Pumble
Focus: messaging and free plan. Shares team chat and channels with Zoho Cliq. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit
Web App
Zoho Cliq
Team chat with channels, calls and meetings, and a free plan.
Rating
4.3 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Zoho Cliq?
Zoho Cliq is team chat and business communication software from Zoho. It brings chats, channels, file sharing, tasks and a calendar together, with calls, online meetings, screen sharing, a whiteboard, voice and video messages, integrations and workflow automation. The free plan includes 10,000 searchable messages, 100 GB of file storage per organisation, group chats and channels of up to 100 people and meetings with up to 100 participants for 60 minutes. Paid plans add unlimited message history, longer meetings, external channels and more.
Pros: what Zoho Cliq does well
- 100 GB of file storage on the free plan
- Meetings with up to 100 people free
- Chat, calls and tasks in one place
Cons: where it falls short
- Only 10,000 searchable messages on the free plan
- Free meetings are capped at 60 minutes
Who Zoho Cliq is for
Small teams that want free chat and meetings in one app.
Who can skip it
Teams already settled on another chat tool.
Zoho Cliq alternatives
Not sold on Zoho Cliq? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Zulip
Focus: threads, open source and self-hosted. Shares team chat and slack alternative with Zoho Cliq. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.5Visit
Mattermost
Focus: self-hosted, open source and devops. Shares team chat and slack alternative with Zoho Cliq. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.4Visit
Twist
Focus: async communication and threads. Shares team chat and slack alternative with Zoho Cliq. Rated 4.4 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit
Rocket.Chat
Focus: self-hosted, open source and omnichannel. Shares team chat and slack alternative with Zoho Cliq. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.2 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.2Visit
Microsoft Teams (free)
Focus: chat, microsoft and personal. Shares video meetings and slack alternative with Zoho Cliq. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and iOS. Rated 4.0 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.0Visit
Free alternatives to Zoho Cliq
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Jitsi Meet
Focus: video calls, open source and self-hosted. Also in Meetings and Communication, like Zoho Cliq. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Adds Android and iOS. Same 4.3 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb, Android
4.3Visit
Slidev
Focus: presentations, markdown slides and developer tool. Also in Communication and Meetings, like Zoho Cliq. A framework, not a web app. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
FrameworkFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit
Huly
Focus: project management, issue tracker and open source. Shares team chat with Zoho Cliq. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.4Visit
OpenVidu
Focus: video calls, webrtc and self-hosted. Also in Communication and Meetings, like Zoho Cliq. A framework, not a web app. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
FrameworkFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit
cumora
Focus: ai agents, collaboration and multi-agent. Shares team chat with Zoho Cliq. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
Docmost
Focus: wiki, documentation and confluence alternative. Also in Team Productivity, like Zoho Cliq. Free (Zoho Cliq: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Zoho Cliq: 4.3).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
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