Best software for team communication in 2025

Is team communication important to you?

Do you believe communication makes collaboration easier? 

Seeking a tool that improves communication between your employees? 

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Check out our top 16 best team communication programs:

1. Talkspirit
2. Slack
3. Google Chat and Google Meet
4. Microsoft Teams
5. Zoom
6. Workplace 
7. Flock
8. Ryver
9. Glip
10. Spike
11. Fleep
12. Rocket Chat 
13. Chanty 
14. Brosix 
15. GoToMeeting
16. Jitsi 
    

Choose the one that suits you best. 

1. Talkspirit

The all-in-one platform that simplifies your employees' communication

Talkspirit Talkspirit is an all-in-one French collaborative platform that brings together in one place all the tools you need on a daily basis to communicate effectively with your colleagues: instant chat, video conferencingaudio conferencing, publications, and comments.

Talkspirit currently satisfies more than 500 clients. Among them, Bergamote, Bergamot communication agency which, in addition to having increased its productivity, has managed to reduce its internal emails by almost 100%. 

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Key features:

• instant chat 
• video and audio conferencing
• Kanban board
• live video
• access without email possible to integrate ALL your employees
• possibility to create thematic discussion groups 
• available on mobile 
• responsive customer service and user support (FR and EN) seven days a week
• GDPR : data hosted in the EU (at OVHcloud)

Limitations / drawbacks: Talkspirit is an all-in-one collaborative tool that will meet all your needs in terms of team communication. Nevertheless, Talkspirit is not the ideal solution if you are only looking for an online messaging.

Pricing: 

• paid plans from €5/month per user (and less with 500 users or more, and with preferential conditions for associations)  
• free trial (15 days) 
• free personalized demo 
  

Learn more from Talkspirit users' feedback 

2. Slack 

Collaborative messaging app that breaks down communication silos

Slack is a messaging application that organizes your conversations into customisable themed channels. Easy to use, Slack also offers you a large number of integrations with external applications.

Key features:

• easy-to-use tool
• very well developed integration system 
• web and mobile applications
• videoconferencing 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• Without special attention, the numerous discussions can lead to wasted time. 
• publisher subject to the Cloud Act* 
  

Pricing: 

• from €6,25/month per user, with a free version available

3. Google Chat and Google Meet 

The communication tools developed by Google

Both included in the collaborative suite Google Workspace,Google Chat and Google Meet (formerly combined in the single product Hangouts), allow for private messaging and high quality video calls, respectively.

Key features:

• group chat
• discussion thread
• chatbot 
• powerful search function
• HD video calls and screen sharing 
• instant subtitles 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• G Suite does not offer a desktop application 
• regular updates imply a certain adaptability of the users
• publisher subject to the Cloud Act* 

Pricing: 

• Business Starter plan at €4.68 per month per user 
• Business Standard plan at €9.36 per month per user
• Business Plus plan at €15.60 per month per user 
• Enterprise plan on quotation from the sales department
• 14-day free trial 

4. Microsoft Teams 

The Office 365 chat solution

Microsoft Teams is an online collaborative workspace that, among other features, allows its users to take advantage of an integrated chat and to participate in audio and video calls: useful tools for smoothing daily team communication. 

Key features:

• instant messaging 
• good integration with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem of tools
• storage, sharing and co-editing of documents
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• no access without email possible
• publisher subject to the Cloud Act* 
  

Pricing: 

• from €3.40 ex VAT Microsoft Teams Essentials with a freemium version

5. Zoom

The cloud-based video and web conferencing platform

Zoom is a videoconferencing and web conferencing platform that allows for high quality online meetings, file sharing, and group messaging.

Key features:

• integrated HD audio and video
• recordings and transcriptions
• group discussions
• integrated collaboration tools
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• support teams to improve
• stability of the mobile solution to be optimized
• publisher subject to the Cloud Act* 
  

Pricing: 

• free plan
• Pro plan at €13.99 per month per license 
• Business plan at €18.99 per month per license (up to 300 participants)
• Enterprise plan at €18.99 per month per license (up to 500 participants)
• Zoom United Business plan at €33 per month per license 

6. Workplace  

The enterprise social network that follows the codes of Facebook

Workplace is an enterprise social network developed by Meta (formerly Facebook) to better connect all your employees. Like Facebook and its famous instant messaging system Messenger, Workplace uses Work Chat to facilitate exchanges between your employees.

Key features:

• replicated Facebook user experience that makes it quick and easy to get started 
• integration with Google Workspace and Office 365 
• newsfeed
• focus groups 
• videoconferencing 
  

Limitations / disadvantages: 

• the familiarity of the platform with the Facebook social network can lead to inappropriate use in the professional sphere
• publisher subject to the Cloud Act* 
  

Pricing: 

• plan for $4 / month per user

7. Flock  

The collaborative messaging application for teams

Flock is a PC and mobile tool that allows your teams to communicate instantly through instant messaging, organize themselves into discussion groups and participate in audio and video calls. Flock also provides more than 40 integration possibilities.

Key features:

• instant messaging
• videoconferencing
• public and private groups
• integrations with Google Drive, Github, Trello, Asana, etc. 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• technical support to be improved 
• search tool (messages, photos...)aren't very efficient
  

Pricing: 

• free plan
• Pro plan at $4.50 per month per user
• Enterprise plan on request
• 30-day free trial

8. Ryver 

An all-in-one communication and collaboration application

Ryver is a communication and collaboration software that enables your employees to work more efficiently with features such as group messaging, audio and video calls.

Key features:

• usability
• well-developed system of integrations
• possibility to create several thematic chat rooms
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• slow loading (especially when connecting to your platform)
  

Pricing: 

• Starter plan at $49 per month (up to 12 users)
• Unlimited plan at $79 per month (unlimited number of users)
• Enterprise plan at $149 per month (unlimited users and additional features)
  

More information on the publisher's website. 

9. Glip 

The communication platform that allows teams to exchange more efficiently

Glip is a conversation and collaborationplatform that allows your teams to chat, meet in online video meetings, share files, and organize their work.

Key features:

• instant messaging
• video conferencing and screen sharing 
• adding comments to shared files 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• solution that seems to have changed little in recent years 
• Glip is a collaboration software but the functionalities related to this use case need to be improved
  

Pricing: 

• free Glip Pro plan
• Grip Pro+ plan at $11.99 per month per user

10. Spike

The software that turns your emails into a chat

Spike is a messaging application that aims to unify all your daily communications. The result? Your team exchanges are simplified and you save time.

Key features:

• reduction of the time spent on the email box 
• instant messaging
• audio and video conferencing 
• collaborative features 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• some features could be better optimized 
• Emails with pictures are poorly displayed. 
• The interface can be improved to make the user experience more pleasant.
  

Pricing: 

• free plan
• Pro plan at $4 per month per user
• Business plan at $6 per month per user
• Enterprise plan at $40 per month per user

11. Fleep 

The flexible collaborative messaging app 

Fleep is a flexible messaging application that allows you toimprove your team'scommunication but also to equip collaboration.

Key features:

• audio conferencing
• video conferencing with screen sharing 
• instant messaging 
• ability to send emails via the application
  

Limitations/disadvantages: the quality and stability of voice calls need to be optimized
Price:

• Free Basic Plan
• Business plan at €5 per month per user
• Enterprise plan on request 

12. Rocket Chat

The open-sourceteam communication platform

Rocket Chat is an open source software created in 2015 that allows you to communicate and collaborate with your team, share files, instant message, and hold audio and video meetings online.

Key features:

• instant messaging 
• possibility to @mention a member 
• Intuitive to use interface 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• The notification system needs to be improved. 
• The platform apparently encounters a significant number of bugs quite regularly. 

Pricing: 

• free plan
• Pro plan at $3 per month per user 
• Enterprise plan on request

13. Chanty

Collaborative software for team communication

Chanty is an easy-to-use team messaging system that allows your employees to communicate and collaborate more effectively. Chanty brings together all aspects of communication in one place: chat, video and audio calls, screen sharing, and more.

Key features:

• affordable solution 
• easy to use 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• system of integrations to be developed
• number of features to be developed 
  

Pricing: 

• free plan
• Business plan at $3 per month per user 

14. Brosix

The secure instant-messaging application 

Brosix is an instant messaging platform that allows you to create a private exchange space for your team. Brosix also allows you to do video conferencing, audio conferencing, and file sharing. 

Key features:

• advanced administration features

• affordable solution 
• easy to use 

Limitations/disadvantages: integration system to be developed

Pricing: 

• free startup plan
• Business plan at $4 per month per user
• Premium plan at $6 per month per user 

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15. GoToMeeting

The tool that improves remote team communication

GoToMeeting is an online platform that allows you toorganize video conferencing and high definition audio conferences to better communicate with your employees but also with your external stakeholders.

Key features:

• HD video
• overview of your webcam
• screen sharing
• drawing tool
• intra-session chat
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• impossible to send a meeting link directly from your platform (copy/paste required)
• system of integrations to be developed
  

Pricing: 

• Professional plan at €10.75 per month per organizer
• Business plan at €14.33 per month per organizer 
• Enterprise plan on request

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16. Jitsi

The free tool to organize secure and high quality conferences

Jitsi is an open source video conferencing software that allows you toorganize qualityvideo and audio conferences to facilitate your remote exchanges with your teams.

Key features:

• HD audio and video
• organize free online meetings for up to 100 simultaneous participants 
• simultaneous multiple screen sharing 
• accessible on PC, Mac, mobile and tablet 
  

Limitations / disadvantages:

• intra-session chat could be improved 
• server stability 
  

Rates: free of charge

*Cloud Act: U.S. federal personal data surveillance law, passed in 2018, which forces U.S. service providers to provide all stored data to federal authorities upon request; regardless of the location of the servers (even in the E.U.) (Source: Wikipedia)

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Now that you have your hand of cards, it's up to you how to play :) 

Each project-management application has their respective advantages and disadvantages. Choose the one that best suits your business. Don't hesitate to take advantage of the free trials that these solutions offer, and contact us for more information!