Chanty vs IM+
Chanty
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| Figure | Chanty | IM+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | $1.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 9.0 (#8) | 7.5 (#54) |
| Calls | Chanty supports audio and video calls, screen sharing, up to 1,000 video participants, and up to 49 videos on screen. | The business page states that audio and video calls are supported on all services. |
| Founded | 2017 | 2002 |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Zapier, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, YouTube, Vimeo, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Trello, Asana, Google Calendar, Jira, and others. | WhatsApp,Messenger,Telegram,Skype,Zoom,Google Hangouts,Gmail,Slack,Facebook,Facebook Pages,Instagram,Twitter,Outlook,SnapMap,WeChat,LinkedIn,HipChat,ChatWork |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | Windows,macOS,iOS,Android |
| Paid from | 3 | 8 |
Plans
IM+
- Business$8 a month
- IM+ Pro Monthly$2.99 a month
- No Ads Monthly$3.99 a month
- No Ads Yearly$16.99 a year
- IM+ Pro Yearly$19.99 a year
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.