Switch from Slack to Workel. The chat, with the work right beside it.
Slack is chat first, with thousands of apps around it. Workel is for small teams that want the chat and the work itself (tasks, docs, files, a calendar and calls) in one app.
Which one fits your team. An honest answer, both ways.
Pick Workel if
- You want tasks next to the chat: a board, a list and a calendar for every project
- You keep files in folders, inside the project they belong to, not scattered through conversations
- You want a shared calendar for the team's events
- You want video calls built in: one-to-one on every paid plan, groups on Max
- You'd rather pay for one app than chat plus a task tool: Pro is $8 a person a month ($7 billed yearly)
What Workel doesn't do yet: time tracking, rule-based automations, guest accounts for people outside your team, or phone apps (iOS and Android are coming soon).
Workel and Slack, side by side. What each covers, and what it costs.
Checked on 19 October 2026
Workel
Slack
Plan the work
Boards and lists
Tasks on a calendar
Import from other tools
Talk
Team chat, with channels and direct messages
Video calls
Keep it together
Docs you write together
Files in folders
A shared team calendar
AI assistant
Price
Free plan
Cheapest paid plan
A team of 10, a month
Slack's plans, prices and features were checked on 19 October 2026 on its own website (pricing, slack plans and features, use huddles in slack, use lists in slack, guide to slack import and export tools) and may have changed since. Prices are a month, in US dollars. Workel's come from our pricing page.
Moving over from Slack. Messages don't come across yet. Here's the plan.
Start fresh
- 1
Keep what you need from Slack: an owner or admin can export public channels to a file. Private channels and direct messages need Business+ or Enterprise.
- 2
Workel doesn't import Slack messages yet. Create your channels in Workel and invite your team; Slack can stay open to look things up while you settle in.
- 3
Bring your projects over too: Workel imports from Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Trello and Notion.
We do it for you
Or let us move it.
Years of history or a messy setup? Send us your Slack export. We'll map it, run the move, and walk through the result with you before your team logs in, free.
Switching from Slack? Straight answers, before you start.
For many small teams, yes. Workel has team chat with channels and direct messages, and puts tasks, docs, files, a calendar and video calls in the same app. If you depend on Slack's app marketplace or on shared channels with other companies, Slack is the better fit.
Not yet. Workel doesn't import Slack messages, so most of the move is starting your channels fresh. Projects and tasks are different: Workel imports those from Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Trello and Notion. Or send us your export and we'll help you move.
Workel is free for up to 2 people, with no card needed. Pro is $8 a person a month ($7 billed yearly). Slack's cheapest paid plan was Pro, $8.75 a person a month ($7.25 billed yearly) when we checked its pricing page on 19 October 2026.
Workel has video calls: one-to-one on every paid plan, and group calls with Max. Slack's huddles let people share their screens and draw on them; if your team works that way all day, try Workel's calls on a real meeting before you switch.