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Mattermost vs Google Chat

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Mattermost

Communication & Collaboration

Channel-centric collaboration for secure workflows

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Google Chat logo

Google Chat

Communication & Collaboration

AI-powered team messaging and collaboration

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Mattermost no prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales; Google Chat not sold as a standalone product; it is included only with paid Google Workspace subscriptions (Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mattermost and Google Chat actually diverge.

Attributes where Mattermost and Google Chat differ
AttributeMattermostGoogle Chat
Pricing modelquotesubscription

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Communication & Collaboration).

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

Google Chat

  • Not sold as a standalone product; it is included only with paid Google Workspace subscriptions (Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus)
  • Gemini AI features inside Chat, including message summarization and conversation insights, are limited to Business and Enterprise tier Workspace plans

Pricing, plan by plan

Mattermost

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mattermost review.

Google Chat

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Google Chat review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Mattermost if

Nothing in the data separates Mattermost from Google Chat on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Mattermost review

Choose Google Chat if

Nothing in the data separates Google Chat from Mattermost on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Google Chat review

Questions people ask

Is Mattermost or Google Chat better?
Neither clearly leads. Mattermost starts at On request and Google Chat at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mattermost or Google Chat?
Mattermost starts at On request and Google Chat at On request.
Does Mattermost or Google Chat run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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