Compare Slack and VIA3 - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Slack or VIA3?

VIA3 is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than VIA3 (62/100). Slack offers users more features (5) than VIA3 (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. VIA3

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.

VIA3: VIA3 Corporation was founded in 1999 and has offices located in Scottsdale, AZ and Redmond, WA. The Company continues to augment VIA3 with new and enhanced capabilities, and is developing additional products and services under the VIA3 brand. VIA3 Corporation is the company behind the VIA3. VIA3 provides users with a private means of communication...

Who is more expensive? Slack or VIA3?

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 VIA3.

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. VIA3 price starts at $95 per user/month , When comparing VIA3 to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: Slack cost is around the same cost of VIA3.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Slack Vs. VIA3 based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.

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

VIA3: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Slack's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and VIA3's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

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.

VIA3

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $95 per user/month

VIA3 is a trending cloud-based Conference Calling software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. VIA3 received a rating of 4.2 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affo...

Categories: Conference Calling.

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Slack: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Publishing
Document Versioning

VIA3: 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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VIA3
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$95 per user/month
Functionality
4
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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.