Voxer vs Zoho Cliq (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zoho Cliq grades higher than Voxer: 3.4 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Voxer grades higher on the free plan. Zoho Cliq grades higher on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Zoho Cliq
Team chat, calls and meetings from the Zoho suite
Which one is for you
Pick Voxer if
- Fits if your crew talks rather than types, such as drivers, delivery or hospitality staff
- Works for small teams that want voice messages saved and searchable
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a desktop app, as it runs on web, iPhone and Android only
- Tight if you stay free: messages are kept for only 30 days
- Pricey if you want AI summaries, voice-to-text and translation, all on Pro + AI at $7.99 billed monthly
- Watch out: Business is for teams of 20 or more, some of its AI features are marked coming soon, and the $4.99 first-3-months offer reverts to $7.99
Pick Zoho Cliq if
- Fits if your company already runs on Zoho Projects, Desk or Mail
- Works for teams of up to 25 on a small budget, at $16.20 a month for everyone, Linux users included
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as only 10,000 messages are searchable and meetings end at 60 minutes
- Not for you if you're five people wanting guest chat, tasks or roles, since Professional bills for at least 10
- Skip it if you need call recording or outside channels for nothing, because both start on Standard
- Too light for compliance teams on a budget, as audit history, eDiscovery and data loss prevention are Enterprise only
- Watch out: a 26th person takes you from $16.20 to about $47 a month, and Zoho's pages disagree on the trial, 15 days or 14
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAVoxerGood | 3.4GPAZoho CliqVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro + AI is $4.17 a month billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly) and Business is $6 a user, which sits between the cheaper quarter at $3.50 and the middle at $7. | AStandard is $16.20 a month for up to 25 people, the whole team, which is about 65 cents a head with 25 of you. Professional is $1.80 a user and Enterprise $3.60, against the $7 a month this category typically starts at, but both bill for at least 10 users. |
| Free plan and trial | BPersonal is free with live and recorded voice and groups of 500, but only 30 days of message storage. One person could live on it. | CFree covers the whole team with 100 GB of storage between you, but only 10,000 messages are searchable, which ten people get through in a month. Meetings end at 60 minutes, and there's no call recording or outside channels until you pay. |
| Features | CVoice, text, photos and location sharing do the job. It is a voice-first messenger with no tasks or channels, and Walkie Talkie mode and transcription are paid. | BChats, channels and threads, 1-1 calls, meetings with screen sharing for up to 1,000 on the dearer plans, voice and video messages, external channels, and bots, slash commands and widgets on every plan including free. Guest chat, tasks and roles wait for Professional, which bills for 10 users minimum. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It is an app you install and start talking on, with little to set up. | A4.77 on the App Store from about 6,500 ratings. It's laid out the way chat apps usually are, and it runs on Linux and a car dashboard as well. Reviews from 2020 and 2021 describe crashes and notifications that ignored settings. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android with Zapier, Dropbox and an SDK, but no desktop app. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. Zoho Projects, Desk and Mail plug straight in, with Google Drive, Google Calendar, GitHub, Zendesk and Dropbox alongside, and there's a REST API plus functions, schedulers and databases for building your own. |
| Best for | push-to-talk voice messages for field crews | team chat at a flat price, especially on Zoho |
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: Voxer and Zoho Cliq. How we grade
Price against what you get
Voxer starts at $4.17 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho Cliq starts at $16.20 a month and scores 3.7.
Zoho Cliq scores higher, and starts $12.03 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 4 score higher than Voxer for less, and none scores higher than Zoho Cliq 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
- Voxer is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Voxer also covers transcription.
- Zoho Cliq also covers whiteboard, workflow automation, video calls and file sharing.
At a glance
| Voxer | Zoho Cliq | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.17 per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly) | $16.20 per month for up to 25 users, billed annually (Standard) |
| Free plan | Personal plan: free for individuals, with live and recorded voice, group chats up to 500 people, end-to-end encryption and 30 days of message storage. | 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. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Voxer Business | Free trial of the paid plans: 15 days according to the homepage, 14 days according to the pricing FAQ |
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| Made by | Voxer | Zoho Corporation |
| Price read from | voxer.com | zoho.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Voxer
- The Business plan is aimed at teams of 20 or more, and its AI features are marked coming soon on the pricing page.
- Personal keeps messages for 30 days; longer storage needs Pro + AI.
- The page offers a yearly price with a 30% saving; the monthly Business price is not shown.
- A 37% first-3-months offer on Pro + AI shown on the page reverts to $7.99 per user billed monthly.
Zoho Cliq
- The Free plan searches only 10,000 messages, caps meetings at 60 minutes and has no call recording or external channels.
- Standard is a flat price covering up to 25 users, while Professional and Enterprise are per user with a 10-user minimum.
- Guest chat, task management, roles and permissions, and live events need Professional or Enterprise.
- Audit history, eDiscovery and data loss prevention are limited to Enterprise.
Key features
Voxer
- Live and recorded voice
- Messages can be heard as people speak or listened to later, alongside text, photos, video, GIFs and location sharing.
- Walkie Talkie mode
- A push-to-talk mode listed on Pro + AI; the site also describes hands-free use for drivers and field crews.
- AI summaries and transcription
- Pro + AI adds message and chat summaries, voice-to-text transcription and message translation for busy chats.
- Team administration
- Business adds a private network, account control, creating users and teams, multiple admins and SSO support.
- Large group chats
- Chats hold up to 500 people, and Pro adds broadcast chats and admin-controlled chats.
- SDK and Zapier
- A Voxer SDK is offered to developers, and a Zapier integration sends data to other applications.
Zoho Cliq
- Chats, channels and threads
- Unlimited 1-1 and group chats on every plan, with organization and personal channels, threads, read receipts and @mentions. Paid plans raise groups to 500 participants.
- Calls and meetings
- 1-1 audio and video calls, screen sharing and meetings for up to 100 participants. Professional and Enterprise allow 1,000 active participants and 10,000 viewers.
- Voice and video messages
- Audio and video messages and screen recordings can be sent in chat, limited to 5 minutes on Free, 15 on Standard and 60 on Professional and Enterprise.
- External channels and Networks
- From Standard, external channels bring in people from other organizations, 5 per user license. Networks, a separate space for partners, is a paid add-on; Professional and Enterprise include 3.
- Developer platform
- Bots, slash commands, message actions, functions, schedulers, databases and widgets are available on every plan with per-plan quotas, alongside a REST API.
- On-demand chat summary
- Professional and Enterprise can generate a summary of a chat on request, part of what Zoho describes as AI-powered conversations.
Plans
Voxer
Personal$0
Live and recorded voice, text, photos, video, location sharing, group chats of 500 and Voxer for Web.
Pro + AI$4.17
per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly)
Adds Walkie Talkie mode, voice-to-text, AI summaries, translation, advanced search and extended storage. $4.99 for the first 3 months if billed monthly.
Business$6
per user / month, billed yearly at $72
For teams of 20 or more. Adds a private network, user and team management, multiple admins and SSO support.
EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated cloud or on-premise hosted custom solutions. Contact sales.
Zoho Cliq
Free$0
Chats and channels, 10,000 searchable messages, 100 GB of storage per organization, and meetings for up to 100 participants capped at 60 minutes.
Standard$16.20
per month for up to 25 users, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
Flat price covering up to 25 users. Unlimited searchable messages, external channels, call recording, 24-hour meetings, custom domain and basic usage reports.
Professional$1.80
per user / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly)
10 users minimum. 100 GB of storage per user, guest chat, task and team management, roles and permissions, live events and on-demand chat summaries.
Enterprise$3.60
per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)
10 users minimum. Adds audit history, advanced usage reports, eDiscovery, data loss prevention and branded meetings.
Ways to pay less
Voxer
- Annual discount
Save with yearly billing
Pro + AI is $49.99 billed yearly, or $4.17 per user a month, against $7.99 billed monthly.
- Other savings
Pro + AI $4.99 for the first 3 months
Monthly billing of Pro + AI is $4.99 per user for the first 3 months, then $7.99 per user a month.
Zoho Cliq
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
Zoho's pricing page lists a 10% saving for yearly billing: Professional is $1.80 per user / month billed annually against $2 billed monthly.
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for nonprofits and schools
The pricing page says discounts and special pricing apply to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, arranged by contacting Zoho. No amounts are published.
- By country
Lower price shown to buyers in India
On October 9, 2026 the pricing page showed Standard at ₹675 a month for up to 25 users, billed annually, to a reader in India. The price data the page loads lists $16.20 in US dollars.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Voxer or Zoho Cliq?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voxer starts at $4.17 per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly), and Zoho Cliq starts at $16.20 per month for up to 25 users, billed annually (Standard). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Voxer or Zoho Cliq?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Voxer and Zoho Cliq have a free plan.
Which platforms do Voxer and Zoho Cliq run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zoho Cliq lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app and 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.