Best Microsoft Teams Alternatives in 2026

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Talkspirit

The all-in-one French collaboration platform

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Talkspirit is an all-in-one French collaboration platform hosted in France for data sovereignty. No free plan, plans start at €5/user/month.

Zulip

The open source team chat organized by topics

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Zulip is an open source team chat app organized by topics. Free and self-hosted plans available, Cloud Standard from $6.67/user/month.

Rocket.Chat

Open-source, self-hostable messaging built for sovereignty

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Rocket.Chat is an open-source, self-hostable messaging platform built for sovereignty. Free Starter plan up to 50 users, Enterprise is quote-based.

Mattermost

Open-source, self-hostable team messaging

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Mattermost is an open-source, self-hostable team messaging tool, an alternative to Slack. Free plan, Professional at $10/user/month.

Slack

Team messaging organized into channels

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Slack is team messaging organized into channels, with calls, automations, and AI. Free plan available, Pro from $7.25/user/month. Owned by Salesforce.

Google Drive

Google's cloud storage, paired with its office suite

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Google Drive is Google's cloud storage, paired with Docs, Sheets and Slides for real-time editing. Free up to 15GB, then Google One from $1.99/month.

Trello

Atlassian's simple, visual Kanban boards

Collaboration

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Trello is Atlassian's Kanban-board task management tool, simple and visual, ideal for organizing projects. Free plan, paid tiers from $5/month per user.

ClickUp

All-in-one, highly customizable project management

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ClickUp is an all-in-one project management platform: tasks, docs, goals, and dashboards. Free plan, paid tiers from $7/month per member.

Zoho CRM

The complete, affordable CRM from the Zoho suite

Marketing & Acquisition

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Zoho CRM is a complete, affordable CRM with the Zia AI and a broad Zoho ecosystem. Free plan for up to 3 users, plans from €14/user.

Twist

Asynchronous, thread-based team messaging

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Twist is an asynchronous, thread-based messaging tool from Doist. Free plan, Unlimited at €6/user/month. A calmer alternative to Slack.

Bitrix24

The all-in-one collaboration and CRM suite

Project Management

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Bitrix24 is an all-in-one collaboration suite (CRM, projects, communication) billed per organization. Unlimited free plan, plans from $49/month.