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Compared · prices checked 10 November 2026

Zoho Cliq vs Slack

Pick Zoho Cliq if your business already runs on Zoho and you want chat, channels and calls beside your other Zoho apps. Pick Slack if your team spends its whole day in chat and wants its work talk in channels with integrations. Both have a free plan, Slack's with 90 days of message history; Zoho Cliq Professional is ₹90 a user a month billed yearly, where Slack Pro is ₹545, shown at ₹245.25 paying yearly.

Zoho Cliq

Zoho

Zoho's team chat with channels, calls and bots.

Pick it when

Your business already runs on Zoho

For

A team already on Zoho that wants chat alongside its other Zoho apps.

What it costs

Professional ₹90 and Enterprise ₹180 a user a month billed yearly (₹100 and ₹200 monthly)

Read from zoho.com on 10 November 2026

Free edition with group chat, channels and calls

In India

Priced in rupees for India

Founders on eChai

4 of 48 named it for “Where does your team chat all day?”

Open zoho.com

Slack

Salesforce

Team messaging with channels, direct messages, huddles and integrations.

Pick it when

The team spends its whole day in chat

For

A team that wants its work talk in channels rather than WhatsApp groups.

What it costs

Pro ₹545 a user a month, shown at ₹245.25 paying yearly; Business+ ₹1,238, shown at ₹557.10 paying yearly

Read from slack.com on 10 November 2026

Free forever, with 90 days of message history

In India

Priced in rupees on the India page

Founders on eChai

5 of 48 named it for “Where does your team chat all day?”

Open slack.com

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