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SAP Jam vs Slack Business - Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 4, 2025

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

SAP Jam
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Slack Business - Enterprise
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of SAP Jam is 3.7%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Slack Business - Enterprise is 15.8%, up from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Slack Business - Enterprise15.8%
SAP Jam3.7%
Other80.5%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

AhmedHaridy - PeerSpot reviewer
A powerful tool for managing subscriptions within the organization
It's undoubtedly more complex compared to the initial part. It depends on the requirements. You can't categorically say that HubSpot is only suitable for smaller devices; it's adaptable to various needs. Depending on the requirements, you can have a project completed within as little as six months or as long as a few years. It's a flexible solution that can cater to your specific needs. However, it's essential to start from the beginning, designing the screens and pages within HubSpot. It's somewhat similar to building a website but generally more straightforward to use. You need to input the necessary information based on your specific requirements, and it's not limited to a predefined structure. The team initiates the process with what we term as solution design, but it's more appropriately labeled as enterprise design. This initial phase involves understanding the integration points with other systems and commencing the configuration process. It's essentially the starting point for our analysis. The analysis covers several aspects, including the language requirements, integration tools for interfacing with Java server solutions, and how to effectively use these tools. All these components must seamlessly complement each other. Once the team has everything in place and confirms the tools, they can proceed to elaborate on the specific requirements. The deployment timeline typically ranges from four to six months, specifically for straightforward or standard requirements. However, in the case of a large enterprise organization with numerous legal entities across different countries, each requiring unique interfaces for various purposes, the implementation duration is highly dependent on the specific requirements. It's not feasible to provide a fixed period for such a solution.
Awais Mehmood - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation features and user-friendly interface support seamless communication
Slack is very supportive in terms of communication between my colleagues and clients. While working with the reimbursement feature, I found the automation capabilities on Slack to be incredibly useful, allowing me to automate messages for specific dates or times and even to greet someone on their birthday. I haven't specifically used the channel organization feature of Slack, as I am added to channels, but I use it with Airtable, which automates notifications to a specific Slack channel when a user fills out a form on our website. In my experience, Slack is a stable product for communication, and I appreciate its automation features and integration of AI capabilities for enhancing specific functions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One notable feature is the "improvement training," which allows you to define groups, facilitate information sharing, enable participant rating, and establish rankings. This enables you to identify which participants are actively engaged and sharing information and which ones are less active."
"Slack Business - Enterprise has had a positive impact on our organization with better communication, provides faster response times, fewer emails, and has helped create a more agile company."
"Overall, it is a good idea as it works better than most solutions out there."
"Slack is a really easy collaboration tool to use and many companies are adopting this popular tool."
"The integration with Google Calendar is easy to use and allows us to receive notifications before meetings."
"I am impressed with the product's calls and screen share features which are very useful."
"Slack is a very collaborative tool that makes it easier for me to communicate with the onboarding and billing teams."
"It allows to facilitate communication, allowing us to create channels for updates, file sharing, and photo sharing within our team profiles."
"The product has the ability to scale."
 

Cons

"I'm hopeful for more integrations with SAP JAM in the future."
"I want a feature in the solution that will help me share documents only with the set of people that I prefer rather than all of them. I would also like the solution to have a feature similar to Microsoft SharePoint where you can group all your documents."
"Slack does not have videoconferencing capabilities, which would have been nice."
"Notifications are not as good as they could be (especially for mobile)."
"Slack's interface is not simple for me. It's not a user-friendly interface"
"The excessive notifications and distracting nature keeps it from being a perfect solution for me."
"It is difficult to navigate the tool when I log in to two devices and start a video call."
"The video calling experience on Slack needs improvement."
"I would like the in-meeting content sharing facility to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay for additional languages. It is somewhat expensive and the payment frequency can be annual or monthly, depending on the choice. There are no extra costs beyond the standard license and implementation fees."
"Slack is definitely worth the money."
"It is an expensive tool. We pay 15 to 20 USD monthly per user."
"The pricing can range up to about twenty bucks a user. You can spend a lot of money, especially if you're talking about thousands of users. Generally speaking, Slack is less expensive than Teams. Slack doesn't include all the bells and whistles that Teams does. So you can go from a $6 license in Microsoft 365 to a $50 license per user per month, and there's a lot more you can do in the $50 license."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is an affordable solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Performing Arts
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business54
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP Jam?
One notable feature is the "improvement training," which allows you to define groups, facilitate information sharing, enable participant rating, and establish rankings. This enables you to identify...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Jam?
You need to pay for additional languages. It is somewhat expensive and the payment frequency can be annual or monthly, depending on the choice. There are no extra costs beyond the standard license ...
What needs improvement with SAP Jam?
SAP JAM is currently working in conjunction with other SAP solutions, specifically integrated with Microsoft Teams. I anticipate that it will have further integrations with various other solutions....
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?
From my perspective, a disadvantage of Slack compared to Teams is that connecting between the apps can be a bit difficult. In Teams, all applications available in the Microsoft launchpad are easily...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

INEOS Melamines GmbH, Medtronic, Schaidt Innovations GmbH & Co. KG, Plan International, Sailing Team Germany, Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection, SHORE Solutions Inc., TranSystems Corporation, Day & Zimmerman, Serco Group, Harlequi
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