Slack has confirmed that there will be a subscription price increase for the first time since the platform was launched in 2014.

The company says the increase will only affect users on the Pro subscription package and will come into effect on September 1.

Slack is also updating its Free subscription service to make it easier for users to try out new features.

A Slack blog post said: “A lot has changed in Slack – and the world – since we launched.

“Over the years, we’ve released so many innovations and expanded our offerings, including flexible tools to allow connection in more ways, robust security features, app integrations, workflows and much more.

“What some people may have once thought was ‘just another messaging app’ has now become the indispensable digital HQ for hundreds of thousands of customers, connecting their teams, tools and partners in one place.

“To reflect all of that added value and ensure that we can keep investing in innovation, today we are announcing our first price increase since we launched in 2014.”

The monthly pro subscription price will increase from $8 to $8.75 per user per month, and annual Pro subscriptions are rising from $6.67 to $7.25 per user per month.

Slack is offering current customers on an annual Pro subscription package the option to lock in the existing rate for another year by renewing before September 1.

The offer is also available to existing customers on a monthly package if they switch to an annual Pro subscription.

Free users’ subscriptions have expanded to include new features such as clips, which allow anyone to send audio, video and screen-share messages in direct messages and channels.

Slack is also simplifying its subscription limits by giving free users full access to the past 90 days of message history and file storage, rather than a 10,000-message limit and 5 GB of storage.

The collaboration firm was acquired by Salesforce in July last year, and a Slack director has since told UC Today that the firm has turned off its internal chat app for employees and switched to Slack.

 

 



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