# LINE WORKS review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Business chat and groupware that connects with the LINE app Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. LINE WORKS is a business communication tool from LINE WORKS Corp. in Japan. It combines messaging, a board, calendar, tasks, forms, contacts and video calls in one app, and its users can message people on the LINE consumer app. Pricing on the English site is in Japanese yen. - **Category:** Team Communication - **Made by:** LINE WORKS Corp. (since 2015) - **Website:** https://line-works.com/en - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you add Drive at ¥100 or archiving at ¥300 per person a month on top of the plan. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, LINE WORKS has a free plan, and paid plans start at ¥450 per user / month, billed annually (¥540 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Up to 30 members, 5 GB of shared storage, basic business features and group calls for up to 4 people, 60 minutes. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | ¥0 | Up to 30 members, 5 GB shared storage, messaging, board, calendar, task, form and contacts, limited admin features. | | Standard | ¥450 per user / month, billed annually (¥540 billed monthly) | Unlimited members, 1 TB shared storage, calls and screen sharing for up to 200 people, full admin features and SLA support. | | Advanced | ¥800 per user / month, billed annually (¥960 billed monthly) | Standard plus Drive and Mail, with 100 TB of shared storage and unlimited members. | Read from https://line-works.com/en/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with LINE WORKS before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **20% off with annual contract** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows an annual contract at ¥450 versus ¥540 monthly for Standard, and ¥800 versus ¥960 for Advanced, per person per month. Source: https://line-works.com/en/pricing/ ## Key features - **Chat with LINE users:** Messaging works like the LINE app, with stickers, and members can exchange messages with people on LINE outside the company. - **Groupware in one app:** Message, Board for notices, Calendar, Task, Form for surveys, and Contacts are included, with Drive and Mail on higher plans. - **Video calls and screen sharing:** Free plan calls hold up to 4 people for 60 minutes; Standard and Advanced allow up to 200 people. - **Admin and security controls:** A central admin console manages permissions and usage. The vendor lists SOC 2 and 3 and ISO/IEC 27001, 27017 and 27018 certifications. - **Archiving options:** Paid add-ons store message data or email data for up to 10 years. ## Good for - Companies in Japan whose staff and customers already use LINE - Small teams of up to 30 that want a free business chat - Frontline and shift-based workforces using mobile phones ## Worth knowing - Prices are listed in Japanese yen and exclude tax; the pricing page notes the Standard and Advanced plans are bought through a contact-us step. - Drive is a paid option on the Standard plan at ¥100 per person a month billed annually; Mail is only on Advanced. - Message archiving costs ¥300 per person a month billed annually, and email archiving needs Advanced. - The pricing page carries a notice about plans applying from April 2022, so confirm current prices with the vendor. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. LINE WORKS puts chat, calendar, board, tasks and calls in one app, and lets staff message people on the LINE consumer app. The prices are in yen, the paid plans go through a contact step, and the pricing page carries a notice dated 2022, so confirm what you will pay before you plan around it. - **Value for money: C.** Standard is ¥450 per user a month billed yearly, about $3 at today's rates, so it sits at the edge of the cheaper quarter. Drive, mail and archiving cost more on top. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The free plan covers up to 30 members and 5 GB, with group calls capped at 4 people for 60 minutes. A small team will hit those. - **Features: C.** Chat, board, calendar, tasks, forms and calls. Drive is a paid option, Mail is Advanced only and archiving is extra. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. An admin has to set up the company, members and groups first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. No API or integrations are listed on the pages read. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LINE WORKS's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among team communication apps - LINE WORKS's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 9 of 75) and worst on features (C, above 1). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/team-chat ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace LINE WORKS you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 47 of the 75 other team communication apps grade higher. - You could make: Calendar, tasks and forms: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Chat that a whole team counts on staying up. - You could not: Video calls. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: SOC 2 and roles and permissions. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Team chat, Video calls, Calendar, Tasks, Forms, File sharing ## Alternatives - [Slack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slack): Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/line-works-vs-slack) - [Microsoft Teams](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-teams): Chat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/line-works-vs-microsoft-teams) - [Chatwork](https://toolgpa.com/tools/chatwork): Business group chat with built-in tasks, files and video calls. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chatwork-vs-line-works) - [Lark](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lark): All-in-one suite of chat, meetings, docs, email and workflows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lark-vs-line-works) - [DingTalk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dingtalk): Chat, meetings, docs and approvals in one work platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dingtalk-vs-line-works) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://line-works.com/en - https://line-works.com/en/pricing/ - https://line-works.com/en/download/ - https://line-works.com/en/aboutus/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/line-works Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).