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Internal communications and intranet · October 2026 Edition

Slack vs Google Sites

Zero of fourteen models named Slack first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Sites. Slack was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Google Sites by nine and Slack carries 17 labels and Google Sites 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Slack

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

Google Sites

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share9%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate18%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.

Labels1711A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Slack reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Simpplr was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Teams vs Slack · Microsoft Teams vs Google Sites · Simpplr vs Slack

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the internal communications and intranet page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

SlackFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Sites

Direct001 against Google Sites

Paraphrase50

Comparative00

Budget-constrained03

Scale-constrained001 against Slack

Negative002 against Slack · 1 against Google Sites

Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Slack and Google Sites stood in it.

Model	Direct	Paraphrase	Comparative	Budget-constrained	Scale-constrained	Negative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B

Slack

Google Sites

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Slack on the left and Google Sites on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Slack and Google Sites stood in it.

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Claude Haiku 4.5ThoughtFarmer alternatives: Interact, LumApps, Simpplr

GPT-5.4 miniWorkvivo alternatives: Haystack, Jostle, Microsoft SharePoint, Oak Engage, ThoughtFarmer

Gemini 3.5 FlashSimpplr alternatives: Happeo, Powell Intranet, Workvivo, hubley

Perplexity SonarSimpplr alternatives: Blink, Happeo, Microsoft SharePoint, Workvivo

Grok 4.1 FastSimpplr, Workvivo alternatives: Blink, Interact, Staffbase, ThoughtFarmer

Mistral SmallMicrosoft SharePoint alternatives: Interact, MyHub Intranet

DeepSeek V4 FlashInteract alternatives: Happeo, Jostle, Simpplr, Staffbase

Llama 4 MaverickThoughtFarmer alternatives: ClickUp, Interact, SAP SuccessFactors

Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Viva alternatives: Atlassian Confluence, BambooHR, Lattice, Notion, Weyland

Kimi K2Simpplr alternatives: Blink, Happeo, Jostle

GLM 4.7 FlashXMangoApps alternatives: Simpplr, Workvivo

MiniMax M2.5ThoughtFarmer alternatives: ClickUp, Interact, MangoApps, SAP SuccessFactors, SharePoint Intranet-in-a-Box

GPT-6 LunaSimpplr alternatives: Microsoft SharePoint, Staffbase, Workvivo

Muse Glimmer 30BThoughtFarmer alternatives: Happeo, Interact, MangoApps, Simpplr, Staffbase

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.

Small business

Slack leads by eleven points.

Slack#1 of 16

Google Sites#3 of 16

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Slack leads by four points.

Slack#5 of 18

Google Sites#8 of 18

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Slack leads by three points.

Slack#7 of 16

Google Sites#– of 16

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Slack

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“1. Slack (Salesforce) - Best for: Companies prioritizing real-time collaboration and ecosystem integrations” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“If you want a single recommendation, Slack is the safest default for a mid-sized B2B company” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“Use Microsoft Teams (if you are on M365) or Slack (if you are on Google/Hybrid)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Google Sites

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“it should be avoided if you are trying to build a true, scaled company-wide intranet” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative

“find Google Sites too clunky” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative

“If you already pay for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365: Use Google Sites or SharePoint. It costs $0 extra” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

“For non-technical teams: Start with Google Sites (free)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice

“the strongest low-cost choice is usually Google Sites” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice

Also compared

Microsoft Teams vs Slack Microsoft Teams vs Google Sites Simpplr vs Slack Simpplr vs Google Sites Microsoft SharePoint vs Slack Microsoft SharePoint vs Google Sites Connecteam vs Slack Connecteam vs Google Sites Slack vs ThoughtFarmer Slack vs Workvivo ThoughtFarmer vs Google Sites Workvivo vs Google Sites All twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full internal communications standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.