Compare Slack and Opera Mail - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 02, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Slack or Opera Mail?

Opera Mail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than Opera Mail (62/100). Slack offers users more features (5) than Opera Mail (3). 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:

Slack Vs. Opera

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.

Opera: Opera started out in 1994 as a research project within Telenor, Norway’s leading telecom. Within a year, Opera Software ASA was launched as an independent development company. Today, Opera is headquartered in Norway, with over 700 employees in offices around the world.

Who is more expensive? Slack or Opera Mail?

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 Slack and Opera Mail.

Slack price starts at $6.67 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Slack is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. Opera Mail price Has a free version , When comparing Opera Mail to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: Opera Mail is more expensive than Slack.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Opera Mail: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Slack's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Opera Mail is suitable for individuals and people who are looking for a lightweight and customizable mail client which is not too complex or feature-rich.

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.

Opera Mail

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

Has a free version

Opera Mail is an email client that can simplify the email filtering, labeling and reading processes. The email client is light-weight, secure, slick and comes with RSS feed reader. Opera Software, the compa...

Categories: Email.

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Slack: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Publishing
Document Versioning

Opera Mail: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Opera Ma...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
Has a free version
Functionality
4
Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Textura
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$250 per license
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.