We performed a comparison between HCL Connections and Slack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"The product is user-friendly."
"Slack helps us keep the conversation focused and avoid multiple threads that create more confusion. I would say that has been the biggest advantage for us."
"It allows to facilitate communication, allowing us to create channels for updates, file sharing, and photo sharing within our team profiles."
"The most valuable features are video conferencing and sharing content during meetings."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is communication between team members."
"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 provides very fast communication."
"It offers customization options for various applications, including integrations with Zoom for video calls and a wide range of other integration plugins."
"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."
"The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."
"The way groups are created on slack could be improved. Once you create a group of people, you can't add additional people unless you convert it to a channel."
"When scaled on a large scale, the solution's cost becomes a matter of concern for organizations."
"We do experience issues when trying to log in on Slack."
"Sometimes, the servers are not available."
"Slack does not have videoconferencing capabilities, which would have been nice."
"Slack's interface is not simple for me. It's not a user-friendly interface"
"For me, the only thing I can say is that every time somebody sent me an attachment, the attachment was listed somewhere, and then I had to open the conversation and go to the individual to open it. So there is no handy repository or an easy way to quickly look at attachments. For me, that was a bit difficult."
"The product should provide integration with other solutions like Gmail or Outlook."
HCL Connections is ranked 10th in Enterprise Social Software with 55 reviews while Slack is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Social Software with 68 reviews. HCL Connections is rated 8.2, while Slack is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HCL Connections writes "Provides potent document sharing with good integration with the Microsoft desktop and smartphones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Slack writes "A competitive solution that improves collaboration and productivity". HCL Connections is most compared with SharePoint, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, Atlassian Confluence and Microsoft 365 Business, whereas Slack is most compared with Symphony, SharePoint, Atlassian Confluence, Chatter and ChatWork.
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