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Team Chat Software

Tools for real-time workplace messaging, channels, direct messages, and lightweight team communication. Includes business instant messaging and collaboration chat; excludes customer live chat, contact center messaging, and sales engagement tools.

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Team Chat Software product list

9 published tools. Filter the complete list below.

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Zoho Cliq

Zoho Cliq is Zoho's business team chat and communication product for one-to-one and group messaging, channels, threads, files, calls, meetings, and organizational collaboration.

85Strong pick

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Some paid plan amounts are unverified — check official pricing
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Internal communications
External guest collaboration

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Wire

Wire is a secure organizational messenger for encrypted messaging, calls, conferencing, file sharing, and workplace collaboration.

81Consider

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Quote required
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Internal communications

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Zulip

Zulip is a team chat product that organizes workplace messaging into persistent topic-based conversations with cloud and self-hosted deployment options.

81Consider

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Quote required
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Small business
Enterprise
Internal communications
External guest collaboration

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Twist

Twist is a team communication product centered on asynchronous threaded discussions and direct messages for distributed and flexible teams.

80Consider

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Paid · Unlimited · $6 USD · per user · per month · USD, yearly billing · billed annually · no commitment
Paid · Unlimited · $8 USD · per user · per month · USD, monthly billing · billed monthly · no commitment
Per-seat pricing
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Internal communications
External guest collaboration

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Troop Messenger

Troop Messenger is an enterprise team messaging and collaboration product for instant messaging, group chat, file sharing, calls, screen sharing, and secure workplace communication.

79Consider

Pricing

Some paid plan amounts are unverified — check official pricing

Best for

Internal communications
External guest collaboration

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Element

Element is a secure workplace messaging and collaboration product built on Matrix for encrypted messaging, calls, rooms, federation, and organizational communication.

76Consider

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Per-seat pricing
Quote required
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Enterprise
Internal communications
External guest collaboration

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Flock

Flock is a team messenger and online collaboration product for one-to-one and group messaging, public and private channels, file sharing, calls, and team communication.

74Consider

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Paid · PRO · $6 USD · per user · per month · Monthly billing · billed monthly
Paid · PRO · $4.50 USD · per user · per month · Annual billing · discounted · billed annually
Per-seat pricing
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Internal communications

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Mattermost

Mattermost is a secure collaboration platform centered on messaging, channels, direct and group communication, file sharing, calls, and controlled deployment for operational teams.

74Consider

Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Per-seat pricing
Quote required
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Enterprise
Internal communications

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Zoom Chat

Zoom Chat is Zoom's workplace team messaging product for instant messages, groups, channels, files, external contacts, and persistent collaboration before, during, and after meetings.

74Consider

Pricing

Paid pricing not verified — see full pricing details

Best for

Internal communications
External guest collaboration