Comparison

Lark 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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Lark55
★Slack79
Score
vioscaleAI score
Lark55 / 100low · 44%
Slack79 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Lark✓
Slack✓
Model
Price level
Slacklow
Transparent
Lark✗
Slack✓
Integrations
Count
Lark–
Slack2,500
Security
Certifications
Slack–
Disclosure policy
Lark–
Slack✓
Gdpr
Lark✓
Slack✓
Iso27001
Lark✓
Slack–
Soc2
Lark✓
Slack–
Reliability
Status page
Lark✓
Slack✓
Market
Content
Faq

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Lark✓
Slack✓
Video meetings
Lark✓
Slack✓
Whiteboard
Lark-
Slack-
Meetings
Screen sharing
Lark-
Slack-
Recording / transcription
LarkRecording
SlackRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
Lark-
Slack-
SSO / SCIM
Lark-
Slack✓
Access
Guest / external access
Lark-
Slack✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Lark✓
Slack✓
Deployment
Hosting
LarkCloud only
SlackCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Lark-
Slack-
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Lark-
Slack✓
Public API / bot framework
Lark✓
Slack✓
Commercial
Free tier
Lark✓
Slack-

What each one is

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

Lark

An all-in-one collaboration platform integrating chat, meetings, document management, and project tools, enhanced with AI-powered workflows and automation capabilities.

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.

Lark

from $6/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to $12/user/month. Free Starter tier. Annual billing saves 16.6%.

  • StarterFree
    • Team collaboration
    • 20 users max
    • 100 GB storage
    • 1-on-1 video meetings
    • 18 months message history
    • +4 more
  • Basic$6/user/month billed annually
    • Team collaboration
    • 500 users max
    • 5 TB storage (expandable)
    • 1-on-1 video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +4 more
  • ProContact sales
    • Team collaboration
    • 500 users max
    • 15 TB storage (expandable)
    • 500-participant video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Team collaboration
    • Unlimited users
    • 15 TB + 30 GB per user storage (expandable)
    • 500-participant video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +10 more
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
Lark✓
Slack✓
iOS
Lark✓
Slack✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lark✓
Slack✓

Integrations

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

Lark

Not documented yet.

Slack

Leader
15 total
  • Salesforce
  • Atlassian
  • Lucid
  • Loom
  • Miro
  • Smartsheet
  • Mural
  • Zapier
  • Microsoft 365
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Google Workspace
  • Okta
  • ADFS
  • Zendesk
Independently observed
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