Every free communication tier that clears our bar in 2026: 8 offers meet the criteria and 6 offers are demoted with a named reason. Recorded changes and a published ranking method. We could not confirm today's terms for 6 of them: on 5 the page we cite did not answer, and on 1 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.
Completely free API with no paid tiers. 50 req/sec global rate limit, per-route limits vary (e.g., 5 messages per 5 sec per channel). No charges ever
Open source hosted comments platform, pay what you can for "One moderator on a few domains with complete control over behavior & appearance" Best for open source projects.
Superseded: As of 2026-09-09, livekit.io/pricing reads: The Build plan is $0/mo and includes 5,000 WebRTC minutes. Agent session minutes are now priced at $0.01/min after an included amount. Concurrent agent sessions are now 5. Concurrent connections are now 100. 1 free US phone number is included. We are not publishing our stored LiveKit terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-09, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓
All-in-one visual feedback tool to collect digital feedback and review websites, PDFs, and images. Free plan: 1 project, 5 pages, 5 users, unlimited guests; integrations with Trello, Slack, Asana, and Jira. Pro begins at $15/user/month. Best for unlimited usage needs.
Customer support software with live chat widget, simple copy-paste setup, and Slack integration. Free plan: 30 threads/month, 3 users, live chat widget, limited Help Center. Built by a developer.
Free live chat, ticketing, knowledge base and CRM. No limits on agents, simultaneous chats, conversations, contacts or chat history; 50+ languages; no credit card. Paid add-ons: branding removal $29/month, AI Assist from $29/month (forever-free tier for limited volume), Video + Voice + Screensharing (priced per property); hired chat agents $1/hour. Best for unlimited usage needs. Note — discovered 2026-09-12: A free tier still exists, the description is no longer entirely accurate. The page details options to remove branding for $29/month, AI assist starting at $29/month, and human agents for $1/hour. Source ↗
Superseded: As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. Requirements: Five or less team members, Less than $100k in funding, Less than $10k/mo revenue. We are not publishing our stored Stream terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-12, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ Note — discovered 2026-09-12: The Chat component of the Maker Account now has a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. The Maker Account also now requires applicants to have five or less team members, less than $100k in funding, and less than $10k/mo revenue to qualify. Source ↗
Chat SDK — Developer plan: 1,000 MAU, 20 peak concurrent connections, unlimited messages/month, unlimited storage (6-month retention). All Pro features included (typing indicators, read receipts, push notifications) Best for unlimited usage needs.
Share feedback for website projects directly on your website — Free Plan: 1 project/domain, 3 users per project, 12 dots per project, Join unlimited projects Best for unlimited usage needs. We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-22, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
GraphComment is a comments platform that helps you build an active community from the website’s audience. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
Customer Support management with three agents, private knowledge base, and email tickets. Integrates with [Assist](https://zoho.com/assist) for one remote technician & 5 unattended computers. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
A feature-rich comment system for WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, and many other website platforms. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues. Use GitHub issues for blog comments, wiki pages, and more! The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
Website feedback and bug reporting tool for web development teams — no permanent free tier. 7-day free trial of the Advanced plan, no credit card required; Solo is $8/month for 2 users and 5 projects. Note — discovered 2026-08-28: The deal is no longer a permanently free tier. It is now a 7-day free trial. Source ↗
| Vendor | Free Tier | Key Limits | Durability | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord API | Free | Completely free API with no paid tiers. 50 req/sec global rate limit, per-route limits vary (e.g., 5 messages per 5 sec ... | stable | 2026-09-25 |
| Remarkbox | Free | Open source hosted comments platform, pay what you can for "One moderator on a few domains with complete control over be... | stable | 2026-09-15 |
| LiveKit | Build | As of 2026-09-09, livekit.io/pricing reads: The Build plan is $0/mo and includes 5,000 WebRTC minutes… Our stored LiveKit terms are superseded and withheld. | stable | 2026-09-26 / 2026-07-28 |
| ruttl.com | Free | All-in-one visual feedback tool to collect digital feedback and review websites, PDFs, and images. Free plan: 1 project,... | stable | 2026-09-22 |
| Helploom | Free | Customer support software with live chat widget, simple copy-paste setup, and Slack integration. Free plan: 30 threads/m... | stable | 2026-09-21 |
| Tawk.to | Free | Free live chat, ticketing, knowledge base and CRM. No limits on agents, simultaneous chats, conversations, contacts or c... read found the page different · 2026-09-12 |
watch discovered 2026-09-12 · effective date unknown |
2026-09-12 / 2026-07-26 |
| Stream | Maker Account | As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same… Our stored Stream terms are superseded and withheld. | watch discovered 2026-09-12 · effective date unknown |
2026-09-12 / 2026-07-29 |
| Sendbird | Developer | Chat SDK — Developer plan: 1,000 MAU, 20 peak concurrent connections, unlimited messages/month, unlimited storage (6-mon... | stable | 2026-09-25 / 2026-07-30 |
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 8 free communication offers that clear our bar, each listed with the terms we publish and the date we last read them. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
8 offers meet our criteria for this category. Of those, 6 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, and 2 a recorded narrowing. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page.
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