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Lark vs Woven

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Lark

Software

The super app for team collaboration

From
Free
Rated
-
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Woven

Software

Smart calendar for busy professionals

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • 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.; Woven the Internet Archive's capture of Woven's homepage on 30 December 2020 named specific features (Smart Templates, Scheduling Links, Availability Sharing, Group Polls) and confirmed integration with Google, G Suite and Office 365, but the linked Pricing page itself could not be retrieved from the archive.
  • They diverge on capability: Lark covers Team messaging, Woven covers Smart scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lark and Woven actually diverge.

Attributes where Lark and Woven differ
AttributeLarkWoven
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, AndroidWeb, Macos, Ios
Founded20192014

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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
  • Collaborative docs
  • Cloud storage
  • Calendar
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Salesforce
  • Google Workspace

Only in Woven

  • Smart scheduling
  • Team availability
  • Time analytics
  • Templates
  • Google Calendar
  • Zoom
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Video conferencing
  • Web support
  • Macos support
  • Ios support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Lark

  • Team communicationnot Woven
  • Document collaborationnot Woven
  • Project managementnot Woven
  • Company intranetnot Woven

Woven

  • Schedulingnot Lark
  • Appointment bookingnot Lark
  • Time trackingnot Lark
  • Resource managementnot Lark
  • Team coordinationnot Lark

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.

Woven

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Woven's homepage on 30 December 2020 named specific features (Smart Templates, Scheduling Links, Availability Sharing, Group Polls) and confirmed integration with Google, G Suite and Office 365, but the linked Pricing page itself could not be retrieved from the archive.

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

Woven

Free
  • DiscontinuedFree
    • Now part of Slack

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 collaborative docs.

Choose Woven if

  • You need smart scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want team availability.

Questions people ask

Is Lark or Woven better?
Neither clearly leads. Lark starts at Free and Woven at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lark or Woven?
Lark starts at Free and Woven at Free.
Does Lark or Woven run on more platforms?
Lark runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android. Woven runs on Web, Macos, Ios.
Can I use Lark for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Woven is typically brought in for.
What can Lark do that Woven cannot?
Lark covers Team messaging, Collaborative docs, Cloud storage, Calendar. Woven covers Smart scheduling, Team availability, Time analytics, Templates. Both handle Video conferencing, Web support, Macos support, Ios support.

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