Twist — A threaded, asynchronous team communication app from Doist (the makers of Todoist), built to reduce the always-on pressure of real-time chat tools like Slack.
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Best for: distributed teams that want threaded, async-first communication instead of a real-time chat firehose like Slack
Pricing: Free for up to 500 members with 1 month of history; Unlimited $6/user/month for full history and unlimited integrations; custom Enterprise pricing for 200+ employee teams.
- Twist's Free plan costs $0/user/month with 1 month of message history and up to 500 internal members.
- Twist's Unlimited plan costs $6/user/month with full message history and unlimited integrations.
- Twist holds a 5.0/5 rating from 1 review on Product Hunt.
- Twist is built by Doist, the company behind Todoist, and is designed around threaded, asynchronous conversations.
- Twist has no built-in video or voice calling.
Limitations: Free plan retains only 1 month of message history.; No built-in video or voice calling.; Smaller integration library than Slack.
Top alternatives: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Basecamp, Zulip — full list
What is Twist?
Twist is a team communication app from Doist (the makers of Todoist) built around asynchronous, thread-based conversation rather than the real-time messaging model used by Slack or Microsoft Teams. Every conversation lives inside a topic-based thread within a channel, which keeps discussions searchable and on-topic instead of scattered across a single scrolling timeline. Twist deliberately omits typing indicators, online/presence status, and read receipts, a design choice meant to lower the pressure to respond immediately and support focused work across time zones. It integrates with tools like Google Drive, GitHub, Zapier, and Asana, and offers direct messaging alongside its channel-based threads. The Free plan supports up to 500 internal members and 500 external guests, 5GB of file storage, and up to 5 integrations, but retains only one month of message history. The Unlimited plan costs $6/user/month and removes the history limit, along with unlimited integrations and file storage; custom Enterprise pricing is available for organizations above 200 employees. Twist has no built-in video or voice calling, so teams that need real-time calls pair it with a separate tool.
Twist is a threaded, asynchronous team communication app built by Doist, the company behind Todoist, designed as an alternative to real-time chat tools like Slack for distributed teams that want to reduce meeting and notification overload. It organizes conversations into topic-based threads inside channels, with no typing indicators, presence status, or read receipts, and integrates with tools like Google Drive, GitHub, Zapier, and Asana. Twist is free for teams up to 500 internal members with one month of message history, while the Unlimited plan costs $6/user/month for full history, unlimited integrations, and unlimited file storage. It has no built-in video or voice calling, so teams pair it with a separate tool for real-time calls.
Standout feature: Thread-based channels with no typing indicators, presence status, or read receipts, deliberately built to reduce the always-on pressure of real-time chat apps.
Biggest weakness: The Free plan only retains 1 month of message history, and there's no video or voice calling built in — Twist is text-and-thread only, so teams still need a separate tool like Zoom or Google Meet for calls.
Pros
- Thread-based channels keep discussions organized around topics instead of a single scrolling firehose.
- No typing indicators, presence status, or read receipts, reducing the pressure to respond instantly.
- Unlimited plan is a flat $6/user/month with unlimited integrations and file storage.
- Free plan supports up to 500 internal members, generous for a no-cost tier.
Cons
- Free plan retains only 1 month of message and comment history.
- No built-in video or voice calling; teams need a separate tool for real-time calls.
- Smaller integration ecosystem than Slack, with only about 5 integrations on the Free plan.
Twist pricing
Free tier · paid from $6/mo · verified from the vendor's pricing page
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 month of message and comment history, up to 5 integrations, 5GB file storage, up to 500 internal members and 500 external guests. |
| Unlimited | $6/mo | Per user, billed monthly or yearly. Full message history, unlimited integrations, unlimited file storage, priority support, unlimited internal and external guest accounts. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom pricing for teams above 200 employees. |
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