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Alternatives to Naver Works
21 communication tools sit alongside Naver Works in this directory. Below is what separates each from Naver Works on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 16
- Cheaper to start
- 13
- Naver Works starts at
- Free, then 3000/month
Why people look past Naver Works
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Naver Works entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Naver Works starts at 3000/month. Across the 11 communication tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $7.25/month.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Naver Works publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to 11000/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Naver Works pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Where work happens
- Starts $2992.75 a month cheaper, at $7.25/month.
Meet, chat, call, and collaborate in just one place
- Starts $2996 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
Everything you need to get work done, all in one place
- No free tier, where Naver Works has one.
- Starts $2993.2 a month cheaper, at €6.8/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
Messaging app that dominates Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, now run by LY Corporation under joint SoftBank and Naver ownership
- Sold on a Free to download, paid stickers and business messaging tiers model rather than Per user per month.
- 1 tier to Naver Works's 4.
Chinese super-app combining messaging, payments, mini programs and identity, effectively required infrastructure in mainland China
- Sold on a Free to download, transaction fees on payments model rather than Per user per month.
- 1 tier to Naver Works's 4.
Meta's standalone messaging app for Facebook, with end to end encryption on by default since 2023
- Sold on a Free, funded by Meta's advertising business model rather than Per user per month.
- 1 tier to Naver Works's 4.
Every Naver Works alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naver Works (this page) | Free, then 3000/month | Per user per month | 4 | |
| SlackIf your team is English-speaking and you need the largest integration ecosystem | Free, then $7.25/month | - | - | vs Naver Works |
| Microsoft TeamsIf you already pay for Microsoft 365 and want messaging bundled rather than licensed separately | Free, then $4/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Naver Works |
| Google WorkspaceIf you want mail, drive and calendar from one Western vendor and will pick a chat tool separately | €6.8/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Naver Works |
| Line | Free | Free to download, paid stickers and business messaging tiers | 1 | vs Naver Works |
| Free | Free to download, transaction fees on payments | 1 | vs Naver Works | |
| Messenger | Free | Free, funded by Meta's advertising business | 1 | vs Naver Works |
| Viber | Free | Free to download, paid business messaging and out calls to landlines and mobiles | 1 | vs Naver Works |
| KakaoTalk | Free | Free to download, paid emoticons, gifting and business messaging | 1 | vs Naver Works |
| Sessions | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Naver Works |
| Kakao Work | Free, then 2400/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Naver Works |
| Novu | Free, then $30/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Naver Works |
| Courier | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs Naver Works |
| Textline | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Naver Works |
| Telegram | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Naver Works |
| Twist | Free, then $6/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Naver Works |
| Vowel | Free, then $16.49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Naver Works |
| Disciple | £599/month | Per month, flat fee with no transaction charge | 3 | vs Naver Works |
| Gupshup | $0.001/message | Per message sent | 1 | vs Naver Works |
| Mattermost | On request | Quote | - | vs Naver Works |
| Google Chat | On request | Subscription | - | vs Naver Works |
| LINE WORKS | Free, then 450/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Naver Works |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Naver Works badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Naver Works (13)
Entry price under Naver Works's 3000/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Slack , Free, then $7.25/month
- Microsoft Teams , Free, then $4/month
- Google Workspace , €6.8/month
- Kakao Work , Free, then 2400/month
- Novu , Free, then $30/month
- Courier , Free
- Textline , Free
- Telegram , Free, then $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Naver Works is most often brought in for a japanese retailer whose customer service happens over line and needs those conversations inside an auditable corporate system, a korean company that needs electronic approval workflows in the local style rather than a generic chat tool with a form bolted on, the seoul or tokyo office of a multinational that needs a local-language collaboration tool alongside head office microsoft 365, a small team of under 30 people that wants free business messaging with a real upgrade path rather than a message history cap. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Naver Works is broadly right and the question is cost, the Naver Works pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Communication category lists everything the directory holds, and best communication tools ranks them.
Naver Works runs on web, ios, android, windows, macos. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Naver Works alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Naver Works?
- 21 other communication tools are listed in this directory, led by Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Line. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Naver Works?
- 16 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Line, WeChat, Messenger.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Naver Works?
- Yes. 13 of the alternatives below start under Naver Works's 3000/month: Slack at Free, then $7.25/month, Microsoft Teams at Free, then $4/month, Google Workspace at €6.8/month, Kakao Work at Free, then 2400/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Naver Works?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Naver Works?
- Naver Works is most often brought in for a japanese retailer whose customer service happens over line and needs those conversations inside an auditable corporate system, a korean company that needs electronic approval workflows in the local style rather than a generic chat tool with a form bolted on, the seoul or tokyo office of a multinational that needs a local-language collaboration tool alongside head office microsoft 365, a small team of under 30 people that wants free business messaging with a real upgrade path rather than a message history cap. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Naver Works?
- None of the communication tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Naver Works alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Communication, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Naver Works against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Naver Works covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every communication tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Communication category, 21 tools beside Naver Works. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.