Is Unthread cheaper than Plain?

For most accounts under typical category usage, the answer depends on tier. Unthread is in the freemium band (Free trial), while Plain is freemium (Free trial). At parity scale, the cheaper option can save 30–60% — but feature-for-feature swaps usually narrow the gap above the second tier.

Why isn't every option on this list?

This page surfaces 12 alternatives ranked by blended score. Apps just outside the top-12 typically have lower feature similarity (under 40%), thinner listings (audit under 65), or have flagged review-quality issues. If you have a specific app in mind, check the full Slack catalog for its profile.

How is the ranking built?

Three signals, weighted: feature similarity (45%) from N-gram match against Plain's feature signature, audit + rating (35%) blending listing quality with rolling 90-day rating, and review velocity (20%) tracking 30-day review additions normalized by category baseline. We don't accept paid placement and we publish the rules so you can audit them yourself.

When was this ranking last updated?

This page rebuilds daily. Source data — Plain's listing and the 12 alternatives' listings — is scraped every 24 hours. Audit scores re-run on the same cadence. If a rating shifts more than 0.05★ overnight, that's a real change in the marketplace, not a model artifact.

Can I track Plain alongside its alternatives in AppRanks?

Yes — that's the dashboard product. Add up to 12 competitors to any app you track, and AppRanks will surface daily ranking deltas, ad activity, keyword overlap, and rating-curve divergence. The free tier covers 1 app + 3 competitors. Try free →

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Alternatives to Plain

If Plain isn't the right fit, here are 12 Slack apps to look at next, ranked by audit score, rating, and review velocity. Daily-refreshed, no vendor money.

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	YOU'RE LEAVING Plain #1 in Sales	TOP PICK Unthread #1 in Customer Support	RANK #2 InMoment #2 in Customer Support	RANK #3 New Relic - EU #3 in Customer Support
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Alternatives to Plain

Three you should evaluate first.

Unthread

InMoment

New Relic - EU

Plain versus the top 3.

Plain

Unthread

InMoment

New Relic - EU

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9 more Slack alternatives to Plain

How these alternatives are ranked

Four reasons people leave.

Pricing has outgrown your usage

You need a feature outside the focus

Support response has slowed you down

Your scale has changed since you picked

Answers built from the data.

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