Free Communication Alternatives

Slack

$0 - $15/user/month

Team messaging and collaboration platform

Microsoft Teams

$4 - $22/user/month

Business communication and collaboration platform

Discord

$0 - $10/month

Free voice, video, and text communication

Zoom

$0 - $27/user/month

Video conferencing and meetings platform

Google Meet

$0 - $26/user/month

Video meetings by Google

Loom

$0 - $15/creator/month

Async video messaging for work

Webex

$0 - $25.50/user/month

Enterprise video conferencing by Cisco

Dialpad

$15 - $25/user/month

AI-powered business communications

RingCentral

$20 - $35/user/month

Unified cloud communications for business

Twilio

Pay-as-you-go - $150/month

Cloud communications APIs for developers

Front

$19/user/month

Shared inboxes that make team email collaboration seamless

Vonage

$20/user/month

Cloud communications APIs and unified business phone systems

MangoApps

$4 - $12/user/month

Employee communication and engagement platform

Mattermost

$0 - $10/user/month

Self-hosted team collaboration platform for technical teams

Blink

$5-7 per user/month

Employee communication app for frontline and deskless workers

Jitsi Meet

$0 (free and open-source)

Open-source video conferencing platform with unlimited free meetings

Otter.ai

$0 - $30/user/month

AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes conversations

Superhuman

$30/user/month

Premium email client built for speed and productivity

Stream

$99–$499/mo per app

Enterprise chat and activity feed APIs for building social and messaging features

River

$8-12 per user/month

Modern team messaging built for focus and productivity

Streaming

$15-45/mo per user

Professional live streaming and video broadcasting platform

Tawk.to

Free forever (core) — paid add-ons from $19/mo

Free live chat software for websites

Chatwoot

$0 (self-hosted) – $39/agent/mo (Chatwoot Cloud)

Open-source customer engagement platform for live chat, email, and messaging channels.

Tawk.to

Free (core chat) — paid add-ons from $1/agent-hour or $19/mo for branding removal

Free live chat for websites — with paid add-ons for branding, agents, and API access

Plivo

Pay-as-you-go — from ~$0.0050/SMS and $0.0140/min voice (US), no monthly fee

Cloud APIs for SMS, voice, and WhatsApp messaging

Workplace from Meta

$4–$8/user/month

Meta's enterprise social network for internal comms — shutting down May 2026

Otter.ai

Free – $30/user/month (Business, billed monthly; $20/user/month billed annually)

AI meeting notes and live transcription for teams

Google Workspace

$6–$18+/user/month (Business Starter to Business Plus)

Email, docs, and video calls in one subscription