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Slack organizes team conversations in channels and direct messages, with guest access and integrations such as Salesforce, Jira, Google Drive and Zoom. Its free plan includes one-to-one audio and video meetings with screen sharing, one-to-one external messages and up to ten apps, but searchable history is limited to 90 days. Paid plans include unlimited history; the annual starting price is $7.25 per user per month, and monthly Pro costs $8.75. Slack also offers workflow automation, built-in AI and security controls across web, desktop and mobile, including Linux.
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by Microsoft Teams Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
Teams centered on Microsoft 365 — Microsoft Teams pairs channels and guest access with unlimited message history and integrations across Microsoft 365 services.
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by Zoho Cliq Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
Teams using Zoho apps — Zoho Cliq offers unlimited history and integrations with Zoho apps, alongside Office 365 and third-party extensions.
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by Rocket.Chat Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5
Teams that want self-hosting — Rocket.Chat offers self-hosted access, unlimited history and integrations including WhatsApp, Telegram and Microsoft Teams.
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by Lark Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
Teams wanting chat and documents together — Lark combines chat, calendar, document creation and cloud storage, and lets meeting participants edit shared Docs during calls.
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by Zulip Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5
Teams seeking a lower paid starting price — Zulip combines channels and unlimited guest access with a lower stated paid starting price than Slack’s annual rate.
9.2 Free plan · paid from $3.50/user/mo Visit site - 6
by Discord Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
Gaming and interest-based communities — Discord focuses on voice, video and text for communities, with servers organized into channels for conversation and hanging out.
7.6 Free plan · paid from $2.99/user/mo Visit site - 7
by Wire Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
Teams needing simple integrations — Wire offers channels and guest access with integrations for polls, reminders and GitHub, rather than Slack’s wider app ecosystem.
7.6 Free plan · paid from €7.45/user/mo (annual) Visit site - 8
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by Flock Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+4
7.6 Free plan · paid from $4.50/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site - 10 N
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by Element Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+4
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Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
7.5 Free plan · paid from $2.49/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site - 13
by Chanty Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5
7.5 Free plan · paid from $3/user/mo (annual) Visit site - 14
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
7.5 Free plan · paid from $6/user/mo (annual) Visit site - 15
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by Trillian Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
7.5 Free plan · paid from $3.99/user/mo Visit site - 18
by Chatwork Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
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by Whaller Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
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Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1
7.4 Free plan · paid from $6.67/user/mo Visit site - 21 D
by DingTalk Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
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by JANDI Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
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by Franz Free plan LinuxMacWindows
7.3 Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site - 24 G
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
7.3 Free plan · paid from $7/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
An alternative may fit better if you need unlimited history without a paid Slack plan, work primarily in another productivity suite, or want chat combined with documents, meetings or community spaces. Compare message history and integrations alongside the way each service organizes collaboration. Platform support can matter too: Slack covers web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, while several alternatives add or emphasize different tools. Finally, weigh the free options and any stated paid price against the features your team relies on, including Slack’s app limit and its broader integration ecosystem.
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