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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 2.4%, up 1.6% compared to last year.
Slack Business - Enterprise, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Social Software, holds 10.5% mindshare, down 15.5% since last year.
Email Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HCL Verse2.4%
Google Workspace16.6%
Amazon WorkMail10.4%
Other70.6%
Email Applications
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Slack Business - Enterprise10.5%
Microsoft Teams7.2%
Atlassian Confluence6.4%
Other75.9%
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

"This solution is the best one."
"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 most valuable feature is the mail server."
"We switched to Verse because of enhanced features, better design, and higher security."
"With respect to being a clean and efficient communications platform, I think that it does the job quite well."
"The quick line of communication, most certainly improves the functionality of our organization."
"Slack provides very fast communication."
"Slack Business - Enterprise is beneficial for us primarily because the API was very beneficial, and that is the main one; the second benefit would probably be the upgrades they do, including integrating some AI and allowing customization of chats in categories."
"Our internal team primarily used Slack for communication with each other, and if two or three people were working on the same modules then they were able to share code and work together."
"I like the tool's ability to send voice mail. We can also search for conversations easily in Slack."
"It is a great product and the mobile app is a big plus."
"Technical support is excellent."
 

Cons

"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."
"The setup was not very easy due to higher security standards."
"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."
"Slack should add a feature to schedule meetings."
"The mobile app needs improvement. It consistently misses notifications."
"Notifications are not as good as they could be (especially for mobile)."
"Slack's channel and chat management could be more intuitive."
"The video calling experience on Slack needs improvement."
"In Slack, there are areas for accessibility improvements."
"When showing screens during calls, the screen sharing functionality is not as smooth as Google's offering. It appears to be designed for short calls, which limits its effectiveness for longer sessions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"This is an affordable solution but the price could be improved."
"It's on the more expensive side."
"The solution is cheap in my country."
"We use the free version that does not have a license."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"When it comes to pricing, it is on the expensive side."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"The solution is expensive."
"I would rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
17%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
9%
Performing Arts
9%
 

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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