Comparison

Slack vs Zoho Cliq

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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★Slack79

Zoho Cliq60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SlackLeader	Zoho Cliq
vioscaleAI score	79 / 100medium · 51%	60 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2,500	9
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 20000-1 +2 more
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://slack.com/blog/collaboration/security-at-slack-how-slack-protects-your-data	https://www.zoho.com/compliance.html
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Slack79 / 100medium · 51%

Zoho Cliq60 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Model

Slackcommercial

Zoho Cliqfree

Price level

Slacklow

Zoho Cliqfree

Transparent

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq–

Integrations

Count

Slack2,500

Zoho Cliq9

Security

Certifications

Slack–

Zoho CliqISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 20000-1 +2 more

Disclosure policy

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Gdpr

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Hipaa

Slack–

Zoho Cliq✓

Iso27001

Slack–

Zoho Cliq✓

Soc2

Slack–

Zoho Cliq✓

Trust center

Slackhttps://slack.com/blog/collaboration/security-at-slack-how-slack-protects-your-data

Zoho Cliqhttps://www.zoho.com/compliance.html

Reliability

Status page

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Market

Availability

SlackAvailable worldwide

Zoho CliqAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Slack6 items

Zoho Cliq6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Collaboration Software
Capability	Slack	Zoho Cliq
Modality
Messaging	✓	✓
Video meetings	✓	✓
Whiteboard	-	✓
Meetings
Screen sharing	-	✓
Recording / transcription	Recording + AI notes	-
Security
End-to-end encryption	-	-
SSO / SCIM	✓	-
Access
Guest / external access	✓	✓
Compliance
Compliance controls	✓	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud only
Scale
Max participants	-	-
Ecosystem
App marketplace	✓	✓
Public API / bot framework	✓	✓
Commercial
Free tier	-	✓

Modality

Messaging

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Video meetings

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Whiteboard

Slack-

Zoho Cliq✓

Meetings

Screen sharing

Slack-

Zoho Cliq✓

Recording / transcription

SlackRecording + AI notes

Zoho Cliq-

Security

End-to-end encryption

Slack-

Zoho Cliq-

SSO / SCIM

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq-

Access

Guest / external access

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Compliance

Compliance controls

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Deployment

Hosting

SlackCloud only

Zoho CliqCloud only

Scale

Max participants

Slack-

Zoho Cliq-

Ecosystem

App marketplace

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Public API / bot framework

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

Commercial

Free tier

Slack-

Zoho Cliq✓

What each one is

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

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

Zoho Cliq

A business communication platform that combines messaging, video meetings, and collaborative tools to help teams coordinate work and stay connected across locations.

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

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

Zoho Cliq

FreeFree tier15-day trial

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Slack	Zoho Cliq
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

iOS

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Slack✓

Zoho Cliq✓

On-premise

Slack✗

Zoho Cliq✓

Integrations

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

Slack

Leader

15 total

Salesforce
Atlassian
Lucid
Loom
Miro
Smartsheet
Mural
Zapier
Microsoft 365
Jira
GitHub
Google Workspace
Okta
ADFS
Zendesk

Independently observed

Zoho Cliq

9 total

Zoho Projects
Zoho Mail
Zoho Meeting
Zoho Analytics
Zoho Desk
Zoho WorkDrive
Zoho Calendar
Google APIs
YouTube

Independently observed

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