How do you communicate with your team? And how does your team best communicate?
If you’re using a team communication tool, you already know there are different approaches and best practices for each individual. That’s why it’s important to find a tool that works for everyone—and does everything your team needs.
Here at Flock, we know how important both communication and collaboration are, so we researched the best communication tools to keep your team and your business on track.
A communication tool is a means by which two or more individuals interact via a virtual medium. Organizations and teams use these tools to streamline conversations and make working together easier. Communication tools can include features like mail, instant messaging, video and audio conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, and more.
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Pricing: $4.50 per licensed user, per month, billed annually
Zoho Cliq
Zoho Cliq aims to bring team and individual conversations and workflows to one place.
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Pricing: Free forever for unlimited users, max. participants per channel: 100 or $0.90 per user, per month, billed annually
Monday.com is best known for its task management but also functions as a centralized hub for productivity and communication.
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Pricing: Free 7-day trial, then priced from $39 per month for 5 users, billed annually
Ryver focuses on group chat, task management, and workflow automation.
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Pricing: $49 per month, billed annually, for up to 12 users or $99 for unlimited users, billed annually
Nextiva is a unified communication tool that lets you manage team communications of up to more than 100 members, data and customer engagement in a single platform.
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Pricing: Free 7-day trial. Priced $17.95 to $37.95 per user, per month, billed annually varying upon your team size and plan.
Rocket Chat is an open-source communication tool, free for up to 1,000 users.
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Pricing: Free for up to 1,000 users, then $30 per user annually
Chanty focuses on team communication, emphasizing de-cluttering messaging through its Teambook feature.
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Pricing: Free for up to 10 users, then $3 per user, per month, billed annually
Fleep’s focus is on team messaging, integrated into email and tasks.
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Pricing: From $6.00 per user, per month, billed annually
Hangouts (formerly Gchat) is one of Google’s most popular tools. It's focused on direct messaging, with the added benefit of group messaging and video conferencing.
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Pricing: Free with a Gsuite account, or starting at $6 per user, per month, billed annually