Are there any free async communication software tools that actually replace Slack for a budget-conscious remote team of five?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Are there any free async communication software tools that actually replace Slack for a budget-conscious remote team of five?
5 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 free plan Zulip cloud pricing message history storage limits officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
2026 Mattermost free self hosted plan limits official pricing 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
2026 Twist free plan limits official pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
2026 Slack free plan limits message history officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
2026 Discord free features server chat threads forum channels officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (5)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 5 of 5 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT5 real searches · gpt-6
2026 free plan Zulip cloud pricing message history storage limits official Google ↗
2026 Mattermost free self hosted plan limits official pricing 2026 Google ↗
2026 Twist free plan limits official pricing Google ↗
2026 Slack free plan limits message history official Google ↗
2026 Discord free features server chat threads forum channels official Google ↗
- Pumble pricing · pumble.com
- Zulip pricing · zulip.com
- Chanty pricing · chanty.com
- Twist website · twist.com
- Twist pricing · support.twist.com
- Zoho Cliq pricing · zoho.com
- Pricing · pumble.com
- Plans and pricing · project.zulip.com
Queries
5 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 free plan Zulip cloud pricing message history storage limits official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 Mattermost free self hosted plan limits official pricing 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 Twist free plan limits official pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 Slack free plan limits message history official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 Discord free features server chat threads forum channels official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |