Best Team Chat Apps in 2026
Updated
64 team chat apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
64ranked
10free plans on this page
$0.24/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Team chat apps 25 channels on this page · 115 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromChannelsGuest accessMessage historyIntegrationsSupported platformsMaximum members Spec sheet Score
26 Teamwire Free planNoPaid fromnot statedChannelsNoGuest accessYesMessage historynot statedIntegrationsLDAP, Active Directory, ArcGIS, WhatsApp Business, SAP, Salesforce, Splunk, Sisense, SAP Crystal Reports, MDM/EMM/UEM via AppConfigSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, APIMaximum membersnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 8.0
27 Ryver Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historyunlimitedIntegrationsGoogle Drive, Dropbox, Box.com, Zapier, API, WebhooksSupported platformsweb, windows, macos, linux, ios, androidMaximum membersnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 8.0
28 Hubgets Free planYesPaid from$2.50/user/moChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historylimitedIntegrationsnot statedSupported platformsweb, windows, macosMaximum membersnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.9
29 Output Messenger Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsOutput Desk, Output Wall, Output Time, Jitsi Meet, GitHubSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, APIMaximum membersnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.8
30 Brosix Free planNoPaid from$6/user/moChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historylimitedIntegrationsGmail, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Shopify, HubSpot, Dropbox, Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, SlackSupported platformsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, WebMaximum membersnot stated 7/8spec lines stated 7.7
31 Fluxer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsnot statedSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidMaximum membersnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.6
32 Symphony Free planNoPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historynot statedIntegrationsDTCC, FinTech Studios, FlexTrade, Hammerstone Markets, HSBC Global Research, ipushpull, Morgan Stanley Research, Saphyre, Taskize, TradingView, Appian, DataParser, Genesis, Jira, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Symantec, Unqork, LINE, Microsoft Teams, SMS, WeChat, WhatsApp, ZoomSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, APIMaximum membersnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.5
33 Google Drive Free planYesPaid from$7/user/moChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historynot statedIntegrationsGmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, Google Groups, Asana, Jira, PagerDuty, GitHub, Workday, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Trello, ZapierSupported platformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidMaximum members500,000 users 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
34 Fleep Free planNoPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historyunlimitedIntegrationsEmail, Trello, Zapier, IFTTT, Dropbox, OneDrive, Whereby, Slack, Sameroom, Pivotal Tracker, Webhooks, New Relic, Fleep API, Google Drive, JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket Cloud, Bitbucket Server, GitHub, GitLabSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, APIMaximum membersnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
35 Franz Free planYesPaid from$5/user/moChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsSlack, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zoho Cliq, Twist, Chatwork, Zulip, Cisco Webex Teams, Yammer, Element, Nextcloud TalkSupported platformsmacOS, Windows, LinuxMaximum membersnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
36 Stackfield Free planNoPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessYesMessage historynot statedIntegrationsMicrosoft Teams; incoming webhooks; Stackfield APISupported platformsweb; Windows; macOS; iOS; AndroidMaximum membersnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
37 IRCCloud Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historyunlimitedIntegrationsSlack, GitHubSupported platformsweb, iOS, Android, APIMaximum membersnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.2
38 Stoat Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsGitHub (via webhook); bots; external services via webhooksSupported platformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOSMaximum membersnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.1
39 Bopup IM Suite Free planYesPaid from$1.20/user/moChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historyunlimitedIntegrationsActive Directory (LDAP), Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL/Postgres Pro, command-line integrationsSupported platformsWindows, AndroidMaximum membersnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
40 Beeper Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsWhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Facebook Messenger, X, Google Messages, Google Chat, Google Voice, LinkedIn, Discord, Slack, LINE, Tumblr DMs, iMessage (macOS), Tumblr DMsSupported platformsmacOS, iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, ChromeOSMaximum membersnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.1
41 Minsh Free planNoPaid fromnot statedChannelsnot statedGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsFacebook, Instagram, Zapier, iCal, Zoho CRMSupported platformsweb, iOS, AndroidMaximum members10,000 users 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
42 Pronto Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsCanvas, Blackboard, BrightspaceSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, APIMaximum membersnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.0
43 Softros LAN Messenger Free planNoPaid fromnot statedChannelsnot statedGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsnot statedSupported platformsnot statedMaximum membersnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
44 Team on the Run Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsDropbox, Google Drive, AlfrescoSupported platformsweb, windows, macos, ios, androidMaximum membersnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.9
45 Compass Free planNoPaid from$4.89/user/moChannelsnot statedGuest accessnot statedMessage historyunlimitedIntegrationsnot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidMaximum members100,000 users 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
46 AstraChat Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsnot statedGuest accessnot statedMessage historyunlimitedIntegrationsActive Directory, email servers, SQL ServerSupported platformsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidMaximum membersnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
47 Pingly Free planYesPaid from$5/user/moChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsnot statedSupported platformsweb, iosMaximum membersnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
48 GroupMe Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsnot statedGuest accessYesMessage historynot statedIntegrationsMicrosoft Teams, Facebook, Spotify, X, Instagram, TikTokSupported platformsweb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, APIMaximum members5,000 users 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
49 TeamTalk 5 Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsnot statedSupported platformswindows, macos, linux, ios, android, apiMaximum members1,000 users 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
50 Gitter Free planYesPaid fromnot statedChannelsYesGuest accessnot statedMessage historynot statedIntegrationsmatrix-hookshot, go-nebSupported platformsweb, desktop, Android, iOSMaximum membersnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Channels | Guest access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Teamwire | 8.0 | No | €3.45/mo | No | — | No | Yes |
| 27 | Ryver | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | Hubgets | 7.9 | Free plan | $0.24/mo | Yes | $2.50/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Output Messenger | 7.8 | Free plan | $0.75/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 30 | Brosix | 7.7 | No | $8/mo | No | $6/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 31 | Fluxer | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 32 | Symphony | 7.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | Google Drive | 7.5 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Yes | $7/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | Fleep | 7.4 | No | €5/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | Franz | 7.3 | No | — | Yes | $5/user/mo | Yes | — |
| 36 | Stackfield | 7.3 | No | €9/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 37 | IRCCloud | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 38 | Stoat | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 39 | Bopup IM Suite | 7.1 | Free plan | $1.20/mo | Yes | $1.20/user/mo | Yes | — |
| 40 | Beeper | 7.1 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 41 | Minsh | 7.0 | No | $124/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 42 | Pronto | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 43 | Softros LAN Messenger | 7.0 | No | €12.95/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 44 | Team on the Run | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 45 | Compass | 6.9 | No | $4.89/mo | No | $4.89/user/mo | — | — |
| 46 | AstraChat | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 47 | Pingly | 6.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | $5/user/mo | Yes | — |
| 48 | GroupMe | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 49 | TeamTalk 5 | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 50 | Gitter | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
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