Pumble
Team Chat & Messaging · pumble.com
Pumble is a team communication and collaboration app with channels, direct messages, threads, file sharing, and voice/video meetings.
Switching to Slack saves $358.80 / year and covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
Find my alternative
Way less money.
Top Pumble alternatives
We compared 12 products and found 9 cheaper alternatives · vs Pumble PRO at $29.90/mo for 10 seats ($2.99/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Pumble’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Pumble costs $29.90/mo on the PRO plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 3 of them cover at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Slack at $0/mo (Free plan), 100% less. Pumble's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Discord Nitro Basic plan · missing: Channels & group messaging, Threaded conversations, Unlimited message history, Guest & external collaboration, App integrations, SAML single sign-on | 14% | $2.99/mo how? ⓘ | $322.92 / year 90% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Zulip Self-hosted Basic plan · missing: Unlimited message history | 86% | $3.50/mo how? ⓘ | $316.80 / year 88% cheaper | |
Zoho Cliq Standard plan · missing: Unlimited message history, Guest & external collaboration, SAML single sign-on | 57% | $18/mo how? ⓘ | $142.80 / year 40% cheaper |
Which Pumble alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- Slack — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best free plan
- Slack — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Rocket.Chat — $0/mo (Starter plan) · covers 86%
- Need channels & group messaging, threaded conversations, unlimited message history, audio/video calls & screen sharing, guest & external collaboration, app integrations or SAML single sign-on?
- Slack — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Pumble has that the top alternatives lack.
- Unlimited message history — Search and access message history without a retention limit.Missing from Rocket.Chat, Zulip, Mattermost.
- Audio/video calls & screen sharing — Make audio or video calls with screen sharing.Missing from Mattermost.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Pumble vs the top alternatives, on the 7 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Pumble | Slack | Rocket.Chat | Zulip | Mattermost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels & group messaging from FREE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Threaded conversations from FREE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited message history from FREE | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Audio/video calls & screen sharing from FREE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Guest & external collaboration from BUSINESS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| App integrations from FREE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SAML single sign-on from ENTERPRISE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $29.90/mo PRO | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Starter | $0/mo Zulip Cloud Free | $0/mo Entry |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Pumble covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Channels & group messaging — from FREE
- ✓ Threaded conversations — from FREE
- ✓ Unlimited message history — from FREE
- ✓ Audio/video calls & screen sharing — from FREE
- ✓ Guest & external collaboration — from BUSINESS
- ✓ App integrations — from FREE
- ✓ SAML single sign-on — from ENTERPRISE
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://pumble.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Pumble cost?
Pumble's PRO plan costs $29.90/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Pumble alternative?
Yes. Slack has a free plan that covers 100% of the 7 capabilities we compared against Pumble.
What is the cheapest Pumble alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Slack is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Pumble alternative with Unlimited message history?
Slack covers Unlimited message history and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does Pumble have a free plan?
Yes. Pumble's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.