Team Communication
Free team communication apps
28 of the 34 team communication apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
2 have no paid plan at all. The rest pair a free plan with paid ones, and the table says what each free plan includes.
Listings checked up to Oct 6, 2026 · Where the facts come from
| Tool | Price | What is free |
|---|---|---|
| SlackChannel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI | Free plan · from $7.25/mo | 90 days of searchable message history, up to 10 app integrations, and huddles and external Slack Connect messages limited to 1:1. |
| Microsoft TeamsChat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365 | Free plan · from $4.00/mo | Microsoft Teams (free) is for one person: unlimited chat, group calls of up to 60 minutes and 100 participants, and 5 GB of cloud storage. |
| ZoomVideo meetings bundled with team chat, phone and AI notes | Free plan · from $14.16/mo | Workplace Basic: meetings of up to 40 minutes and 100 participants, instant messaging, 3 editable whiteboards, 5 two-minute clips, and AI summaries for 3 hosted meetings a month. |
| DiscordFree text, voice and video chat built around servers | Free plan · from $2.99/mo | Text, voice and video chat, servers, direct messages and streaming are free. Nitro raises limits such as upload size, stream quality and message length. |
| Google MeetBrowser-based video meetings included with Google Workspace | Free plan · from $7/mo | Anyone with a Google Account can host meetings of up to 100 participants for up to 60 minutes; 1:1 and mobile calls have no time limit. |
| Google ChatTeam messaging and spaces built into Google Workspace | Free plan · from $7/mo | Google says Chat is included for consumer Google Workspace users as well as business and education customers; some premium features need a paid subscription. |
| WebexCisco's app for video meetings, messaging and calling | Free plan · from $12/mo | Webex Free: unlimited meetings of up to 40 minutes and 100 attendees, unlimited messaging and whiteboards, local recording and noise cancellation. No credit card is needed. |
| LarkAll-in-one suite of chat, meetings, docs, email and workflows | Free plan · from $6/mo | Starter plan: up to 20 users, 100 GB of storage, 1-on-1 video meetings, 18 months of message history, and 1,000 automations a month. No credit card needed. |
| MattermostSelf-hosted team messaging with playbooks, calls and boards | Free plan | Mattermost Entry is a free self-hosted mode limited to 10,000 viewable channel messages with community support. The open-source Team Edition is also free for under 250 users. |
| Rocket.ChatOpen-source, self-managed chat for security-focused teams | Free plan | Starter: a free self-managed workspace for up to 50 users with single sign-on, end-to-end encryption and community support. The MIT-licensed Community edition is also free. |
| ZulipOpen-source team chat that organizes channels by topic | Free plan · from $3.50/mo | Zulip Cloud Free: 10,000 messages of search history and 5 GB of file storage in total. Self-hosting is free with all features, with mobile notifications for up to 10 users. |
| ElementEnd-to-end encrypted chat and calls on the Matrix standard | Free plan | The Element app is free for personal use on a public server, and Element Server Suite Community is a free AGPL self-hosted edition for 1 to 100 users. |
| TwistAsync team messaging organized into threads | Free plan · from $6/mo | Access to the last month of comments and messages, up to 5 integrations, 5 GB of file storage, and up to 500 members and 500 guests. |
| PumbleTeam chat with unlimited message history on the free plan | Free plan · from $2.49/mo | Unlimited users, channels and message history, 1:1 voice and video meetings, 10 GB of storage per workspace and up to 3 apps and integrations. |
| Zoho CliqTeam chat, calls and meetings from the Zoho suite | Free plan · from $16.20/mo | 10,000 searchable messages, 100 GB of file storage per organization, 100 participants per group or channel, and meetings of up to 100 people limited to 60 minutes. |
| ChantyTeam chat with built-in tasks, calls and AI agents | Free plan · from $3/mo | Up to 5 team members, unlimited searchable history, one-on-one audio and video calls, built-in task management, 20 GB of file storage per team and up to 10 integrations. |
| FlockTeam messenger with channels, video calls and shared to-dos | Free plan · from $4.50/mo | Starter plan for teams of 1-20 members: 10,000 searchable messages, 10 public channels, 5 GB of storage for the whole team, 1-1 video calls and a single team admin. |
| WherebyBrowser-based video meetings with permanent room links | Free plan · from $10.99/mo | 1 host, 1 room URL, up to 4 attendees per meeting and meetings limited to 30 minutes. |
| Jitsi MeetFree, open-source video meetings you can self-host | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| WireEnd-to-end encrypted messaging and calls for organizations | Free plan · from €7.45/mo | Wire for Free: teams of up to 5 people with collaboration essentials on all platforms and up to 8 devices. It cannot start conference calls with more than 2 participants. |
| ONCE CampfireSelf-hosted group chat from 37signals, free and open source | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| GeekbotAsync standups, polls and surveys in Slack and Microsoft Teams | Free plan · from $2.50/mo | Starter plan: free for teams of up to 10 active participants, with unlimited standups, reports, polls and surveys and up to 3 months of reporting history. |
| ChatworkBusiness group chat with built-in tasks, files and video calls | Free plan · from $7/mo | Up to 100 users, unlimited group chats, messages viewable for the last 40 days, 10GB of storage per organization, 1:1 video calls and 20 outside contacts per user. |
| RockTeam chat with tasks, notes and files in every project space | Free plan · from $74.92/mo | Unlimited 1:1 spaces and messages, 3 group spaces, 5 members per space, 50 tasks and 50 notes per space, 250 MB of storage per space and 1 workspace. |
| TandemVirtual office with one-click calls and shared-cursor screen sharing | Free plan · from $64/mo | Up to 4 members and 5 call hours per day. |
| RangeAsync check-ins, meeting agendas and goal tracking for teams | Free plan · from $8/mo | Free for up to 12 users: check-ins with 30 days of history, up to 2 teams, 12 meeting agendas, 3 goals, and all integrations including Slack and Microsoft Teams. |
| GlueWork chat organized into named threads, with AI agents built in | Free plan · from $6/mo | The Startup plan is free for a workspace's first 5 users, with up to 5 groups and 1 admin, unlimited threads and message history, integrations, external users and API access. |
| DailybotAsync standups, check-ins and kudos inside your team chat | Free plan · from $2.40/mo | Starter: unlimited members in 1 workspace, standup check-ins and kudos, capped at 50 compiled check-in reports per organization a month and 14 days of history. |
Common questions
Which team communication apps are free?
28 of the 34 team communication apps in this directory are free or have a free plan. They are Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Discord, Google Meet, Google Chat, Webex, Lark, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zulip, Element, Twist, Pumble, Zoho Cliq and 13 more.
Which team communication apps are free with no paid plan?
Jitsi Meet and ONCE Campfire have no paid plan. The others on this page limit the free plan and sell paid ones.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
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