Pumble
A low-cost Slack-style team chat whose free plan includes unlimited users and message history.
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About Pumble
Pumble is a team messaging app from CAKE.com, the company behind Clockify time tracking and Plaky project management. It follows the familiar Slack layout of channels, threads, direct messages and mentions, and adds voice and video calls with screen sharing. Its free plan is unusually generous: unlimited users, unlimited message history and unlimited search, with one-to-one calls and limited storage. Paid Pro, Business and Enterprise plans are priced per seat and stay well below Slack's prices, adding group meetings, guest access, permissions, more storage, SSO and data region choices, and Pumble can be bundled with Clockify and Plaky. Apps cover web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. It suits small and growing teams that want a familiar Slack-like experience without paying Slack prices or losing old messages on a free plan.
Best for: Small and growing teams that want Slack-style chat cheaply, with full history on the free plan.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free plan has unlimited users and message history
- Paid seats are far cheaper than Slack
- Bundles with Clockify and Plaky
Why people leave
- Far fewer integrations than Slack
- Group meetings require a paid plan
- Younger product with fewer advanced workflow features
Top Pumble alternatives
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Slack68.8The original, with a far larger integration ecosystem.
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Chanty62.6Similar budget chat with a built-in task board.
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Google Chat57.2Free with Google Workspace if your company already uses it.
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Discord55.9Free voice-first chat if the team is informal or community-based.
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Mattermost54.8Self-hostable if you want chat data on your own servers.
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Pumble: common questions
Is Pumble free?
Pumble has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Unlimited users and history (checked on Pumble's own site).
Is Pumble open source?
No, Pumble is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Mattermost and Zulip.
What platforms does Pumble run on?
Pumble is available for Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Pumble?
The highest-ranked Pumble alternatives right now are Slack, Chanty and Google Chat. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.