From the beginning of September, both the monthly and annual Pro plans will increase in price, while free users will see changes to message retention policies. Credit: Slack Popular enterprise messaging platform Slack has announced it will be increasing the price of its Pro plan for the first time, while also making significant changes to its Free plan. From September 1, monthly Pro subscriptions will increase 9%, from $8 to $8.75 per user, per month, and annual Pro subscriptions will increase 8%, from $6.67 to $7.25 per user, per month. Customers wanting to remain on the existing annual Pro price of $6.67 a month for another year can do so by renewing an existing annual plan before September 1, or by upgrading a monthly Pro plan to an annual plan before the same date. Companies currently on Slack’s $12.50 per month Business Plus, or custom enterprise plans will not be affected by the price increases. What’s changing for Free users? Changes to Slack’s free offering will also come into effect from September 1. Currently, users of the free plan have a 10,000-message limit and 5GB of file storage. Moving forward, free users will instead have full access to their message history and file storage for the past 90 days. There will also be expanded access to premium features such as ‘Clips’, a video and audio messaging tool that lets users send short recordings to colleagues via direct messages or into channels. Free teams can also now set a custom retention period for their messages and files. In a blog post outlining the changes, Slack said that the price increases reflect the value that has been added to the platform since it was first launched in 2014 and helps to “ensure that [Slack] can keep investing in innovation.” Related content news Microsoft once again under fire over cloud software licensing Spanish startups are the latest to accuse the company of anti-competitive practices. By John Leyden May 09, 2024 4 mins Regulation Microsoft Azure Microsoft 365 news Businesses lack AI strategy despite employee interest — Microsoft survey Microsoft’s fourth annual Work Trend Index survey shows that workers are coming to grips with generative AI tools, but leaders aren’t convinced they have a proper deployment strategy in place. By Matthew Finnegan May 08, 2024 6 mins Microsoft Generative AI IT Skills news analysis Apple Silicon sets scene for a new AI ecosystem With its new iPads, Apple presses home the message that Apple Silicon is built for AI. By Jonny Evans May 08, 2024 12 mins Apple Generative AI iPad news The CHIPS Act money: A timeline of grants to chipmakers The Department of Commerce is divvying up $52 billion in the hopes of spurring on-shore chip manufacturing in the US. Here's what's been allocated and where the money is going. By Lucas Mearian May 08, 2024 5 mins CPUs and Processors Government Manufacturing Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe