Lark vs Swit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Lark and Swit share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and Swit starts cheaper, at $1.50 a month for each person against $6 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Lark
All-in-one suite of chat, meetings, docs, email and workflows
Swit
Team chat with built-in task and project management
Which one is for you
Pick Lark if
- Fits if your team of up to 20 wants chat, docs and email in one free app
- Works for teams that write in several languages, since message translation is on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if group video calls matter and you won't pay for Pro at $12, as Starter and Basic are 1-on-1
- Tight if your free team passes 20 people, 100 GB or 1,000 automations a month, or needs history past 18 months
- Not for you if you need single sign-on or more than 500 users, as both mean Enterprise, priced by quote
- Pricey if you want AI meeting summaries, a paid add-on at $1,699 for 1,800 notes
- Watch out: Basic isn't sold in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan or South Korea, and no public API is listed
Pick Swit if
- Fits if you want chat and a task board without two separate tools
- Works for a team that wants a trial before paying, with no card needed
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are small, since Startup is 25 seats at $450 a year
- Pricey if you want automation at $99, or approvals, goals and guests at $5 a person each
- Skip it if you need on-premises hosting, because the vendor says there is none
- Watch out: SAML sign-on starts at Business, and two-factor and audit logs at Business Pro
- Tight if you stay free, with the hub only, 5 integrations and 1 year of history
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALarkFair | 2.2GPASwitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $6 a user a month billed annually, about the going rate for team chat, and it buys 500 users, 5 TB and unlimited history. The sting is Pro at $12 for group video meetings, and AI Meeting Notes is a separate add-on at $1,699 for 1,800 notes. | CStartup is $1.50 a seat but sold as 25 seats, $450 a year, so one person pays that. Growth is $6 a seat, near the middle of the category. |
| Free plan and trial | CStarter is free with no card and 100 GB of storage. But the caps are real: 20 users, 18 months of message history, 1,000 automations a month and 1-on-1 video meetings only, so a team of 25 that wants a group call is already paying. | CFree plan with unlimited seats, but only the chat hub, 5 integrations, 5 GB and 1 year of history. A 30-day trial of paid plans needs no card. |
| Features | CIt covers messenger with live translation, docs, slides, wiki, email, calendar, Approval and Base for no-code workflows. One gap undercuts it, and the listing names it: Starter and Basic do 1-on-1 video only, so there's no group meeting until Pro, and SSO waits for Enterprise. | CChat, tasks and projects, with a task plug-in. Automation, approvals, goals and guests are paid add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and this is a big suite to meet on day one: chat, docs, wiki, email, calendar, approvals and Base tables, all in one window. One sign-in covers the lot, but there's plenty to find your way around. | CNo rating on record. Workspaces, projects and plug-ins all need setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, the full set of devices. The connecting is thinner: the integrations on record are Outlook, Exchange, Google Calendar and Gmail, all email and calendar, with no public API listed. | BWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. Only one integration is listed. |
| Best for | chat, docs, email and meetings in one app | team chat with tasks and projects in the same place |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Lark and Swit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Lark starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Swit starts at $1.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Swit starts $4.50 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 16 score higher than Lark for less, and 6 score higher than Swit for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Lark also covers transcription, wiki, calendar, documents and video calls.
- Swit also covers tasks, kanban boards and goals.
At a glance
| Lark | Swit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6 per user / month, billed annually | $1.50 per user / month, billed yearly, for 25 fixed seats ($450 a year) |
| Free plan | 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. | Unlimited seats, up to 2 workspaces, 5 GB of storage per organization, 25 MB attachments and 1 year of message history. |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial on paid plans, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd. | Swit Technologies Inc. |
| Price read from | larksuite.com | swit.io |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Swit
- Startup is sold as 25 fixed seats; Growth caps at 100 seats.
- Plug-ins cost extra: Automation $99 for 100K actions a month, and Approvals, Goals and Guests $5 per user a month each.
- Swit is cloud only; the vendor says there is no on-premises version.
- SAML-based SSO starts at Business; two-factor authentication and audit logs are listed from Business Pro.
Key features
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.
Swit
- Channels and chat
- Unlimited channels and chats on every plan, with posts shareable across workspaces inside an organization.
- Tasks and projects
- Task cards carry checklists, subtasks, assignees and priorities, and a project dashboard shows progress and workload.
- Messages to tasks
- On the Hub plan, a channel message can become a task, and a task card can be dragged into a chat channel.
- AI plug-in
- Chat, Taskify, Summarize, Write, Rephrase and Translate are sold as a plug-in available on all paid plans.
- Plug-ins for work processes
- Automation, Approvals, Goals and Guests are add-ons, priced separately on the pricing page.
Plans
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.
Swit
Free$0
Hub only. Up to 5 integrations, unlimited channels, projects and chats, basic project features.
Startup$1.50
per user / month, billed yearly ($1.80 billed monthly)
Sold as 25 fixed seats, $450 a year. 5 GB per user, unlimited history and integrations, full projects.
Growth$6
per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)
Up to 100 seats, up to 5 workspaces and 20 GB of storage per user.
Business$11
per user / month, billed yearly ($21 billed monthly)
Unlimited seats, up to 10 workspaces, 100 GB per user and SAML-based SSO.
Business ProCustom
Sold through sales, billed yearly. Adds 1 TB per user, two-factor authentication, audit logs and download control.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales, billed yearly. 10 TB per user, EKM, IP-based access control and data residency.
Ways to pay less
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.
Swit
- Annual discount
Save up to 47% with yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly rates against monthly ones, such as $11 per user on Business billed yearly versus $21 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lark or Swit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Swit is cheaper to start with: $1.50 a month for each person, against $6 a month for each person for Lark. Lark starts at $6 per user / month, billed annually, and Swit starts at $1.50 per user / month, billed yearly, for 25 fixed seats ($450 a year).
Which has a free plan, Lark or Swit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Lark and Swit have a free plan.
Which platforms do Lark and Swit run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Lark lists a Linux app. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.