Compare Hostwinds and Slack - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Hostwinds or Slack?

Hostwinds is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than Hostwinds (57/100). Slack offers users more features (5) than Hostwinds (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Slack!

Looking for the right Web hosting 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:

Hostwinds Vs. Slack

Hostwinds: Hostwinds LLC is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based web hosting company that sets out to define itself as the greatest provider of Web Hosting and Web related Services. These services are uniquely tailored to meet every client's needs. Since this company's formation in 2010, it has been owned and maintained by CEO Peter Holden, and has continued to grow a...

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? Hostwinds or Slack?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Web hosting 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 Hostwinds and Slack.

Hostwinds price starts at $5 , On a scale between 1 to 10 Hostwinds is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Web hosting 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 Web hosting software cost.

Bottom line: Hostwinds is more expensive than Slack.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Hostwinds Vs. Slack based on some of the most important and required Web hosting features.

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

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

Target customer size

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



Hostwinds

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

starts at $5

Hostwinds is a growing cloud-based Web hosting software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Hostwinds received a rating of 3.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered af...

Categories: Hosting, VPS, Web hosting, Email.

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

Hostwinds: 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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Hostwinds
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
57/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$5
Functionality
5
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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
OVH
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
77/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$2.99 per user/month
Functionality
3
Review
Ntirety
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$23 per user/month
Functionality
4
Cloud2SM...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
4

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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.