Communication & Collaboration · head to head
Flock vs Lark
Flock
Communication & Collaboration
Organized team communication platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Lark
Communication & Collaboration
The super app for team collaboration
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Flock the Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10; Lark lark's own pricing page description states it offers a free starter pack, a Pro plan, and an Enterprise plan, and directs buyers to Contact us rather than publishing Pro/Enterprise figures on the rendered page.
- They diverge on capability: Flock covers Team chat, Lark covers Team messaging.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Flock and Lark actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Communication & Collaboration).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Flock
- Team chat
- Channels
- Threads
- File sharing
- Polls
- Integrations
- Mobile apps
- Slack
Only in Lark
- Team messaging
- Video conferencing
- Collaborative docs
- Cloud storage
- Calendar
- Salesforce
- Google Workspace
- Open API
Both cover
- GitHub
- Jira
- SOC2
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Windows support
- Macos support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Flock
- Team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharingnot Lark
- Running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspacenot Lark
- Video conferencing and screen sharing for small teamsnot Lark
Lark
- Team communicationnot Flock
- Document collaborationnot Flock
- Project managementnot Flock
- Company intranetnot Flock
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Flock
- The Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10
- Starter storage is 5 GB for the entire team, against 10 GB per member on Pro and 20 GB per member on Enterprise
- Starter allows a single team admin and a single approved domain
- Group video calls and screen sharing require the Pro plan; Starter is limited to 1-1 video calls
- Group video calls are capped at 20 participants even on Enterprise
- Single Sign-On and Active Directory sync are Enterprise only
- Enterprise is quote only, with no published rate, and is positioned for organisations with 100 or more members
- Unlimited auto-join and announcement channels require Enterprise; Starter and Pro get one of each
Lark
- Lark's own pricing page description states it offers a free starter pack, a Pro plan, and an Enterprise plan, and directs buyers to Contact us rather than publishing Pro/Enterprise figures on the rendered page.
Pricing, plan by plan
Flock
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited chats
- Channels
- File sharing
- Pro$5/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced search
- API access
Lark
Free- StarterFree
- Up to 50 users
- 100GB storage
- Unlimited messaging
- Pro$12/month
- Unlimited users
- 1TB storage per user
- 24-hour meetings
- Enterprise$20/month
- SSO/SAML
- eDiscovery
- Custom retention
Which should you pick?
Choose Flock if
- You need team chat.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
- You also want channels.
Choose Lark if
- You need team messaging.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
- You also want video conferencing.
Questions people ask
- Is Flock or Lark better?
- Neither clearly leads. Flock starts at Free and Lark at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Flock or Lark?
- Flock starts at Free and Lark at Free.
- Does Flock or Lark run on more platforms?
- Flock runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Lark runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Flock for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Flock best used for?
- Flock is most often used for team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharing, running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspace, video conferencing and screen sharing for small teams. Of those, team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharing and running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspace are not what Lark is typically brought in for.
- What can Flock do that Lark cannot?
- Flock covers Team chat, Channels, Threads, File sharing. Lark covers Team messaging, Video conferencing, Collaborative docs, Cloud storage. Both handle GitHub, Jira, SOC2, Cloud deployment.