Slack

Updated Jun 2, 2026
54%
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Summary

  • Slack ranks #2 within the Communication category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of June 2026, 54% of organizations who have a vendor in the Communication category use Slack: up < 1 percentage points from last year.
  • Slack has the highest adoption among micro-SMB companies (56%), compared to small-to-medium businesses (55%), mid-market (54%), and enterprise (51%).
  • Slack key capabilities include channel-based messaging, workflow automation, and third-party app integrations, supporting team communication and collaboration at scale.

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Key stats

54%
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Mid-Market, 44%
38%
41%
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Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB55%
Mid-market54%
Enterprise51%

About Slack

Slack is a business messaging platform that organizes team communication into channels, direct messages, and integrations. It connects tools and people across organizations to streamline collaboration and workflows.

About this data

These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.

DateNew adopter shareCompetitor switch rateDominant FTE segmentAdoption rate (Enterprise)Adoption rate (Mid-Market)Adoption rate (SMB)
May 202638%41%Mid-Market, 44%51%54%55%
Apr 202636%41%Mid-Market, 44%51%54%55%
Mar 202633%42%Mid-Market, 44%51%54%55%
Feb 202637%42%Mid-Market, 44%51%54%55%
Jan 202634%42%Mid-Market, 44%50%53%55%
Dec 202540%42%Mid-Market, 44%50%53%56%
Nov 202533%42%Mid-Market, 44%50%53%56%
Oct 202526%42%Mid-Market, 45%50%53%56%
Sep 202552%45%Mid-Market, 45%52%54%59%
Aug 202555%45%Mid-Market, 46%50%53%58%
Jul 202553%44%Mid-Market, 45%50%52%56%
Jun 202544%45%Mid-Market, 45%51%51%55%
May 202541%45%Mid-Market, 46%52%51%55%
Apr 202551%47%Mid-Market, 46%52%51%55%
Mar 202543%47%Mid-Market, 46%55%51%53%
Feb 202540%48%Mid-Market, 46%53%51%53%
Jan 202541%49%Mid-Market, 46%51%52%52%
Dec 202437%51%Mid-Market, 47%53%52%52%
Nov 202434%52%Mid-Market, 46%52%52%52%
Oct 202439%54%Mid-Market, 45%57%52%52%
Sep 202445%56%Mid-Market, 46%58%52%52%
Aug 202443%55%Mid-Market, 46%55%51%50%
Jul 202437%54%Mid-Market, 45%55%50%49%
Jun 202436%53%Mid-Market, 46%56%50%48%

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