Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Wait.chat

Deadline-aware message inbox for async 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. Wait.chat launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Async▲633

   Replace "quick” work calls with supercharged voice messages

   2023 · async.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Twist 2.0▲291

   For teams burnt out by real-time chat, work async, not ASAP

   2021 · twist.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack▲2,714

   Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

   2013 · slack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Minutesfree tier, from $6/mo▲398

   Make your meetings async with voice and video

   2023 · minutes.so · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Twist 1.0▲413

   More productive messaging for teams

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flow▲438

   Beautiful team chat with tightly integrated task management

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Beseda▲386

   Async video and audio messaging for remote teams

   2021 · x-time.info · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Intercom Real-Time▲510

   Have live conversations with users inside your apps

   2015 · fin.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Presence▲178

    Live and async voice chat for remote teams

    2021 · presence.so · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Typetalk▲79

    Escape your inbox. Real-time messaging for modern teams.

    2016 · nulab.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Redesk Beta▲200

    Async-first messaging app with goals, deadlines and upvotes.

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AsyncGo▲60

    Make decisions/build alignment w/o chat or zoom distractions

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Conversations by Thursday▲466

    Time for new social rituals for your remote team

    2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bubbles for Teams▲495

    End live meeting fatigue with async video collaboration

    2023 · usebubbles.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

    Self-hosted chat for small teams.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mantle Chat▲298

    Collaboration platform where teams work with AI together

    May 2026 · mantle.chat · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chatfully▲145

    All-in-one chat tool for teams: texting, web chat, & more

    2021 · trychatfully.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Weet▲260

    Asynchronous video communication for remote teams

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Werk▲364

    Async first, all in one collaboration for remote teams

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Yac▲409

    Voice messaging for teams

    2020 · yac.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Live Chat for Sales by Intercom▲412

    The quickest way to get more qualified leads

    2017 · intercom.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Waitroom▲321

    Reshape chaos into collaboration with AI driven meetings

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PingPong▲131

    Structured, async messaging for distributed teams

    2022 · 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 →