SPIKE VS SLACK

Slack creates silos. Spike unifies conversations.

Tired of internal chats in Slack, external emails in another tab? Spike unifies both, so your team can collaborate, reply, and follow up without jumping between tools.

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Spike vs Slack at a glance

Feature Spike Slack #
Conversational interface Internal only
External email integration Requires separate email client
Unified inbox (internal + external) Internal conversations only
Works with any email address Requires workspace invitation
Client/vendor collaboration Guest access limitations
Calendar integration Basic calendar sync
Built-in video meetings with anyone Huddles for internal teams only
AI summaries across all conversations Internal conversations only
Context preservation across stakeholders Internal context isolated
No notification overload Constant pings disrupt focus

Why choose Spike over Slack

Conversational communication for everyone

Slack limits its chat experience to internal teams, while clients and vendors remain stuck in email threads. Spike extends conversational communication across all relationships, teammates, clients, and partners, within one unified inbox.

AI that enhances team thinking

Slack’s AI only sees internal chat, missing the client emails and external threads where real decisions happen. Spike’s AI works across all conversations to summarizes both internal discussions and external messages. Respond with full context.

Eliminate constant tool switching

Slack separates internal chat from external email, which disrupts focus and fragments your workflow. Spike brings everything into a single workspace where communication stays connected and productive.

End notification chaos

Slack’s nonstop pings and channel noise break focus and interrupt deep work. Spike prioritizes important messages in a unified feed, helping you stay connected without constant distractions.

Email that puts people first

Adir Berman

Marketing Project Manager

Spike is an amazing team comms platform. Imagine Slack but inside your email, & with everyone you need - team members, clients and vendors too! Our team loves Spike!

Carol Jacobson

My company started using Spike a year ago & the team feels like it’s vastly improved our productivity. It’s amazing to not have to switch back & forth between a million apps!

Darren Olstad

Founder

“I have the whole firm using Spike for its chat interface and super fast features, and I even got some of my clients on it. They love how easy it is to communicate.”

Jeromy Bailey

@JeromyABailey

I had something like 90K unread emails before switching to @SpikeNowHQ. I’m down to just 2K emails. Inbox 0, here I come!

Lauren Rheeder

LR

Love this app... Keeps me connected with clients, contractors and colleagues. Never missing an email. Keep up the great work.

Max Shcherbakov

Co-Founder & CEO

“Spike improved workflow between our teams and clients since they had a collaborative workspace. The entire project history & needed files in one place.”

Perry S.

Stay organized & productive with Spike 24/7/12/365
Spike centralized teams in my organization in one place where we manage tasks through trackable chats.

SEGA L'éveilleur

@segalink

2022 was great for the team. Engagement was fluid because of @SpikeNowHQ & the sense of community got reinforced. We accomplished more & work became play. Boost your productivity in 2023 & try Spike!

Sonu Shetty

Team Leader

The app is extremely useful and productive, and it's user support is amazing! Hope it will keep improving with exclusive features that make it different from Gmail.

Common questions about Spike

  •  Yes! Spike provides team channels, direct messaging, file sharing, and all the collaborative features you love about Slack. Additionally, you receive conversational email, calendar integration, and the ability to seamlessly include external stakeholders, without requiring anyone to join a workspace.

  • Spike seamlessly integrates email with team communication using conversational interfaces. Client conversations, vendor discussions, and external stakeholder communication all flow naturally alongside internal team chat, eliminating the need to switch between Slack and email or exclude external collaborators.

  • Spike uses intelligent prioritization to surface what matters most across ALL your conversations, internal and external. Instead of managing separate notification streams from Slack, email, and calendar, you get one unified, intelligently filtered feed that respects your focus time.