The Swit Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Swit in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Swit
The Insider’s Guide
Team chat with built-in task and project management
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among team communication apps, read from Swit’s own pages.
Made by Swit Technologies Inc. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Swit’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Swit’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 9 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade
Swit combines team chat channels with task and project management in one workspace. Messages can be turned into tasks, task cards can be shared into channels, and several workspaces can be managed under one organization. Optional plug-ins add AI features, automation, approvals, goals and guests.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Swit, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Workspaces, projects and plug-ins all need setting up.
- 1
Best for team chat with tasks and projects in the same place
Swit puts chat channels and task boards in one app, with messages that turn into tasks.
- 2
Paid plans start at $1.50 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $1.50 per user / month, billed yearly, for 25 fixed seats ($450 a year).
- 3
There is a free plan
Unlimited seats, up to 2 workspaces, 5 GB of storage per organization, 25 MB attachments and 1 year of message history.
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
- 5
Channels and chat
Unlimited channels and chats on every plan, with posts shareable across workspaces inside an organization.
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Tasks and projects
Task cards carry checklists, subtasks, assignees and priorities, and a project dashboard shows progress and workload.
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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.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 9 of 75
That is against the other team communication apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Swit 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.
Swit at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $1.50 per user / month, billed yearly, for 25 fixed seats ($450 a year)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial on paid plans, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Swit Technologies Inc.
- Category
- Team Communication
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for team chat with tasks and projects in the same place
Swit puts chat channels and task boards in one app, with messages that turn into tasks. The cheap Startup plan is sold as 25 fixed seats at $450 a year, plug-ins cost extra and it is cloud only. If you are a team of five, that floor or the $6 Growth plan is what you will really pay.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Startup 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 | C | Free 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 | C | Chat, tasks and projects, with a task plug-in. Automation, approvals, goals and guests are paid add-ons. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. Workspaces, projects and plug-ins all need setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. Only one integration is listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Swit is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Small teams that want chat and task tracking in one place
- Teams of up to 25 that fit the Startup plan's fixed-seat price
- Organizations needing several workspaces under one account
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$1.50
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Swit has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.50 per user / month, billed yearly, for 25 fixed seats ($450 a year).
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 Pro
Custom
Sold through sales, billed yearly. Adds 1 TB per user, two-factor authentication, audit logs and download control.
Enterprise
Custom
Sold through sales, billed yearly. 10 TB per user, EKM, IP-based access control and data residency.
The free plan
Unlimited seats, up to 2 workspaces, 5 GB of storage per organization, 25 MB attachments and 1 year of message history.
Trying it first
30-day free trial on paid plans, no credit card required
Read from swit.io on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on swit.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Team chat with built-in task and project management. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, tasks, kanban boards, workflow automation, goals, team chat.
Chat, tasks and projects, with a task plug-in.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Google Drive
Swit is made by Swit Technologies Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/75
Other team communication apps it is graded above
Swit'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).
Its paid plans start at $1.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.90 for the category: 1 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 76 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Swit’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 7 of 75
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 75
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 75
- CEase of useAbove 11 of 75
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 75
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 66 team communication apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Swit is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Swit 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. It costs $18 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks, kanban boards and goals: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Swit’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Twist, Lark and Mattermost
The 5 tools Swit is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Slack
Free plan · from $7.25/mo
Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI.
- Only Slack lists a Linux app.
- Swit also covers tasks, kanban boards and goals.
- Slack also covers documents, video calls and file sharing.
- 3.0GPA
Microsoft Teams
Free plan · from $4.00/mo
Chat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365.
- Swit also covers tasks, kanban boards, workflow automation and goals.
- Microsoft Teams also covers transcription, noise cancellation, whiteboard, video calls and file sharing.
- 2.8GPA
Twist
Free plan · from $6/mo
Async team messaging organized into threads.
- Only Twist lists a Linux app.
- Swit also covers tasks, kanban boards, workflow automation and goals.
- Twist also covers file sharing.
- 2.2GPA
Lark
Free plan · from $6/mo
All-in-one suite of chat, meetings, docs, email and workflows.
- Only Lark lists a Linux app.
- Swit also covers tasks, kanban boards and goals.
- Lark also covers transcription, wiki, calendar, documents and video calls.
- 2.4GPA
Mattermost
Free plan
Self-hosted team messaging with playbooks, calls and boards.
- Only Mattermost lists a Linux app.
- Mattermost is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Swit also covers tasks and goals.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Swit free?
Swit has a free plan. Unlimited seats, up to 2 workspaces, 5 GB of storage per organization, 25 MB attachments and 1 year of message history.
How much does Swit cost?
Swit lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Swit work on?
Swit is available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
Does Swit offer any discounts?
Swit publicly lists the following: Save up to 47% with yearly billing.
Does Swit have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Swit is listed for Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
Is Swit open source?
Swit is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does Swit integrate with?
Swit's listing names Google Drive. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Swit have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial on paid plans, no credit card required.
Who makes Swit?
Swit is made by Swit Technologies Inc.
What are the alternatives to Swit?
The closest alternatives to Swit in our directory are Slack, Microsoft Teams, Twist, Lark and Mattermost.
How does Swit compare with other team communication apps?
Swit's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 19.
Is Swit good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Swit C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.90 for the category: 1 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Swit?
To replace Swit you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Swit’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Swit's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Swit Technologies Inc. Prices change, so check swit.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Swit, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/swit
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Swit’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Swit is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Swit Technologies Inc. Prices and plans change: check swit.io before you buy.