Klarora vs Slack: chat on its own, or chat next to the work

Slack is the best-known team chat and a hub for other tools. Klarora's chat is end-to-end encrypted, sits beside the tasks, docs, customers and invoices it talks about, and shares an inbox with mail, WhatsApp and Telegram, so the conversation and the record are one click apart.

Last updated Oct 2, 2026·Slack list prices checked on slack.com/pricing on Oct 2, 2026, annual billing

The short version

1Channels, threads, mentions, scheduled messages, pins, bookmarks and calls: both have them. Slack has the larger app directory and Slack Connect for external organisations.
2Encryption: Klarora chat is end-to-end encrypted with keys in your workspace. Slack encrypts in transit and at rest; customer-managed keys are an Enterprise feature.
3Context: a Klarora thread links to the task, doc, company or invoice it is about, and the assistant reads all of it. Slack reaches work tools through integrations.
4Beyond chat, Slack is only chat. Klarora includes projects, docs, CRM and the rest in the same price.
5Price: Slack Pro is $7.25 and Business+ $15 per user per month; the free plan keeps 90 days of history. Klarora chat is in Standard, free for up to 100 members with full history.

Pick Slack if

You depend on Slack Connect channels with customers and partners
Your workflows live in Slack apps and bots you have built over years
You only need chat and are happy with your other tools

Pick Klarora if

You want conversations attached to the work and the customer, not in a separate tool
End-to-end encryption matters for client, legal or health conversations
Mail, WhatsApp, Telegram and chat should share one inbox with approvals
You would rather not pay per seat for chat at all

Feature by feature

CapabilityKlaroraSlackWhat you would otherwise add

Channels, threads, mentions, scheduled messages, pins, bookmarksChat✓ Standard✓—

End-to-end encryption with workspace keysChat✓ StandardEncryption in transit and at rest; customer keys on Enterprise—

Voice callsChat✓ Standard✓ Huddles—

Video calls and screen shareChat✓ Ultimate✓ Huddles on paid plans—

Shared channels with other organisationsChatGuests, unlimited on Standard✓ Slack Connect—

Message history on the free planChatFull history90 days—

App directory and botsChatAutomations connections, MCP server, webhooks✓ Thousands of apps—

AI catch-up and channel summariesChat✓ Standard✓ Slackbot and AI on paid plans—

Connected mailbox with AI draftingInbox✓ Ultimate✗Gmail, Front

WhatsApp, Telegram and LinkedIn threads with approvalsInbox✓ Standard✗Respond.io

Projects, docs, whiteboards, formsWork✓ Standard✗ (Lists and Canvas are lightweight)Asana, Notion, Miro

CRM with pipeline and outreachWork✓ Standard✗HubSpot

Invoicing, bookkeeping, bank reconciliationWorkFinance add-on, €52 per seat✗Exact, QuickBooks

Sourcing, screening, shortlists, ATSWorkRecruitment add-on, €100 per seat✗Recruitee

Assistant across chat, mail, projects, CRM and ledgerAI✓ Ultimate, per-team budgetSlackbot, scoped to Slack contentChatGPT Team

Deep Research with plan approval and cited reportsAIDeep Research add-on, €100 per seat✗Perplexity

Free planAdmin and pricing100 members, full historyUnlimited users, 90-day history, 10 apps—

Paid plansAdmin and pricing€58 per seat Ultimate; add-ons €52 to €100 per seatPro $7.25, Business+ $15 per user (annual)—

SSO and complianceAdmin and pricingSSO on Enterprise; EU hosting on every planSAML SSO on Business+; data residency options on Enterprise—

AppsAdmin and pricingWeb, PWA, macOS desktopWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android—

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Pricing for a 25-person company

Klarora

Standard, 25 members: chat with voice calls, full history€0Ultimate for 8 people who need video, screen share, mail and AI€464 / monthIncludes projects, docs, CRM, whiteboards, forms, timeMonthly total€464

Slack plus the work tools

Slack Pro, 25 users at $7.25 (annual)$181.25 / monthor Business+ at $15 for SSO and advanced AI$375 / monthProjects, docs, CRM, finance for the same people[PRICE]Monthly, chat only$181 to $375 +

List prices, annual billing, taxes excluded. Slack: Free with 90 days of history and 10 apps, Pro $7.25, Business+ $15 per user per month, Enterprise+ on request. Klarora add-ons: Finance €52, Recruitment €100, Deep Research €100 per seat per month.

Questions people ask when comparing

Can we keep Slack and use Klarora for everything else?

Yes. Automations have a Slack connection (send to channels), and many teams run Klarora chat for client and finance conversations that need end-to-end encryption while Slack stays for the rest.

Does Klarora have Slack Connect?

Not as shared channels between organisations. External people join as guests, which are unlimited on Standard, and customer conversations run through the outreach inbox over email, WhatsApp, Telegram and LinkedIn.

What does end-to-end encryption change in practice?

Messages are encrypted on your device with workspace keys; Klarora's servers store ciphertext. Search runs client-side over the decrypted history. The assistant only reads channels you grant it.

Video calls and screen sharing?

Voice calls are in Standard; video and screen share are in Ultimate. Slack huddles are in every plan, with group huddles on paid plans.

Put the conversation next to the work.

Chat with full history is free for up to 100 members.

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Klarora vs Slack: chat on its own, or chat next to the work

Last updated Oct 2, 2026·Slack list prices checked on slack.com/pricing on Oct 2, 2026, annual billing

The short version

1Channels, threads, mentions, scheduled messages, pins, bookmarks and calls: both have them. Slack has the larger app directory and Slack Connect for external organisations.

2Encryption: Klarora chat is end-to-end encrypted with keys in your workspace. Slack encrypts in transit and at rest; customer-managed keys are an Enterprise feature.

3Context: a Klarora thread links to the task, doc, company or invoice it is about, and the assistant reads all of it. Slack reaches work tools through integrations.

4Beyond chat, Slack is only chat. Klarora includes projects, docs, CRM and the rest in the same price.

5Price: Slack Pro is $7.25 and Business+ $15 per user per month; the free plan keeps 90 days of history. Klarora chat is in Standard, free for up to 100 members with full history.

Pricing for a 25-person company

Klarora

Slack plus the work tools

Slack Pro, 25 users at $7.25 (annual)$181.25 / monthor Business+ at $15 for SSO and advanced AI$375 / monthProjects, docs, CRM, finance for the same people[PRICE]Monthly, chat only$181 to $375 +

Questions people ask when comparing

Can we keep Slack and use Klarora for everything else?

Yes. Automations have a Slack connection (send to channels), and many teams run Klarora chat for client and finance conversations that need end-to-end encryption while Slack stays for the rest.

Does Klarora have Slack Connect?

What does end-to-end encryption change in practice?

Messages are encrypted on your device with workspace keys; Klarora's servers store ciphertext. Search runs client-side over the decrypted history. The assistant only reads channels you grant it.

Video calls and screen sharing?

Voice calls are in Standard; video and screen share are in Ultimate. Slack huddles are in every plan, with group huddles on paid plans.