Compare Slack and SmartDraw - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Slack or SmartDraw?

SmartDraw is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than SmartDraw (83/100). Slack offers users more features (5) than SmartDraw (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. SmartDraw

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.

SmartDraw: Since 1994, SmartDraw's purpose has been to expand the ways in which people communicate so that we can clearly understand each other, make informed decisions, and work together to improve our businesses and the world. We accomplish this by creating software and services that make it possible for people to capture and present information as picture...

Who is more expensive? Slack or SmartDraw?

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 SmartDraw.

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. SmartDraw price starts at $5.95 per user/month , When comparing SmartDraw to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: SmartDraw is more expensive than Slack.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

Slack's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes hailing from a variety of industries.

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.

SmartDraw

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $5.95 per user/month

SmartDraw software is a plan and design landscape solution for all sizes of business. The solution offers a number of functions that include an intelligent formatting tool that adds, deletes or moves shapes and...

Categories: Project Management.

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Slack: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Publishing
Document Versioning

SmartDraw: 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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SmartDraw
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$5.95 per user/month
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.