Signup Here for the Survey Findings Webinar The polling phase of 2H19 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS) isn't over yet, but with already ~900 CIOs and other high-level enterprise IT decision makers having already participated in the last two weeks - including nearly the entire Fortune 100 and nearly ~40% of the F500 - there are some obvious forward-looking trends that have emerged that clearly benefit one company, at the detriment of another company. One such case, that seems rather contrarian to both Sand Hill and Wall Street consensus is the Slack data for 2H - which paints a picture of slowing growth among the largest organizations in the world, as Microsoft Teams accelerates among these same biggest of IT buyers. Thus far, among All respondents within the Productivity Applications sector (N=581) of ETR’s 2H19 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS)… forward-looking 2H enterprise spending intentions* for Slack are decelerating significantly versus this time last year (2H18), and versus just three months ago (APR19) – while Microsoft Teams continue to lead the sector. Slack’s 2H19 Net score currently stands at 28%, which represents a drop of -45% versus 2H18 and a drop of -26% versus just three months ago .

Inversely, Microsoft Teams boasts a 2H19 Net score of 67%, which is essentially identical to three months ago and 8% better than where it stood for 2H18.

Among respondents employed by Giant Public & Private organizations** (GPP), this negative phenomenon of 2H deceleration for Slack does not improve (vs. All respondents) – while Microsoft Teams spending intentions are even higher on an absolute basis - and the acceleration year over year actually intensifies amongst these bigger buyers of IT. Slack’s forward-looking 2H19 Net score among Giant Public & Private organizations currently stands at 26%, which represents a drop of -53% versus 2H18 and a drop of -41% versus just three months ago .

Inversely, Microsoft Teams boasts a 2H19 Net score among Giant Public & Private organizations of 71%, which is essentially identical to three months ago and 20% better than where it stood for 2H18.

128 Giant Public and Private organizations indicated a 2H spending intention for Microsoft Teams. One third of those (42) are also Slack customers – and among these shared customers, Slack has a 2H Net score of -2.4%. Since July 2018, the number of Giant Public & Private customers shared by Microsoft Teams and Slack has grown 68%, and simultaneously over the past year, Slack’s Net score in these shared accounts has dropped from 56% to -2.4%.

When examining what has changed in respondents’ Slack spending intentions versus one year ago and three months ago, it becomes apparent that 'Decrease' and 'Replacing' indications have risen versus simply just an increase in those indicating a 'Flat' spend, which is common of companies that have become pervasive quickly and/or subscription-based companies. Simultaneously, Adoption rates are slowing into 2H19. This is true among All respondents and Giant Public and Private organization respondents. Nearly 1 out of every 5 Slack respondents employed by Giant Public & Private organizations indicated they are either Decreasing spend on Slack -6% or worse in 2H/1H or that they intend to Replace Slack in 2H19. This has nearly tripled in the last 12 months. Adoption rates of Slack by Giant Public and Private organizations are slowing into 2H19 – less than half of what they once were just 12 months ago. Inversely, Microsoft Teams leads the space, as nearly 1 out of every 5 Giant Public and Private organizations that responded on Teams indicated it will be a 'brand new' Adoption for them in 2H19.

59% of Giant Public and Private organizations in the study indicated they currently utilize or plan to adopt Microsoft Teams in 2H19. This represents the highest marketshare in the space and an acceleration of 28% versus this time last year. Slack stands at 33% marketshare among these largest of IT buyers – which is essentially flat versus three months ago and year over year.

68 respondents thus far, have indicated their organizations plan to Adopt Microsoft Teams in 2H19 – while 8 respondents indicated their organizations plan to Replace Slack in 2H19. The most common singular reason as to WHY is the same for either adopting Teams or replacing Slack… “Compatibility with our organization’s existing IT skills.”