Chatwork
Chatwork is a freemium team communication service from a company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
What Chatwork is
Chatwork is a freemium team communication service from a company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It offers channels and guest access across web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. The free plan costs nothing and supports up to 100 users per organization with 10 GB of storage per organization. On that tier, users can view only the latest 40 days of messages, and each user can have up to 20 external contacts. The Standard plan includes unlimited users and contacts, 10 GB of storage per user, and video and voice calls for up to 14 people. The Professional plan includes unlimited users and contacts with 10 GB of storage per user. Chatwork integrates with Backlog, Money Forward Cloud Expense, Gmail, Google Calendar, Jobcan, and Zapier. Teams using those services may find the integrations relevant when coordinating their communication workflows.
Good
- Free plan supports up to 100 users per organization
- Offers channels and guest access
- Available on web, desktop, and mobile
- Integrates with Gmail and Google Calendar
Watch out
- Free message history is limited to 40 days
- Free storage is 10 GB per organization
- Free plan allows 20 external contacts per user
Who it suits
Chatwork may suit teams that need channels and guest access across desktop, mobile, and web. Its free tier can serve smaller organizations that can work within the user, message-history, storage, and contact limits.
Verdict
Chatwork provides a free starting tier and broader user and contact allowances on its Standard and Professional plans. Check the free plan’s history and storage limits against your team’s needs.
Plans and prices
From Chatwork's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 100 users per organization · 10 GB storage per organization · Message viewing limited to the latest 40 days · 20 external contacts per user |
| Standard | — | Unlimited users · 10 GB storage per user · Unlimited contacts · 14 people for video and voice calls |
| Professional | — | Unlimited users · 10 GB storage per user · Unlimited contacts |
The facts
Each one read from Chatwork's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Channels
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Guest access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Backlog; Money Forward Cloud Expense; Gmail; Google Calendar; Jobcan; Zapierchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Message history
- limitedchecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japanchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- web; Windows; macOS; iOS; Androidchecked 21 Sep 2026
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