Choose Slack if
You need a mature chat tool today, you rely on its connections to many outside apps, and per-user pricing suits the size of your team.
Centilio ConnectCommon thread
CENTILIO CONNECT / WORK
Looking for a Slack team chat app alternative? Start with where your conversations live.
Slack is a mature, channel-first chat tool with a large app directory, priced per active user on its paid plans, as of research in 2026. Connect is a design for a different idea: each conversation belongs to the customer, project or document it is about, at one proposed price for the business. If you need a shipped tool today, Slack is one; Connect is not built yet.
not shipped · wave 3research as of 2026no competitor prices quotedcorrections welcome
Product design preview · Connect has not shipped. All features, screens and prices are proposals.
Connect has not shipped yet.
Everything on these pages — the screens, the features, the prices — is Centilio Connect as designed, not a product you can open today. Connect is in the third wave of Centilio tools: there is no app, no beta and no launch date yet, and we would rather show you the whole design and say so than publish a page that says "coming soon" and nothing else. Join the waitlist and you will hear first.
Side by side
Centilio Connect and Slack, on stable facts.
Research as of 2026, from each vendor's published plans and independent reviews. Check current terms before you decide; corrections are welcome through the contact page.
| Centilio Connect | Slack | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Team chat around business records | Team chat and collaboration |
| Approach | Threads on customers, projects and documents | Channels first, with a large app directory |
| Pricing model | Per business, proposed: Free, Pro ₹799, Business ₹1,599, GST extra | Per active user on paid plans |
| Free option | Free plan proposed, up to 10 members | Free plan, with message history limited |
| Guests | Clients by role, proposed from Pro, never counted as members | Guest accounts on paid plans |
| Availability | Not shipped — wave 3, in design | Shipped and mature |
Where each fits
Choose Slack today, or Connect when it ships.
Choose Centilio Connect if
Your conversations are mostly about customers, projects and documents, you want them on those records with decisions one click from a task, and you would rather pay one price for the business.
If you switch, later
What moving from Slack will take.
- Keep an export of the history you need before you change anything.
- Start with one customer or project in Connect; keep Slack for the rest.
- Bring the active conversations, not the archive.
- Run both for a few weeks, then make the old channels read-only on a set date.
- Move guests last, with a note on why and how.
Questions
About switching.
Does Connect replace Slack or WhatsApp for work?
For work conversations inside your business, yes; it keeps them next to the records they concern. Personal conversations stay where they are.
Is Connect cheaper than Slack?
It depends on your size, and Connect's prices are proposals. Slack charges per active user on paid plans; Connect is proposed at one price for the business, so the difference grows with every person who joins. Check Slack's current plans against your real headcount.
Will Connect have as many integrations as Slack?
No, and it does not try to. Slack's app directory is one of its strengths. Connect starts with the Centilio tools that share its record, and names outside connections only when they exist.
Can I use Connect and Slack together?
Yes. That is the intended way to move: one team or one customer at a time, with both running for a while.
When can I try Connect?
Not yet. Connect is in the third wave of Centilio tools; join the waitlist to hear first.
Common thread · Work
Be first when Connect opens.
Connect is in the third wave. Join the waitlist and you will hear before the announcement. One login, one record, and the next tool already waiting inside: Account and Drive, the two tools Connect is designed to sit on, are live today.