Pumble vs Twist

Pumble

• Teams that want a free chat app without a message-history cap
• Companies using Clockify or Plaky, which integrate natively at no cost
• Teams moving from Slack, using the built-in Slack import
• Teams on a budget: paid plans start at $2.49 per seat / month

Twist

• Distributed teams that reply across time zones rather than in real time
• Teams that want written discussions kept findable by topic
• Working with clients or contractors: single-channel guests are free
• Teams already using Todoist, which has several Twist integrations

Pumble

• The Free plan allows only 1:1 meetings; group meetings and screen sharing start on Pro.
• Guest access, user groups and meeting recordings need the Business plan.
• Single sign-on, data retention settings and the audit log are limited to Enterprise.
• Free workspaces get 10 GB of storage in total and up to 3 apps and integrations beyond Clockify and Plaky.

Twist

• Twist's own What's New page says development is on hiatus: no new features and no fixes for small bugs for the time being. Its last entry is from May 2023.
• The Free plan shows and searches only the last month of comments and messages; older content is kept but hidden until the team upgrades.
• Free teams are limited to 5 integrations and 5 GB of file storage.
• On Unlimited every member and multi-channel guest is billed, so a team cannot mix free and paid members.

Pumble

Channels, threads and direct messages

Public and private channels, threads for side conversations, and 1-on-1 or group direct messages, with unlimited message history on every plan.

Voice and video meetings

1:1 voice and video meetings are on the free plan. Group meetings start on Pro with up to 50 members and rise to 100 on Business and Enterprise.

Screen sharing and recordings

Screen sharing and on-screen annotations come with Pro, and meeting recordings with Business. Meeting links can be sent to people outside the workspace.

Voice and video messages

Record a voice or video message for teammates to play later, and schedule written messages to be sent at a chosen time.

Guest access

From Business, guests can be limited to chosen channels. Each paid seat includes 5 free single-channel guests; multi-channel guests need their own seat.

Integrations, API and MCP server

Apps for Google Calendar, GitHub, Jira, Zapier and others, a public API and SDK for custom apps, and an MCP server for connecting AI agents.

Twist

Threads

Each conversation in a channel is a titled thread with its own comments. Threads can be closed, pinned, muted or moved to another channel.

Public and private channels

Channels group threads by team, project, topic or client, and can be public to the whole team or private to invited members.

Inbox

The inbox lists every thread a member has been notified about across channels, with Active, Done and Saved views for working through them.

Direct and group messages

Messages sit alongside threads for one-on-one or small-group exchanges, with file attachments, GIFs and emoji reactions.

Search with filters

Search covers threads and messages and can be narrowed by author, channel, thread title and date range.

Integrations and API

The directory covers tools such as GitHub, Google Calendar, Jira Software and Todoist, plus Zapier, Make and n8n, and a developer API for custom automations.

Pumble

• Free$0

  Unlimited users and message history, 1:1 voice and video meetings, voice and video messages, 10 GB of storage per workspace and up to 3 integrations.

• Pro$2.49

  per seat / month, billed annually ($2.99 billed monthly)

  Group meetings with up to 50 members, screen sharing with annotations, customizable sidebar sections, 10 GB of storage per seat and up to 10 integrations.

• Business$3.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($4.99 billed monthly)

  Guest access, permissions, user groups, meeting recordings, meetings with up to 100 members, 20 GB of storage per seat and unlimited integrations.

• Enterprise$6.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)

  Single sign-on (SAML2, OAuth2), data retention settings, audit log, full organization analytics and 100 GB of storage per seat.

• CAKE.com Bundle$12.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)

  Enterprise features of Pumble together with Clockify time tracking and Plaky project management.

Twist

• Free$0

  Up to 1 month of comment and message history, 5 integrations, 5 GB of file storage, 500 member accounts and 500 guest accounts.

• Unlimited$6

  per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)

  Full history, unlimited integrations and file storage, unlimited members and guests, priority support, custom groups and Google sign-in.

Pumble

• Annual discount

  About 2 months free with annual billing

  Pumble's pricing FAQ says paying annually gives roughly 2 months free: Pro is $2.49 per seat / month billed annually against $2.99 billed monthly.

• Other savings

  CAKE.com Bundle with Clockify and Plaky

  The bundle includes the Enterprise versions of Pumble, Clockify and Plaky for $12.99 per seat / month billed annually, which the vendor states is 53% less than their combined price.

Twist

• Annual discount

  25% less with yearly billing

  Twist Unlimited costs $6 per user / month billed annually against $8 billed monthly. Doist's help center says no other discounts are currently offered.