Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Inline

A thread-based chat app for work with your team and agents

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

1. 1
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack▲31

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Genius Hub▲238

   A chat app designed for AMAs

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sameroom▲126

   A bridge to connect users across chat services

   2015 · help.8x8.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack▲16

   Real time messaging for teams.

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Designing Conversational Interfaces▲86

   An introduction to creating compelling chat applications

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   IntellAgents.iofree tier, from $20/mo▲85

   One AI agent for every call, chat, and DM

   28d ago · intellagents.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HiveFlux + Slack▲93

   Real-time task management meets real-time communication

   2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chatbots▲102

    Conversational UI and the future of online interaction

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TeamNote▲91

    Slack for mobile workforces

    2015 · teamnote.ai · its alternatives →

12. 12
    S V Y F T▲68

    Free Team Collaboration Built Around Group Chat

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Telltrail 2.0▲75

    Sentiment analysis and team metrics visualization for Slack

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Interbot▲9

    Get work done from your team chat app.

    2014 · interbot.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lazlo▲5

    An event-driven chatops automation framework for Slack

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slack▲13

    real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    EyeLevel▲5

    The conversational way to build teams

    2017 · eyelevel.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    chatleads▲8

    A Conversational Experience Platform

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Slack for Apple Watch▲18

    All your team communication in one place.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20WT
    When To Chat – A time zone tool for remote teams using Slack▲6

    2019 · slack.whentochat.co · its alternatives →

21. 21XC
    XpanXn – chat designed for how conversations work▲7

    2020 · xpanxn.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ring▲6

    Decentralized Chat

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tipi▲7

    Asynchronous team communication

    2018 · yasmallfashionweek.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Talk▲4

    team communication

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →