Slack

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Updated Aug 8, 2026
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Summary

  • Slack ranks #2 within the Communication category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of August 2026, 53% of organizations who have a vendor in the Communication category use Slack: up 4 percentage points from last year.
  • Slack has the highest adoption among micro-SMB companies (54%), compared to small-to-medium businesses (53%), mid-market (54%), and enterprise (52%).
  • 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%
41%
45%
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#1

Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB53%
Mid-market54%
Enterprise52%

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.

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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)
Jul 202641%45%Mid-Market, 44%52%54%53%
Jun 202637%45%Mid-Market, 44%52%53%53%
May 202638%46%Mid-Market, 44%50%53%53%
Apr 202635%46%Mid-Market, 45%49%53%53%
Mar 202632%47%Mid-Market, 45%49%53%53%
Feb 202637%48%Mid-Market, 45%49%52%53%
Jan 202634%48%Mid-Market, 45%48%52%53%
Dec 202540%48%Mid-Market, 45%49%51%53%
Nov 202538%48%Mid-Market, 45%48%51%53%
Oct 202538%49%Mid-Market, 45%49%51%52%
Sep 202543%49%Mid-Market, 46%48%50%52%
Aug 202548%50%Mid-Market, 46%46%50%51%
Jul 202542%50%Mid-Market, 46%45%49%49%
Jun 202537%54%Mid-Market, 46%46%48%48%
May 202532%55%Mid-Market, 46%47%48%48%
Apr 202542%55%Mid-Market, 46%47%48%48%
Mar 202537%55%Mid-Market, 47%50%48%46%
Feb 202533%55%Mid-Market, 47%47%48%45%
Jan 202530%55%Mid-Market, 47%46%48%45%
Dec 202431%57%Mid-Market, 47%47%48%45%
Nov 202428%59%Mid-Market, 46%47%48%45%
Oct 202433%62%Mid-Market, 46%52%48%45%
Sep 202437%65%Mid-Market, 47%52%48%44%
Aug 202437%64%Mid-Market, 47%49%47%43%

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