Slack notification noise and per-seat pricing become costly at scale
Growing teams using Slack face two compounding problems: notification misalignment that creates alert fatigue, and pricing that scales linearly with headcount regardless of usage intensity. Notification controls lack the granularity needed to filter meaningfully across many channels. At 50+ seats, the cost justification becomes harder to defend compared to alternatives.
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