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Confluence

A team wiki your people can keep useful.

Google Meet

Free plans, self-hosted calls and the limits that matter.

Self-hosted Slack

Run team messaging on infrastructure you operate.

1Choose your current tool
2Compare fit and limitations
3Pilot your shortlist

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Which tool are you replacing?

16 guides

Chat & virtual offices

5

Slack

7 options compared

Team conversations, with a deployment you can choose.

Microsoft Teams · Mattermost · Zulip · +4

Microsoft Teams

7 options compared

Compare chat, meetings and the tools around them.

Slack · Google Workspace (Chat + Meet) · Zoom Workplace · +4

Microsoft 365

6 options compared

Choose who operates your office suite and where data lives.

openDesk · Nextcloud Hub · Proton for Business · +3

Self-hosted Slack

6 options compared

Run team messaging on infrastructure you operate.

Mattermost · Zulip · Rocket.Chat · +3

Gather Town

3 options compared

A virtual office that suits your team's working day.

WorkAdventure · Kumospace · Polybase

Projects & tasks

3

Jira

7 options compared

Issue tracking that fits the way your team ships.

Linear · OpenProject · ClickUp · +4

Asana

7 options compared

Plan projects, dependencies and the work between teams.

monday.com · ClickUp · Wrike · +4

monday.com

6 options compared

Choose how much work management you actually need.

Asana · ClickUp · OpenProject · +3

Docs & wikis

2

Notion

7 options compared

Find the right home for docs, databases and team knowledge.

Coda · AppFlowy · Outline · +4

Confluence

7 options compared

A team wiki your people can keep useful.

Outline · Notion · BookStack · +4

Tables & databases

1

Airtable

6 options compared

Structured data, with the right amount of structure.

Baserow · NocoDB · Grist · +3

Files & storage

2

Google Drive

6 options compared

Choose where files live and how your team shares them.

Nextcloud · Microsoft OneDrive · Dropbox · +3

Google Shared Drives

4 options compared

Keep team files accessible when people and projects change.

Seafile · Polybase · Microsoft SharePoint · +1

Video meetings

2

Zoom

6 options compared

Find the meeting app that fits your guests and your team.

Google Meet · Microsoft Teams · Whereby · +3

Google Meet

6 options compared

Free plans, self-hosted calls and the limits that matter.

Zoom · Whereby · Jitsi Meet · +3

Whiteboards

1

Miro

6 options compared

A canvas for workshops, diagrams or everyday project work.

FigJam · Mural · Excalidraw · +3

How we put this guide together

Useful differences. Clear limitations. Sources you can check.

Published by Polybase, which is included in this guide. We compare documented capabilities and limitations. This is a documentation review, not a hands-on benchmark.

Direct alternatives for this job come first, followed by specialist tools and broader workspaces. The order is an editorial reading guide; the right choice depends on your requirements.

Documentation and primary sources