Nuclino vs. Slack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nuclino
Score 6.1 out of 10
N/A
Nuclino is a unified workspace where teams can organize knowledge, manage projects, and share ideas. Progress can be tracked in a Kanban board, work structured in a hierarchical list, or data organized in a visual graph — Nuclino adapts to a team's workflow. Presented as simple and lightweight by design, Nuclino focuses on the essentials, doing away with clunky menus and rarely-used settings, to minimize the learning curve for new users. Teams from across the globe can use Nuclino…
$0
Slack
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Slack 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
NuclinoSlack
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month per user
Starter
$8
per month per user
Business
$12
per month per user
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NuclinoSlack
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNuclino offers a free plan for up to 50 items and 2GB total storage. Commercial plans support unlimited items, advanced features, and 10GB storage per user. 25% discount for annual pricing.*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.
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Community Pulse
NuclinoSlack
Considered Both Products
Nuclino
Chose Nuclino
It's faster and lighter weight than Notion and requires less clicking. Canvasses integrated into notes let us keep our documentation in one spot rather than spreading it between tools
Chose Nuclino
I like Nuclino because the user experience has been the best by far. It's extremely user friendly and laid out simply and elegantly. I've really enjoyed using it and implementing it for my team. It's been useful getting all of our tribal knowledge in one database that we can …
Slack

No answer on this topic

Features
NuclinoSlack
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Nuclino
7.6
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Slack
8.2
479 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management3.04 Ratings8.2310 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.01 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling9.01 Ratings7.9259 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.01 Ratings8.4284 Ratings
Mobile Access7.35 Ratings9.4460 Ratings
Search9.16 Ratings8.7463 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.84 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Nuclino
7.5
5 Ratings
6% below category average
Slack
8.8
488 Ratings
10% above category average
Chat8.01 Ratings9.8488 Ratings
Notifications3.63 Ratings9.1484 Ratings
Discussions4.53 Ratings9.5473 Ratings
Surveys9.01 Ratings8.1302 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.15 Ratings7.7300 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.01 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook8.01 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Nuclino
7.9
6 Ratings
0% above category average
Slack
8.7
461 Ratings
10% above category average
Versioning9.14 Ratings8.3229 Ratings
Video files5.53 Ratings8.8412 Ratings
Audio files8.82 Ratings9.0403 Ratings
Document collaboration9.16 Ratings8.4318 Ratings
Access control5.55 Ratings8.4305 Ratings
Advanced security features8.03 Ratings8.5264 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.22 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync9.14 Ratings9.1339 Ratings
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User Ratings
NuclinoSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(6 ratings)
9.4
(489 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(23 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(2 ratings)
9.2
(103 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.9
(66 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
NuclinoSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
Nuclino
Nuclino is great for internal documentation, project documentation and to maintain "living" documents due to the speed, intuitive UI and ease of editing. I have personally found it great for meeting notes. Nuclino is less appropriate for scenarios that require external collaboration. We have found it lacking in functionality for sharing content securely outside the organization, and we use other software for that. Nuclino is best used as an internal knowledge hub where everyone is encouraged to contribute to building on the documentation.
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Salesforce
If you population likes technology, then I would recommend Slack. It is more difficult to implement if not everyone is on Slack or knows how to use it. Slack was used well by some employees who loved it. Slack allowed them to plan annual events and get feedback and ideas from those involved in the event
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Pros
Nuclino
  • Nuclino is very easy to write and edit on - the text editor functions are simple yet effective
  • Nuclino is very simple to understand - there aren't pages and pages of menus and endless functions. It cuts down a knowledge base to what is required
  • Nuclino is reasonably priced
  • The graph view is a great piece of design
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Salesforce
  • Huddles Run smoothly without any interferences.
  • Smooth individual calls quick and easy without any interruptions.
  • seamless notifications across multiple devices
  • The ability to easily tag a team member to urgently attend to a specific escalation.
  • Slack being user friendly and able to integrate easily with other platforms and apps.
  • How to easily open up different channels for different escalations and needs.
  • a safe direct messaging option.
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Cons
Nuclino
  • switching overe workspaces is bit tedious at the moment
  • more granular control over what users can edit inside workspace -> specific items or any item under a specific collection
  • currently its not clear who edited an item last -> footer that updates each time item has been edited and by whom
  • support for smartsheets. only because we use them ;)
  • on prem version? (easier to sell this to my boss)
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Salesforce
  • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
  • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
  • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
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Likelihood to Renew
Nuclino
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
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Usability
Nuclino
i honestly think Nuclino is a great product, and has a chance to dominate the market very soon , everyone i have recommended Nucliono to has positive things to say, i started using it first, now i have onboarded all my team mates
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Salesforce
Slack is one of the easiest platforms to use! It is very aesthetically pleasing and you can arrange the chats and other features the way you personally like it. They kept it pretty simple for people who aren’t looking to do anything more than streamlining communication, but they definitely have options for folks to build out the Workspace more.
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Reliability and Availability
Nuclino
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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Performance
Nuclino
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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Support Rating
Nuclino
My team has an individual dedicated to content management and Nuclino is one of her job descriptions. It's nice knowing she is able to handle any issues that arise before we even realize they exist. We haven't had any technical issues since implementation so that's been a very pleasant experience.
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Salesforce
Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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Implementation Rating
Nuclino
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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Alternatives Considered
Nuclino
Nuclino is the clear winner when it comes to ease of use for both the administrator and user. Less setup time and less "training" time. The streamlined interface is quick and intuitive to learn and is not cluttered as compared to Confluence. Every tool you need to use to create a page or administer the workspace is available immediately on screen or by right-clicking. In contrast, Confluence buries many tools in administrative interfaces and only allows use of some features once you make several clicks to include a "macro" or "plug-in". We use both tools and I get complaints constantly from my team about how complicated Confluence can get just to author a quick page.
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Salesforce
Having had a lot of experience with Google Chat and Teams, Slack is far and away the better option. In comparison to Teams, Slack is much cleaner with a far more user friendly AI, Teams is far too clunky and feels tiresome to use, whereas it is super easy to pick up Slack and be able to configure it do exactly what you need. Whilst I don't find a massive difference between the usability and UI of Google Chat to Slack. Slack's range of features far outweighs Google Chat. The ease of external connections, workflows, file sharing, external connections for notifications (Make, Zapier etc), plus the huge range of apps you can connect to enhance your workspace is incredible. Google Chat does benefit from directly integrating into your Google Suite so you can get access to automatic status updates based on calendar activity, which would be nice for Slack to have
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Return on Investment
Nuclino
  • We're able to more quickly develop processes and try things out
  • Our internal how-to guides are a real time saver, especially when paired with AI search
  • It's easier to collaborate on lightweight documents
  • Software architectures are easier to find and document
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Salesforce
  • Use of Slack has enabled us to stay aligned with sales and ensure accurate forecasting.
  • The product has reduced delays in decisions making and helps us to improve on transparency in our departments.
  • Slack has eliminated the use if emails as it allows direct messaging. This has ensured real-time communication.
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ScreenShots

Nuclino Screenshots

Screenshot of a company wiki created in NuclinoScreenshot of the interface to manage projects and plan sprintsScreenshot of a knowledge graph