9 Best Slack Integrations To Work Faster

Slack is a tool that has largely reinvented the way people communicate in the workplace. Before over 12 million people were using Slack to communicate on a daily basis, disparate ways of connecting via email, Skype, GChat, and apps like Microsoft Teams were the tools keeping workplaces together.

The issue there is that one workplace often used multiple tools, and it was difficult to get one team to commit to a specific form of communication — this issue becomes especially apparent when you’re only speaking digitally, as is the case for remote workers. That’s where Slack Integrations come into play.

Slack’s building blocks are channels, which are basically groups that individuals can be added into to help share information. Groups can be made for teams, campaigns, or for specific classifications of messages, like urgent. In Slack, you can also direct message individuals, which makes things simple when you’re just trying to send information to one person.

Another advantage of Slack is that you can utilize Slack Connect to work with teams at other companies. This is great if you’re working with a creative team or PR firm doing project based work — now you don’t even have to leave Slack to communicate with them. Overall, Slack is a great way to cut down on emails, but lacks some of the functionality of a more robust project management tool. Thankfully, Slack integrations can help you work remotely and connect all of your tools. Here are some of our favorites.

1. Hive and Slack Integration

Slack is great for daily communication, but when it comes to advanced planning and campaign management capabilities, Hive reigns supreme. With Hive’s powerful project management tool, you can utilize flexible project views like Gantt, Kanban and calendar to plan projects, connect with over 1,000 integrations, and monitor action via high-powered analytics.

The Hive and Slack integration is great because you can pull your Slack messages, channels and windows into Hive itself. To set up Slack for Hive, visit your Hive Apps page and click on the Slack toggle. Once you input your Slack login information, you’ll be able to connect the two apps. 

Not only will you be able to send and receive Slack messages from Hive, but you’ll also be able to use the “/Hive” action command in Slack, which will create and automatically assign an action to the person you’re conversing with.

How To Get It: Download the Hive x Slack Integration

2. Zoom and Slack Integration

As one of the most widely used video conferencing softwares and the MVP of quarantine, it makes sense that there would be an integration between Zoom and Slack. With the Zoom and Slack integration, you can easily start Zoom video meetings and calls straight from a Slack message, channel, or private group using the “/zoom” command.

A few other commands you can use in Slack to trigger Zoom:

• “/zoom meeting [topic]” – Start a meeting with a topic
• “/zoom join [meeting ID/personal link name]” – Join specific meeting with ID
• “/zoom join [me]” – Join a meeting using your personal Zoom room
• “/zoom call [phone number]” – Start a phone call with a contact or phone number

How To Get It: Download the Zoom x Slack Integration

3. Dropbox and Slack Integration

Dropbox is a widely used file-hosting service utilized by over 14 million customers around the world. Initially founded in 2008, Dropbox rose to prominence as an all-in-one solution for cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. Dropbox Integrates with many workplace tools, but Slack is one of the most useful shortcuts for daily work. 

The Slack and Dropbox integration is so helpful because you can actually start a Slack conversation from Dropbox itself throughout the proofing and approval process. You can also send Dropbox files to individuals or channels in Slack from Dropbox with a few clicks, which makes collaboration seamless. Finally, you can save content shared in Slack to a Dropbox folder in an instant, which is hugely helpful for teams that don’t want to keep switching back between each tool.

How To Get It: Download the Slack x Dropbox Integration

4. Google Drive and Slack Integration

Google Drive is used by millions around the world as part of the Gmail suite. With Google Drive, you can create, send, and store documents, spreadsheets and presentations that anyone can access (you can customize your permissions based on the item you want to share).

This Google Drive and Slack integration allows you to create new Google Docs, Sheets and Files, import an existing file from Drive into a Slack message, search directly for Google files shared in Slack, automatically grant access to the shared files, and get updates on changes made to Google files directly in Slack. Similar to the Dropbox integration, the Google Drive integration will be your go-to if the Google suite is already part of your day-to-day.

How To Get It: Download the Slack x Google Drive Integration

5. Google Calendar and Slack Integration

Another day, another Google integration. It’s not shocking that Slack seamlessly connects to Google Calendar, as it’s the source of all scheduling knowledge for most people who use Gmail (which is about 1.2 billion people).

This Google Calendar and Slack integration lets you easily create an event right from Slack using the shortcuts button, automatically sync your calendar with your Slack status to tell people when you’re in a meeting, get notified when an event is starting soon on Slack, or respond directly to event invitations. This integration is ideal if you’re someone who needs help keeping track of meetings or commitments throughout the day — it’ll remind you before a meeting starts and help you stay prepared.

How To Get It: Download the Slack x Google Calendar Integration

6. Hubspot and Slack Integration

If you work in marketing, chances are that you’ve had experience with Hubspot at some point in your career. This inbound marketing, sales and customer service tool helps companies track things like free trials, signups, demo requests, and more. Things like email sequences and newsletters can also be sent out via Hubspot, which makes it a great all-around tool for marketers.

A few of the ways Hubspot and Slack work together include the ability to add a task or ticket directly from Slack, receive notifications in Slack when someone submits a form on your site, or choose from a variety of slash commands that enhance your Hubspot experience. These commands allow you to search for an object and post the results in Slack. Some of them include:

• “/hs-search-contact” – To search for a relevant Hubspot contact
• “/hs-search-company” – To search for relevant Hubspot company
• “/hs-search-ticket” – To search for relevant Hubspot ticket

How To Get It: Download the Slack x Hubspot Integration

7. Icebreakers For Slack

When you’re working remotely, or onboarding someone remotely, as many of us have been doing over the last five months, it’s crucial to find fun and light ways to continue to connect with coworkers. Icebreakers for Slack is a fun way to do that. 

Who said you can’t replicate classic –and fun– icebreakers in a virtual setting? This integration prompts individuals to share facts, statistics, and answer questions about themselves, which is a light and easy way to stay connected to coworkers. The answers will be shared on Slack via Icebreakers. You can also play games, like trivia, with other coworkers over this app. It’s a blast.

How To Get It: Download the Icebreakers For Slack Integration

8. Zapier and Slack Integration

Zapier is an amazing tool that passes information between thousands of apps, so you can automate your workflow and waste less time on redundant tasks. With the Slack and Zapier Integration, you can automatically move information between Slack and the other apps you use everyday. This means Zapier can transform Slack from a basic communication channel to your team’s central command hub.

What are some of the things you can do with Zapier and Slack? Set up an automation (called a Zap) to post information from thousands of apps right into your Slack feed. This means you can set up RSS feeds, form responses, or even tasks to flow right into a channel on Slack.

Do you run an eCommerce business? Create a Zap with your sales platform to display all new orders right in Slack. These are just a couple of examples, but you can see how Zapier is a game-changer for any Slack user.

How to get it: Download the Zapier and Slack Integration

9. Clockwise and Slack Integration

Clockwise is a smart calendar assistant that helps you free up time so you can focus on the most important things during your workday. To do this, Clockwise automatically moves your meetings to create blocks of free time, all based on the schedule preferences you’ve set for your own workday. And with the Clockwise Slack App, you can bring this time management to your messaging platform as well.

To use Clockwise for Slack, you first need to install and sign up through the Clockwise chrome extension, and then integrate your account using the Slack app. This integration will automatically sync your calendar to your Slack status, sending messages to team members when you’re in a meeting. It also turns on “Do Not Disturb” during specific times, helping you avoid distracting Slack messages when you’re trying to focus. It’s everything you need for smart calendar management, right in Slack.

How to get it: Create a Clockwise account online and connect to Slack

These are just a few of our favorite Slack integrations and apps that can help keep your team connected during this time of remote work. Do you have any that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.