# Zoho Cliq

> Team chat, calls and meetings from the Zoho suite

Zoho Cliq is Zoho's team communication app, combining chats, channels and threads with audio and video calls, meetings with screen sharing, and voice and video messages. A developer platform adds bots, slash commands, functions and widgets, and extensions connect Cliq to other Zoho apps and third-party tools. It is sold on its own and is also included in the Zoho Workplace, People Plus and Zoho One suites.

- **Category:** Team Communication
- **Made by:** Zoho Corporation
- **Website:** https://www.zoho.com/cliq/
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Zoho Cliq has a free plan. Paid plans start at $16.20 per month for up to 25 users, billed annually (Standard).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 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:** Free trial of the paid plans: 15 days according to the homepage, 14 days according to the pricing FAQ.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://www.zoho.com/cliq/pricing.html on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Zoho Cliq before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 10% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Zoho's pricing page lists a 10% saving for yearly billing: Professional is $1.80 per user / month billed annually against $2 billed monthly. Source: https://www.zoho.com/cliq/pricing.html
- **Special pricing for nonprofits and schools** (Nonprofit): The pricing page says discounts and special pricing apply to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, arranged by contacting Zoho. No amounts are published. Source: https://www.zoho.com/cliq/pricing.html

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Organizations already using Zoho apps such as Zoho Projects, Desk or Mail
- Small teams: Standard is a flat monthly price for up to 25 users
- Teams that want to build bots, commands and widgets inside chat

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 6,465 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1056478397

## Works with

Zoho Projects, Zoho Desk, Zoho Mail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, GitHub, Zendesk, Dropbox

**Tags:** Team chat, Video calls, File sharing, Whiteboard, Workflow automation, AI features, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Slack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slack): Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/slack-vs-zoho-cliq)
- [Microsoft Teams](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-teams): Chat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-zoho-cliq)
- [Google Chat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-chat): Team messaging and spaces built into Google Workspace. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chat-vs-zoho-cliq)
- [Pumble](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pumble): Team chat with unlimited message history on the free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pumble-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-zoho-cliq)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/pricing.html
- https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/cliq-pricing-val.json
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/plan-comparison.html
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/mobile-apps.html
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/desktop/windows.html
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/desktop/osx.html
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/desktop/linux.html
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/apps.html
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/integrations.html
- https://www.zoho.com/aboutus.html

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