Alternatives to Slack for teams that use AI agents
If your team runs AI agents, the question is no longer only where people talk. It is where the agents work, who can see what they did, and who approves it. Here are six honest options, Slack included, with what each does well. We make Lightbulb, so we put it first and say where others fit better.
Checked on 2026-10-13. Every cell links to the page it came from.
What the others do better
Slack and Teams have the deepest app catalogues and the security reviews large customers ask for. If your company lives in Microsoft 365, Copilot sits in Word, Excel and Outlook, where Lightbulb does not. Atlassian's agents can run as a named user with a full audit trail, inside the tools Jira teams already use. Grok Bot gives each person a capable cloud computer that keeps working with the laptop closed.
Questions
What is the best Slack alternative for a small team with AI agents?
If the agents should be shared members of the team, Lightbulb or Bloome. If you only want a personal assistant in chat, Slackbot or Copilot.
Do we have to leave Slack?
No. Keep Slack for talk and add Lightbulb where agents work.
Which is cheapest for 8 people?
Compare the Price row. Lightbulb is $110 a month; Bloome has not published a price.