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Comparison

Slack vs Whereby

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Slack79
★Whereby86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Slack79 / 100medium · 51%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Model
Slackcommercial
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
Slacklow
Wherebylow
Starting price
Slack–
Whereby$9.99
Transparent
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
Slack2,500
Whereby5
Security
Certifications
Slack–
WherebyISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Gdpr
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Hipaa
Slack–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
Slack–
Whereby✓
Pci
Slack–
Whereby✓
Soc2
Slack–
Whereby✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Slack–
Whereby99.9
Status page
Slack✓
Whereby✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Slack6 items
Whereby6 items

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
SlackRecording + AI notes
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

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

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

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

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 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✓
Android
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

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

Whereby

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