Best Business Chat Software in 2025

‍Does team communication matter to you?

Do you believe chat is far more effective than email?

Are you looking to make communication flow more smoothly across your company ?

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Discover our top 10 of the best business chat solutions:

1. Talkspirit
2. Slack
3. Google Chat
4. Microsoft Teams
5. Rocket.Chat
6. Mattermost
7. Flock
8. Chanty
9. Brosix
10. Zoho Connect
    

And choose the one that fits you best. ‍

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1. Talkspirit‍

Far more than a chat: a collaborative gem, 100% made in France

Talkspirit is a versatile French collaboration platform. On top of helping teams work efficiently day to day with tools like task assignments or real-time online file co-editing, Talkspirit builds a chat into its platform as a core feature. At some of our clients, like Agence Bergamote (editorial communication), this chat led to a 95% drop in internal emails. There’s no longer any doubt about how effective chat is at making communication flow within your company!

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Key features:

• chat with:

• message reactions
• direct replies to a message
• @mentions
• conversations saved to favorites
• customizable topic-based groups

• video conferencing / audio conferencing
• email-free access so you can include ALL your team members
• available on mobile
• responsive customer service & user support (FR and EN), 7 days a week
• GDPR: data hosted in the EU (with OVHcloud)
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• Talkspirit is an all-in-one collaboration tool that meets all your team communication needs. That said, Talkspirit is not the ideal solution if all you want is a chat.
  

Pricing:

• paid plans starting at €5 / month per user (volume discounts from 500 users and preferential rates for nonprofits)
• free trial (15 days)
• free personalized demo
  

Read Talkspirit user reviews.

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2. Slack 

The platform to communicate with your team and get things done

Slack is a business chat app. Famous for its customizable topic-based channels and its broad range of integrations, Slack transforms the way organizations communicate by making day-to-day exchanges flow more smoothly.

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Key features:

• easy-to-use tool
• conversation channels
• numerous, powerful integrations
• web and mobile apps

Limitations / drawbacks:

• the proliferation of channels and the pace of notifications can quickly become counterproductive
• vendor subject to the Cloud Act *
  

Pricing:

• starting at €6.25 / month per user, with a freemium version

3. Google Chat

The team chat developed by Google

Google Chat is the chat module built into the Google Workspace collaboration suite. Its goal? To simplify one-to-one exchanges and group messaging.

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Key features:

• group chat
• threaded conversations
• chatbot
• powerful search function
• HD video calls and screen sharing
• instant captions
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• G Suite does not offer a desktop app
• regular updates require a degree of adaptability from users
• vendor subject to the Cloud Act *

Pricing:

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

4. Microsoft Teams 

The team chat solution from Office 365

Microsoft Teams is an online collaborative workspace that, among other features, lets users enjoy a built-in chat and join audio and video calls: handy tools for smoothing out daily team communication.

Key features:

• instant messaging
• strong integration with the Microsoft 365 tool ecosystem
• document storage, sharing and co-editing
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• no email-free access available
• vendor subject to the Cloud Act *
  

Pricing:

• starting at €3.40 excl. VAT for Microsoft Teams Essentials, with a freemium version

5. Rocket.Chat

The team chat in open source

Rocket.Chat is an open-source software created in 2015 that lets you communicate and collaborate with your team, share files, chat and host online audio and video meetings.

Key features:

• instant messaging
• the ability to @mention a member
• intuitive onboarding
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• the notification system needs improvement
• significant, too-frequent bugs (according to user reviews)
  

Pricing:

• free plan (Free)
• Pro plan at $3 / month per user
• the Enterprise plan, on request

6. Mattermost

The secure communication platform for DevOps

Mattermost is an open-source chat (its code is therefore publicly available) mainly used by DevOps teams. The platform unifies communications, making it possible to collaborate more efficiently.

Key features:

• team chat
• unlimited storage
• extensive customization options
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• limited number of integrations
• mobile app needs improvement
• requires installing the application on-premise
• vendor subject to the Cloud Act *
  

Pricing: starting at $3.25 / month per user. With a free version.

7. Flock  

The collaborative chat for teams

Flock is a chat accessible from PC and mobile. It lets your teams communicate instantly through one-to-one and group conversation rooms. It also lets you join audio and video calls. Flock offers more than 40 integration options

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Key features:

• chat organized into groups
• video conferencing
• public and private groups
• integrations with Google Drive, GitHub, Trello, Asana, etc.
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• technical support needs improvement
• search tool (messages, photos, etc.) is not very effective
  

Pricing:

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

8. Chanty

The collaboration software for communication between teams

Chanty is an easy-to-use team chat that lets your employees communicate and collaborate more efficiently, within and across teams. Chanty brings every aspect of communication together in one place: chat, video and audio calls, screen sharing, and more.

Key features:

• affordable solution
• easy to use
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• integration system needs to be developed
• feature set needs to be expanded
  

Pricing:

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

9. Brosix

The secure chat for businesses

Brosix is an ideal tool for companies looking for advanced encryption for their professional conversations. Among other features, Brosix’s chat lets teams exchange messages securely and more nimbly than with traditional email.

Key features:

• ease of use
• enhanced security
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• interface needs modernizing for a better user experience
  

Pricing:

• the Startup plan, free
• the Business plan at $4 / month per user
• the Premium plan at $6 / month per user

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10. Zoho Connect

The chat that makes team collaboration easier

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Zoho Connect is a relatively complete tool that includes, among other things, a chat. Team members can use this chat to communicate across various channels that can be customized to fit everyday business needs.

Key features:

• a very versatile tool that includes several modules (for example a Kanban module, a calendar, etc.)
• knowledge management
  

Limitations / drawbacks:

• interface needs rethinking to simplify the user experience
  

Pricing: starting at €1.20 / month per user. With a free version. More information on the vendor’s website.

*Cloud Act: the Cloud Act is a 2018 U.S. federal law that allows the Department of Justice to order an American internet service provider (incl. any SaaS vendor) to grant access to data stored on its servers, even those located outside the United States. A law that Talkspirit, as a French vendor, is of course not subject to.

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Now it’s up to you to make a choice! :)

Each of these chat tools has its own pros and cons. Choose the one that best fits your organization. Don’t hesitate to take advantage of the free trials these solutions offer, or to reach out to us for more information!