Stop Paying for Ghost Workspaces
Hidden Slack workspaces, inactive users, and duplicate accounts are silently draining your budget. Most companies have 2-3x more workspaces than IT knows about.
Common Slack Cost Issues
Workspace Sprawl
Teams create multiple Slack workspaces for different projects, leading to fragmented communication and duplicate license costs across departments.
Guest Account Proliferation
Single-channel guests accumulate over time. Each guest costs the same as a full member but with limited access, creating unnecessary expense.
Inactive User Retention
Employees who left months ago still have active licenses. Slack doesn't automatically deactivate users, causing ongoing charges for ghost accounts.
Storage Overages
Teams exceed included storage limits without realizing, triggering automatic monthly charges that can add 20-30% to base subscription costs.
How OptyStack Optimizes Your Slack Spend
Beyond cost savings—eliminate shadow IT, improve security, and gain full visibility
Shadow IT Detection
Identify unauthorized Slack workspaces created by employees outside IT approval. Discover hidden costs and security risks from unmanaged instances.
Detect 100% of workspaces
Automated User Cleanup
Automatically flag inactive users and duplicate accounts. Get recommendations to deactivate licenses for employees who haven't logged in for 90+ days.
Save 15-20% on licenses
Workspace Consolidation
Identify opportunities to merge multiple workspaces into a single organization-wide instance, reducing per-workspace fees and improving collaboration.
Reduce workspace count by 40%
Compliance Monitoring
Track data retention policies, guest access, and compliance add-ons. Ensure you're only paying for features you actually use and need.
Optimize compliance costs
The Hidden Slack Workspace Problem
On average, companies have 2-3x more Slack workspaces than IT knows about. Employees create workspaces for projects, departments, or side initiatives without approval. Each workspace can cost $6-12 per user/month, and unmanaged workspaces pose security and compliance risks.
67% of companies have shadow Slack workspaces
Real Slack Optimization Results
Scenario
A 200-person company discovers 3 separate Slack workspaces
OptyStack Solution
OptyStack identifies all workspaces, inactive users, and duplicate licenses across instances
Outcome
Consolidated to 1 workspace, removed 47 inactive users, saved $4,100/month
Scenario
Finance team notices unexpected Slack charges increasing monthly
OptyStack Solution
OptyStack analysis reveals storage overages and 23 guest accounts that should be external collaborators
Outcome
Eliminated overage charges, converted guests to proper external access, saved $1,800/month
Scenario
IT discovers employees created unauthorized Slack workspaces
OptyStack Solution
OptyStack's shadow IT detection identifies all workspaces, including unapproved ones
Outcome
Brought 5 shadow workspaces under IT control, improved security posture, saved $2,400/month
Slack Alternatives
Other tools to consider
Cost Optimization
Identify unused licenses, optimize tier selections, and eliminate duplicate subscriptions to reduce your Slack spend by 20-35%.
Shadow IT Discovery
Discover unauthorized Slack deployments and competing tools across your organization to consolidate spend and improve security.
Contract Optimization
Analyze usage patterns, right-size subscriptions, and negotiate better terms with Slack based on actual organizational needs.