Slack is Dead for Communities! Time to Migrate
Slack has updated its policies and said that they'll delete your content older than 1 year: https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/help/articles/29414264463635-Updates-to-message-and-file-history-on-free-workspaces .
Paid plans start at $8/per/month - which means if your community has 100 members, you will have to pay $800/mo to Slack.
Slack (and Discord) are chat-tools that work the best when you have < 50 active users and restrict you to chats. But there's a better option.
I am building a platform where you can build your own community. We are pre-launch but already have several communities already running (one with 400K+ users) and many are planning to migrate to us.
If you are looking for a better platform for your community, I'd like to talk to you. DM me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaustubhkatdare/ or X : https://x.com/thebigk .
I look forward to hearing from you.
The archive problem is what pushed me off Slack. Bettermode gave me searchable discussions, Q&A, and migration support without turning the community into another endless chat feed.
ou’re making a strong point about Slack/Discord limitations for growing communities—especially the cost scaling and lack of structured discussions. Building your own platform that already supports large communities (400K+ users) sounds like a solid opportunity, especially if you can combine chat + discoverability.
If you're developing this community platform as a SaaS, this could be a great way to validate positioning and traction early. There’s a competition where you can submit it — entry is $19 and winner gets a Tokyo trip + $500. Prize pool just opened at $0. Your odds are the best right now.
If you're working on something new, this could help 👀
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