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BEST COMMUNICATION TOOLS

Team messaging, video conferencing, and async communication tools.

135 tools indexed|Updated MAY 2026|► VIEW TOP PICKS

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Dialpad

PAID

AI-powered business communications with phone, video, and messaging

APPROVED
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8x8

PAID

Cloud communications platform combining voice, video, and contact center

APPROVED
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Whereby

FREEMIUM

Browser-based video meetings with no downloads required

APPROVED
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Skype

FREEMIUM

Free video calling and messaging for personal and business use

APPROVED
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GoToMeeting

PAID

Simple and reliable online meeting and video conferencing software

APPROVED
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RingCentral

PAID

Cloud communications platform combining phone, video, and messaging

APPROVED
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Webex

FREEMIUM

Enterprise video conferencing and collaboration by Cisco

APPROVED
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Google Meet

FREEMIUM

Secure video conferencing integrated with Google Workspace

APPROVED
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Microsoft Teams

FREEMIUM

Chat, meetings, and collaboration hub integrated with Microsoft 365

APPROVED
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Slack

FREEMIUM

Where work happens — messaging, channels, and integrations

APPROVED
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Zoom

FREEMIUM

One platform for meaningful connections

APPROVED
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Discord

FREEMIUM

Your place to talk — communities, gaming, and team communication

APPROVED
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Tailscale

FREEMIUM

Zero-config VPN with WireGuard for secure networking

APPROVED
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OpenVPN

FREEMIUM

Zero Trust VPN solutions for secure business networking

APPROVED
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Loom

FREEMIUM

Record and share video messages faster than typing an email

APPROVED
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Jitsi Meet

OPEN SRC

WebRTC application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences

APPROVED
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Excalidraw

FREEMIUM

Collaborative whiteboarding with a hand-drawn feel

APPROVED
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Element

OPEN SRC

Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android

APPROVED
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Rocket.Chat

OPEN SRC

Communications platform that puts data protection first (alternative to Gitter.im and Slack).

APPROVED
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LibreOffice

FREEMIUM

Free office suite with Microsoft compatibility

APPROVED
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Nextcloud

FREEMIUM

Secure cloud collaboration platform for organizations

ADEQUATE
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Simple Machines Forum

OPEN SRC

Free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes

ADEQUATE
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BigBlueButton

OPEN SRC

Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructors can engage remote students with polling, emojis, and breakout rooms

ADEQUATE
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Mattermost

FREEMIUM

Secure collaboration platform for mission-critical work

ADEQUATE
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RustDesk

FREEMIUM

Secure, fast, and open-source remote desktop software

ADEQUATE
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Baserow

FREEMIUM

Flexible no-code database for seamless collaboration

ADEQUATE
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OpenSlides

OPEN SRC

Presentation and assembly system for managing and projecting agenda, motions and elections of an assembly

ADEQUATE
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Alfresco Community Edition

OPEN SRC

The open source Enterprise Content Management software that handles any type of content, allowing users to easily share and collaborate on content

ADEQUATE
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Janus

OPEN SRC

General-purpose, lightweight, minimalist WebRTC Server

ADEQUATE
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ONLYOFFICE Docs

FREEMIUM

Complete office suite for documents, spreadsheets & more

ADEQUATE
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LocalSend

FREEMIUM

Share files securely across all devices without servers

ADEQUATE
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Zulip

FREEMIUM

Organized team chat for distributed teams

ADEQUATE
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CryptPad

FREEMIUM

Secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption

ADEQUATE
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Tldraw

FREEMIUM

Free instant collaborative whiteboarding for all devices

ADEQUATE
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ntfy

OPEN SRC

Push notifications to phone or desktop using HTTP PUT/POST, with Android app, CLI and web app, similar to Pushover and Gotify.

ADEQUATE
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Affine

FREEMIUM

Collaborative knowledge creation and management platform

ADEQUATE
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Jitsi

FREEMIUM

Private, secure video calls with no account needed

ADEQUATE
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Talkyard

OPEN SRC

Create a community, where your users can suggest ideas and get questions answered. And have friendly open-ended discussions and chat (Slack/StackOverflow/Discourse/Reddit/Disqus hybrid)

ADEQUATE
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Wire

FREEMIUM

Secure collaboration platform with end-to-end encryption

ADEQUATE
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Querygen

PAID

WhatsApp Analytical Tool

ADEQUATE
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agentMBOX

PAID

Agent self-onboarding mailbox

ADEQUATE
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EasySendSMS.com

FREEMIUM

Reliable SMS for OTPs, alerts, and marketing

ADEQUATE
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plugNmeet

OPEN SRC

Scalable and high performance web conferencing system

ADEQUATE
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Loomio

OPEN SRC

Collaborative decision-making tool that makes it easy for anyone to participate in decisions which affect them

ADEQUATE
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PairDrop

FREEMIUM

Share files instantly between any devices, no setup needed.

ADEQUATE
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Hush

FREE

Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing

ADEQUATE
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Am I on Mute?

FREEMIUM

A beautiful floating mute indicator for Mac

ADEQUATE
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KaraX.ai

FREEMIUM

Real-Time AI Meeting Assistant: Works During Conversations

ADEQUATE
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LingoChat

FREE

Frictionless, anonymous, cross-language communication

ADEQUATE
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Marco

PAID

All your emails. One place.

ADEQUATE

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