Productivity & collaboration suites
Slack App Directory vs Zoom App Marketplace
Slack App Directory and Zoom App Marketplace both compete in productivity & collaboration suites. Here is how they compare on the factors that decide where a developer should build — authentication, complexity, review, monetization, and merchant of record.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Slack Technologies, LLC | Zoom Communications, Inc. |
| Ecosystem | Productivity & collaboration suites | Productivity & collaboration suites |
| Category | Workspace | Workspace |
| Primary auth | OAuth 2.0 | OAuth 2.0 |
| Also supports | Webhook | Webhook, JWT |
| Complexity | Moderate (L2) | Moderate (L2) |
| Security review | Required | Required |
| Integration types | Bot, Workflow action, Connector | Embedded app, Bot, Connector, Widget |
| Monetization | Free, Paid app, Usage-based | Free, Paid app, Usage-based |
| Onboarding fee | $0 | $0 |
| Commission | 0% direct; billing handled by developer | 0% direct; billing handled by developer |
| Merchant of Record | Developer is MoR | Developer is MoR |
| AI agents / bots | Supported | Supported |
| Example apps | Google Drive for Slack, Asana for Slack, Zoom for Slack | Miro for Zoom, Slido, Asana for Zoom |
| API rate limits | Tiered rate limits per method, enforced per workspace and per app. | Per-account rate limits vary by API category and Zoom plan. |
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Which should you choose?
- Lower complexity: both at level 2/4.
- Security review: both require a formal review.
- AI agents: both explicitly support AI agents.