Chanty vs GroupMe
Chanty
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| Figure | Chanty | GroupMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 9.0 (#8) | 8.1 (#34) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Zapier, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, YouTube, Vimeo, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Trello, Asana, Google Calendar, Jira, and others. | Microsoft Teams,Facebook,Spotify,X,Instagram,TikTok |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | web,Windows,macOS,iOS,Android,API |
| Support | Chanty advertises 24/7 user support, while the Business plan includes a 24x7 support line. | GroupMe support provides help topics for getting started, troubleshooting, settings and notifications, media sharing, and groups and messaging. |
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In their own words
Chanty
Chanty is a team chat and collaboration tool that combines messaging, tasks, and calls. Teams can create tasks or turn messages into them, assign and filter work, set due dates, and use a Kanban board. Messaging includes mentions, pinned messages, code snippets, threads, searchable history, reactions, file sharing, and an in-app media player. Audio and video calls support screen sharing, up to 1,000 video participants, and up to 49 videos on screen. Chanty lists channels, guest access, and unlimited message history. It offers apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, plus web access. The free plan is billed forever and allows up to five team members, 20GB of team storage, 10 integrations, and one guest user. Business is listed at $4 a month billed monthly; the pricing note also says paid plans start at $3/user/mo on annual billing. Integrations include tools such as Zapier, Google Drive, Dropbox, GitHub, Trello, and Jira. Chanty lists security measures including TLS 1.2 or higher and file encryption.