The best slack.green alternatives

People leave slack.green for Teams support, free local input, or more than three hosted workspaces. Idle Pilot supports Slack or Teams one at a time. Stay Green On Teams offers account-dependent coverage, with roughly four-hour stretches requiring Teams and extension use for Token Protection accounts. Green Dotter is free locally; Presence Scheduler lists up to 20 workspaces, but its pages conflict and closed/off operation is unverified. Stay with slack.green for its Slack-only hosted plan or self-hosted CLI.

Disclosure: Idle Pilot wrote this page and makes one of the tools on it. Vendor facts come from each vendor's own site, checked October 2026. Idle Pilot is not affiliated with slack.green.

Why people switch from slack.green

It does not support Microsoft Teams. Both slack.green's hosted service and its self-hosted CLI are for Slack. Its vendor explicitly says it covers Slack only.
There is a trial, but no ongoing free plan listed. The hosted plan costs $3.99 per month or $23.99 per year after a 14-day trial without a card. The self-hosted CLI costs $78.99 once.
The hosted plan covers up to three workspaces. If you need more Slack workspaces on a hosted plan, that cap matters. The CLI lists no workspace limit, but it runs on your own Mac, Linux machine, or server.

At a glance

Checked October 2026 on each vendor's own site. Prices and features can change.
Tool	Type	Laptop closed	Price
slack.green	Cloud presence tool	Hosted plan: yes, per the vendor. sg-cli runs where you install it, so on a laptop it stops when the laptop shuts down.	$3.99 per month or $23.99 per year
Idle Pilot	Cloud presence tool	Yes: it runs in the cloud, so the laptop can be closed, asleep, or off	$9 per month or $60 per year
Stay Green On Teams	Cloud presence tool	Yes, per the vendor: it works with the laptop closed, asleep, or off.	$3.99 per month; $29.99 advertised per year (billing text conflicts)
Green Dotter	Software mouse jiggler	Lid-closed operation is not documented; the computer must stay on and awake. It cannot work while asleep or off.	Free; optional Pro from $12.99 once
NeverAwayTeams	Software mouse jiggler	Lid-closed operation is not documented; the computer must stay on and awake. It cannot work while asleep or off.	Free; Pro from €1 per month
Presence Scheduler	Cloud presence tool	Vendor pages conflict; closed/off operation is not verified. Its FAQ requires an open Slack client and an awake computer; the extension listing mentions server fallback.	$3 per month (one-year minimum) or $250 once

The alternatives

1. Idle Pilot

Idle Pilot maintains Slack or Microsoft Teams availability from the cloud during saved Work Hours.

Runs on: Cloud. Set up once in desktop Chrome with the Idle Pilot extension
Keeps Teams or Slack Available: Yes: Slack or Microsoft Teams, one account at a time
Laptop closed: Yes: it runs in the cloud, so the laptop can be closed, asleep, or off
Price: $9 per month or $60 per year

Why it fits: Idle Pilot lets you use Slack or Microsoft Teams, switching platforms while keeping presence tied to saved Work Hours from the cloud. The laptop can be closed, asleep, or off after linking once with its extension in desktop Chrome.

Watch out: At $9 per month or $60 per year after a 3-day free trial without a card, it costs more than slack.green and covers one Slack workspace or one Teams account at a time.

Idle Pilot pricing

2. Stay Green On Teams

Cloud service that keeps a Microsoft Teams presence connection open from its servers on the days and hours you choose.

Runs on: Cloud servers; setup uses a Chrome extension with Teams open in the browser
Keeps Teams or Slack Available: Teams: yes, per the vendor; full coverage for personal and most work accounts, partial for accounts with Conditional Access Token Protection. Slack is a sister product.
Laptop closed: Yes, per the vendor: it works with the laptop closed, asleep, or off.
Price: $3.99 per month; $29.99 advertised per year (billing text conflicts)

Why it fits: For a move to Teams, this vendor advertises cloud presence with the laptop closed, asleep, or off, but Token Protection accounts get roughly four-hour stretches requiring periodic Teams and extension use. It lists $3.99 per month and a 14-day trial without a card.

Watch out: It advertises $29.99 per year, but the annual card also says $47.88 billed annually; checkout billing is unverified, so confirm the final total.

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3. Green Dotter

Free Mac and Windows auto clicker and mouse jiggler that wiggles the mouse or clicks an area you choose, with a weekly scheduler in beta.

Runs on: macOS 11 or later (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
Keeps Teams or Slack Available: Its FAQ says yes for Slack and Teams while a session runs, depending on your Teams setup, and that mouse movement alone is often not enough for Slack.
Laptop closed: Lid-closed operation is not documented; the computer must stay on and awake. It cannot work while asleep or off.
Price: Free; optional Pro from $12.99 once

Why it fits: For a free local option on Mac or Windows, Green Dotter has no account requirement and includes a weekly scheduler in beta. Its FAQ describes clicking within Slack and qualifies Teams behavior by your setup.

Watch out: It requires an awake, signed-in computer, pauses at screen lock, and needs a carefully chosen click target to avoid unintended actions.

Green Dotter website Idle Pilot vs Green Dotter Green Dotter alternatives

4. NeverAwayTeams

Portable Windows app that sends a tiny mouse or key signal when you stop typing so Teams stays Available; Pro opens and closes Teams on a schedule.

Runs on: Windows 10 and Windows 11
Keeps Teams or Slack Available: Teams: yes, per the vendor, while the PC is on and awake. It says presence works whichever chat app you use; it does not name Slack.
Laptop closed: Lid-closed operation is not documented; the computer must stay on and awake. It cannot work while asleep or off.
Price: Free; Pro from €1 per month

Why it fits: For Teams on Windows without a cloud subscription, NeverAwayTeams is free for one device without a time limit. It sends a small mouse or keyboard signal and needs no installer, admin rights, or account.

Watch out: The PC must stay on and awake, Slack is not named, and weekly scheduling needs Pro, from €1 per month.

NeverAwayTeams website Idle Pilot vs NeverAwayTeams NeverAwayTeams alternatives

5. Presence Scheduler

Slack presence service, formerly Slack Presence, that sets your presence to auto through a Slack app, with an optional Chrome extension.

Runs on: Web service for Slack; optional extension for desktop Google Chrome
Keeps Teams or Slack Available: Slack only. It says the Slack API calls stop Away while Slack is open, but you will likely still show offline without its Chrome extension. No Microsoft Teams.
Laptop closed: Vendor pages conflict; closed/off operation is not verified. Its FAQ requires an open Slack client and an awake computer; the extension listing mentions server fallback.
Price: $3 per month (one-year minimum) or $250 once

Why it fits: If you need more hosted Slack workspaces, Presence Scheduler lists up to 20 on paid plans, plus 12 months of presence history. Its subscription is $3 per month with a one-year minimum, or $250 once for lifetime access.

Watch out: Vendor pages conflict: the FAQ requires Slack open and the computer awake, while the extension listing claims server fallback with Chrome closed; closed/off operation is unverified, and its Slack app is visible in the workspace.

Presence Scheduler website Idle Pilot vs Presence Scheduler Presence Scheduler alternatives

When slack.green is still the right choice

slack.green still fits if you only use Slack and want a hosted service for up to three workspaces at $3.99 per month or $23.99 per year, with a 14-day trial without a card. It costs less than Idle Pilot and, per its vendor, keeps working when the laptop is off. Its $78.99 self-hosted CLI is also an advantage if you want tokens on your own Mac or Linux machine and can keep that machine running.

slack.green sources

FAQ

What is the best slack.green alternative?

Idle Pilot supports Slack or Teams from the cloud, one workspace or account at a time. Stay Green On Teams offers a lower monthly price for Teams, but Token Protection accounts need Teams and extension use roughly every four hours. Presence Scheduler lists up to 20 workspaces; its FAQ requires Slack open and an awake computer, while its extension listing claims server fallback with Chrome closed. Its closed/off operation remains unverified.

Is there a free slack.green alternative?

Green Dotter is free on Mac and Windows and describes Slack support through clicks in a chosen area while the computer stays on and signed in. NeverAwayTeams has a free local Windows plan for Teams. These are local input tools. Idle Pilot offers a 3-day trial without a card, extended to 7 days if connected within 3 hours of sign-up.

Which alternative works with the laptop closed?

Idle Pilot supports Slack or Teams during saved Work Hours with the laptop closed, asleep, or off. Stay Green On Teams advertises laptop-off presence, but Token Protection accounts need Teams and extension use roughly every four hours. slack.green's hosted plan supports laptop-off Slack presence; its CLI needs an awake host. Presence Scheduler's FAQ requires Slack open and an awake computer, but its extension listing claims fallback with Chrome closed; closed/off operation is unverified.

Can my employer see slack.green or an alternative?

slack.green says admins on paid Slack plans can see its server session in access logs. Cloud services also have account sessions, devices, and network origins that Slack or Teams admins can inspect. For local tools, device management can list apps and USB devices, and monitoring tools can record input. Check your employer's rules; a different tool does not establish approval.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

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