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10 Best Free Free Team Chat Apps of 2026

By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 10, 2026

10 of the 10 tools in our best free team chat apps ranking offer a permanent free plan. Pumble scores highest among them at 8.7 out of 10.

1. 01

   Pumble

   Small teams that want full message history and no member cap without paying.

   Free plan for unlimited users; Pro from $2.49 per seat per month billed annually or $2.99 billed monthly

   Full entry, No. 1 overall

   Paid from

   $2.49

   Score 8.7

2. 02

   Slack

   Teams that rely on integrations and mostly need recent conversations.

   Free plan with 90 days of message history; Pro from $8.75 per user per month billed monthly

   Full entry, No. 2 overall

   Paid from

   $8.75

   Score 8.6

3. 03

   Google Chat

   Groups that already use Gmail and want chat at no cost.

   Free with a personal Google account; Google Workspace Business Starter from $8.40 per user per month on the Flexible Plan

   Full entry, No. 3 overall

   Paid from

   $8.40

   Score 8.5

4. 04

   Microsoft Teams Free

   Clubs and community groups that want chat and hour-long group calls at no cost.

   Free personal edition; Microsoft Teams Essentials from $4.00 per user per month paid yearly

   Full entry, No. 4 overall

   Paid from

   $4

   Score 8.2

5. 05

   Zoom Workplace

   Teams that already meet on Zoom and want chat in the same app.

   Free Workplace Basic plan; Workplace Pro from $15.99 per user per month billed monthly

   Full entry, No. 5 overall

   Paid from

   $15.99

   Score 8.2

6. 06

   Zulip

   Technical teams and communities that want threaded chat or plan to self-host.

   Free Cloud and self-hosted plans; self-hosted Basic from $3.50 per user per month billed monthly, Cloud Standard from $6.67 billed annually

   Full entry, No. 6 overall

   Paid from

   $3.50

   Score 8.1

7. 07

   Chanty

   Teams of up to 5 people who want unlimited history and simple tasks in chat.

   See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

   Full entry, No. 7 overall

   Paid from

   Free plan

   Score 8.0

8. 08

   Flock

   Teams of up to 20 people who need basic chat and can live with 10,000 searchable messages.

   Free Starter plan for 1 to 20 members; PRO from $4.50 per user per month on yearly billing

   Full entry, No. 8 overall

   Paid from

   $4.50

   Score 7.6

9. 09

   Mattermost

   Teams with someone who can run a server and want chat on their own infrastructure.

   Free self-hosted Entry mode; Professional pricing through sales

   Full entry, No. 9 overall

   Paid from

   Free

   Score 7.4

10. 10

    Twist

    Remote teams that prefer threaded discussion and only need recent messages on the free plan.

    Free plan with 1 month of visible history; Unlimited from $6 per user per month billed yearly

    Full entry, No. 10 overall

    Paid from

    $6

    Score 7.2

Scores and prices come from our Best Free Team Chat Apps ranking, which uses one method for every tool. Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.com