Compare 13 free communication tools, free tiers, and developer deals. 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. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for Discord API, Sendbird, ruttl.com 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 — 5 pricing changes recorded across vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | 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 per channel). No charges ever | 2026-09-25 |
| LiveKit | Build | Superseded: As of 2026-09-09, livekit.io/pricing reads: The Build plan is $0/mo and includes 5,000 WebRTC minutes.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 ↓ | 2026-09-26 / 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) | 2026-09-25 / 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.Our read on 2026-09-12 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-09-12 / 2026-07-26 |
| Stream | Maker Account | Superseded: As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a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 ↓ | 2026-09-12 / 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.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. | 2026-09-02 / 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. | 2026-09-22 |
| 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 projectsWe 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. | 2026-08-24 · tried 2026-09-22, no read |
| 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. | 2026-08-03 |
| 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. | 2026-09-21 |
| GraphComment | Free | 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. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-08-11 |
| 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 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 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" | 2026-09-15 |
| 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 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 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 2026-09-15, 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. | 2026-09-02 · tried 2026-09-15, no read |
| 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 · tried 2026-09-15, no read |
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