Communication & Collaboration · head to head
Flock vs Omnisend

Flock
Communication & Collaboration
Organized team communication platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

Omnisend
Email Marketing
Email, SMS and push marketing automation for ecommerce
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Flock has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Flock the Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10; Omnisend free plan caps at 250 contacts and 500 emails per month
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Flock and Omnisend actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Omnisend
Nothing recorded that Flock does not also cover.
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 Omnisend
- Running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspacenot Omnisend
- Video conferencing and screen sharing for small teamsnot Omnisend
Omnisend
No use cases recorded yet. See the Omnisend review.
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
Omnisend
- Free plan caps at 250 contacts and 500 emails per month
- Standard plan is limited to 500 contacts and 6,000 emails per month before an upgrade is required
- SMS is billed separately starting at $0.007 per message and varies by country and volume
- Custom pricing only begins above 150,001 contacts, requiring a sales conversation at that scale
Pricing, plan by plan
Flock
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited chats
- Channels
- File sharing
- Pro$5/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced search
- API access
Omnisend
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Omnisend review.
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 Omnisend if
Nothing in the data separates Omnisend from Flock on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Flock or Omnisend better?
- Neither clearly leads. Flock starts at Free and Omnisend at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Flock or Omnisend?
- Flock has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Flock and On request for Omnisend.
- Does Flock or Omnisend run on more platforms?
- Flock runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Omnisend runs on Web.
- Can I use Flock for free?
- Yes. Flock has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Omnisend starts at On request.
- 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 Omnisend is typically brought in for.
- What can Flock do that Omnisend cannot?
- Flock covers Team chat, Channels, Threads, File sharing.
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