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In our 2026 comparison of Conversations and Lark, the products are too closely matched to name a clear overall winner. Conversations is rated 4.3/5 from 51 user reviews; Lark is rated 4.4/5 from 5 user reviews. Conversations has a free plan; Lark has a free plan.
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| At a glance | Conversations | Lark |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Team Chat & Messaging | Team Chat & Messaging |
| User rating | 4.3/5 (51 reviews) | 4.4/5 (5 reviews) |
| Starting price | Free plan | Free plan |
| Free trial | Not listed | Yes |
| Listed features | 21 | 20 |
| Integrations | 3 | 4 |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS |
| Ease of use | 4.4/5 | 4.5/5 |
| Customer support | 3.8/5 | 5.0/5 |
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Fully open source XMPP client under GPLv3.
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Tied for overall winner with a composite score of 84%.
Pricing: $0/mo (No Free Trial), a less accessible entry point than the leader.
Tied with a solid set of 21 features.
Strong usability with a user rating of 4.4/5 stars.
Decent support with a user rating of 3.8/5 stars.
Available on 2 Platforms: Web, Mobile, fewer than the leader.
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Tied for overall winner with a composite score of 88%.
Lark has the most accessible pricing ($0/mo (Free Trial)).
Tied with a solid set of 20 features.
Strong usability with a user rating of 4.5/5 stars.
Ranked #1 for support with a user rating of 5.0/5 stars.
Widest platform availability (5 Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, Windows +1 more).
Lark and Conversations are extremely well-matched overall. If Value for Money is your priority, Lark has the edge — otherwise, your specific workflow requirements should be the deciding factor.
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Lark and Conversations are extremely well-matched overall. If Value for Money is your priority, Lark has the edge — otherwise, your specific workflow requirements should be the deciding factor. Neither product has a decisive overall lead, so the best choice depends on your workflow, budget and required integrations.
Conversations is rated 4.3/5 from 51 user reviews. Lark is rated 4.4/5 from 5 user reviews. Ratings come from approved user reviews on SoftwareHope.
Conversations has a free plan. Lark has a free plan. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site, as plans change.
Conversations offers a free plan; Lark offers a free plan and a free trial.
Conversations supports Web and Mobile; Lark supports Web, iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Conversations has an ease-of-use rating of 4.4/5, Lark has an ease-of-use rating of 4.5/5. The difference is small, so both are similarly easy to adopt.
Community-voted helpful feedback from verified users
We migrated to Conversations and self-hosted Ejabberd to maintain 100% data sovereignty. Having full control over our private communication servers satisfies strict EU data privacy mandates.
Conversations handles background push notifications brilliantly. Battery consumption on our field engineers' Android devices is virtually unnoticeable, even with active background socket connections.
Integrating OpenPGP in Conversations allows our legal and financial teams to exchange encrypted PDF contracts on mobile. PGP key verification works smoothly alongside standard OMEMO encryption.
Conversations represents what mobile messaging should be. The open-source codebase is fully auditable, giving our privacy-conscious organization complete confidence that no metadata is leaked to third-party ad networks.
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