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Flowdock

101
80
+ 1
165
Mattermost

474
571
+ 1
302
Slack

114.3K
91.2K
+ 1
6K
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Pros of Flowdock
Pros of Mattermost
Pros of Slack
  • 34
    Threaded chat
  • 30
    Simpler integrations than others, team inbox = awesome
  • 18
    Great interface
  • 17
    Extremely easy to manage multiple conversations
  • 15
    Powerful Search and Tagging Architecture
  • 15
    Team Inbox
  • 12
    Email and RSS integration for apps w no API
  • 9
    See what the team is actually working on
  • 5
    Comment on anything you see or do
  • 3
    Spark conversations around activity
  • 2
    Threads and tags make it great
  • 2
    Threaded Inbox for Integrations
  • 2
    Threaded chat and separate inbox for integrations
  • 1
    Free
  • 60
    Open source
  • 41
    On-premise deployment
  • 26
    Free
  • 22
    Built using golang
  • 21
    Fast and easy to use
  • 14
    Docker image provided for easy setup
  • 14
    Full text search
  • 12
    Built using react
  • 11
    Supports multiple teams
  • 11
    Search and data archiving
  • 11
    Very professional
  • 8
    Keeps us focused, effective, concise
  • 7
    Clean and simple look
  • 7
    Integration with Gitlab
  • 7
    Webhooks support
  • 6
    Well documented
  • 6
    Use #Hashtags like Twitter
  • 3
    Import Slack logs
  • 3
    Reactive community and ease of use
  • 2
    Self managed data
  • 2
    On-premises Deployment
  • 2
    Secure
  • 1
    Markdown support
  • 1
    On premise installation
  • 1
    Kanban
  • 1
    Checklists
  • 1
    Slack-compatible integrations
  • 1
    Easy webhook integration
  • 1.2K
    Easy to integrate with
  • 876
    Excellent interface on multiple platforms
  • 849
    Free
  • 694
    Mobile friendly
  • 690
    People really enjoy using it
  • 331
    Great integrations
  • 315
    Flexible notification preferences
  • 198
    Unlimited users
  • 184
    Strong search and data archiving
  • 155
    Multi domain switching support
  • 82
    Easy to use
  • 40
    Beautiful
  • 27
    Hubot support
  • 22
    Unread/read control
  • 21
    Slackbot
  • 19
    Permalink for each messages
  • 17
    Text snippet with highlighting
  • 15
    Quote message easily
  • 14
    Per-room notification
  • 13
    Awesome integration support
  • 12
    IRC gateway
  • 12
    Star for each message / attached files
  • 11
    Good communication within a team
  • 11
    Dropbox Integration
  • 10
    Jira Integration
  • 10
    Slick, search is great
  • 9
    New Relic Integration
  • 8
    Great communication tool
  • 8
    Asana Integration
  • 8
    Combine All Services Quickly
  • 7
    Awesomeness
  • 7
    This tool understands developers
  • 7
    Google Drive Integration
  • 7
    XMPP gateway
  • 6
    Replaces email
  • 6
    Twitter Integration
  • 6
    Google Docs Integration
  • 6
    BitBucket integration
  • 5
    GREAT Customer Support / Quick Response to Feedback
  • 5
    Jenkins Integration
  • 5
    Guest and Restricted user control
  • 4
    Gathers all my communications in one place
  • 4
    Clean UI
  • 4
    GitHub integration
  • 4
    Excellent multi platform internal communication tool
  • 4
    Mention list view
  • 3
    Perfect implementation of chat + integrations
  • 3
    Android app
  • 3
    Visual Studio Integration
  • 3
    Easy to start working with
  • 3
    Easy
  • 3
    Easy to add a reaction
  • 3
    Timely while non intrusive
  • 3
    Great on-boarding
  • 3
    Threaded chat
  • 2
    Eases collaboration for geographically dispersed teams
  • 2
    Message Actions
  • 2
    Simplicity
  • 2
    So much better than email
  • 2
    It's basically an improved (although closed) IRC
  • 2
    Great Channel Customization
  • 2
    Great interface
  • 2
    Intuitive, easy to use, great integrations
  • 2
    Markdown
  • 1
    API
  • 1
    Easy remote communication
  • 1
    Get less busy
  • 1
    Targetprocess integration
  • 1
    Better User Experience
  • 1
    Multi work-space support
  • 1
    Travis CI integration
  • 1
    It's the coolest IM ever
  • 1
    Dev communication Made Easy
  • 1
    Community
  • 1
    Integrates with just about everything
  • 1
    Great API
  • 1
    Very customizable
  • 1
    Great Support Team
  • 1
    Flexible and Accessible
  • 1
    Finally with terrible "threading"—I miss Flowdock
  • 1
    Archive Importing
  • 1
    Complete with plenty of Electron BLOAT
  • 1
    Watch
  • 1
    I was 666 star :D
  • 0
    Easy to useL
  • 0
    Platforms

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Cons of Flowdock
Cons of Mattermost
Cons of Slack
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    • 2
      Less integrations and plugins than slack
    • 2
      Many basic features are enterprise only
    • 2
      Custom sidewide themes only in enterprise
    • 1
      Basic permissions only in enterprise edition
    • 1
      Not compatible with Telegram keys, which used by FSB
    • 13
      Can be distracting depending on how you use it
    • 6
      Requires some management for large teams
    • 6
      Limit messages history
    • 5
      Too expensive
    • 5
      You don't really own your messages
    • 4
      Too many notifications by default

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    What is Flowdock?

    Flowdock is a web-based team chat service that integrates with your tools to provide a window into your team's activities. With the team inbox, everyone on your team can stay up to date. Stay connected with Flowdock's iOS and Android apps.

    What is Mattermost?

    Mattermost is modern communication from behind your firewall.

    What is Slack?

    Imagine all your team communication in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. That’s Slack. All your messages. All your files. And everything from Twitter, Dropbox, Google Docs, Asana, Trello, GitHub and dozens of other services. All together.

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    HipChat is a hosted private chat service for your company or team. Invite colleagues to share ideas and files in persistent group chat rooms. Get your team off AIM, Google Talk, and Skype — HipChat was built for business.
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    See content and chat history anytime, including team chats with Skype that are visible to the whole team. Private group chats are available for smaller group conversations.
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