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Sendbird 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
Sendbird improved ROI by streamlining communication, enhancing engagement, increasing user retention, reducing costs, and boosting customer satisfaction.
Sentiment score
5.6
Slack Business Enterprise had a 40% ROI, boosting productivity, content organization, and collaboration, though some desired better pricing.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
The Sendbird support team is friendly and responsive, but struggles with technical issues; users prefer using documentation.
Sentiment score
6.2
Users rarely need Slack Enterprise support due to platform reliability; when contacted, support is quick and effective.
We tend to focus more on Workato for support, but internally we raise service requests with the infrastructure team for any issues related to Slack.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Sendbird efficiently manages high-traffic, supports scalability, minimizes documentation reliance, and reliably handles thousands of users despite occasional SDK issues.
Sentiment score
7.5
Slack Enterprise is scalable and supports large teams, though managing channels can be complex with growing user numbers.
The scalability is quite effective.
Slack is endlessly scalable.
A user who engages with Slack daily and utilizes various features would provide more valuable insights.
Slack is not as comprehensive as Microsoft Teams in terms of scheduling and hosting meetings.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.0
Sendbird is largely stable with minor issues like URL thumbnails and read receipts, earning user ratings of 7-8/10.
Sentiment score
7.8
Slack Business - Enterprise is stable and reliable, though some users report occasional slowdowns, crashes, and notification issues.
Sendbird works well overall, the stability is sometimes affected by chat lists being randomly ordered rather than in chronological order.
It integrates with various systems, allowing us to manage site reliability, availability, and reliability.
Slack's stability is a perfect 10.
Occasionally, Slack behaves unexpectedly and shuts down, which can be irritating, especially when I am in the middle of a task.
 

Room For Improvement

Sendbird faces challenges with SDK delay, high costs, integration issues, and support, needing feature enhancements and better documentation.
Slack Business needs improved video, integration, performance, security, scalability, and user-friendliness with better pricing for freelancers.
The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information.
We can also improve the creation of channels, particularly in terms of privacy, security, flexibility, and the addition of members to newly created channels.
It can be very distracting to people, so that's why we don't have Slack Business - Enterprise company-wide.
There is a need to add a call group feature to facilitate scheduling and conducting meetings within Slack.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Sendbird expensive, with high starting prices and costly customization, affecting switching and trial decisions.
Users have mixed views on Slack pricing; it's deemed affordable by some and costly by others, influencing plan choices.
The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and user testing.
 

Valuable Features

Sendbird provides scalable, real-time chat features with intuitive API management, supporting large groups and including statuses and reactions.
Slack Business enhances team productivity through seamless integration, advanced organization, customizable notifications, and an intuitive interface.
Features similar to WhatsApp, such as online and offline statuses, message reactions, and replies, add significant value.
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.
We have created some error alerts and notification-related channels in the Workato recipe itself, where if we encounter any production issue errors or alerts, we receive error notifications with descriptions, error messages, and recipe names in a dedicated production error alerts Slack channel.
Good communication and a very good user interface are the best features Slack Business - Enterprise offers.
 

Categories and Ranking

Sendbird
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (12th)
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 Sendbird is 0.9%, up from 0.4% 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%
Sendbird0.9%
Other83.3%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Pranay Koley - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates user communication with rich features
In our company, we are using Sendbird for building a chat feature within our salon application.  I am using the Flutter framework to implement the chat feature, which facilitates communication between users and businesses, specifically salon shops There are many useful features with Sendbird. I…
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Performing Arts
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business54
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sendbird?
Testing Sendbird is challenging due to the trial limitations of only one hundred users. The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and use...
What needs improvement with Sendbird?
The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information. Initially, I struggled to connect users and manage tokens for active and offline sessions, which caused...
What is your primary use case for Sendbird?
In our company, we are using Sendbird for building a chat feature within our salon application. I am using the Flutter framework to implement the chat feature, which facilitates communication betwe...
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...
 

Also Known As

Sendbird Calls, Sendbird Desk
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Strava, The New York Times, Spotify, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Eventbrite, Box, Circa, Stripe
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