Teams, Slack, Google Workspace — each one is powerful. Each one becomes a mess without proper setup. We evaluate what fits your firm, configure it right, and connect it to your AI and security stack.
Live mockups of the three platforms we deploy most. This is what your team sees every day.
If your firm already uses or plans to use Microsoft 365, Teams is the obvious choice — it's already paid for. Chat, video calls, file sharing, and SharePoint all in one place. Deep integration with Outlook, Word, Excel, and Copilot AI.
Slack is the gold standard for teams that move fast and live in their tools. 2,400+ integrations — your CRM, accounting software, billing system, and AI tools all pipe notifications directly into Slack. Channel-first, searchable everything, and the fastest workflow automation of the three.
If your team lives in Gmail and Google Docs, Google Workspace brings it all together — Chat, Meet, Drive, and Gemini AI all from the same interface. Real-time document collaboration is the best in class. Great on any device, including phones, with zero setup.
Every firm is different. Here's the honest breakdown.
| Feature | 💬 Teams | ⚡ Slack | 🟣 LIAI.USSELF-HOSTED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Included in existing plan | ✓ M365 | Separate | Separate | ✓ All-in-one |
| Video meetings | ✓ Best | Huddles | ✓ Meet | ✓ Jitsi (self-host) |
| Real-time document collab | Good | Canvas | ✓ Best | ✓ Nextcloud |
| Third-party integrations | Hundreds | ✓ 2,400+ | Hundreds | ✓ Open API + custom |
| Built-in AI | Copilot (add-on) | Slack AI (add-on) | Gemini (included) | ✓ Ask Claude (incl.) |
| Hosted email + your domain | Exchange add-on | None | Workspace add-on | ✓ Included |
| Listserv / mailing lists | No | No | Groups | ✓ Mailman 3 |
| Mobile experience | ✓ Excellent | ✓ Best | ✓ Excellent | ✓ PWA + apps |
| Compliance / eDiscovery | ✓ Built in | Paid tier | ✓ Vault | ✓ Your servers |
| Data ownership | Microsoft cloud | Salesforce cloud | Google cloud | ✓ 100% yours |
| Guest / client access | ✓ Free | ✓ Connect | ✓ Free | ✓ Unlimited |
| Tailscale + RustDesk integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Native |
| Starting price / user / mo | $6 (M365 BP) | $7.25 | $6 (Business Starter) | Flat hosting no per-seat fee |
Pricing as of 2026. All platforms integrate with Tailscale secure networking and RustDesk remote access. LIAI.US runs on infrastructure we host and you own — one flat cost, no per-user billing.
Teams, Slack, and Google are great — and we deploy all three. But everything they sell as a monthly add-on, we already run on our own infrastructure. Same capabilities, hosted on servers you own, for a fraction of the per-user cost. See it running live →
Full Postfix + Dovecot mail server with webmail, IMAP/SMTP, autodiscover, DKIM/SPF, and per-user mailboxes on your own domain. No Microsoft or Google mailbox license per head.
Mailman 3 with web admin, searchable archives, and self-serve subscribe/unsubscribe. Announcements, client bulletins, and team broadcasts — managed, compliant, and yours.
Self-hosted file sync, real-time document editing, shared calendars, and team chat — built to your firm's structure. Your data never leaves servers you control.
Claude-powered assistant wired into your sites and tools, no extra per-seat AI subscription. Answer client questions, draft, and summarize from inside your own environment.
Tailscale mesh networking and self-hosted RustDesk remote access come standard — reach every machine securely from anywhere, with no exposed ports and no third-party relay fees.
Per-seat pricing punishes you for growing. We host the whole stack on infrastructure you own for a flat fee. Add staff, add clients, add lists — the price doesn't climb with your headcount.
Keep the platform your team already loves where it makes sense — and let us host the mail, lists, files, AI, and secure access underneath it. We'll show you exactly where the savings land.
Anyone can click "next next finish." We make it actually run your firm.
We look at your current tools, your team size, how you share files, and what you're paying. No assumptions.
One platform recommendation with a written rationale. Sometimes it's Teams. Sometimes Slack. We tell you why.
Channels built for your structure. Permissions set. AI wired in. Tailscale and RustDesk layered on for secure access from anywhere.
Your staff knows how to use it. You have a runbook. You own it. No lock-in to us.
Tell me a little about your firm and I'll give you a straight answer — no sales pitch, no upsell. Free 30-minute call.