# Do you still need Slack?

What parts of Slack other tools can do, and what's hard to replace. Interactive version: https://onelesstool.com/replace/slack

## Alternatives by capability

### Hold video meetings
Slack fit: partial

- Google Workspace: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)
- Microsoft Teams: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Teams Essentials $4 (verified)

### Automate simple app-to-app workflows
Slack fit: partial

- Activepieces: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Make: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Pabbly Connect: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Ask questions across company documents
Slack fit: partial

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot (bundle) $23.5 (verified)
- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan unknown
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)

### General-purpose AI assistant
Slack fit: partial

- ChatGPT: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Claude: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Gemini: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

## Reasons to keep paying

- Years of message history and channel structure
- Integrations, bots and workflows wired into daily work
- Slack Connect channels with partners

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