Best Team Chat Apps in 2026
Updated
64 team chat apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
64ranked
0free plans on this page
$2.91/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Team chat apps, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 1 of the 14 on this page can be tried for free.
- 51 CompassPaid from $4.89/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 52 TeamTalk 5
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 53 Hibox for NonprofitsPaid from $99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 54 RipcordPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 55 ChatzyPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 56 Polari
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 57 Quassel IRC
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 58 IM+Paid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 59 mIRCPaid from $2.91/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 60 Miranda NG
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 61 Adium
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 62 LAN Messenger
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 63 Disa
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 64 Irssi
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 14 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Channels | Guest access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Compass | 6.4 | No | $4.89/mo | No | $4.89/user/mo | — | — |
| 52 | TeamTalk 5 | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 53 | Hibox for Nonprofits | 6.3 | No | $99/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 54 | Ripcord | 5.9 | No | $20/mo | — | — | Yes | — |
| 55 | Chatzy | 5.9 | No | $10/mo | Yes | $2/user/mo | No | Yes |
| 56 | Polari | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 57 | Quassel IRC | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 58 | IM+ | 5.8 | No | $8/mo | — | $8/user/mo | — | — |
| 59 | mIRC | 5.6 | No | $2.91/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 60 | Miranda NG | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | No | — |
| 61 | Adium | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
| 62 | LAN Messenger | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 63 | Disa | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 64 | Irssi | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
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