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Best-value team communication apps

Going by our grades, Pumble and Jitsi Meet give the most for the money among team communication apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $7 a month across the 29 that charge, from $2.40 (Dailybot) to $74.92 (Rock). 2 more cost nothing at all. 7 of the 31 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 9 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Set price against

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessPumbleJitsi MeetSlackWireTandem

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
31 of the 34 team communication apps in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 10, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($7) and the average score (2.7). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score team communication apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. Free

    No paid plan · scores 2.3 of 4

  2. $2.49

    a month to start · scores 3.7 of 4

    • Pumble$2.49 per seat / month, billed annuallyBAA

Paying more for less

The team communication apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. WireStarts at about $8.35 a month for each person and scores 2.0 of 4.18 of 30 score higher for lessCDB
  2. TandemStarts at $49.92 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 of 4.17 of 30 score higher for lessCCB
  3. BrosixStarts at $40 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.17 of 30 score higher for lessCCB
  4. SteadyStarts at $25 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.17 of 30 score higher for lessCCB
  5. GatherStarts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.13 of 30 score higher for lessCCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less7

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Pumble, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Twist, Chanty, Google Chat, Google Meet

Costs more, scores more5

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Zoho Cliq, Slack, Webex, Zoom, Roam

Costs less, scores less10

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Zulip, Flock, Glue, Chatwork, Jitsi Meet, Dailybot, Geekbot, Troop Messenger and 2 more

Costs more, scores less9

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Whereby, Ryver, Rock, Range, Gather, Steady, Brosix, Tandem and 1 more

All 31 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Pumble3.7BAA$2.49$2.49 per seat / month, billed annuallyNone
2Zoho Cliq3.7BAA$16.20$16.20 per month for up to 25 users, billed annually (Standard)None
3Discord3.3CAA$2.99$2.99 per month1
4Microsoft Teams3.3BAB$4$4.00 per user / month, paid yearly1
5Twist3.3CAA$6$6 per user / month, billed yearly1
6Slack3.3ACA$7.25$7.25 per user / month, billed annually1
7Chanty3.0BCA$3$3 per user / month, billed annually2
8Google Chat3.0BBB$7$7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Google Workspace)4
9Google Meet3.0CAB$7$7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Google Workspace)4
10Webex3.0CBA$12$12 per user / month, billed annually ($144 a year)5
11Zoom3.0CBA$14.16$14.16 per user / month, billed annually ($169.90 a year)5
12Roam3.0BCA$19.50$19.50 per active member / month, billed monthly6
13Zulip2.7CCA$3.50$3.50 per user / month self-hosted (billed monthly); Cloud from $6.67 billed annually3
14Flock2.7CCA$4.50$4.50 per user / month, billed annually4
15Glue2.7CCA$6$6 per user / month, billed annually (Startup; first 5 users free)4
16Chatwork2.7CCA$7$7 per user / month, on an annual subscription5
17Whereby2.7CBB$10.99$10.99 per month for 1 host, billed monthly ($109.90 billed annually)8
18Ryver2.7CCA$69$69 per month for up to 12 users12
19Rock2.7CCA$74.92$74.92 per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($899 per year)12
20Jitsi Meet2.3CDAFreeFreeNone
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#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
21Dailybot2.3CCB$2.40$2.40 per active user / month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly)None
22Geekbot2.3CCB$2.50$2.50 per standup participant / month on the annual plan ($3 monthly)1
23Troop Messenger2.3CCB$2.50$2.50 per user / month1
24Lark2.3CCB$6$6 per user / month, billed annually6
25Range2.3CCB$8$8 per team member, billed month to month12
26Gather2.3CCB$12$12 per member / month, billed yearly13
27Steady2.3CCB$25$25 per month for 500 credits, with unlimited users17
28Brosix2.3CCB$40$40 per month for up to 20 users, billed yearly ($50 billed monthly)17
29Tandem2.3CCB$49.92$64 per month for a 10-member team, or $599 billed yearly17
30Wire2.0CDB$8.35€7.45 per person / month, paid annually18
31ONCE Campfire1.7CDCFreeFreeNone

How team communication apps grade

Every bar is all the team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.4
  • Free plan and trialaverage 2.4
  • Featuresaverage 2.3
  • Ease of useaverage 2.3
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.5

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every team chat grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

Common questions

Which team communication apps give the most for the money?

Pumble and Jitsi Meet. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Jitsi Meet scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; Pumble scores 3.7 out of 4 and starts at $2.49 a month for each person. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which are the best free team communication apps?

Of the 2 team communication apps here with no paid plan at all, Jitsi Meet scores highest, at 2.3 out of 4. 23 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.

Which team communication apps are best for under $5 a month?

Pumble, with a score of 3.7 out of 4: the highest among the 11 that start at $5 a month or less. Pumble starts at $2.49 a month for each person.

Which team communication apps are best for under $20 a month?

Pumble and Zoho Cliq, with a score of 3.7 out of 4: the highest among the 26 that start at $20 a month or less. Pumble starts at $2.49 a month for each person; Zoho Cliq starts at $16.20 a month.

Which team communication apps cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Wire (starts at about $8.35 a month for each person, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 18 tools score higher for less), Tandem (starts at $49.92 a month when paid by the year, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 17 tools score higher for less) and Brosix (starts at $40 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 17 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do team communication apps cost?

The middle starting price is $7 a month: half of the 29 team communication apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 2 of the 34 in this directory have no paid plan, and 23 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 31 of the 34 team communication apps are on the chart; 3 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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