Skype vs Flock

There's a good chance that whoever you're trying to reach has Skype already set up and familiar with it, avoiding the hassle of installing and getting to know new software.

You can show your whole desktop, a select part of the screen or a specific window over Skype.

There's software for Windows, Mac & Linux and apps are available on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone.

You can hold video calls with up to 10 people.

A stripped down, minimalist version of Skype is available for Linux.

Skype allows you to send any files (MP3s, images, text, etc.) by simply dragging and dropping then in the chat window making it simple to share things with colleagues.

Starting at $5/mo you can get a Skype number.

With Skype Credit bought or a subscription, you can send SMS and make direct calls.

They have apps for Windows, Mac, Chrome, iOS, Android and web interface. And all the chat sessions are always on sync.

It is half the price of Slack and full of nice features like polls, assign to do's, etc.

Unlike its rivals, it not only allows you to receive events, but also allows you to push content to it and receive various user action events.

Moving a team or organization to flock does not require any setup from the company's IT team. At max, what might be required would be to whitelist their domain in case the organization's IT team has gotten external domains blocked. You can simply download Flock and invite others in your organization by using their email ids in order to start collaborating. That's all there is in the name of setup.

Most of its features are free, even video conferences. But also they have a Pro version with unlimited chat history, Active Directory integration among other things.

There is no limit on the number of groups or of group members. Similarly, within a team you can have unlimited members. There is no limit of number of teams too.

Flock is offering an app that is faster than Slack.

For every team, the permissions and restrictions can easily be set over the participating members and the conversations they are having.

Posting messages is more fun with them in addition to emojis.

There are multiple options like slash commands, message buttons, chat buttons, attachment picker etc., where the integrations can surface inside the native app. This greatly eases the discoverability of a integration, making it really easy for the team members to find and use the integrations.