Facebook Takes on Slack With Workplace, Its Own Team Collaboration Service

Essentially, it’s the Facebook you know and love (or hate), except it’s used for connecting with coworkers and managers instead of family and friends. In fact, it requires an account separate from a user’s personal Facebook account, specifically one that’s linked to a user’s work email address.

There’s News Feed, but without the annoying ads. There’s also the ability to create and join groups for sharing interests and project updates. There is, of course, chat, along with voice and video calling, for directly communicating with relevant colleagues. And there’s even Facebook Live, which may come in handy during meetings and presentations. Basically, if it’s on personal Facebook, it’s on Workplace in one form or another.

With regard to features that are exclusive to Workplace, Facebook offers an analytics dashboard, integrations via identity providers, and an upcoming Multi-Company Groups feature, which will allow members of different organizations to collaborate with one another.

Beyond its tried-and-tested base platform, perhaps the best thing that Workplace has going for it against its rivals is its competitive pricing, which is based only on who’s actively used it each month.

While it’s free for nonprofits and educational institutions, Workplace is priced at: $3 per user per month for up to 1,000 active users; $2 per user per month for at least 1,001 but no more than 10,000 active users; or as low as $1 per user per month for at least 10,001 active users. The service offers a three-month trial at no cost.

Workplace by Facebook may be accessed on the web and through its official mobile apps on iOS and Android.