# Chat with your data in Slack. - URL: https://betteranalyst.com/product/slack-agent Formula Bot is now Better Analyst—same account, more powerful analysis.Formula Bot is now Better Analyst—same account and workflows, with more powerful analysis, dashboards, and automation. [Learn what changed](https://betteranalyst.com/formula-bot-is-now-better-analyst) Better Analyst for Slack Mention @Better Analyst in a channel or send it a DM. The answer, charts, tables, and files land in the thread, where your team is already talking. [Add to Slack](https://app.betteranalyst.com/signup?returnUrl=/dashboard/integrations/slack)[Read the setup guide](https://betteranalyst.com/docs/slack/install-and-set-up) Included with the Team and Enterprise plans. ![A Slack thread where a teammate asks Better Analyst which product category grew fastest and it answers with the result and a monthly revenue chart](https://betteranalyst.com/screenshots/product/slack-agent/channel-thread-window.webp) **Asked in #sales, answered in the thread**A question to Better Analyst in the channel, answered in its thread. How it works ## From question to chart without leaving the channel. Each person connects their Slack account the first time they ask. After that, a mention is all it takes. 1. **01** ### Connect your workspace A team admin adds Better Analyst to Slack and chooses which data sources Slack can use. 2. **02** ### Ask where you already talk Mention @Better Analyst in a channel or send it a DM. Attach a CSV or spreadsheet if the data isn’t connected yet. 3. **03** ### Get the answer in the thread The answer, charts, tables, and files land in the thread. Reply there to keep the analysis going. ![In a Slack thread, a teammate asks Better Analyst which product category grew fastest this year, and it answers with the result, Manage data and Customize buttons, and a monthly revenue chart](https://betteranalyst.com/screenshots/product/slack-agent/channel-answer.webp) **The answer, in the thread**Better Analyst answers which product category grew fastest, with Manage data and Customize buttons and a monthly revenue chart. Scheduled reports ## Send recurring reports to a channel or DMs. Scheduled tasks deliver by email, Slack DM, a Slack channel, or any combination. Long reports post a short summary to the channel with the full report in the thread, so the channel stays readable. - Pick the teammates who get the report and how each run is delivered. - People who haven’t connected Slack get the report by email instead. - Reply in the thread to ask a follow-up about that week’s numbers. [Read the scheduled reports guide](https://betteranalyst.com/docs/slack/scheduled-reports) ![A Weekly sales review from Better Analyst in #sales with a headline, four key changes, and an Open in Better Analyst button](https://betteranalyst.com/screenshots/product/slack-agent/scheduled-report.webp) **Weekly sales review, in #sales**The summary posts on schedule; the full report and follow-ups live in the thread. Data and agents ## Change the data behind a thread from Slack. Every answer has Manage data and Customize buttons. Add files and data sources, or switch the agents and brand kit a thread uses, without opening another tab. - Files you add are saved to your team library. - Pick from the data sources your admin enabled for Slack. - Open the full chat in Better Analyst whenever you need more room. [See how asking in Slack works](https://betteranalyst.com/docs/slack/ask-questions) ![The Manage data dialog in Slack with a northwind-outdoor-sales.csv file attached, a data source picker, and an Upload File button](https://betteranalyst.com/screenshots/product/slack-agent/manage-data.webp) **Manage data**A sales CSV attached to the thread, a data source picker and an Upload File button. Admin controls ## Your data stays under your team’s control. Admins decide which data sources Slack can use and which agents new Slack chats start with. Better Analyst reads only the messages that mention it and the DMs sent to it. - Only a Slack workspace admin who also administers your Better Analyst team can connect it. - Every question runs with the asking person’s own Better Analyst access. - Chats started from Slack stay in your team workspace and can’t be shared publicly. [Read about privacy and permissions](https://betteranalyst.com/docs/slack/privacy-and-permissions) ![Slack settings in Better Analyst showing getting-started steps, linked people, and default agents for new Slack chats](https://betteranalyst.com/screenshots/product/slack-agent/settings-connected-light.webp) **Slack settings**Getting-started steps, linked people and the default agents for new Slack chats. - ### [Chat with your data](https://betteranalyst.com/product/chat-with-data) [Ask the same questions in the web app, with more room to explore.](https://betteranalyst.com/product/chat-with-data) - ### [Scheduled tasks](https://betteranalyst.com/product/scheduled-tasks) [Set up the recurring analysis that posts to Slack.](https://betteranalyst.com/product/scheduled-tasks) Slack runs Better Analyst in Ask mode. Dashboards, Data Flows, and enrichment are built in the web app. FAQ ## Better Analyst for Slack questions Plans, privacy, and what the Slack app can do. ### Which plans include Better Analyst for Slack? ### Does Better Analyst read our Slack channels? ### Which data can it use in Slack? ### Who can see the answers? ### Who can connect Slack to Better Analyst? ### Can scheduled reports go to Slack? ### Does it work in shared channels or Enterprise Grid? Compare your options ## Decide with evidence, not a sales pitch. Open a neutral research prompt in the AI tool you already use. Compare capabilities, limitations, and fit before you choose. 1. [01ChatGPTOpen a balanced comparison prompt in ChatGPT.](https://chatgpt.com/?prompt=Compare%20Better%20Analyst%20with%20using%20a%20general-purpose%20AI%20assistant%20for%20data%20analysis.%20Evaluate%20spreadsheet%20and%20document%20analysis%2C%20dashboards%2C%20repeatable%20reports%2C%20code%20transparency%2C%20data%20connections%2C%20pricing%2C%20and%20limitations.%20Use%20current%20public%20sources%2C%20distinguish%20verified%20facts%20from%20assumptions%2C%20and%20explain%20which%20types%20of%20users%20each%20option%20fits%20best.) 2. [02ClaudeOpen the same research prompt in Claude.](https://claude.ai/new?q=Compare%20Better%20Analyst%20with%20using%20a%20general-purpose%20AI%20assistant%20for%20data%20analysis.%20Evaluate%20spreadsheet%20and%20document%20analysis%2C%20dashboards%2C%20repeatable%20reports%2C%20code%20transparency%2C%20data%20connections%2C%20pricing%2C%20and%20limitations.%20Use%20current%20public%20sources%2C%20distinguish%20verified%20facts%20from%20assumptions%2C%20and%20explain%20which%20types%20of%20users%20each%20option%20fits%20best.) 3. [03PerplexityResearch the comparison with linked web sources.](https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q=Compare%20Better%20Analyst%20with%20using%20a%20general-purpose%20AI%20assistant%20for%20data%20analysis.%20Evaluate%20spreadsheet%20and%20document%20analysis%2C%20dashboards%2C%20repeatable%20reports%2C%20code%20transparency%2C%20data%20connections%2C%20pricing%2C%20and%20limitations.%20Use%20current%20public%20sources%2C%20distinguish%20verified%20facts%20from%20assumptions%2C%20and%20explain%20which%20types%20of%20users%20each%20option%20fits%20best.) AI answers can be incomplete. Check source links, current pricing, and product documentation before deciding. Better Analyst for Slack ## Bring your data analyst into Slack. Connect your workspace once, and your team members can ask questions in Slack and get reports and alerts there. Included with the Team and Enterprise plans. [Add to Slack](https://app.betteranalyst.com/signup?returnUrl=/dashboard/integrations/slack)[Explore the Slack docs](https://betteranalyst.com/docs/slack/overview)