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Celo vs Secretly for Teams

Both stand on secure team chat software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Celo

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

Celo combines team messaging and patient-specific collaboration with clinical note generation and external chat options. Teams should check plan user caps and confirm which paid features they need.

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Secretly for Teams pairs encrypted communication with organization-level membership and policy controls. The Teams plan has custom per-seat pricing, and the company says its independent third-party security audit has not yet been completed.

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The facts

	Celo	Secretly for Teams
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone, Web	Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	See the plans
Plans published	5	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	celohealth.com	secretlyapp.com
On secure team chat software	#7 of 30	#11 of 30

Celo: what it does well

Supports one-to-one and group messaging with read receipts
Keeps shared media separate from personal galleries
AI Scribe generates notes from patient conversations
Offers patient-specific case files and external chat
Available on Android, iOS, and web

What to know first

Free plan is capped at 10 users
Celo Connect is in beta
End-to-end encryption is listed as none
Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales

Secretly for Teams: what it does well

No phone number or email required
Messages, calls, and files encrypted on-device
Administrators cannot read message content
Enforced disappearing-message and export-lock policies
Available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows

What to know first

Teams pricing is custom per seat
Independent security audit is planned, not completed
Free file sharing is limited to 100 MB
Free group calls support up to 8

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