Rocket.Chat vs Slack
Both are team chat tools. Here's how their key features, pricing and fit line up, from each vendor's own site.
| Feature |
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Slack
Category leader
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|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact sales | Free plan $7.25/user/month billed annually ($8.75 monthly) |
| Best for | Government and defense organizations that need federated, self-hosted chat with data kept on their own infrastructure. | Teams of 10-5,000+ that run on many connected apps and need the largest integration ecosystem, though the free plan keeps only 90 days of history. |
| Team size | 51–500+ people | 1–500+ people |
| Channels | Yes | Yes |
| Threaded replies | Yes | Yes |
| Direct and group messages | Yes | Yes |
| Searchable history | Yes | Yes |
| App integrations | Not listed | Yes |
| Huddles and calls | Yes | Yes |
| Visit | Visit | Visit |
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