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Best Yay.com Business Instant Messaging Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from secure team chat software ranked against Yay.com Business Instant Messaging on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    8seats Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin $2.99/mo7.9
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs 8seats
  2. 2
    Celo Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $4.08/mo7.9
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Celo
  3. 3
    Crypho Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin €379/mo7.9
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Crypho
  4. 4
    Rocket.Chat Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.9
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Rocket.Chat
  5. 5
    Wire Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb €7.45/mo7.9
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Wire
  6. 6
    Eleven for Business Free plan AndroidiOSMacself-hostedWeb €0.92/mo7.8
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Eleven for Business
  7. 7
    Troop Messenger Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.50/mo7.8
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Troop Messenger
  8. 8
    LockChat Free trial AndroidiOSself-hosted 7.4
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs LockChat
  9. 9
    BlackBerry AtHoc AndroidapiiOSWeb 7.3
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs BlackBerry AtHoc
  10. 10
    Diode Collab AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $3/mo7.3
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Diode Collab
  11. 11
    eXpress Free trial AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs eXpress
  12. 12
    TigerConnect Physician Scheduling AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.3
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs TigerConnect Physician Scheduling
  13. 13
    Element AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.2
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Element
  14. 14
    Mattermost AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.2
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Mattermost
  15. 15
    Silent Phone AndroidiOSWeb 7.2
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Silent Phone
  16. 16
    TigerConnect Secure Text Messaging AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.2
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs TigerConnect Secure Text Messaging
  17. 17
    AWS Wickr Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.1
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs AWS Wickr
  18. 18
    Softros LAN Messenger Free trial AndroidapiMacself-hostedWin $12.95/mo7.1
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Softros LAN Messenger
  19. 19
    Teamwire Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac €3.45/mo7.1
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs Teamwire
  20. 21
    KChat Work AndroidapiiOSMacWin $3.99/mo7.0
    Yay.com Business Instant Messaging vs KChat Work

Yay.com Business Instant Messaging alternatives compared

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18seats7.9Free plan$2.99/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Celo7.9Free plan$4.08/moAndroid, iOS, Web
3Crypho7.9Free plan€379/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
4Rocket.Chat7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Wire7.9Free plan€7.45/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Eleven for Business7.8Free plan€0.92/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web
7Troop Messenger7.8Free plan$2.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8LockChat7.4Android, iOS, self-hosted
9BlackBerry AtHoc7.3Android, API, iOS, Web
10Diode Collab7.3$3/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
11eXpress7.3Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12TigerConnect Physician Scheduling7.3Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Element7.2Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Mattermost7.2Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Silent Phone7.2Android, iOS, Web
16TigerConnect Secure Text Messaging7.2Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17AWS Wickr7.1NoAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Softros LAN Messenger7.1No$12.95/moAndroid, API, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Teamwire7.1No€3.45/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21KChat Work7.0No$3.99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Yay.com Business Instant Messaging alternatives

What is the best alternative to Yay.com Business Instant Messaging?

8seats, number 1 in secure team chat software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Celo, Crypho, Rocket.Chat and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Yay.com Business Instant Messaging?

8seats is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.