Chanty
Free (up to 5 team members, 20GB team storage); Business from $3/user/mo billed annually ($4/user/mo billed monthly); Enterprise is custom pricing
Price checked at source August 29, 2026.
Team chat with unlimited message history and a built-in task manager — free for small teams, from $3/user/mo for the rest.
Our take
Explicitly built and marketed as a Slack alternative — Chanty’s own pricing page runs a comparison quiz against Slack, MS Teams, and a dozen other tools, and its App Store reviews include one titled “Fantastic Slack Alternative.” The free plan is a real one, not a disguised trial: unlimited chats, unlimited one-on-one calls, and a built-in Kanban task manager for up to 5 team members before Business pricing kicks in. The tradeoff for the low price is scale and polish — App Store reviews flag stability issues on the Mac client (a white-screen bug, slow reconnects) worth weighing against the price.
- Price
- Free (up to 5 team members, 20GB team storage); Business from $3/user/mo billed annually ($4/user/mo billed monthly); Enterprise is custom pricing
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS 11 or newer, per the Mac App Store listing.
- Get it via
- Mac App Store
- Developer
- Chanty, Inc.
Do you use Chanty?
Who made this
Chanty’s own blog credits founder Dmytro Okunyev, in his own words: he built the first version internally at his software company, Digifico, in 2012, then spun it out as a bootstrapped, self-funded product in 2017 rather than take on investors — a "fun side project" that had grown to more than 70,000 teams by 2021, per the same post.
What it does
Unlimited message history on every plan
Even the free tier keeps a searchable, unlimited chat history — a limit several competitors put behind a paywall.
Built-in task manager
Turn any message into a task, track it on a Kanban board, and discuss it in a thread without leaving the chat.
Voice and video calls
One-on-one audio/video is free at every tier; group calls and unlimited screen sharing require the Business plan.
The deal
- Free: $0 forever, up to 5 team members, unlimited chats and one-on-one calls, 20GB team storage
- Business: $3/user/mo billed annually, or $4/user/mo billed monthly
- Enterprise: custom pricing, contact sales
Chanty — questions people ask
Is Chanty free?
Yes — the Free plan is $0 forever for up to 5 team members, with unlimited chats and one-on-one calls. Business plans start at $3/user/mo billed annually for larger teams and group calls.
Who makes Chanty?
Chanty, Inc., per its Mac App Store listing.
Is Chanty a real Slack replacement?
It’s built and marketed as one — team channels, tasks, and calls in one app — though some Mac App Store reviews report stability issues (reconnect delays, a white-screen bug) worth testing before a full team migration.
Is Chanty free?
Chanty is free to use with optional paid unlocks.
Does Chanty work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Chanty lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Chanty?
Chanty is available via Mac App Store.
Reviews
No public ratings yet. Reader reviews are coming to Kitsmith soon.
Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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