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Comparison

Slack vs Whereby

No clear leader: Whereby (85.5) and Slack (81.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Slack full profile →Whereby full profile →
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Slack82
Whereby86
Score
Vioscale score
Slack82 / 100medium · 54%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Model
Slackcommercial
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
Slacklow
Wherebylow
Transparent
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
Slack2,500
Whereby7
Security
Disclosure policy
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Gdpr
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Hipaa
Slack–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
Slack–
Whereby✓
Pci
Slack–
Whereby✓
Soc2
Slack–
Whereby✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Slack–
Whereby99.9
Status page
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Video meetings
Slack-
Whereby✓
Whiteboard
Slack-
Whereby✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Slack-
Whereby✓
Recording / transcription
Slack-
WherebyRecording
Security
End-to-end encryption
Slack-
Whereby✓
SSO / SCIM
Slack-
Whereby-
Access
Guest / external access
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Deployment
Hosting
SlackCloud only
WherebyCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Slack-
Whereby200
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Slack✓
Whereby✗
Public API / bot framework
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Commercial
Free tier
Slack-
Whereby✓

What each one is

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

Slack

A workspace tool that consolidates team messaging, third-party software integrations, and automated workflows to help distributed teams coordinate work and manage customer interactions more effectively.

Independently observed

Whereby

Whereby provides secure video calling with built-in compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001) for telehealth, education, and general business use. Available as a managed service for individuals/teams or as an embedded API for product builders.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Slack

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 ↗

Whereby

from $0.00/moHybridFree tier

From $9.99/mo for Build plan with 2,000 included participant minutes. Free tier available. Usage-based metering for recording, transcription, and overage minutes.

  • ExploreFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes/mo
    • Video calls
    • Chat
    • Screensharing
    • Waiting rooms
    • +6 more
  • Build$9.99/mo base + usage metering for participants, recording, and transcription
    • 2,000 included participant minutes/mo
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004/min
    • Cloud recording at $0.01/min
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065/unmuted min
    • Live captions from $0.0065/unmuted min
    • +16 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom participant minute allowances
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Slack

8 total
  • Salesforce
  • Atlassian
  • Lucid
  • Loom
  • Miro
  • Smartsheet
  • Mural
  • Zapier
Independently observed

Whereby

7 total
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • YouTube
  • Slack
  • Chrome
Independently observed

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