Question 1

What is Slack used for?

Accepted Answer

Slack is a third-party collaboration tool that enables businesses to communicate with their users.

Question 2

Is it hard to set up Slack?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty can vary based on your tech stack and the complexity of messaging workflows. Many users choose to simplify implementation by deploying and sending data to Slack through secure collaboration integration tools like  RudderStack.

Question 3

How much does it cost to integrate Slack with RudderStack?

Accepted Answer

Pricing for Slack can vary depending on your use case and data volume. RudderStack offers transparent, volume-based event pricing. See  RudderStack's pricing.

Question 4

What can you use Slack for?

Accepted Answer

You can use Slack as a replacement for emails, text messages, and instant messaging. Slack allows you to keep and track all your communications with your team as well as external teams and clients in one single place. Slack is available for both desktop and mobile versions, allowing you to collaborate with your teams at any point, anywhere. Slack also offers integrations with various third-party apps such as Google Suite, so you can seamlessly share documents with your teams and collaborate efficiently.

Question 5

Does Slack have guest accounts?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Slack offers the guest accounts feature. This allows you to add a member of your team or organization who only needs a limited access to Slack and any of its channels.

Question 6

Why Should I use Slack?

Accepted Answer

Slack replaces all your email chains, third-party chat tools and instant messaging platforms and brings all your communications in a single place. Instead of wasting time sifting through multiple email chains, you can have multiple discussions about different projects in different Slack channels. You can also collaborate with external teams and clients without having to switch to a different tool.

Question 7

How long does Slack keep messages?

Accepted Answer

The Slack workspace owner or administrator who manages the company Slack account can determine how long the messages should be saved. This includes both the public channels as well as direct messages. This period setting can be configured in your direct messages as well.

Slack Integration

Slack Integration

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