TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

HCL Notes vs. Slack

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

HCL Notes

92 Reviews and Ratings

Slack

9,074 Reviews and Ratings

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HCL Notes

    Score3.5 out of 10
    		N/ANotes from HCL (formerly from IBM, acquired by HCL in late 2018) is a collaboration platform based on the Lotus platform.N/A

    Slack

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    HCL NotesSlack
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HCL NotesSlack
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HCL NotesSlack
    Considered Both Products
    HCLSoftware
    Verified User
    Chose HCL Notes
    Our organization used IBM Notes before I started working there and is a legacy system that some teams still use. Many others in our company have switched to Slack and Google Hangouts as well as Google calendar. Slack and Google Hangouts offer a much better chat experience that …
    Incentivized
    Chris Whisonant
    Lead Consultant in Professional Services at Best Methods (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose HCL Notes
    As I stated previously, mail is mail. Notes is a fantastic option as a frontend for mail. On top of that, a business can be built from the custom applications that can be developed in it. We do have gmail as an option, but the vast majority of users are on Notes. We also choose …
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Verified User
    Chose Slack
    Slack is a far superior product. Skype did not have enough features and the mobile app was garbage comparatively. Sametime was one of the worst messaging services I have used. Notifications were incredibly inconsistent.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    HCL NotesSlack
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of HCL Notes and Slack
    Feature
    HCL Notes
    6.9
    10 Ratings
    Slack
    8.3
    479 Ratings
    Task Management7.09 Ratings8.2310 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.03 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling8.09 Ratings7.9259 Ratings
    Workflow Automation5.06 Ratings8.4284 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.010 Ratings9.5460 Ratings
    Search6.09 Ratings8.7463 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.03 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of HCL Notes and Slack
    Feature
    HCL Notes
    9.2
    10 Ratings
    Slack
    8.9
    488 Ratings
    Chat6.010 Ratings9.8488 Ratings
    Notifications9.010 Ratings9.1484 Ratings
    Discussions9.57 Ratings9.6473 Ratings
    Surveys9.14 Ratings8.1302 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase10.06 Ratings7.8300 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting10.03 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.02 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook10.05 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of HCL Notes and Slack
    Feature
    HCL Notes
    7.6
    9 Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    461 Ratings
    Versioning9.04 Ratings8.4229 Ratings
    Video files6.05 Ratings8.9412 Ratings
    Audio files6.05 Ratings9.1403 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.08 Ratings8.5318 Ratings
    Access control6.08 Ratings8.4305 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.08 Ratings8.4264 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive10.02 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync8.05 Ratings9.1339 Ratings
    User Ratings
    HCL NotesSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    9.4
    (489 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.7
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (103 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (66 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)