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Slack |
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10/10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#1) Best-in-class messaging, huge integration ecosystem, and polished UX for teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#1) Best overall balance of channels, search, integrations, and familiar workflows.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#1) Unmatched integrations, intuitive channel organization, and powerful workflow automation make it the gold standard.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#1) Industry standard; best integrations, search, and channel organization.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#1) Best-in-class UX, vast integrations, and search make it the clear winner.
- GLM-5.3 (#1) Best channel organization, integrations, and search; the team chat benchmark.
- Kimi K3 (#1) The default for a reason; best balance of power and polish
- MiniMax M3 (#1) Gold standard for workplace chat with best integrations.
- Mistral Large 4 (#1) Industry standard with deep integrations, organized channels, and powerful search.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#2) Best overall balance of features, integrations, and usability
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| 2 |
Microsoft Teams |
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10/10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#1) Deep Office 365 integration, great for Microsoft-centric orgs
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#2) Deep Microsoft 365 integration; strongest choice for Office-based companies.
- GPT-6 Luna (#2) Excellent for Microsoft 365 organizations needing meetings, files, and chat together.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#2) Deep Office integration and robust video conferencing make it unbeatable for Microsoft-centric enterprises.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#2) Default for Microsoft 365 shops; chat plus meetings in one place.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#2) Deep Office 365 integration and video conferencing make it essential for Microsoft shops.
- GLM-5.3 (#2) Best for Office 365 shops; deep meetings and file collaboration.
- Kimi K3 (#2) Free with Microsoft 365 and video built in
- MiniMax M3 (#2) Deep Office 365 integration ideal for Microsoft shops.
- Mistral Large 4 (#2) Seamless Office 365 integration makes it unbeatable for Microsoft-heavy workplaces.
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| 3 |
Google Chat |
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10/10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#3) Clean interface and tight Google Workspace integration for teams already using Google.
- GPT-6 Luna (#3) A natural, low-friction choice for teams already using Google Workspace.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#3) Seamless collaboration alongside Gmail and Docs makes it the natural choice for Google workspaces.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#3) Native to Workspace; simple chat and spaces for Google-first teams.
- MiniMax M3 (#3) Native, simple chat tightly woven into Google Workspace.
- GLM-5.3 (#4) Simple, included with Workspace, tight Gmail and Docs integration.
- Kimi K3 (#4) If you live in Gmail and Drive, it just fits
- Mistral Large 4 (#4) Simple, fast, and perfectly embedded if your team lives in Google Workspace.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#4) Tight Google Workspace integration, clean interface
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#5) Tight Google Workspace integration and simple interface for Gmail-centric teams.
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| 4 |
Discord |
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10/10 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#3) Surprisingly strong for work with persistent voice, great communities, and low latency.
- GLM-5.3 (#3) Free, fast, great voice channels; increasingly popular for remote teams.
- Kimi K3 (#3) Surprisingly great for small teams, free and fast
- Mistral Large 4 (#3) Surprisingly capable for work with excellent voice quality and low overhead.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#3) Superior voice/video, generous free tier, growing business features
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#4) Free, flexible, and good for communities, though less tailored to business.
- MiniMax M3 (#4) Great voice channels and community features for teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#5) Flexible voice rooms and communities make it engaging for informal teams.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#5) Real-time voice and channels loved by gaming and community teams.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#8) Always-on voice channels and low-latency screen sharing make it great for informal, fast-moving teams.
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| 5 |
Zoom Team Chat |
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9/10 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 5 | 5 | 5 |
- GPT-6 Luna (#4) Pairs work messaging with a widely used video-meeting platform.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#4) Strong if Zoom already anchors your meeting culture.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#4) Excellent if video-first, with chat neatly tied to meetings and whiteboards.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#5) Reliable chat paired with best-in-class video meetings for hybrid teams.
- MiniMax M3 (#5) Strong pairing with Zoom's leading video meetings.
- Mistral Large 4 (#5) Natural upgrade if your team already meets on Zoom daily.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#5) Seamless with Zoom meetings, simple and reliable
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| 6 |
Mattermost |
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9/10 |
9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | 6 | 6 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#4) Self-hosted architecture and strict security controls make it ideal for technical and privacy-first teams.
- GLM-5.3 (#5) Self-hosted, open-source control for security-conscious teams.
- Kimi K3 (#5) Best self-hosted option for security-conscious orgs
- GPT-6 Luna (#6) Strong self-hosting and control options for security-conscious technical organizations.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#6) Self-hosted Slack alternative favored by security-conscious orgs.
- Mistral Large 4 (#6) Best open-source choice for privacy-conscious and self-hosted teams.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#6) Self-hosted, open-source, high security/compliance focus
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#8) Best self-hosted, open-source option for security-conscious organizations.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#9) Self-hosted, developer-friendly chat suited to security-conscious engineering teams.
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| 7 |
Rocket.Chat |
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8/10 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 7 | 6 | | 7 | 7 |
- Kimi K3 (#6) Open-source and flexible, though rough around edges
- GPT-6 Luna (#7) Customizable, self-managed messaging with broad deployment flexibility.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#7) Highly customizable open-source platform offering complete data sovereignty for regulated industries.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#7) Open-source with omnichannel messaging and strong self-hosting.
- GLM-5.3 (#7) Open-source, deployable on-prem; solid enterprise compliance.
- Mistral Large 4 (#7) Flexible open-source platform with extensive customization options available.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#7) Flexible self-hosted option, extensive customization
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#8) Open-source and self-hostable, ideal when data control matters most.
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| 8 |
Cisco Webex |
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5/10 |
6 | 9 | | 9 | | | | 6 | 9 | |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#6) Enterprise-grade security, compliance, and solid meeting and messaging tools.
- MiniMax M3 (#6) Solid enterprise security and Cisco-grade reliability.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#9) Enterprise-grade calling and messaging from a trusted vendor.
- Mistral Large 4 (#9) Solid enterprise option with strong security and calling features included.
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| 9 |
Chanty |
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6/10 |
7 | 8 | 10 | | 7 | 9 | | 10 | | |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#7) Affordable, simple chat with task management for small teams.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#7) Affordable, simple, with built-in task management for small teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#8) Simple team messaging with task features for smaller organizations.
- GLM-5.3 (#9) Simple team chat with task management at a low price.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#10) Simple interface with built-in Kanban task management, perfect for small businesses on a budget.
- MiniMax M3 (#10) Lightweight, budget-friendly team chat with task features.
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| 10 |
Zoho Cliq |
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4/10 |
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- GLM-5.3 (#6) Affordable channels, tasks, and integrations for Zoho and other users.
- MiniMax M3 (#7) Affordable, capable chat for Zoho and small teams.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#8) Affordable team chat bundled within the Zoho ecosystem.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#9) Budget-friendly messaging with deep native ties into the broader Zoho business ecosystem.
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| 11 |
Flock |
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5/10 |
10 | | | | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | 8 |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#6) Solid Slack alternative with native polls, notes, and to-dos at a lower price.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#8) Good free tier, built-in productivity tools, simple UI
- Kimi K3 (#9) Cheaper than Slack with built-in to-dos
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#10) Lightweight messaging with built-in polls and to-dos at a modest price.
- GLM-5.3 (#10) Lightweight chat with built-in to-dos and polls.
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| 12 |
Twist |
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4/10 |
| | 5 | | 9 | | 10 | | | 9 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#5) Thread-first design reduces notification overload and fosters deep, asynchronous work for remote teams.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#9) Thread-first design reduces noise, great for async work
- Kimi K3 (#10) Async-first design reduces notification fatigue
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| 13 |
Zulip |
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1/10 |
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- Kimi K3 (#7) Threading done right for async-heavy teams
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| 14 |
Element |
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2/10 |
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| 15 |
Basecamp |
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1/10 |
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