Zoho Cliq alternatives
Team Chat & Messaging · www.zoho.com
Zoho Cliq is a team chat and UCaaS platform offering messaging, channels, audio/video meetings and admin controls for organizations.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Zoho Cliq alternatives
We compared 12 products and found 9 cheaper options · vs Zoho Cliq Free at $0/mo for 10 seats ($1.80/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Zoho Cliq’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. Because the free plan covers every compared feature, the comparison below prices it at $0, so no alternative is called cheaper; it shows what each one costs and covers instead.
Zoho Cliq costs $0/mo on the Free plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. None of the 9 assessed alternatives is cheaper than Zoho Cliq in this scenario.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Discord Nitro Basic plan · missing: Audio/video calls & screen sharing, Workflow automation | 60% | $2.99/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Pumble PRO plan · missing: Workflow automation | 80% | $29.90/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Zulip Self-hosted Basic plan · missing: Workflow automation | 80% | $35/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Microsoft Teams Teams Essentials plan · missing: Threaded conversations collaboration suite — adjacent | 80% | $40/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Chanty Business plan · missing: Threaded conversations, Workflow automation | 60% | $40/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Flock PRO plan · missing: Threaded conversations | 80% | $45/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Twist Unlimited plan · missing: Audio/video calls & screen sharing, Workflow automation | 60% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Google Workspace Business Starter plan · missing: Threaded conversations, App integrations collaboration suite — adjacent | 60% | $70/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Slack Pro plan | 100% | $87.50/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Zoho Cliq alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Pumble — $0/mo (FREE plan) · covers 80%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Zulip — $35/mo (Self-hosted Basic plan) · covers 80%
- Best paid drop-in
- Zulip — $35/mo (Self-hosted Basic plan) · covers 80%
- Need channels & group messaging, threaded conversations, audio/video calls & screen sharing or app integrations?
- Pumble — from $0/mo (FREE plan)
- Need workflow automation?
- Microsoft Teams — from $40/mo (Teams Essentials plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Zoho Cliq has that the top alternatives lack.
- Audio/video calls & screen sharing — Make audio or video calls with screen sharing.Missing from Twist, Discord.
- Workflow automation — Automate routine steps directly within chat.Missing from Pumble, Slack, Twist, Discord.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Zoho Cliq vs the top alternatives, on the 5 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Zoho Cliq | Pumble | Slack | Twist | Discord |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels & group messaging from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Threaded conversations from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio/video calls & screen sharing from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| App integrations from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflow automation from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $0/mo Free | $0/mo FREE | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $2.99/mo Nitro Basic |
✓ 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 Zoho Cliq 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
- ✓ Audio/video calls & screen sharing — from Free
- ✓ App integrations — from Free
- ✓ Workflow automation — from Free
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/pricing.html (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://www.zoho.com/cliq/pricing/support-plans.html (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does Zoho Cliq cost?
Zoho Cliq's Free plan costs $0/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Zoho Cliq alternative?
Yes. Pumble has a free plan that covers 80% of the 5 capabilities we compared against Zoho Cliq.
What is the cheapest Zoho Cliq alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Pumble is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (FREE plan).
What is the cheapest Zoho Cliq alternative with Workflow automation?
Microsoft Teams covers Workflow automation and costs $40/mo (Teams Essentials plan) in our scenario.
Does Zoho Cliq have a free plan?
Yes. Zoho Cliq's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
