Short answer: Slack documents a 1 GB cap on one upload. BusyVault does not apply that 1 GB per-file chat limit. A large video, a design file or an archive goes into the project channel and counts against plan storage: 25 GiB on Basic, 100 GiB on Pro, then 0.03 USD per extra GiB a month after you confirm the charge.
Keep large project files next to your conversations. Review BusyVault storage allowances, upload conditions and Basic or Pro pricing.
Product view: conversations, files and next steps in one place.
A project asset should keep its context
Video drafts, design sources and technical archives can outgrow a chat attachment limit. In BusyVault, use a project channel for the file, feedback and a checklist of changes rather than scattering the discussion across separate tools.
Check storage before you move the files
Basic includes 25 GiB and Pro 100 GiB per paid account. Additional storage is charged separately. Network speed, upload time and available storage still matter: no service can promise an instantaneous or physically unlimited transfer.
Try your real file workflow
Use a representative project file to check uploading, permissions, preview and download on your devices. Verify recipient access before replacing a shared-drive workflow. The free account expires after 3 days.
A practical review workflow for a video or design project
Create a subchannel for the deliverable, upload the source asset and name the revision in the message. Ask reviewers to leave feedback in that conversation and collect the agreed changes in a checklist. Use a follow-up message for a request that needs an owner. Before sending a link outside the team, check its access and expiry. A preview is useful for review; preserve the source file for production.
What to write down before you switch
Read “A Slack replacement without the 1 GB file limit” as a buying note for one job, not as a score. Name the file you would actually send, the history you still need to search, and who pays for each account. BusyVault is the hosted app for that job. Other products stay on this page only where the comparison says who runs the server or what one upload allows. There is no star rating and no laboratory winner. Keep the quote you were sent beside any public price printed here.
Files, history and the next owner
On A Slack replacement without the 1 GB file limit, keep the file next to the sentence that approved it. Slack documents a 1 GB cap on one upload and, on the Free plan, 90 days of visible history. Those two limits are the public facts this site already cites.
BusyVault bills storage per paid account: 25 GiB on Basic and 100 GiB on Pro. Extra storage is 0.03 USD per GiB a month after you confirm the charge. Basic is 9 USD a month or 86 USD a year. Pro is 30 USD a month or 288 USD a year. One subscription does not cover the team.
The trial is 3 days and 10 GiB. Use it to upload a real file and to search for a decision, not to announce a company-wide move. If the file does not fit or the old decision cannot be found, say so in the channel before you promise the room is the archive.
Where the app runs
BusyVault runs in the browser and can be installed from Chrome or Edge on Windows, macOS and Linux. The Android app is on Google Play and uses the same account. The iPhone and iPad app is coming soon. Enterprise customers can run BusyVault on their own servers under a separate contract. There is no public installer on this site for that path. This page does not claim SOC 2, ISO 27001 or HIPAA.
A check you can finish this week
For A Slack replacement without the 1 GB file limit, finish four lines and stop. Line one is the project name. Line two is the channel name. Line three is where the current file lives. Line four is the next owner. Add one rule for meetings: what must be decided live, and what must be written down the same day.
Ask someone who was not on the call to find the file without help. If they open the right channel first, the structure works. If they search three threads and still ask which version is current, move the file to the channel and leave a pointer. Owners and administrators can export a BusyVault backup from workspace or channel settings. After a restore, check the text, the file references and who can open them. Keep the original files until that check passes. Product questions go to the address on the support page.
An upload cap is not a storage plan
Slack’s file help says one upload can be up to 1 GB. That is not the same as total storage or how long the file stays. A 2 GB master does not fit that cap. BusyVault Basic includes 25 GiB and Pro includes 100 GiB per paid account, with extra space at 0.03 USD per GiB a month after you confirm it. Test one real master, including resume after a dropped connection, before you promise the team a new home for files.
Use these checks to record what worked, what failed and what needs another tool. They are evaluation criteria, not claimed test results.
A practical acceptance checklist
Check
Evidence to collect
Single file
Upload the largest representative delivery, not just a small test image.
Stored project
Count originals, revisions and retained archives against available account storage.
Recipient experience
Check preview, permission and original download from the recipient's device.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Asked before
switching.
Is BusyVault storage the same as a single-file upload limit?
No. The plan allowance measures stored data across an account. A single upload also depends on server configuration, available space, file format and connection conditions. Test your real deliverable before deciding that a storage plan meets the team's upload needs.
