Compare Accellion and Slack - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Accellion or Slack?

Accellion is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than Accellion (52/100). Slack offers users more features (5) than Accellion (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Slack!

Looking for the right Team Collaboration solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Accellion Vs. Slack

Accellion: Accellion, Inc provides enterprise-class secure mobile file sharing solutions that provide the ease-of-use employees need, while giving the enterprise organization the security protection it needs. More than 1,700 enterprise organizations, representing more than ten million business users worldwide rely on Accellion solutions to help keep their ent...

Slack: Slack is a messaging app for teams. It brings all your communication in one place, integrating with the tools and services you use every day. Slack is free to use for as long as you want, with teams big and small. Slack is on a mission to make your working life simpler, more pleasant and more productive.

Who is more expensive? Accellion or Slack?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Team Collaboration software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Accellion and Slack.

Accellion price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Accellion is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Team Collaboration software. Slack price starts at $6.67 per month , When comparing Slack to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: Accellion is more expensive than Slack.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Accellion Vs. Slack based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.

Accellion: We are still working to collect the list of features for Accellion.

Slack: Document Management, Project Management, Task Management, Document Publishing, Document Versioning.

Target customer size

Accellion's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and Slack's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Accellion

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Accellion is a leading cloud-based Security software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. Accellion received a rating of 3.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (3....

Categories: Security, Cloud solutions, Mobile security, BYOD.

Slack

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $6.67 per month

Slack is a cloud-based Team Collaboration software that enables its users to participate in extended communications involving File sharing, App collaborations, and call making. It also allows them to manage org...

Categories: Communications, VoIP, Document Management, Team Collaboration, File Sharing.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Accellion: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Slack: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Publishing
Document Versioning
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Accellion
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
52/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
4
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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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23
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ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
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Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.