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HCL Verse vs Slack Business - Enterprise comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

HCL Verse
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (13th)
Slack Business - Enterprise
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. HCL Verse is designed for Email Applications and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 1.5% compared to last year.
Slack Business - Enterprise, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 10.5% mindshare, down 13.0% since last year.
Email Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HCL Verse2.5%
Google Workspace15.9%
Amazon WorkMail9.9%
Other71.7%
Email Applications
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Slack Business - Enterprise10.5%
Microsoft Teams7.4%
Atlassian Confluence6.5%
Other75.6%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

MR
Diretor at MASTERDOM
Stable, scalable, and good interface
HCL Verse has a nice interface and it is a practical email solution. There are a diverse set of features, such as the search bar on top of the screens. The usability from the old applications to the new version has been very good. It was great that we were able to migrate applications from the older version to the new one.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"HCL Verse has a nice interface and it is a practical email solution. There are a diverse set of features, such as the search bar on top of the screens."
"We switched to Verse because of enhanced features, better design, and higher security."
"This solution is the best one."
"The most valuable feature is the mail server."
"The integration with third-party automation services such as IFTTT and Zapier has significantly boosted productivity."
"It's valuable for announcements and communicating between team members."
"I am impressed with the product's calls and screen share features which are very useful."
"In my opinion, the integrations feature is the most powerful feature because some issues are of immediate priority and we want to get the notification promptly, and through the Jira plug-in, we are getting those."
"You can create channels between teams internally and externally, which is great. There is a lot of security with Slack internal, which is what I value."
"Slack is just a communicator, no more."
"I think Slack is a very creative application to help unify communication across all team sizes."
"I use Slack for communication with my colleagues."
 

Cons

"The setup was not very easy due to higher security standards."
"Security is very important to us, so improvements to this functionality are welcome."
"The solution could improve by allowing us to use a color that we want in the editing boxes."
"There should be better integration between Slack and Office 365."
"Slack feels clustered and hence it should improve its design and UI."
"The tool should be able to fetch a conversation when we search for it even if it is in the thread."
"The notifications on the phone are delayed."
"The solution should have less frequent updates."
"In terms of drawbacks or areas for improvement in Slack Business - Enterprise, maybe some small things could be better, such as coloring text; if the API could support HTML, that would be great, but I think there are reasons why they do not support HTML."
"Integrating Slack with calendar functions would be advantageous, allowing for the seamless scheduling of meetings within the platform."
"The solution needs to improve its scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"This is an affordable solution but the price could be improved."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
"The solution’s pricing is cheap."
"We use the free version that does not have a license."
"Slack is definitely worth the money."
"The solution is cheap in my country."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"It's on the more expensive side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
18%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
8%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
10%
Performing Arts
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business58
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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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 is your primary use case for Slack?
My main use case for Slack Business - Enterprise is connecting between different teams and facilitating communication for teams. A quick, specific example of how my teams use Slack Business - Enter...
 

Also Known As

Verse, IBM Verse
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