Quick Answer
Slack is priced per seat, typically $7.25 to $15 per user per month, with message history limited to 90 days on its free tier. Crittiks includes comparable team chat as part of its Communications suite, inside a flat-priced tier that also covers CRM, projects, finance, admin, and AI, starting at $99.95/month for up to 8 seats.
Crittiks vs. Slack: Great Chat, Alone, vs. Chat Connected to Everything Else
Slack does chat extremely well, and there’s no pretending otherwise. But it’s also priced as a standalone product — meaning a small team pays for Slack, and then separately pays for everything else the business runs on, none of which knows anything about what was discussed in Slack.
What Slack Actually Offers
Slack offers channels, direct messages, huddles, and integrations, with pricing generally running $7.25–15/user/month for paid tiers; its free tier limits message history to the most recent 90 days.
Where Slack Falls Short for a Small Business
Slack’s message history limit on lower tiers means older conversations effectively disappear. And Slack covers messaging only — a client conversation in Slack has no connection to that client’s deal, project, or invoice.
How Crittiks Compares
| Crittiks | Slack | |
|---|---|---|
| Chat pricing | Included in flat tier, no per-seat charge | $7.25–15/seat |
| Message history | Unlimited on every tier | Limited to 90 days on free tier |
| Beyond chat | Full business platform on the same tier | Chat and huddles only |
The Real Cost Difference
A 5-person team on Slack’s paid tier runs $36–75/month for chat alone, before adding a CRM, project tool, signing tool, and invoicing software separately. Crittiks Pro’s $99.95/month flat rate includes all of that.
Time Lost Switching Between Tools
A client’s question in Slack has no visibility into that client’s project status or invoice — checking either still means opening a completely separate tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Slack’s free plan keep full message history? No — Slack’s free tier limits visible message history to the most recent 90 days; older messages become inaccessible without upgrading.
Does Slack include project management or a CRM? No — Slack is messaging and huddles only.
Can Crittiks fully replace Slack for a small team? Crittiks’ Communications suite covers channels, direct messages, threads, and video huddles, and adds client-facing channels tied directly to a project or deal — something Slack doesn’t offer natively.
Pricing shown reflects each vendor’s publicly listed rates as commonly published; always confirm current pricing directly with the vendor before relying on exact figures. Crittiks pricing: Pro $99.95/mo, Platinum $139.95/mo, Enterprise custom — see crittiks.com/pricing.
Perspectives on a more connected way to work.