Plain is the #14 ranked sales app on Slack, with a free plan available, as of Jul 28, 2026.
AppRanks data: Plain ranks #14 in Sales on Slack Marketplace, placing it in the top 7% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Plain is a newly-listed Slack app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Sales category on Slack Marketplace, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). The free tier lets you trial the entry feature set without committing a payment method. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical Slack Marketplace listing.
Pros
- +Free tier available — no card required to evaluate
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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About Plain
How Plain works
Your customers want support in Slack, but without the right infrastructure, it quickly becomes chaos with lost threads, unclear ownership, and no SLAs. That's why we built Plain—the AI-native customer infrastructure platform for B2B teams who want to move faster, automate intelligently, and deliver exceptional customer support. What you get with Plain: - Unified infrastructure. Track and resolve every customer interaction in one place, whether it's from Slack, email, Discord, in-app chat, or anywhere else, with full context and history. - Fully customizable AI. Build workflows where AI handles common questions, gathers context, and escalates complex issues. - Work 10x faster. Plain Sidekick learns your product and customers, helping you draft replies, answer questions, and handle batch operations. Sidekick can be installed and dispatched within Slack. - Turn tickets into strategy. Your support data becomes your richest source of product insights and revenue intelligence—revealing what customers need, where they struggle, and what drives growth. - Scale without adding headcount. Support more customers with the same team.
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Category rankings
As of Aug 3, 2026- Sales#14of 228Top 7%
- Customer Support#20of 310Top 7%
- Communication#60of 601Top 10%
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Competitors & alternatives
Plain doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked sales apps on Slack:
Where Plain stands in the Sales category
Plain ranks #14 of 228 apps in the Sales category, placing it in the top 7% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Plain?
Plain is an app for Slack. It is published on Slack Marketplace and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Sales category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space.
Is Plain free?
Plain does not offer a permanent free plan on Slack. Pricing starts at Paid, with a free trial. Trial availability and exact billing terms are mirrored from the live Slack listing and may change between refresh cycles, so always confirm the headline price on the source marketplace before installing.
Who uses Plain?
Plain is actively installed across Slack stores tracked by AppRanks. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Sales category on Slack.
Where does Plain rank on Slack?
Plain currently sits at position #14 in the Sales category on Slack. That places it in the top 6% of 228 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.