Compare 14 free communication tools, free tiers, and developer deals. We could not confirm today's terms for 6 of them: on 3 the page we cite did not answer, and on 3 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for Discord API, 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 (28), Productivity & Notes (16), Project Management (49), Team Collaboration (34).
We track 14 communication services with a free tier we hold as current and 3 without. This category has been relatively stable — only 2 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
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| 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 | 2026-11-08 |
| 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
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2026-11-03 / 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)Our read on 2026-11-09 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-11-09 / 2026-07-30 |
| Tawk.to | Free | 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. | 2026-10-28 |
| Stream | Maker Account | Chat, Activity Feeds, Video and Moderation APIs. Stream's Maker Account is free for companies with five or fewer team members, under $10k monthly revenue and under $100k in funding. It includes the Chat Start plan limited to 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections, the Activity Feeds Start plan, the Video & Audio Build plan and AI Moderation pay-as-you-go with a $100 monthly credit. Hard limits, no surprise bills. | 2026-11-08 |
| 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.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-10, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-10 / 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.When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-11-07, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-07 / 2026-09-22 |
| SiteDots | Free | 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 | 2026-11-07 |
| Webvizio | Trial | 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. | 2026-11-11 |
| 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. | 2026-11-06 |
| GraphComment | Free | GraphComment is a comments platform that helps you build an active community from the website’s audience. | 2026-11-06 |
| IntenseDebate | Free | 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 2026-10-14, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-14 / 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" | 2026-10-31 |
| Utterances | Free | 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 2026-10-14, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-14 / 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 · tried 2026-11-12, no read |
| 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. | 2026-11-12 / 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. | 2026-11-12 / 2026-09-02 |