Compare 13 free communication tools, free tiers, and developer deals. Verified pricing for Discord API, LiveKit, Sendbird, Tawk.to, Stream and more.
What this name holds: Chat, voice, video and support-desk APIs an application embeds — not an app a team signs into.
5 other names here answer “how do people working together talk and track work”, and each holds a different list: Communication & Messaging (8), Messaging (27), Productivity & Notes (16), Project Management (49), Team Collaboration (34).
We track 13 communication services with a free tier we hold as current and 4 without. This category has seen some movement — 4 pricing changes recorded across vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 per channel). No charges ever | 2026-09-08 |
| LiveKit | Build | Real-time audio/video and AI agent infrastructure — 5,000 WebRTC minutes/mo, 1,000 agent session minutes/mo, 5 concurrent agent sessions, 100 concurrent connections, 1 free US phone number. Open source | 2026-07-28 |
| Sendbird | Developer | 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) | 2026-07-30 |
| Tawk.to | Free | 100% free live chat software — unlimited agents, unlimited concurrent chats, unlimited message history, unlimited sites, 45+ languages, CRM, ticketing, knowledge base, video/voice chat, screen sharing | 2026-07-26 |
| Stream | Maker Account | Chat, Activity Feeds, and Video APIs. Maker Account (free): 2,000 MAU chat, 125K API calls/month feeds, 333K participant-minutes/month video. Hard limits, no surprise overages | 2026-07-29 |
| Zoho Desk | Free | 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. | 2026-07-31 |
| ruttl.com | Free | 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. | 2026-08-25 |
| SiteDots | Free | Share feedback for website projects directly on your website — no emulation, canvas, or workarounds. Free plan: 1 project/domain, 3 users per project, 6 dots per project, unlimited projects you can join. Many integrations listed as "coming soon". | 2026-08-24 |
| Webvizio | Free | Website feedback tool, website review software, and bug reporting tool for streamlining web development collaboration on tasks directly on live websites and web apps, images, PDFs, and design files. | 2026-08-03 |
| Helploom | Free | 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. | 2026-09-04 |
| GraphComment | Free | GraphComment is a comments platform that helps you build an active community from the website’s audience. | 2026-08-11 |
| IntenseDebate | Free | A feature-rich comment system for WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, and many other website platforms. | 2026-08-13 |
| Remarkbox | Free | Open source hosted comments platform, pay what you can for "One moderator on a few domains with complete control over behavior & appearance" | 2026-08-13 |
| Utterances | Free | A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues. Use GitHub issues for blog comments, wiki pages, and more! | 2026-08-11 |
| Twilio Startups Program | Retired | There is no startup program: the application form we cite now serves Google Forms' closedform page, which states the form is no longer accepting responses. Checked 2026-09-02. The former offer was education, mentoring and introductions for startup founders. | 2026-09-02 |
| The GoSquared Early Stage Plan | Retired | There is no early stage plan: gosquared.com/early-stage/ redirects to ecosend.io, an email marketing product with its own pricing and no startup offer. Checked 2026-09-02, GoSquared's analytics product is not sold at the destination. The former offer was all GoSquared features at a fixed low price for the first year. | 2026-09-02 |
| Drift for Early Stage Startups | Retired | There is no startup program: drift.com/startups/ answers 200 with a meta-refresh to salesloft.com/platform/drift, where Drift is sold as a Salesloft product with no startup offer. Checked 2026-09-02. The former offer was 93% off the Essential Plan for one year. | 2026-09-02 |
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