Flock vs Lark

Flock

• Small and mid-sized teams that want chat, calls and to-dos in one app
• Teams that want polls, notes and reminders built into their chat
• Nonprofits, which can ask for special pricing

Lark

• Teams of up to 20 that want free chat, docs and meetings in one app
• Multilingual teams, since message translation is on every plan
• Companies replacing separate chat, docs, email and workflow tools

Flock

• Starter is meant for teams of 1 to 20 members, searches only 10,000 messages and has 10 public channels.
• Group video calls are capped at 20 participants and, like screen sharing, need Pro or Enterprise.
• Guests are free for 90 days from the invitation, then billed at the same rate as team members.
• Single sign-on and Active Directory sync are listed under Enterprise, which is priced by quote.

Lark

• The free Starter plan stops at 20 users, 100 GB of storage and 18 months of message history.
• Starter and Basic allow only 1-on-1 video meetings; group meetings need Pro at $12 per user / month.
• Single sign-on and advanced security controls are limited to Enterprise, and Basic and Pro stop at 500 users.
• Lark Basic is not sold in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan or South Korea, and payment is in USD, SGD or JPY depending on country.

Flock

Channels and direct messages

Public channels open to the whole company, private invite-only channels, and 1-1 and group messages, with an All Channel feed that gathers new messages in one place.

Video and voice calls

1-1 video calls are on the free plan. Pro and Enterprise add group video calls with up to 20 participants and screen sharing. Voice notes can be sent in any channel.

To-dos, notes, polls and reminders

Discussions can be turned into shared to-dos with due dates, alongside team notes organized by channel, anonymous polls and reminders.

File sharing

Files are shared in chats and channels. Storage is 5 GB for the whole team on Starter, 10 GB per member on Pro and 20 GB per member on Enterprise.

App store and API

The app store lists integrations such as Google Drive, Asana, Trello, Jira, GitHub and Zoom, with webhooks and developer documentation for building custom apps.

Admin and security controls

Paid plans allow multiple team admins and multiple approved sign-up domains. Single sign-on and Active Directory sync are listed under Enterprise.

Lark

Messenger

Team chat with real-time message translation on every plan. Starter keeps 18 months of message history, and the paid plans keep it without a limit.

Video meetings

Starter and Basic are limited to 1-on-1 video meetings. Pro and Enterprise host up to 500 participants, and Pro lists single meetings of up to 24 hours.

Minutes and AI Meeting Notes

Minutes turns meetings into searchable transcripts. AI Meeting Notes, which writes summaries and tracks action items, is a paid add-on at $1,699 for 1,800 notes.

Docs, Slides and Wiki

Documents, sheets and slides are created and shared inside Lark, and Wiki works as a central team knowledge base.

Base and Approval

Base builds workflows and dashboards without code, and Approval automates sign-offs. Tables hold 2,000 rows on Starter and Basic and 20,000 on Pro.

Email and Calendar

Lark includes team email and a shared calendar, with direct integrations for Exchange, Outlook, Google Calendar and Gmail.

Flock

• Starter$0

  For teams of 1-20 members. Unlimited 1-1 and group messages, 10,000 searchable messages, 10 public channels, 5 GB in total and 1-1 video calls.

• PRO$4.50

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Aimed at teams of 20-100. Unlimited searchable messages and channels, 10 GB per member, group video calls with up to 20 participants and screen sharing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For organizations with 100+ members. 20 GB per member, single sign-on, Active Directory sync, custom onboarding and dedicated support.

Lark

• Starter$0

  Up to 20 users, 100 GB of storage, 1-on-1 video meetings, 18 months of message history and 1,000 automations a month.

• Basic$6

  per user / month, billed annually

  Up to 500 users, 5 TB of storage and unlimited message history. Video meetings stay 1-on-1.

• Pro$12

  per user / month, billed annually

  Up to 500 users, 15 TB of storage, 500-participant video meetings, 50,000 automations a month and Base advanced permissions.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited users, 15 TB plus 30 GB per user, single sign-on, 500,000 automations a month and advanced security and compliance controls.

Flock

• Annual discount

  25% less with annual billing

  Flock PRO costs $4.50 per user / month billed annually against $6 per user billed monthly.

• Nonprofit

  Special pricing for nonprofits

  Flock's pricing FAQ says nonprofit organizations get special pricing based on geography and area of work, quoted through a live chat with its team.

Lark

• Annual discount

  Save 16.6% with yearly billing

  Lark's plans page states a 16.6% saving for yearly billing. Monthly subscriptions are available for Basic and Pro at a higher rate.