# Lark

> All-in-one suite of chat, meetings, docs, email and workflows

Lark is a work suite that puts team chat, video meetings, documents, email, calendar, a wiki and Base, a no-code tool for workflows and dashboards, in one app. The free Starter plan covers up to 20 users with 100 GB of storage and message translation. Paid plans raise the limit to 500 users or more, and group video meetings of up to 500 participants start on the Pro plan.

- **Category:** Team Communication
- **Made by:** Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
- **Website:** https://www.larksuite.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Lark has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed annually.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited users, 15 TB plus 30 GB per user, single sign-on, 500,000 automations a month and advanced security and compliance controls. |

Read from https://www.larksuite.com/en_us/plans on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lark before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 16.6% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Lark's plans page states a 16.6% saving for yearly billing. Monthly subscriptions are available for Basic and Pro at a higher rate. Source: https://www.larksuite.com/en_us/plans

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Outlook, Exchange, Google Calendar, Gmail

**Tags:** Team chat, Video calls, Documents, Wiki, Calendar, Workflow automation, Transcription

## Alternatives

- [Slack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slack): Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lark-vs-slack)
- [Microsoft Teams](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-teams): Chat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lark-vs-microsoft-teams)
- [Google Chat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-chat): Team messaging and spaces built into Google Workspace. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chat-vs-lark)
- [Zoho Cliq](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-cliq): Team chat, calls and meetings from the Zoho suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lark-vs-zoho-cliq)
- [Flock](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flock): Team messenger with channels, video calls and shared to-dos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flock-vs-lark)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://www.larksuite.com/en_us/plans
- https://www.larksuite.com/en_us/download
- https://www.larksuite.com/hc/en-US/articles/360040081953-use-the-web-version-of-lark
- https://www.larksuite.com/en_us/user-terms-of-service

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