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Twist
Distraction-free team communication
As of 30 August 2026, Twist has a free plan and paid plans start at $6/month. Twist is an alternative to Slack focused on asynchronous communication. Softwr lists it under Communication. Twist is launched in 2014, available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS.
Overview
What Twist does
Twist is an alternative to Slack focused on asynchronous communication. Organize conversations by topics and reduce the constant notifications for a more focused work environment.
What people use it for
- Asynchronous team communication and project collaboration
- Teams requiring unlimited message history and integrations
- Remote-first organizations minimizing synchronous meetings
- Distributed teams across multiple time zones
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Twist.
- The free plan only exposes the last 1 month of comments and messages; older history is hidden until you upgrade
- The free plan caps integrations at 5 and file storage at 5 GB
- Full message history, unlimited integrations, unlimited storage and priority support all require the Unlimited plan at US$6 per user per month
- Both plans cap the workspace at 500 internal member accounts and 500 external guest accounts
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Pricing
What Twist costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free Plan
Free
- Access up to 1 month of comments and messages
- Up to 5 integrations
- 5 GB storage
- Standard support
- Up to 500 internal and external accounts each
Unlimited Plan
$6 /mo
- Full history of comments and messages
- Unlimited integrations
- Unlimited file storage
- Priority support
- Unlimited internal and external accounts
Capabilities
Features
Topic-based chat
Threading
File attachments
Search
Notifications control
Integrations
Mobile apps
Slack
Integration with Slack
Zapier
Integration with Zapier
Google Drive
Integration with Google Drive
GitHub
Integration with GitHub
GDPR
GDPR security feature
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Questions people ask
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How much does Twist cost?
Twist offers a free plan with access to 1 month of message history and 5 GB storage. The Unlimited plan costs $6 per user per month with full message history and unlimited storage.
SourceWhat is included in Twist's free plan?
The free plan includes access to up to one month of comments and messages, up to 5 integrations, 5 GB storage, and standard support.
SourceHow is Twist priced for large teams?
Organizations with 200+ employees should contact [email protected] for custom enterprise pricing. Single-channel guests remain free on both tiers, while multi-channel guests on Unlimited are billed as regular members.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Twist
- Company
- Twist
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
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