Despite collaboration software Slack’s protestations, it appears Microsoft Teams is certainly rather more in style than Slack within the Enterprise setting.
Microsoft has earlier claimed 20 million Daily Active Users vs Slack’s 12 million, and now CNBC’s This autumn Technology Executive Council Survey of Microsoft Teams vs Slack Adoption confirmed that 58% of their respondents used Microsoft Teams vs 30% utilizing Slack.
The survey was performed between Dec. 2–11, 2019 and included a restricted sampling of 51 of the 157 members of the council, who serve in senior expertise positions at massive firms, in addition to at authorities and nonprofit organizations.
Slack had earlier insisted that firms have been nonetheless selecting Slack over Teams because it was the higher product.
“In general we continue to see tremendous adoption across customers of the Office suite,” mentioned Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. “They choose Slack despite having a bundle alternative” that wraps in Teams, he mentioned.
The app nevertheless seems more and more threatened and has hit out at Microsoft on various events, together with threatening to make an antitrust criticism. The firm’s share value dropped 8.4% on Nov. 19, after Microsoft mentioned Teams had greater than 20 million day by day energetic customers, rather more than the 12 million customers Slack reported in October.
Around 10% of the businesses in CBNC’s survey mentioned they felt pressured to undertake Microsoft Teams and drop Slack, however 90% denied any undue stress.
Microsoft’s PR firm mentioned pressuring firms was “against Microsoft’s business practices,” and attributed their success to person alternative.
“We realize customers have a choice and we’re happy that they’re choosing Teams. People love Teams because they can do more in a single app,” mentioned Jared Spataro, company vice chairman, Microsoft 365.
