JIRA vs Slack System Properties Comparison

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NameJIRA  Xexclude from comparisonSlack  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBug tracking and project planning tool available as cloud service and as commercial tool.Slack is a web-based platform for team communication.
CategoryProject Planning
Issue Management
Project Collaboration
DeveloperAtlassianSlack Technologies
Websiteatlassian.com/­software/­jiraslack.com
Technical documentationconfluence.atlassian.com/­display/­JIRA/­JIRA+Documentation
Social network pages
LinkedIn9,856followers
Twitter12,556followers
Facebook6,340likes
LinkedIn6,768followers
Twitter88,781followers
Initial release20022013
LicenseCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)
Web-based service (SaaS)
Web-based architectureyesyes
Programming languageJava
Operating systemsLinux
Solaris
Windows
Mobile appsnoAndroid
iOS
APIyesJava, RESTyesHTTP RPC-style methods
Multi-useryesyes
User rolesyesyespredefined roles
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAP
Password
NotificationsEmailEmail
Mobile push
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksyes
Recurring tasksno
Milestone trackingno
Task dependenciesyesvia "issue linking"
Critical path managementno
Critical chain managementno
Gantt chartsyesavailable via 3rd-party plugins
Pert chartsno
Baselinesno
Resource managementno
Resource levelingno
Time trackingyesavailable via 3rd-party plugins
Cost trackingyesavailable via 3rd-party plugins
Earned value managementno
Risk managementyesavailable via 3rd-party plugins
Scrum supportyeswith JIRA Agile add-on
Kanban supportyeswith JIRA Agile add-on
Project portfolio management yesavailable via 3rd-party plugins
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyes
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikino
Discussion forumyes
Online chatyes
Audio conferencingno
Video conferencingno
Screen sharingno
Calendar sharingno
Contact sharingno
Document sharingyes
File versioningno
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