Pumble is team chat in the style of Slack: channels, threads, direct messages, voice and video messages, and one-to-one calls. It's for small teams, startups and non-profits who want a shared place to talk without paying per person. The free plan is free for an unlimited number of users, with unlimited message history, unlimited channels, 10 GB of storage for the workspace, up to 3 apps and integrations, and an import from Slack. Pro is $2.49 per seat a month billed annually, or $2.99 monthly.
What it can do for you
Move your team's conversations out of email and WhatsApp into organised channels, and find a decision from last year when you need it. That's the big difference from Slack's free plan, which only shows 90 days of history and deletes data after a year. Pro adds group meetings and screen sharing. It's made by CAKE.com, so it connects natively to Clockify and Plaky.
What people like
Reviewers single out the unlimited free history and no user cap as rare in team chat. They say the design is so close to Slack's that there's almost no learning curve, and that it costs far less on paid plans.
The honest downsides
- Few integrations. Reviewers consistently say it connects to far fewer tools than Slack, and the free plan allows only 3.
- No group calls on free. Group meetings and screen sharing need Pro.
- Reliability complaints. One review cites recorded outages and video calls that fail to connect first time, and users report notifications not arriving, especially on mobile.
- Shared storage. 10 GB covers the whole workspace on free.
Skip it if
- your workflow depends on lots of integrations
- group video calls are a daily need and you won't pay
Alternatives
There's nothing we list that's better for free team chat with full history.
- Slack if integrations and its huge app directory matter more than history.
- Keep important decisions in a project tool such as Trello too.
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