Lark vs Nextcloud Talk
Lark
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| Figure | Lark | Nextcloud Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6/mo | €5.94/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 6 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 9.4 (#4) | 8.9 (#11) |
| Spec score · Team Communication Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Spec score · Web and Video Conferencing - Midmarket Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.5 (#9) |
| Spec score · Business Instant Messaging - Midmarket Software | 9.2 (#2) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Spec score · Team Collaboration Software | 9.1 (#5) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Channels | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Integrations | TrustRadius lists integrations including Salesforce Agentforce Sales, Jira, Zoom Workplace, Asana, Trello, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Zapier, Sentry, Grafana Cloud and Giphy. | Nextcloud Files,Nextcloud Groupware,Nextcloud Calendar,Nextcloud Deck,Nextcloud Whiteboard,Matterbridge,Microsoft Teams,Discord,Matrix,IRC,Slack,Mattermost,XMPP,Pexip,SIP |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android |
| Security | Lark says it uses industry-standard encryption and continuous system monitoring, and that employees do not have access to user data by default. | The product page describes end-to-end encrypted calls, multi-layered encryption, brute force protection, suspicious-login detection and a $10,000 security bug bounty. |
| Support | Lark’s customer terms list help-desk email support on weekdays, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Singapore Time, with an intended initial response within one business day. | The enterprise pricing page lists portal support and response times of two business days for Standard, one business day for Premium, and 1h, 4h, 12h or 24h for Ultimate. |
Plans
Lark
- Lark Base StarterFree
- StarterFree
- StarterFree
- Basic$6 a month
- Lark Base Pro$8 a month
- Pro$12 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Lark Base EnterprisePriced on request
Nextcloud Talk
- Standard€71.29 a year
- Premium€104.99 a year
- Ultimate€204.75 a year
- Standard€71.29 a year
- Premium€104.99 a year
- Ultimate€204.75 a year
In their own words
Lark
Lark brings workplace communication and collaboration tools together in one platform, including chat, calendars, document creation and cloud storage. In video meetings, participants can edit shared Docs in the call window. Starter includes unlimited real-time translation, while AnyCross provides drag-and-drop workflow automation and integrations, including ready-to-use solutions. The App Directory lists third-party tools for areas such as collaboration, recruitment, expense control, CRM and ERP. Developers can use the Open Platform to build custom bots, web apps and blocks, with more than 2,500 APIs available. Lark supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Starter is limited to 20 users, 100 GB of storage and one-on-one video meetings; its listed allowances also include 18 months of message history and 1,000 automations per month. Basic, Pro and Enterprise list higher user, storage, meeting or automation allowances. The maker describes Starter as intended for small teams with simple communication needs and Enterprise for large companies needing advanced security and organizational management. A free plan is listed.
Nextcloud Talk
Nextcloud Talk combines meetings, chat, and webinars in a self-hosted communication service. It supports private, group, and public calls, URL invitations for external participants, and chat that remains after calls. Users can share Nextcloud Files documents and connect rooms with files, calendars, and tasks. Federation links chats and calls across Nextcloud servers, while bridges connect services such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Matrix, IRC, Mattermost, and XMPP. Talk runs in browsers and on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with a public API for app integrations. Security features listed include end-to-end encrypted calls, layered encryption, brute-force protection, suspicious-login detection, and a $10,000 bug bounty. Typical private deployments handle 6–10 participants, or up to 20 without video. Webinars, lobby-based public video conferences, SIP dial-in, and larger calls require the High Performance Backend.