Communication & Collaboration · head to head
Lark vs Mattermost
Lark
Communication & Collaboration
The super app for team collaboration
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Mattermost
Communication & Collaboration
Channel-centric collaboration for secure workflows
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Lark has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Mattermost no prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lark and Mattermost actually diverge.
| Attribute | Lark | Mattermost |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2019 | Unknown |
Identical on both: 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 Lark
- Team messaging
- Video conferencing
- Collaborative docs
- Cloud storage
- Calendar
- Jira
- GitHub
- Salesforce
Only in Mattermost
Nothing recorded that Lark does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Lark
- Team communicationnot Mattermost
- Document collaborationnot Mattermost
- Project managementnot Mattermost
- Company intranetnot Mattermost
Mattermost
No use cases recorded yet. See the Mattermost review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Mattermost
- No prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales
- Professional is capped at a maximum of 250 users, forcing a move to Enterprise for larger teams
- Licenses are sold only as prepaid annual subscriptions, and organizations that exceed their licensed seat count must purchase additional seats on a prorated quarterly basis
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Mattermost
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Mattermost review.
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Mattermost if
Nothing in the data separates Mattermost from Lark on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Lark or Mattermost better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lark starts at Free and Mattermost at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lark or Mattermost?
- Lark has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Lark and On request for Mattermost.
- Does Lark or Mattermost run on more platforms?
- Lark runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android. Mattermost runs on Web.
- Can I use Lark for free?
- Yes. Lark has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mattermost starts at On request.
- What is Lark best used for?
- Lark is most often used for team communication, document collaboration, project management, company intranet. Of those, team communication and document collaboration are not what Mattermost is typically brought in for.
- What can Lark do that Mattermost cannot?
- Lark covers Team messaging, Video conferencing, Collaborative docs, Cloud storage.