# Slack vs Zoho Cliq

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Slack

| Attribute | Slack | Zoho Cliq |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.8 (54% (medium)) | 55.3 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A cloud-based business communication solution that centralizes team messaging and external stakeholder interactions through chats, channels, and video calls, enhanced with AI summarization, screen sharing, collaborative whiteboard, and workflow automation capabilities. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","messaging":true,"api_access":true,"app_marketplace":true,"compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2,500 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Atlassian"},{"name":"Lucid"},{"name":"Loom"},{"name":"Miro"},{"name":"Smartsheet"},{"name":"Mural"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` | `[{"name":"Zoho Projects"},{"name":"Zoho Mail"},{"name":"Zoho Meeting"},{"name":"Zoho Analytics"},{"name":"Zoho Desk"},{"name":"Zoho WorkDrive"},{"name":"Zoho Calendar"},{"name":"Google APIs"},{"name":"YouTube"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["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","SCIM user management","EMM integration support","Native data loss prevention","AI conversation summaries","Slackbot personal AI agent","AI workflow generation","AI search","AI daily recaps","AI file summaries"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"A simpler way to chat and collaborate","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"apps":"up to 10","message_history":"90 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"£7/user/month (£5.75/user/month billed annually)","features":["Unlimited message history","Unlimited app integrations","2,600+ apps in Slack App Directory"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":7,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":5.75,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Drive productivity in one place","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From £0 (free tier) to £7/user/month (Pro). Free tier available.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://slack.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:23:07.180Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5.75,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Free 15-day trial","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.zoho.com/cliq/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:02.793Z","freeTrialDays":15}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Slack | Zoho Cliq |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Modality** |  |  |
| Messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video meetings | - | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | - | ✓ |
| **Meetings** |  |  |
| Screen sharing | - | ✓ |
| Recording / transcription | - | - |
| **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 | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:44:05.401Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*