Fleep vs Slack (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Slack: it is first in our ranking of team communication apps, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Slack grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fleep
Business messenger with tasks, pinboards and email in chat
Slack
Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI
Which one is for you
Pick Fleep if
- Fits if you want tasks sitting right inside your chats
- Makes sense if you talk to people at other companies who also use Fleep
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a two-week trial
- Tight if you need built-in calls, because they run through Whereby
- Pricey if you pay monthly, as only the yearly €5 price is shown
- Watch out: prices are in euros and Enterprise is quoted with no published price
Pick Slack if
- Fits if your team wants conversations sorted by channel instead of email threads
- Works for teams that share channels with outside partners or plug many apps into chat
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as only 90 days of messages stay searchable and you get 10 apps
- Skip it if you want group huddles or Slack Connect for free, as both are 1:1 until Pro, which has no trial
- Pricey if you need single sign-on, SCIM or AI search, which start at Business+ for $15 a user a month
- Watch out: enterprise search and data loss prevention are on Enterprise+ at $45 a user, bought through sales
- Not for you if you'd run huddles in a browser other than Chrome or Firefox, as they aren't supported there
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFleepFair | 2.8GPASlackGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBusiness is €5 per user a month billed yearly, about the $7 middle of team chat tools. The monthly price is not shown. | CPro is $7.25 a user a month billed annually, $8.75 monthly, which is a shade above the $7 this category typically starts at. The parts people actually ask for next, SAML single sign-on and AI search, wait for Business+ at $15, double the middle figure. |
| Free plan and trial | DA two-week trial, and you are charged when it ends, which suggests a card is taken up front. No free plan. | CThe free plan keeps only 90 days of messages searchable, which for a team is the cap that hurts: ask what was decided in March and it's gone. Add 10 app integrations and huddles and external messages limited to 1:1, and there's no trial of Pro either. |
| Features | CChats, per-conversation tasks, a pinboard and email in chat. Calls depend on Whereby, which is a gap for a chat tool. | AChannels, direct messages, threads, huddles with screen sharing, clips, canvases, lists and a no-code Workflow Builder, and two things its rivals here don't list: more than 2,600 apps in the directory, and Slack Connect shared channels with up to 250 other organizations. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Nothing is complicated, but tasks, teams and email linking all need setting up. | C4.1 on the App Store from about 53,000 ratings, the lowest of the big three here. Channels are simple enough to join, but a workspace left to itself sprawls, and the canvases, lists and Workflow Builder are each another thing to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android apps, an admin panel and API, and links to Slack, Trello, Zapier and Google Drive. No web app listed. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus the biggest app directory in the category at 2,600-odd, Salesforce, Google Drive, Jira, Asana, Notion, GitHub, Zendesk and HubSpot among them. One oddity: in a browser, huddles work only in Chrome and Firefox. |
| Best for | team chat with a task board in every conversation | channel-based chat that plugs into everything |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Fleep and Slack. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fleep starts at about $5.59 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Slack starts at $7.25 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Slack scores higher, and starts $1.66 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 12 score higher than Fleep for less, and 1 scores higher than Slack for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Fleep also covers tasks.
- Slack also covers workflow automation, documents and file sharing.
At a glance
| Fleep | Slack | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €5 per user / month, billed annually | $7.25 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | 90 days of searchable message history, up to 10 app integrations, and huddles and external Slack Connect messages limited to 1:1. |
| Free trial | Two-week free trial; you are charged only after it ends. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Fleep Technologies | Slack Technologies, LLC, a Salesforce company |
| Price read from | fleep.io | slack.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fleep
- There is no free plan; paid access follows a two-week trial.
- The pricing page shows only the yearly-billed €5 price; the monthly-billing price is not displayed.
- Voice and video calls depend on Whereby rather than being built in.
- Prices are shown in euros.
Slack
- The Free plan keeps only 90 days of message history searchable, allows 10 apps, and limits huddles and Slack Connect to 1:1.
- SAML single sign-on and SCIM start at Business+; ongoing Slackbot access is on Business+ and Enterprise+, with a limited trial on Free and Pro.
- Enterprise search, multiple SAML configurations and native data loss prevention are limited to Enterprise+, listed at $45 per user / month paid annually and bought through sales.
- In a browser, huddles are supported only in Chrome and Firefox.
Key features
Fleep
- Task board per conversation
- Every conversation has a taskboard for creating tasks, assigning them and tracking progress.
- Pinboard
- Pin plans and announcements to a conversation so everyone sees the same decisions.
- Email in chat
- Send and read email from inside Fleep, and message partner companies that also use Fleep as if they were colleagues.
- Presence and read indicators
- Shows when someone was last active, who has read a message and who is writing a reply.
- Calls through Whereby
- Conversations are text-based; audio and video calls and screen sharing start through the Whereby integration.
- Admin and API
- Admins manage employee accounts and company conversations, and a public API reads and posts messages and files.
Slack
- Channels and direct messages
- Conversations are organized into channels for each project, topic or team, alongside direct messages. Paid plans keep the full message and file history searchable; Free keeps 90 days.
- Huddles and clips
- Huddles are audio and video meetings with screen sharing, 1:1 on Free and for groups on paid plans. Clips are recorded audio or screen updates shared in a conversation.
- Slack Connect
- Message people outside the company. Free allows 1:1 external direct messages; paid plans add group chats and shared channels with up to 250 organizations.
- Canvases and lists
- A canvas holds text, files, images and video inside Slack, and lists are used to manage projects and organize tasks with teammates.
- Workflow Builder and apps
- Workflow Builder automates routine processes without code, and the app directory lists more than 2,600 apps. A Free workspace can connect up to 10 of them.
- AI in Slack
- Pro includes AI conversation summaries. Business+ adds AI search, daily recaps, file summaries, workflow generation and the Slackbot personal agent, subject to plan limits.
Plans
Fleep
Business€5
per user / month, billed annually
Unlimited conversations and history, 100 GB of file space per user, tasks, pinboard, teams and email in Fleep.
EnterpriseCustom
Same feature list as Business for large organizations; price is quoted per user and not published.
Slack
Free$0
90 days of message history, up to 10 app integrations, and 1:1 huddles and external messages.
Pro$7.25
per user / month, billed annually ($8.75 billed monthly)
Unlimited message history and app integrations, group huddles, Slack Connect channels with up to 250 organizations, and AI conversation summaries.
Business+$15
per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
Adds AI search, daily recaps, file summaries and workflow generation, the Slackbot agent, SAML single sign-on and SCIM user management.
Enterprise+$45
per user / month, billed annually
Bought through sales. Adds enterprise search across connected apps, multiple SAML configurations, EMM support, native data loss prevention and unlimited workspaces.
Ways to pay less
Fleep
- Annual discount
Save 30% with annual billing
Fleep says annual payment is the default and saves 30% against paying monthly, which is available from day one.
Slack
- Annual discount
About 17% less with annual billing
Pro is $7.25 per user / month paid annually against $8.75 paid monthly, and Business+ is $15 against $18. Salesforce's Slack pricing page puts the saving at approximately 16%.
- Other savings
50% off the first 3 months for new teams
A limited-time offer for teams that buy Pro or Business+ online within 7 days of creating the workspace. It applies to monthly billing only, and standard pricing follows after 3 months.
- Nonprofit
Free or 85% off for eligible nonprofits
Eligible nonprofits get a free Pro upgrade for workspaces with 250 or fewer members and 85% off above that size. Business+ is 85% off at any size.
- Education
85% off for educational institutions
The Slack for Education program gives approved institutions an 85% discount on the Pro or Business+ plan, applied at checkout.
- By country
Lower price shown to buyers in India
On October 9, 2026 Slack's pricing page showed a reader in India Pro at ₹245.25 per user / month paid yearly, beside a crossed-out ₹545. Its US page lists Pro at $7.25 per user / month paid annually.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fleep or Slack?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fleep is cheaper to start with: about $5.59 a month for each person, against $7.25 a month for each person for Slack. Fleep starts at €5 per user / month, billed annually, and Slack starts at $7.25 per user / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Fleep or Slack?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Slack has a free plan. Fleep does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Fleep and Slack run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Slack lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.