Compare Slack and Yammer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Slack
Star Rating
(33,948)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Star Rating
(1,439)3.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Slack vs Yammer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slack easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slack overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slack meets the needs of their business better than Yammer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Slack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Slack over Yammer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Yammer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Slack
Free Trial is available
Yammer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
28,364
7.9
1,262
Ease of Use
9.1
28,871
8.1
1,278
Ease of Setup
9.0
5,599
8.3
176
Ease of Admin
8.8
4,503
7.7
166
Quality of Support
8.8
19,333
7.8
755
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
3,994
7.8
147
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
27,697
5.9
1,262
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.6
172
Not enough data
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
Projects
8.7
170
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.0
164
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.5
161
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.2
158
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.3
155
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.6
155
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
142
Not enough data
7.8
143
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
12151
Not enough data
9.0
12643
Not enough data
8.6
12040
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.4
8542
Not enough data
8.1
7922
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
11976
Not enough data
9.2
11650
Not enough data
9.0
10106
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
184
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.5
186
Not enough data
8.2
185
Not enough data
7.4
185
Not enough data
7.5
184
Not enough data
Setup
9.2
150
Not enough data
9.1
150
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
9.0
151
Not enough data
Management
9.1
148
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
9.0
145
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
137
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
9.3
168
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.4
173
Not enough data
9.2
176
Not enough data
9.1
173
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.5
167
Not enough data
8.9
171
Not enough data
Login Options
9.4
127
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
Productivity
8.6
115
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
8.9
117
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
Customization
9.0
115
Not enough data
9.3
117
Not enough data
9.0
116
Not enough data
Automation
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.0
205
Not enough data
8.7
202
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
208
Not enough data
8.9
206
Not enough data
9.4
209
Not enough data
Project management
8.9
207
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
8.7
207
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.5
204
Not enough data
Workload
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
8.6
202
Not enough data
8.7
202
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
9.2
202
Not enough data
9.1
202
Not enough data
9.3
204
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.4
201
Not enough data
8.5
202
Not enough data
8.4
200
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
202
Not enough data
8.6
200
Not enough data
8.6
197
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
193
Not enough data
8.0
194
Not enough data
Communication
9.5
200
Not enough data
9.3
201
Not enough data
8.9
197
Not enough data
9.0
196
Not enough data
9.2
196
Not enough data
Content & Documents
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
195
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
8.3
188
Not enough data
Controls
8.5
188
Not enough data
8.3
187
Not enough data
8.9
187
Not enough data
8.7
185
Not enough data
8.4
183
Not enough data
Project Management
8.6
186
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.6
187
Not enough data
8.8
185
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.1
189
Not enough data
8.8
185
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
8.1
184
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
179
Not enough data
7.3
179
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.2
718
Not enough data
9.0
683
Not enough data
8.6
635
Not enough data
9.5
711
Not enough data
8.9
651
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
8.9
655
Not enough data
8.8
647
Not enough data
9.0
649
Not enough data
9.3
676
Not enough data
Software Type
9.3
710
Not enough data
9.0
680
Not enough data
9.5
717
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Slack and Yammer share no categories
Unique Categories
Slack is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Unified Workspaces, Business Instant Messaging, Screen Sharing, Audio Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Project Management, and Workflow Management
Yammer is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) and Employee Intranet
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Yammer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.4%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
5.1%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
55.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Computer Software
6.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Education Management
3.9%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
65.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Slack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Internet
I like the ability to stay up to date on internal conversations by subscribing to different channels. It keeps me in the know in real time, instead of waiting for a meeting to get updates. On a related note, it also declutters my email inbox, and makes...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
on boarding not as easy as users are accustomed to traditional sms deliveries
Yammer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Steve R.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
I started the Yammer network at my firm shortly after it was first featured at TC50 and I was (and still am) a huge champion for what the platform offers. It had an immediate and far-reaching impact on our organization and it gave a voice to everyone in a...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Vrena R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Its just another social network, nothing to special about it. After a week after my company signed up for it every one stopped using it.
Verified User in Internet
I like the ability to stay up to date on internal conversations by subscribing to different channels. It keeps me in the know in real time, instead of waiting for a meeting to get updates. On a related note, it also declutters my email inbox, and makes...
Steve R.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
I started the Yammer network at my firm shortly after it was first featured at TC50 and I was (and still am) a huge champion for what the platform offers. It had an immediate and far-reaching impact on our organization and it gave a voice to everyone in a...
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
on boarding not as easy as users are accustomed to traditional sms deliveries
Vrena R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Its just another social network, nothing to special about it. After a week after my company signed up for it every one stopped using it.
Discussions
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
Is Slack a good tool?
13 comments
BM
Slack adopts an interactive, open-conversation approach, enabling you to effortlessly connect with team members via chat or swiftly initiate huddles (audio...Read more
Yammer and Office integration
1 comment
HL
Hi, the product is Microsoft owned and as such works well with the overall suite. Recently, they seem to be investing heavily in Teams also which has some...Read more
How do you turn off the annoying email notifications that give me updates?
1 comment
LF
Constantly. I turn them off or try to opt out as much as possible. I have an entire email nearly dedicated to spam notices.Read more
Whats the best way to use Yammer is it only for sharing an update or a post?
1 comment
GG
in the application but the Web interface is not bad at allRead more
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