# Google Chat vs Slack

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Slack

| Attribute | Google Chat | Slack |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.8 (4% (low)) | 78.7 (51% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Google Chat is a team messaging platform that facilitates instant communication and file sharing with integrations to popular business applications. It is accessible through web browsers and mobile apps as part of Google Workspace. It is indexed under Team Chat.","source":"https://workspace.google.com/products/chat/","question":"What is Google Chat?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Google Chat. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://workspace.google.com/products/chat/","question":"What platforms does Google Chat support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Chat, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://workspace.google.com/products/chat/","question":"Can Google Chat be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Google Chat, including Asana, Comeen, Datadog, GitHub, HubSpot, Jira, Lucidchart and PagerDuty, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://workspace.google.com/products/chat/","question":"What does Google Chat integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A work operating system that combines messaging, workflow automation, and app integrations to enable team communication, process documentation, and knowledge sharing with enterprise security. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://slack.com","question":"What is Slack?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Slack offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at £5.75 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://slack.com","question":"Is Slack free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Slack supports the web and iOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://slack.com","question":"What platforms does Slack support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Slack, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://slack.com","question":"Can Slack be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Slack, including Salesforce, Atlassian, Lucid, Loom, Miro, Smartsheet, Mural and Zapier, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://slack.com","question":"What does Slack integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Slack. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Slack not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://slack.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Slack have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Google Workspace is a cloud-native platform combining team messaging, video conferencing, document collaboration, file storage, and business phone capabilities, with AI-powered tools and partner integrations. | Slack is a cloud-based system that enables teams to communicate through channels, integrate with external tools, and automate workflows while maintaining enterprise-grade security and compliance controls. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment_model":"cloud_saas"}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_saas","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes","threaded_reply_conversations":true,"automated_workflow_bot_builders":true,"channel_based_topic_organization":true,"robust_message_search_and_history_indexing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 14 | 2,500 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Comeen"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Lucidchart"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Polly"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Workday"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Atlassian"},{"name":"Lucid"},{"name":"Loom"},{"name":"Miro"},{"name":"Smartsheet"},{"name":"Mural"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Microsoft 365","native":true},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"engineering"},{"name":"Google Workspace","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ADFS","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Zendesk","native":true}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["90 days of message history","Up to 10 apps from Slack App Directory","1:1 audio and video meetings with screen sharing","1:1 external messages via Slack Connect","SAML-based single sign-on","SCIM user management","EMM integration support","Native data loss prevention","AI conversation summaries","Slackbot personal AI agent","AI workflow generation","AI search","AI daily recaps","AI file summaries"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"A simpler way to chat and collaborate","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"apps":"up to 10","message_history":"90 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"£7/user/month (£5.75/user/month billed annually)","features":["Unlimited message history","Unlimited app integrations","2,600+ apps in Slack App Directory"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":7,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":5.75,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Drive productivity in one place","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From £0 (free tier) to £7/user/month (Pro). Free tier available.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://slack.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:23:07.180Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5.75,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://slack.com/blog/collaboration/security-at-slack-how-slack-protects-your-data |

## Capabilities (Team Chat)

| Capability | Google Chat | Slack |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Cloud saas | Cloud saas |
| Channel based topic organization | - | ✓ |
| Threaded reply conversations | - | ✓ |
| Ad hoc voice video huddles | - | - |
| Cross company guest channels | - | - |
| Robust message search and history indexing | - | ✓ |
| Automated workflow bot builders | - | ✓ |
| Google workspace office 365 sync | - | - |
| Jira github engineering webhook sync | - | - |
| Salesforce zendesk sales support sync | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| HIPAA compliance | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:44:47.312Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*