Slack vs Troop Messenger

Slack is a team collaboration platform organized around messages, channels and connected apps. It supports guest access and integrations including Salesforce, Jira, Google Drive, Asana, Zoom, GitHub and Notion; its App Directory offers over 2,600 apps. Slack runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, and supports an API. The free plan is ₹0 and free forever, with 90 days of searchable message history and up to ten apps. Free users can hold one-to-one audio and video meetings with screen sharing, and send one-to-one external messages through Slack Connect. Paid plans offer unlimited message history and group external messaging with up to 250 organizations. Annual billing starts at $7.25 per user per month; monthly Pro is $8.75 per month. Workflow Builder automates routine tasks without coding. AI features include summaries, search, daily recaps, file summaries, Slackbot and workflow generation. Slack encrypts data at rest and in transit by default; security controls include two-factor authentication, access logs, SSO, device management and data loss prevention.

Troop Messenger is a team messaging app with channels, guest access and unlimited message history. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Listed integrations include Dropbox, Google Drive, Zapier and LDAP/Active Directory.

A free plan is listed for 1–50 users with 50 GB of storage. Premium costs $2.50 a month and includes 150 GB; Enterprise costs $5 a month and includes 1 TB. The pricing note lists a 7-day trial, while Enterprise plan details describe a one-month trial. Superior is listed at $9 a month and marked “Coming soon”; its specified features include remote desktop control, whiteboard, APIs, platform restrictions, SAML and archiving. Troop Messenger is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.