Compare Amazon and Slack - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Amazon or Slack?

Amazon is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than Amazon (73/100). Slack offers users more features (5) than Amazon (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Slack!

Looking for the right Marketing 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:

Amazon Web Services Vs. Slack

Amazon Web Services: Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is a cloud-based email sending service designed to help digital marketers and application developers send marketing, notification, and transactional emails. It is a reliable, cost-effective service for businesses of all sizes that use email to keep in contact with their customers.

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? Amazon SES or Slack?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Marketing 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 Amazon SES and Slack.

Amazon SES accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Amazon SES is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Marketing 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 Marketing software cost.

Bottom line: Amazon SES is more expensive than Slack.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Amazon Vs. Slack based on some of the most important and required Marketing features.

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

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

Target customer size

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

Amazon SES

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

Amazon SES is a cloud-based marketing software designed for business developers to deploy email sending and receiving tools specific to their brand.

Categories: Email Marketing, Email, Email Management.

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

Amazon SES: 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)
Functionality score
Software review
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Amazon
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
73/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Review
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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
Review
AdsWizz
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Flashtalking
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
ClearVie...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$300 per month
Functionality
3

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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.