| Price from | Free | Free |
| 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 | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 8.1 (#32) | 8.9 (#9) |
| Channels | Yes | Cliq supports organization, personal, external, announcement, team, and multi-team channels. |
| Founded | Stoat says it started in 2021 as an open-source chat app without ads. | 1996 |
| Free plan | Yes | After a trial, accounts can be downgraded to a free plan. |
| Integrations | GitHub (via webhook); bots; external services via webhooks | Integrations include Zoho People, Zoho Projects, Zoho Calendar, Zoho Notebook, Office365, and third-party extensions. |
| Supported platforms | Web,Windows,macOS,Linux,Android,iOS | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,API |
