{"id":43552,"date":"2026-01-28T13:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=43552"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:22:01","slug":"chanty-vs-slack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/reviews-comparisons\/chanty-vs-slack","title":{"rendered":"Chanty vs. Slack: Which Team Messenger Is Worth Your Time (and Budget)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most teams end up using a chat tool by default rather than by design. Someone installs Slack, everyone follows, and years later the company is paying for features half the team has never touched. If you are actually stopping to compare options before committing, that already puts you ahead of most.<\/p>\n

This article breaks down how Chanty and Slack really differ in day-to-day use, where each falls short, and why TrueConf deserves a spot in the conversation, especially for teams that need more than just messaging.<\/p>\n

The Core Difference in Philosophy<\/h2>\n

Slack was built to replace email inside organizations. It launched in 2013, caught fire in Silicon Valley, and spent years piling on integrations, bots, and workflow automations until it became something closer to a workplace operating system. The product is powerful, but that power comes with visible weight: cluttered sidebars, notification overload, and a pricing model that escalates fast.<\/p>\n

Chanty took the opposite approach. Launched in 2017, it focused on small and mid-sized teams that wanted something cleaner. The tagline was essentially “Slack, but simpler and cheaper.” For a lot of teams, that pitch lands immediately.<\/p>\n

The honest framing: Slack is the right answer for large organizations with complex workflows and the budget to match. Chanty is the right answer for teams that want 80% of Slack’s functionality for a fraction of the cost. And TrueConf, which we will get to, is a different animal entirely.<\/p>\n

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Feature Breakdown<\/h2>\n

Messaging and Channels<\/h3>\n

Both tools organize conversations into channels. Slack’s channel system is more mature: you get threaded replies, channel bookmarks, saved messages, and a search experience that can surface a message from three years ago in seconds. Teams with long institutional memory lean on Slack search constantly.<\/p>\n

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Chanty keeps channels functional but simpler. It introduced a feature called Teambook, which acts as a unified task and conversation feed, a kind of inbox that prevents messages from getting lost across dozens of channels. Smaller teams tend to appreciate this because they are not managing 50 active channels at once.<\/p>\n

\"chanty<\/p>\n

One practical note: Slack’s free tier limits message history to 90 days. Before a 2022 update, it was only 10,000 messages total, which was genuinely frustrating for small teams. Chanty offers unlimited message history even on its free plan, which is a real differentiator for teams watching their budget.<\/p>\n

Audio and Video Calls<\/h3>\n

Slack has improved its native calling significantly, and with Huddles it introduced a lightweight “always-on” audio experience that some remote teams love. You can drop into a Huddle like walking over to a colleague’s desk, low friction, no scheduling required.<\/p>\n

\"Slack<\/p>\n

Chanty supports audio and video calls, but this is not its strong suit. Group video calls work, but the feature set is basic compared to dedicated video tools. If your team lives in video meetings, Chanty is not built around that use case.<\/p>\n

\"Chanty<\/p>\n

Task Management<\/h3>\n

This is where Chanty makes a genuine argument against Slack. Chanty has task management built directly into the product. You can convert any message into a task, assign it to a team member, set a due date, and track it without leaving the app. For small teams that do not want to pay separately for Asana or Trello, this is genuinely useful.<\/p>\n

Slack connects to those tools through integrations but does not do task management natively. If you want to turn a message into a tracked action item in Slack, you need a third-party app to make it happen.<\/p>\n

Integrations<\/h3>\n

Slack wins this category by a wide margin. Over 2,600 native integrations cover everything from Salesforce and GitHub to Zoom and Google Calendar. For engineering teams, design teams, or sales organizations with complex toolchains, Slack’s integration depth is often the deciding factor.<\/p>\n

\"Integrations<\/p>\n

Chanty supports integrations but the library is much smaller. The most common tools are there, including Trello, Asana, Google Drive, and Zapier (which opens the door to indirect integrations). But if your workflow depends on a niche or enterprise tool, there is a real chance Chanty does not connect to it directly.<\/p>\n

\"Chanty<\/p>\n

Pricing: Where the Gap Really Shows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Plan<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Slack<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Chanty<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Up to 90 days history, 10 integrations, 1:1 calls only<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Unlimited history, up to 5 users, 1 guest<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Paid entry<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pro: ~$8.75\/user\/month<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Business: $3\/user\/month<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mid-tier<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Business+: ~$15\/user\/month<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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No additional tier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Enterprise<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Custom pricing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Custom pricing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The pricing gap is significant. A 25-person team on Slack Pro pays roughly $2,600 per year. The same team on Chanty Business pays $900. That gap widens with headcount.<\/p>\n

The counterargument is that Slack’s integrations and workflow tools can eliminate the need for other subscriptions. A team running Slack with Workflow Builder might not need a separate project management tool. The math depends on your stack.<\/p>\n

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What Neither Tool Covers Well<\/h2>\n

Here is where the comparison gets interesting. Both Slack and Chanty are primarily messaging-first platforms. If your team also needs:<\/p>\n