Team chat plus the email, files, office apps, video and projects Slack leaves to other subscriptions, in one workspace on U.S. servers we own. The independent Slack alternative, with team chat from $9.75 per user.
Slack Business+ went from $12.50 to $15 per user per month in June 2025, and every new hire adds another seat.
Slack's free plan hides messages after 90 days, and content older than one year is permanently deleted.
Slack doesn't include email, file storage or documents, so teams still pay for Google or Microsoft and often Zoom.
In 2024 Slack's privacy principles said customer data trained some machine-learning models unless an admin opted out by email.
Chat, email, calendar, files, an office suite, video and projects together, so there's one bill and one login.
A project manager and custom workflows come with Teams+, no add-on apps required.
Your messages and files stay on U.S. servers LiberationTek owns and are never sold, shared or used to train AI.
Teams of 10 or more get their own private cloud environment at the same per-user price.
Hub for Teams includes group and one-to-one chat and discussion rooms on Teams+, with video meetings and screen sharing on Teams+ Talk that guests join in the browser. Because chat lives next to your email, calendar and shared files, conversations and the documents they’re about stay in one place.






How Hub for Teams compares with Slack’s plans. Slack prices and limits are from Slack’s pricing page and help center, checked September 2026.
Features | Slack | |
|---|---|---|
Plan with team chat | $9.75/user/mo (Teams+) | $7.25/user/mo annual, $8.75 monthly (Pro) |
Upper business plan | $14.95/user/mo (Teams+ Talk, adds video) | $15/user/mo annual (Business+, up from $12.50 in June 2025) |
Free option | 30-day free trial | Free plan hides messages after 90 days; deletes content older than 1 year |
Team chat & channels | Group and one-to-one chat, discussion rooms | Channels and direct messages |
Video meetings | Teams+ Talk; guests join in the browser | Huddles on paid plans |
Business email | Included | Not included |
File storage & office suite | Included | Needs Google Drive, Microsoft 365 or similar |
Project management | Built in from Teams+ | Third-party apps |
Your data and AI | Never sold, shared or used to train AI | 2024 policy used customer data for some ML models unless an admin opted out |
Where data is stored | U.S. only, on LiberationTek-owned servers | Slack’s cloud |
Dedicated private cloud | Included at 10+ users | Shared multi-tenant platform |
Company | Independent, U.S.-owned and operated | Salesforce, Inc. |
Real customer reviews. LiberationTek is rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google and 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot (September 2026).
Try Hub for 30 days with the people who chat most.
Set up discussion rooms for each team or project.
Download your workspace data or files from Slack and upload them to Hub's file directory.
Once everyone is working in Hub, cancel Slack at renewal.
For small businesses that want team chat without paying for several separate tools, Hub for Teams combines chat and discussion rooms with business email, file storage, an office suite, video meetings and project management. It runs only on U.S. servers LiberationTek owns, includes team chat from $9.75 per user per month, and starts with a 30-day free trial.
Slack Pro is $7.25 per user per month billed annually or $8.75 billed monthly. Business+ is $15 per user per month billed annually or $18 monthly, after Slack raised it from $12.50 and $15 in June 2025. Enterprise+ pricing is by quote.
On Slack’s free plan you can only view and search the last 90 days of messages and files. Since August 26, 2024, Slack permanently deletes messages and files older than one year in free workspaces.
Yes. Hub for Teams includes group and one-to-one chat and discussion rooms on the Teams+ plan, and video meetings with screen sharing on Teams+ Talk. Guests can join calls in the browser without installing an app.
Chat history can’t be migrated from Slack. You can download your Slack workspace data or specific files, then upload them directly into your Hub for Teams file directory through the web interface or the desktop client.
Slack Pro costs less per user, but it only covers chat. Hub Teams+ is $9.75 per user per month and includes chat plus business email, file storage, an office suite and a project manager. A 10-person team paying for Slack Pro and Google Workspace Business Starter spends about $1,710 a year at list prices, compared with $1,170 for Hub Teams+.
No. Your messages and files stay on U.S. servers LiberationTek owns and operates, and they are never sold, shared with third parties or used to train AI.
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Updated September 11, 2026. Slack prices are from Slack’s pricing page and the June 2025 change from Slack’s announcement. Free plan limits are from Slack’s help center. The 2024 privacy-principles controversy was reported by TechCrunch. Google Workspace pricing is from Google. Annual totals are list-price math before taxes and add-ons; prices change, so confirm before buying.