Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Tap

Drop-in audio and instant collaboration for remote teams

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. Tap launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1DI
   Drop-in audio & video chat for remote teams▲28

   2021 · usenoor.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Presence▲178

   Live and async voice chat for remote teams

   2021 · presence.so · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Conversations by Thursday▲466

   Time for new social rituals for your remote team

   2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Music Rooms by Presence▲102

   Listen to music together w/ your remote team

   2021 · presence.so · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Interactive Screen Sharing in Slack▲759

   The next best thing to working in the same room

   2017 · slack.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Remotion▲266

   Quick video chat with your remote team

   2020 · multi.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Touchbase▲115

   Quick live video chat for remote teams

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ShoulderTap.app▲76

   Virtual shoulder taps for spontaneous remote collaboration

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Clarity▲336

   The simplest workspace for remote teams

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PingPong▲244

    Video messaging for remote teams

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tape▲302

    Cut down meetings by 40% - interactive async video for work

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    RemoteHQ▲269

    Real-time collaboration for distributed teams

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slack Video Calls▲773

    Talking face-to-face with your team is just one click away

    2016 · slack.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Echo▲204

    Instant voice messenger with speech-to-text for remote teams

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Noor▲312

    Drop-in audio & video chat for teams 🚀

    2021 · usenoor.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pinch▲535

    Hey HN! I’m Christian, daily lurker and some might remember our original launch post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42935355). Today we're launching Pinch for Mac, which we believe is a step-change improvement in real-time AI translation. Our vision is to make cross-lingual conversations feel as natural as regular conversations. TL:DR During an online meeting, the app instantly transcribes and translates all audio you hear, and allows you to decide when you translate your voice and when you don't. It's invisible to others (like Granola), and works everywhere without any…

    2025 · startpinch.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Recess▲201

    Get to know remote teammates in a fun & playful way

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    mi.team▲79

    Collaboration app with chat, task board & video conference

    2020 · mi.team · its alternatives →

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    Ping▲93

    Clubhouse for your remote team

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Minutesfree tier, from $6/mo▲398

    Make your meetings async with voice and video

    2023 · minutes.so · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Speak▲389

    Push-to-talk audio w/ your team for Mac w/ Slack integration

    2015 · tommoor.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bubbles for Teams▲495

    End live meeting fatigue with async video collaboration

    2023 · usebubbles.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tape▲190

    Replace video calls with threaded video messaging

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Standups▲279

    Remote teams standup tool that works like Snapchat stories

    2018 · ondel4d.com · its alternatives →

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