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Asterisk vs Slack (Huddles)
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Asterisk and Slack (Huddles) — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Asterisk vs Slack (Huddles): at a glance
What is Asterisk?
Asterisk 24.0.0 is out, with 20, 22 and 23 getting their matching releases the same hour.
Asterisk closed its release round on November 5 with 24.0.0 final plus 23.6.0, 22.12.0 and 20.22.0, each resolving 32 to 37 issues across roughly 45 commits. The final tags followed four release candidates, the last of which repaired park slot hints and a presence-hint segfault left by 22.11.0. No security advisories were part of the round.
What is Slack (Huddles)?
This feed is an archive of old Slack desktop releases, not current product news.
The window covers Slack desktop app versions 2.6.3 through 2.8.2 — keychain credential storage, resumable file downloads, keyboard navigation, French, Spanish and German localization, and a run of Electron security updates and input-method fixes. These are historical client releases, captured with version-only titles.
Asterisk vs Slack (Huddles): editorial side-by-side
Asterisk
5.0MEETINGS
Asterisk 24.0.0 is out, with 20, 22 and 23 getting their matching releases the same hour.
◆ Current state
Asterisk closed its release round on November 5 with 24.0.0 final plus 23.6.0, 22.12.0 and 20.22.0, each resolving 32 to 37 issues across roughly 45 commits. The final tags followed four release candidates, the last of which repaired park slot hints and a presence-hint segfault left by 22.11.0. No security advisories were part of the round.
◆ Where it's heading
The project ships every supported branch in lockstep, so fixes land everywhere at once and the version number mostly signals which line a deployment is on. With 24 now final, the next round should move 24 into the same maintenance rhythm as the older branches.
◆ Prediction
Expect 24.0.1 or 24.1.0 alongside matching 20, 22 and 23 point releases in the next cycle, likely starting with release candidates again; the entries do not show which branch will drop out of the round next.
Slack (Huddles)
0.0MEETINGS
This feed is an archive of old Slack desktop releases, not current product news.
◆ Current state
The window covers Slack desktop app versions 2.6.3 through 2.8.2 — keychain credential storage, resumable file downloads, keyboard navigation, French, Spanish and German localization, and a run of Electron security updates and input-method fixes. These are historical client releases, captured with version-only titles.
◆ Where it's heading
Read as a sequence, the arc is a desktop client maturing: security and platform updates, internationalization, and repeated regression fixes to Japanese input. It says nothing about where Slack is heading now, because the entries predate the product's current direction.
◆ Prediction
No forward-looking read is supportable from these entries. Current signal would require the feed to point at Slack's present release notes rather than this archived client changelog.
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Recent activity from Asterisk and Slack (Huddles)
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 24.0.0 final ships after four release candidates
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 23.6.0: 35 fixes from the shared release round
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 22.12.0 closes the 22.11 hint regressions
- 4d agoAsteriskAsterisk 20.22.0: 37 fixes on the oldest branch
- 11d agoAsteriskAsterisk 24.0.0-rc4: park hints and presence-hint crash fixed
- 11d agoAsteriskAsterisk 23.6.0-rc4: same two hint fixes
- 6mo agoSlack (Huddles)Slack 2.6.3 fixes blank screens and video playback
- 6mo agoSlack (Huddles)Slack 2.7.0 adds keychain login and resumable downloads
- 6mo agoSlack (Huddles)Slack 2.7.1 fixes sign-in bounce and accent input
- 6mo agoSlack (Huddles)Slack 2.8.0 ships French, Spanish, German and external orgs
- 6mo agoSlack (Huddles)Slack 2.8.1 re-fixes Japanese input, updates Electron
- 6mo agoSlack (Huddles)Slack 2.8.2 is an Electron update only
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Asterisk and Slack (Huddles)?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Asterisk is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Asterisk better than Slack (Huddles)?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Asterisk is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Meetings products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Asterisk?
Top Asterisk alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Asterisk alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/asterisk for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Slack (Huddles)?
Top Slack (Huddles) alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Slack (Huddles) alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/slack-huddles for the full list with editorial commentary on each.