Overview

Profile for Slack, from OrgEngage, is a Slack app for employee recognition and team connection. It centres on a simple /whois command that shows colleagues' backgrounds, interests, skills and work preferences, and adds AI-powered coffee chats, peer kudos and automated celebrations. The goal is to help remote and distributed teams get to know each other beyond job titles.

Team profiles and onboarding

Typing /whois @username shows a rich profile of a colleague, including their background, skills and how they like to work. Employees can create and update their profiles within Slack. When someone joins, the app can automatically share their profile with the team or chosen channels, which makes introductions easier for new hires. Smart team discovery lets people search for colleagues by skills, interests, location or expertise.

Connection and recognition

AI-powered coffee chats match teammates for conversations and suggest personalised icebreaker topics, and profile-based matching can also support mentorship and skill sharing. A virtual watercooler offers AI-generated conversation starters and team bonding activities, including personalised trivia. Peer recognition lets employees give public or private kudos. Automated celebrations post birthdays and work anniversaries, taking time zones into account.

Pricing

The Team plan costs $2 per user per month with all features included, unlimited team members and no long-term commitment, and the first month is free. Setup is said to take under five minutes. An Enterprise plan with custom pricing is offered for organisations with more than 300 users. Admins get a dashboard to customise notifications and settings.

Who it suits

The app suits remote and hybrid companies that work mainly in Slack and want an inexpensive way to improve onboarding, recognition and informal connection.

Things to consider

Make profile fields and birthday sharing optional, as some employees prefer not to share personal details. Check what workspace data the app can access during installation. Recognition tools work best when leaders take part, so plan how you will encourage use after launch rather than relying on automation alone.

Running the free first month with one department is a simple way to see whether coffee chats and kudos are actually used before rolling the app out to the whole company.