Google Meet and Chat if your email runs on Google Workspace, Teams if it runs on Microsoft 365; Slack only when the team lives in chat all day.

A small team's calls and chat should come with the email it already pays for: Workspace's Business Base, ₹99 a user a month before tax, includes Meet and Chat, and Teams Essentials is ₹115 a user a month paid yearly. Zoom's free plan stops at 40 minutes, so buy one Pro licence only if clients insist on Zoom links. Slack's free plan shows only 90 days of messages, and WhatsApp groups work until you need searchable history.

The picksPrices as each maker's page states them

1
Google Meet
Your email runs on Google Workspace

Included with Google Workspace, from Business Base at ₹99 a user a month Read from workspace.google.com on 10 November 2026 Free with a Google account: up to 100 participants and 60 minutes per meeting; no time limit on one-to-one calls
2
Microsoft Teams
Your email runs on Microsoft 365

Teams Essentials ₹115 a user a month; Microsoft 365 Business Basic with Teams ₹170; Business Standard with Copilot ₹1,955; all paid yearly, GST extra Read from microsoft.com on 10 November 2026
3
Zoom Workplace
Clients insist on Zoom links

Pro $14.16 a user a month billed annually; Business $18.33 a user a month billed annually Read from zoom.us on 10 November 2026 Free: Basic plan free
4
Slack
The team spends its whole day in chat

Pro ₹545 a user a month, shown at ₹245.25 paying yearly; Business+ ₹1,238, shown at ₹557.10 paying yearly Read from slack.com on 10 November 2026 Free forever, with 90 days of message history
5
Zoho Cliq
Your business already runs on Zoho

Professional ₹90 and Enterprise ₹180 a user a month billed yearly (₹100 and ₹200 monthly) Read from zoho.com on 10 November 2026 Free edition with group chat, channels and calls

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