Quip vs. Slack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Quip
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Quip is a collaboration tool, from Salesforce, that helps sales teams accelerate business in real-time with embedded documents, live Salesforce data, and other built-in collaboration features.
$120
per year per user
Slack
Score 9.0 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
QuipSlack
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
$25
per user per month
Starter
$120
per year per user
Plus
$300
per year per user
Advanced
$1,200
per year per user
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuipSlack
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll editions include unlimited personal documents and folders and a custom subdomain. Paid versions include unlimited document revision history, message archive and group sharing.*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
QuipSlack
Considered Both Products
Quip
Chose Quip
Slack is visually pleasant, has nice features. Its learning curve, the templates and documents management, and the team communication are also very good, and another point that stands out is the template feature (and I'm sure they will add more in future updates.) It helps gain …
Chose Quip
It's like Google Docs or Microsoft Word, but more team-focused than either. It also reminds me of Slack a little bit in how you can add comments and everyone can view documents right in one place. There's also a side bar where chats can occur. I also really like that you can …
Chose Quip
Confluence is one that I think is semi comparable. I think SharePoint is very similar in nature and OneNote would be comparable as well. I think from a collaboration standpoint it's probably the best out of them. Like I said, it's not very good for version control. I think Confl…
Chose Quip
Notion was very good in my personal use of it; however, I have used Quip in a professional environment, and the integration of security control was superb. I think that Quip's version of tables and spreadsheets is better than Notion, but they are very similar in many aspects.
Chose Quip
Stacks up well against Google docs for collaboration. Not as ubiquitous as GSuite or Office
Chose Quip
While Quip is a fine tool, I personally would recommend an organization leverage Google Work Suite for Docs, Slides, and Sheets over Quip. I found Quip's feature set to be limited in relation to Google, all things considered. However, Quip can be valuable if your company has …
Chose Quip
We no longer use Teamwork but when we did, we tried to house documents but we'd always forget where they were. They weren't easy to access. Dropbox we still use sometimes, but if all our clients used quip, we would no longer need to use Dropbox except for audio and video files …
Chose Quip
Quip integrates the best with Salesforce. It is not as speedy or as full-featured as these applications. In some cases like Slack, it offers document capabilities that are not possible. Sharepoint has little collaboration other than everyone going to the same location. Quip …
Chose Quip
Google Drive documents have to be shared 1-by-1. Quip automatically shares docs to everyone.

Evernote is only used by a select few. Difficult to get everyone onboard to use it.
Chose Quip
It's the easiest and most comprehensive tool without the distraction and noise of other tools. Rapid adoption from the team and customers love it too.
Chose Quip
  • Functionality of Quip exceeds Evernote across most criteria I can think of.
  • Downside is lower level of adoption of Quip, which makes sharing hard at times.
  • Also, the high penetration of Evernote vs. Quip can make some users resistant to switch tools (high cost) or at times change …
Slack
Chose Slack
Slack has features beyond messaging that make it unmatched. Slack makes it easy to find older conversations even if you aren't part of a channel—very good sync-to-device from PC and mobile apps. To send an email,
Features
QuipSlack
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Quip
8.1
37 Ratings
4% above category average
Slack
7.9
625 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management8.535 Ratings7.7428 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.021 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling7.524 Ratings7.8361 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.622 Ratings8.1394 Ratings
Mobile Access7.632 Ratings9.4598 Ratings
Search9.534 Ratings8.3605 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.027 Ratings7.4273 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Quip
7.8
37 Ratings
2% below category average
Slack
8.8
633 Ratings
10% above category average
Chat7.536 Ratings9.6632 Ratings
Notifications8.535 Ratings8.8629 Ratings
Discussions8.536 Ratings9.2617 Ratings
Surveys7.021 Ratings8.1410 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.526 Ratings7.8409 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting6.110 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.112 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.011 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Quip
7.8
37 Ratings
3% below category average
Slack
8.4
600 Ratings
5% above category average
Versioning7.627 Ratings8.2324 Ratings
Video files7.020 Ratings8.3538 Ratings
Audio files7.618 Ratings8.5525 Ratings
Document collaboration9.537 Ratings8.0426 Ratings
Access control8.032 Ratings8.3409 Ratings
Advanced security features8.021 Ratings8.3360 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive6.116 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync8.527 Ratings9.0452 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuipSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(38 ratings)
9.2
(628 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(25 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(4 ratings)
9.0
(248 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.9
(68 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuipSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
I think collaboration is probably the best use case for it allows really good drafts of documents. I think it's really good use case if you want to go track edits to documents as well. It's probably not really good for versioning control, but it's definitely, it's very, very lightweight and so you can use it on a mobile device, you can use it in any web browser. So it's very easy to use, very easily accessible. I probably wouldn't use it from a spreadsheet perspective. Well I think some of the primary functions of data sheets are there. It doesn't have some of the more complex formulas that you would typically get from Excel or something like that
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Salesforce
Slack is great for tracking commits to new coding projects. You can take parts of code that still need to be implemented later and easily search through the history of comments if there is something that goes wrong with a code commitment. It can be difficult for people that only like Teams to adjust to a new platform if you are using both to communicate.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • We use it as an effective way of collaboration between teams.
  • It can be used as an online spreadsheet.
  • It helps in accessing the data by multiple teams hassle-free.
  • Can customize the action like editing or locking the spreadsheet to the other users based on the business need.
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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
Salesforce
  • When using Quip Desktop, it can be slow to update with content from other users
  • I think it would be cool to have a PDF proofing system integrated into Quip. Once copy has gone to design, we are basically done using Quip - I'd like to bring that all together within Quip
  • Multi -select and group export of documents would be helpful
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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
Salesforce
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
Salesforce
It is the best collaboration tool in my company. Through it, the organization has achieved better connectivity and efficiency in its communication. Primarily, the docs feature of this software is the most utilized in the company. Slowly, dash-boarding and project management features have also been utilized. Generally, it is the best tool, very easy and fairly streamlined
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Salesforce
My rating was 7. Its intuitive interface and user-friendly features like channels, threads, and integrations make it excellent for team communication and onboarding. However, its usability is held back by the resource-intensive desktop app and cluttered feeling in large workspaces. The mobile app's performance and unreliable notifications have also been noted as weaknesses.
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Reliability and Availability
Salesforce
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
Salesforce
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
Salesforce
I have never used Quip's support. To be fair, we hired someone who used to work for Quip before working at our company, and he implemented it and pushed it with the team. He was very biased toward the product, and yes it was better than Google Drive, but by how much?
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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
Salesforce
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
Salesforce
Google Drive is an obvious choice for a collaboration suite, but it still has this old-fashioned Windows 95 feel to it, with the standard file system hierarchy and spread-sheet like lists of files. Quip has a fresh take on the user interface, and the comments and discussion on a given file or line within a file seems more integrated and seamless, rather than a bunch of boxes out in the margin away from where you're actually reading and working. Having everything just to the left of a list or paragraph makes it easier to focus and maintain context while you're working or discussing a certain point.
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Salesforce
I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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Return on Investment
Salesforce
  • It is a tool that allows work teams to move forward in a centralized way and meet their objectives as efficiently as possible; this has allowed us to meet our customers and brought more work to the organization, therefore more revenue; I would say that the ROI was fast enough, as expected.
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Salesforce
  • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
  • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
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