Chanty vs Troop Messenger
Chanty
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Troop Messenger
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| Figure | Chanty | Troop Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Instant Messaging Software | 9.1 (#1) | 7.6 (#22) |
| Spec score · Team Communication Software | 9.2 (#1) | 7.6 (#16) |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 9.0 (#8) | 8.1 (#31) |
| Channels | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, USA | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Zapier, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, YouTube, Vimeo, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Trello, Asana, Google Calendar, Jira, and others. | Dropbox,Google Drive,Zapier,LDAP/Active Directory |
| Message history | unlimited | unlimited |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android |
| Paid from | 3 | 2.5 |
Plans
Troop Messenger
- Free PlanFree
- Premium$2.50 a month
- Enterprise$5 a month
- Superior$9 a month
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.
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger is a team messaging app with channels, guest access and unlimited message history. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Listed integrations include Dropbox, Google Drive, Zapier and LDAP/Active Directory.
A free plan is listed for 1–50 users with 50 GB of storage. Premium costs $2.50 a month and includes 150 GB; Enterprise costs $5 a month and includes 1 TB. The pricing note lists a 7-day trial, while Enterprise plan details describe a one-month trial. Superior is listed at $9 a month and marked “Coming soon”; its specified features include remote desktop control, whiteboard, APIs, platform restrictions, SAML and archiving. Troop Messenger is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.