Compare 8 free communication & messaging tools, free tiers, and developer deals. Verified pricing for Slack, Discord, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and more.
What this name holds: Chat and meeting apps a person signs into — Slack, Teams, Signal — not the APIs behind them.
5 other names here answer “how do people working together talk and track work”, and each holds a different list: Communication (18), Messaging (27), Productivity & Notes (16), Project Management (49), Team Collaboration (34).
We track 8 communication & messaging services with free tiers. Slack leads with 10 app. This category has been relatively stable — only 3 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack | Free | 90-day message history. 1-to-1 huddles. 10 app integrations. 5 GB total file storage for workspace. No group huddles, no screen sharing in huddles, no Slack Connect, no guest accounts on free. | 2026-08-18 |
| Discord | Free | Unlimited servers, channels, messages. Voice/video calls (up to 25 in DM groups). Screen sharing (720p/30fps). Go Live streaming (720p/30fps). 25 MB file upload limit. No HD streaming or animated avatars on free. | 2026-08-22 |
| Zoom | Free (Basic) | Unlimited 1-on-1 meetings. Group meetings limited to 40 minutes, up to 100 participants. Screen sharing. Virtual backgrounds. Breakout rooms. Local recording. No cloud recording or AI companion on free. | 2026-08-23 |
| Google Meet | Free | Superseded: As of 2026-09-05, workspace.google.com/products/meet reads: The page promotes 'Try Meet for work' to unlock premium features like recordings and AI note-taking. Features like 1080p video quality, studio look/lighting, and noise reduction are available on paid Google One, Workspace Business, or Enterprise plans. We are not publishing our stored Google Meet terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-05, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ | 2026-08-21 |
| Microsoft Teams | Free | Unlimited chat messages and search. Group meetings up to 60 minutes, up to 100 participants. 5 GB per user file storage. Screen sharing. No meeting recording or webinars on free. | 2026-09-04 |
| Signal | Free | Fully free and open-source. End-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video calls. Group chats up to 1,000 members. Disappearing messages. Sealed sender. No ads, no tracking. Desktop app. | 2026-08-22 |
| Telegram | Free | Fully free core features. Unlimited messages. Groups up to 200,000 members. Channels with unlimited subscribers. 2 GB file upload limit. Cloud-based message sync. Voice/video calls. Bot platform. Public @usernames. Desktop, web, and mobile clients. | 2026-08-22 |
| Free | Fully free for personal use. End-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video calls. Group chats up to 1,024 members. File sharing up to 2 GB. Multi-device support (up to 4 linked devices). Community groups. | 2026-08-21 |
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