Slack

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Updated Jun 22, 2026
53%
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Summary

  • Slack ranks #2 within the Communication category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of June 2026, 53% of organizations who have a vendor in the Communication category use Slack: up 5 percentage points from last year.
  • Slack has the highest adoption among micro-SMB companies (54%), compared to small-to-medium businesses (53%), mid-market (53%), and enterprise (50%).
  • 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

53%
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Mid-Market, 44%
38%
46%
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Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB53%
Mid-market53%
Enterprise50%

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%46%Mid-Market, 44%50%53%53%
Apr 202636%46%Mid-Market, 44%49%53%53%
Mar 202633%47%Mid-Market, 45%49%53%53%
Feb 202638%48%Mid-Market, 45%49%52%54%
Jan 202634%48%Mid-Market, 44%48%52%53%
Dec 202540%48%Mid-Market, 45%49%51%53%
Nov 202538%48%Mid-Market, 45%48%51%53%
Oct 202538%48%Mid-Market, 45%48%51%53%
Sep 202543%49%Mid-Market, 45%48%51%52%
Aug 202548%49%Mid-Market, 46%45%50%51%
Jul 202544%48%Mid-Market, 46%45%49%49%
Jun 202537%49%Mid-Market, 46%46%48%48%
May 202533%51%Mid-Market, 46%47%48%48%
Apr 202543%56%Mid-Market, 46%48%48%48%
Mar 202537%55%Mid-Market, 46%50%48%46%
Feb 202534%55%Mid-Market, 46%48%48%45%
Jan 202530%56%Mid-Market, 47%46%48%45%
Dec 202431%58%Mid-Market, 47%47%48%45%
Nov 202428%59%Mid-Market, 46%48%48%45%
Oct 202433%61%Mid-Market, 46%52%48%45%
Sep 202437%63%Mid-Market, 46%53%48%44%
Aug 202437%63%Mid-Market, 46%50%47%43%
Jul 202433%63%Mid-Market, 46%49%46%41%
Jun 202430%64%Mid-Market, 46%49%45%40%

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