Comparison

HubSpot vs Slack

On the evidence we track, Slack leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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HubSpot73
★Slack79
Score
vioscaleAI score
HubSpot73 / 100medium · 72%
Slack79 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
HubSpot✓
Slack✓
Model
HubSpotfreemium
Price level
HubSpotlow
Slacklow
Transparent
HubSpot✗
Slack✓
Integrations
Count
HubSpot2,000
Slack2,500
Security
Disclosure policy
HubSpot✓
Slack✓
Gdpr
HubSpot✓
Slack✓
Iso27001
HubSpot✓
Slack–
Soc2
HubSpot✓
Slack–
Reliability
Sla pct
HubSpot99.9
Slack–
Status page
HubSpot✓
Slack✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
HubSpot3,000
Slack–
Release
Cadence days
HubSpot30
Slack–
Market
Content
Faq
HubSpot8 items
Slack6 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureHubSpotSlack
Api access✓✓
App marketplace-✓
Automated workflow bot builders-✓
Channel based topic organization-✓
Compliance controls-✓
Contact management✓-
Custom fields✓-
Deployment model-cloud_saas
Email integration✓-
Guest external access-✓
Hosting-cloud
Lead scoring✓-
Marketing automation✓-
Messaging-✓
Pipeline management✓-
Recording transcription-recording_ai_notes
Reporting dashboards✓-
Robust message search and history indexing-✓
Sso scim-✓
Threaded reply conversations-✓
Video meetings-✓
Workflow automation✓-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

HubSpot

A business platform that helps teams across marketing, sales, and customer service align around shared customer information and use AI agents to improve customer interactions and business results

Independently observed

Slack

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

HubSpot

HybridFree tier28-day trial

Free tier and 28-day free trials. Pro and Enterprise subscription plans. Usage-based add-ons from $0.50–$1.00 per transaction.

  • Marketing Hub Pro-
  • Marketing Hub Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Slack

Leader
from £5.75/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £0 (free tier) to £7/user/month (Pro). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 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
    • +9 more
  • Pro£7/user/month (£5.75/user/month billed annually)
    • Unlimited message history
    • Unlimited app integrations
    • 2,600+ apps in Slack App Directory
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
HubSpot✓
Slack✓
iOS
HubSpot✗
Slack✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
HubSpot✓
Slack✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Salesforce

HubSpot

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Reddit
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • Zoom
  • Supermetrics
Independently observed

Slack

Leader
15 total - 14 not shared
  • Atlassian
  • Lucid
  • Loom
  • Miro
  • Smartsheet
  • Mural
  • Zapier
  • Microsoft 365
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Google Workspace
  • Okta
  • ADFS
  • Zendesk
Independently observed
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HubSpot or Slack: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.