A Slack alternative

Slack is a full work platform. SetSay focuses on the conversation: channels, direct messages, files, search, pins, and mentions in the browser.
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What SetSay covers
The parts of team chat most teams use every day.
Channels and direct messages
Team channels for projects, private channels for smaller groups, and direct messages for two people.
Files in the thread
Attach a file to a message and preview images, PDFs, markdown, and CSVs in the chat.
Search for messages and files
Search the workspace by a word or a filename and jump to a date in a channel.
Pins and mentions
Pin a message, and mention a teammate or a channel when you need attention.
Threads and reactions
Reply in a thread to keep side discussions together and react with an emoji.
Hosted in the browser
Sign in and start talking, with nothing to install.
How to move one channel
Start with the project room people already read.
1. Pick one active channel
Choose the project room the team uses most.
2. Create it in SetSay
Use the same name so people recognize it.
3. Invite that group
Tell them it is a one week trial.
4. Post the next decision there
If the team stays, move the next channel.
SetSay and Slack
Both cover channels, direct messages, and files. Slack adds huddles and a large app directory. SetSay concentrates on the conversation and comes with the other DataBorders apps.
Huddles and meetings
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Slack
App directory and workflow automation
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Slack
Included with the other DataBorders apps
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Slack
Capability
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Slack
Channels and direct messages
Files, search, pins, and mentions
Huddles and meetings
App directory and workflow automation
Included with the other DataBorders apps

Slack alternative FAQ

What SetSay covers and how to switch.

For channels, direct messages, and files, it can be. Teams that rely on huddles, workflow automation, or the app directory can keep Slack for those jobs.

Create the channels you still use and invite the people who work in them. Bring forward the decisions that are still in force and leave the archive in Slack.

Yes. Move one project first so the team can compare the two side by side.

In the thread where they are discussed. See share files in chat.

Yes. Launch the demo from this page to explore channels and messaging in your browser.
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