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What your team tools really cost, and what to do about it
Pricing breakdowns, migration guides and honest comparisons for teams that run on chat and tickets. Written by the team building TeamLayer.
"Content older than one year will be deleted starting October 29th, 2026": what Slack's email actually means
Slack is emailing free workspaces a deletion date. Here is what gets deleted, why your date differs from everyone else's, how to check yours, and what to export before it passes.
Jira alternatives in 2026: what teams move to, and why
Ten Jira alternatives with real prices and the specific reason teams pick each one. Plus the honest cases where leaving Jira is a mistake.
Slack alternatives in 2026: an honest comparison for small teams
Nine Slack alternatives with real prices, real trade-offs and the specific team each one suits. Including the one we build, and the cases where you should stay on Slack.
The Slack and Jira integration: what it actually connects, and what it quietly does not
The Jira app for Slack sends notifications and creates issues from messages. It does not merge the two systems. Here is exactly where the seam is, and what it costs you.
Jira pricing in 2026: the part of the bill nobody forecasts
Jira is free for 10 users and tiered per user above that. The forecast breaks on the eleventh hire, on Confluence, and on the Marketplace apps that make Jira usable.
Slack pricing in 2026: what a 10-person team actually pays
Slack's list price is per user, per month. Your invoice is not. Here is the real arithmetic for teams of 5, 10, 25 and 50, including the costs the pricing page does not show.