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Free team chat with history, threads, voice and video.
Sir Cancelot says: Slack Pro so your messages don't vanish after 90 days. Some messages should vanish, fam.
Rated by how safe they are to install. Established tools have years of use behind them; early alpha means brand-new.
Free chat, voice and video app with servers and channels. Fine for communities and small teams, but it lacks business admin, compliance and integration tools.
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted team chat on the Matrix network. Free to use on public servers or to self-host; managed business hosting costs extra.
Open-source team chat organized by topic threads. Zulip Cloud Free keeps 10,000 messages of search history and 5 GB of storage; self-hosting is free with all features (mobile push for up to 10 users unless you qualify).
Slack's free plan works for small teams, but messages and files are only visible for 90 days and free-plan data is deleted after one year.
Yes. The best free alternatives to Slack Pro are Discord, Element (Matrix), Zulip and Slack (free plan). Each is free to use, and we rate how safe each one is to install.
Slack Pro costs $8.75/mo for the main plan (Pro (per user)). Other plans: Business+ (per user) $18.00/mo. Prices are US list prices checked October 2026.
No free trial. Check the official page before you sign up.
On Sept 1, 2022, Slack raised Pro from $8 to $8.75 per user per month on monthly billing, and from $6.67 to $7.25 on annual billing.
On desktop, open Admin (or your workspace settings), then Manage billing. On the Overview tab, click Change plan details. Choose Downgrade to Free and pick now or at your renewal date. Review the details and confirm the downgrade. Full guide: https://nosub.co/how-to-cancel-slack/
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