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Slack vs Workvivo

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Slack

$8.75/user/mo Free tier

Slack is the channel-based chat app many companies already run their day on. There is a free plan, Pro is $8.75 per user a month and Business+ is $18, billed monthly, with about 16% off on annual billing. As internal communications software it suits desk teams talking in real time; it is not an intranet or a company newsfeed.

Where Slack fits

  • Desk-based teams that talk in real time
  • Companies that want other comms tools to post into one chat app
  • Teams connecting AI assistants to their workspace

Workvivo

Sales-quoted Free trial

Employee experience intranet (now under Zoom). Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Workvivo fits

  • Companies replacing email-blast intranet
  • Frontline and deskless comms
  • Orgs already on Zoom
  • HR and IC teams that want a feed plus spaces

At a glance

DetailSlackWorkvivo
Starting price$8.75/user/moSales-quoted
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underInternal communicationsInternal communications
Capterra4.7 from 24,167 reviews4.7 from 136 reviews

Where they pull apart

Slack

Stands out: It is the chat app most other workplace tools already connect to, and Slack runs its own MCP server, so an AI assistant can search channels, read threads and post messages for you with your existing permissions.

Watch out: Slack is built for conversation more than broadcast: there is no intranet or company newsfeed, and channel posting controls beyond #general need Business+. The free plan keeps only 90 days of history, and AI search and Slackbot also need Business+.

Not the right fit for

  • Comms teams that need a branded intranet and newsletters
  • Frontline-heavy workforces that want a mobile-first comms app out of the box
  • Companies standardised on Microsoft 365 and Teams

Workvivo

Stands out: A social intranet with a news feed employees will actually open, now sitting in the Zoom estate for companies already standardised there.

Watch out: Quote-only. Zoom ownership is a procurement fact: you may be buying inside a Zoom conversation, not from a standalone intranet vendor.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs that wanted Slack plus a Google Site
  • Buyers who need a public per-user price
  • IT teams standardised on SharePoint/Viva and unwilling to add a feed

Pros and cons

Slack

  • Free plan with no time limit
  • Official MCP server for AI assistants
  • Large app marketplace and Workflow Builder
  • Free plan keeps only 90 days of history
  • AI search and Slackbot need Business+
  • No intranet or company newsfeed

Workvivo

  • Feed-style intranet people open
  • Zoom-owned, useful if that is already the comms spine
  • HRIS connectors including BambooHR and Gusto
  • Sales-quoted only
  • Another destination besides Slack/Teams if you are not careful
  • Not an HRIS

What each one costs

Slack

$8.75/user/mo

Slack has a free plan with 90 days of message history and up to 10 app integrations. Pro is $8.75 per user per month billed monthly and adds unlimited history and AI thread summaries. Business+ is $18 per user per month billed monthly and adds AI search, Slackbot, SAML single sign-on and SCIM. Annual billing saves about 16% on both. Enterprise+ is quoted by sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 22 Oct 2026

Workvivo

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 12 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Slack or Workvivo for free?
Slack carries a free tier on our listing. Workvivo offers a free trial.
Does Slack or Workvivo have an MCP server?
Slack ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 22 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?