Twake review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source workplace suite with chat, mail and drive
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Twake report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for chat, mail and files from one open-source vendor
Twake bundles chat, mail, drive, video and calendar under one account, with chat on the Matrix protocol and the option to host it yourself. Chat is the same on every plan, but the Office editor is paid, the plans page we read was in French and euros only, and video inside chat is still marked coming soon.
Who Twake is for
- Fits if you want data kept in France and an option to host the suite yourself
- Works for a small group that wants chat, mail and files from one open-source vendor
Who Twake is not for
- Skip it if you need video calls inside chat today, as the Chat page marks Jitsi as coming soon
- Tight if you stay on the free plan: 5 GB of storage and 100 emails a day
- Pricey if you want the Office document editor, which starts on Standard at €4 a month
- Watch out: the plans page was readable only in French and in euros, and no annual or business seat prices are shown
Why Twake gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyFree plan at €0 with 5 GB of storage and a 1 GB mailbox; Standard is €4 a month and Premium €12, against a category whose cheaper quarter starts at $3.50.
- BFree plan and trialThe free plan has instant messaging, notes and unlimited devices. The caps are 5 GB of storage and 100 emails a day.
- CFeaturesChat, drive, mail, calendar and video in one account, but the Office editor is not on the free plan and Chat's video is marked coming soon.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and the listing shows apps to install across several products plus bridges to set up for Telegram, Discord or Signal.
- BPlatforms and integrationsMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with Matrix bridges and OnlyOffice. The listing shows no web version or API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Twake's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/twake#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/twake.svg" alt="Twake: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Twake stands among team communication apps
Twake's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 29 of the 50 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 33 of 50) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $4.47 a month, against a middle price of $7 for the category: 12 of the 38 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Twake’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 33 of 50, level with 7
- BFree plan and trialAbove 29 of 50, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 50, level with 38
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 50, level with 29
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 50, level with 24
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 team communication apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Twake, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Twake 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.
It costs $53.63 a year. Twake is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Calendar: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Matrix, Telegram and Discord among them.
What this rests on. Twake’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.
What is Twake?
Twake is an open-source workplace suite from the French company LINAGORA that includes Twake Chat, Drive, Mail, Visio and Calendar under one account. Twake Chat is built on the Matrix protocol, so it can bridge to Telegram, Discord and Signal. The company says data is stored in France and that you can also install the suite on your own servers with Docker.
Worth knowing
- The plans page was readable only in French, with prices in euros; storage and mailbox size, not chat, differ between plans.
- The Office document editor is not included on the free plan.
- No annual prices or business seat prices are shown; the company plan is quoted on request.
- Video conferencing inside Twake Chat is marked coming soon on the Chat page.
Key features
- Matrix-based chat
- Twake Chat runs on the Matrix protocol, with direct and group chats, channels, and optional extra end-to-end encryption.
- Bridges to other messengers
- The Matrix protocol lets Twake Chat send and receive messages on networks such as Telegram, Discord and Signal.
- Drive, Mail and Calendar
- The same account opens Drive for file storage with Office-format editing, Mail for email and Calendar for scheduling.
- Video conferencing
- Twake Visio is a video conferencing product, and the Chat page lists Jitsi videoconferencing as coming soon.
- Hosted in France
- The site says all data is stored in France under GDPR rules, with SSL/TLS and WebSocket communication enabled.
- On-premise installation
- Twake Chat, Drive and Mail can be installed on your own servers using Docker, according to the site.
Twake pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Twake has a free plan, and paid plans start at €4.00 per month.
- Starts at
- €4.00 per month
- Free plan
- Free plan with 5 GB of cloud storage, a 1 GB mailbox with 100 emails a day, instant messaging, notes and unlimited authorized devices; not a promotion.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Découvrir | €0.00 | 5 GB cloud storage, 1 GB mailbox with 100 emails a day, instant messaging and collaborative notes. |
| Standard | €4.00per month | 50 GB cloud storage, 15 GB mailbox with unlimited emails a day, and an Office document editor. |
| Premium | €12.00per month | 1,000 GB cloud storage, a 500 GB mailbox with unlimited emails a day, and an Office document editor. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Offer for companies and local authorities, with a personal cloud for each user. Contact the company. |
Read from twake.app on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Twake before you buy.
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Common questions
Is Twake open source?
Yes. Twake is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.