Slack
slack.com
Work chat that became infrastructure
from $8.75/moFree plan
Twist
Async team chat, organised by thread
Free plan availableCommunicationSince 2017
from $6/moVisit twist.com
What Twist is
Threaded communication designed to remove the always-on pressure of channel chat. Made by the Todoist team.
Twist's Unlimited plan has read $6 a month on every one of the 3 times we have checked this page, from Aug 2026 to Sept 2026. It has not moved while we have been looking. See the source
People use it to
Current offers
Free plan
Free plan, no card required
Ongoing free tier published by the vendor. Limits vary by plan.
Twist alternatives
Other tools in communication that cover similar ground. Full comparison.
Zoom
zoom.us
Video meetings that just work
from $14.16/moFree plan
Microsoft Teams
microsoft.com
Chat and meetings inside Microsoft 365
from $4/moFree plan
Where Twist sits on price
Entry prices across Communication, cheapest first.
- Discord$2.99
- Microsoft Teams$4
- Twist$6
- Google Meet$7
- Slack$8.75
- Zoom$14.16
- Krisp$16
- CosVoice$29
8 of these 8 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page. The median is taken across the 8 verified prices in Communication.
Twist pricing questions
- How much does Twist cost?
- Twist starts at $6 a month on its Unlimited plan, billed monthly. That figure was read from twist.com's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
- Does Twist have a free plan?
- Yes. Twist publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.
- What is Twist used for?
- Threaded communication designed to remove the always-on pressure of channel chat. Made by the Todoist team. People mainly use it to chat with a team, work asynchronously.
- What are the best alternatives to Twist?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Discord. Microsoft Teams starts lower at $4 a month; Discord starts lower at $2.99 a month. Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Discord publish a free plan.