Chanty

Chanty brings chat, calls and lightweight task tracking together for small and midsize teams. It is most compelling when teams want to turn conversations into assigned work without adding a separate task board.

Overview

Channels, threads, mentions, pinned messages and reactions give teams ways to organize discussions, while searchable, unlimited message history keeps older exchanges in reach. Guest access, file sharing, code snippets and an in-app media player round out the collaboration tools. The trade-off is the free plan’s tight team and integration caps: its broad feature set does not make it a lasting fit for every growing group.

Key features

Users can create tasks from scratch or convert messages into tasks, then assign and filter them, set due dates and view work on a Kanban board. This is useful when action items arise in chat and need an owner. Teams with more elaborate project workflows may still need a dedicated project-management tool.

Audio and video calls include screen sharing, with support for as many as 1,000 video participants and 49 videos on screen. That ceiling can accommodate large calls, although the on-screen video limit matters to teams that need more participants visible at once.

Integrations include Google Drive, Dropbox, GitHub, Trello, Asana, Jira, ClickUp and Monday.com, among others. Chanty also says Zapier connects it to more than 1,000 apps without coding, which broadens its usefulness for teams whose tools are not covered directly.

Chanty says it uses TLS 1.2 or higher, forward secrecy, AES-128-GCM, file and storage encryption, and application and infrastructure penetration tests. It also describes regular database snapshots stored in a separate data center. Its enterprise-grade standards include HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, SOC 2, GDPR, DPF, FINRA and C5. These controls and standards may matter to organizations evaluating security and compliance, but do not by themselves establish suitability for a particular deployment.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, billed forever, and allows up to five team members, 20GB of storage per team, ten integrations and one guest user. Community support is included. It is a credible starting point for a small group, but the member and integration limits can become obstacles as a team grows or depends on a larger app stack.

The Business plan is $4 a month, billed monthly. The annual starting price is $3/user/mo, while the listed monthly plan is $4 a month; teams should compare the billing terms when budgeting. Business is the relevant step up for teams that outgrow Free, and includes a 24x7 support line. Enterprise has custom pricing and offers unlimited integrations and US, EU and APAC data residency, making it the option to consider when those capabilities are required.

Platforms

Chanty supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, with self-hosted and API options also listed. Browser access and apps across desktop and mobile systems make it usable across varied device setups.

Who it's for

Chanty suits small and midsize teams that want chat, calls and straightforward task follow-up in one service, especially if unlimited message history is important. It is less suited to teams that need more than five members or ten integrations on a free plan, or whose project work requires more than a Kanban view.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Unlimited searchable message history keeps old conversations available without a stated retention cutoff.
• Pro: Turning messages into assigned tasks and tracking them on a Kanban board connects discussion with follow-up work.
• Pro: Broad platform support includes desktop, mobile, web, self-hosted and API options.
• Con: Free is capped at five team members, one guest and ten integrations, which can limit adoption before storage does.
• Con: The annual starting price and monthly Business plan use different billing terms, so the headline starting figure is not the monthly plan price.

Alternatives

For another team chat option, browse Team chat apps, or compare tools in Team Collaboration Software.

• Microsoft Teams is worth comparing if its free plan’s 100 participants, 60-minute group meetings and 5 GB cloud storage better match a team’s needs.
• Lark may suit teams that value a Starter allowance of 20 users, 100 GB storage, 18 months of message history and 1,000 automations per month.
• Pumble is an alternative to consider for its free plan, unlimited users, unlimited message history and unlimited channels.
• Rocket.Chat is another freemium option, with a free Starter plan for 50 users and self-hosted platform support.
• Slack may fit teams that can work within its free plan’s 90-day message history and limit of up to ten apps.
• Wire is an alternative for readers who prioritize open-source software.
• Zoho Cliq is worth a look for a free plan allowing 100 participants per group, 10,000 searchable messages and 100 GB storage per organization.
• Zulip may suit teams comfortable with a free allowance of 10,000 messages of search history and 5 GB total file storage.

Verdict

Choose Chanty if a small or midsize team wants searchable, unlimited chat history and a direct route from discussion to assigned tasks. Its integrated Kanban view and calling make it a practical collaboration hub, but teams that exceed the free caps or need more project-management depth should compare alternatives before committing.