr>
You can set different channels for different topics to have clutter-free, quick conversation <\/td>Provides integration with Google Drive, Dropbox Paper, etc. to promote document sharing directly through Slack<\/td><\/tr>
With issues getting instantly resolved on Microsoft Teams chat, there will be less dependency on emails<\/td>With advanced search filters, you can find the exact file or message in a snap<\/td><\/tr>
You can collaborate on same files in real-time and discuss changes over the chat<\/td>Allows connecting with people outside your organization securely, whether it\u2019s with remote employees, contractors, vendors or suppliers <\/td><\/tr>
Collaborate both internally and externally with robust security regulations and capabilities<\/td>It provides a customizable sidebar where you can change themes, colours and even start mark the important channels<\/td><\/tr>
It allows you to chat with even suppliers and vendors who are not a part of your internal team<\/td>You can also set reminders for important events, deadlines or any meeting<\/td><\/tr>
Emails can be easily shared with channels, directly through Microsoft Teams<\/td>By integrating RSS feeds with Slack, you will never miss any news or updates from the external world <\/td><\/tr>
Even if you create multiple channels and chat rooms on Microsoft Teams, you will not feel lost. All communication threads can be accessed easily for your quick recap.<\/td>Slack indexes all linked files to ensure easy and quick search results. So, no more wasting time on going through all files.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Slack Vs Microsoft Teams Comparison Analysis<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n