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Google Chat comes with Google Workspace, so it suits teams already paying for Gmail and Drive. Freesbe is team chat with huddles, meetings guests open in a browser, booking pages, workflows and a phone system, free for up to 10 people, with Google sign-in and Google Calendar connected. Teams that want chat without a Workspace plan pick Freesbe.
For Small businesses on Gmail who want a proper team chat without buying Workspace seats for everyone.
Channels for teams, topics and clients, threads that keep them readable, a canvas beside every channel for notes and playbooks, custom emoji, pins, saved for later and scheduled messages. Search finds any part of a word. Guests from other companies see only their channel.
A huddle starts in any channel or DM with up to 20 people and a shared screen. A scheduled meeting has a short link, your logo and a lobby, and guests join from a browser with no account. Record it or just transcribe it, and AI notes with the decisions and action items are posted afterwards.
Start free with up to 10 people and try it today, or book a 20-minute demo with the people who make Freesbe.
Everyone can continue with Google on every plan. Connect Google Calendar to see free and busy times while scheduling and to show In a meeting automatically, and make Freesbe the meeting on your Google Calendar events. Booking pages only offer times that are free in the calendar.
A team that pays for Workspace already has Google Chat, with Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet around it and one admin console. Google Meet holds 100 people on Business Starter and more on bigger plans, where a Freesbe meeting holds 20. If every person already has a Workspace seat and the Google apps are the center of the work, Google Chat costs nothing more.
Freesbe's prices come from its pricing catalog; Google's from the Google Workspace and Google Voice pricing pages on the date below.
| Feature | Freesbe | Google Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price per person a month | Free for up to 10 people, with 90 days of message history; $4 per person a month (Business), billed yearly; $5 month to month | Included with Google Workspace: $7 (Business Starter), $14 (Standard), $22 (Plus) |
| Video meetings | Huddles and meetings with up to 20 people; guests join from a browser | Google Meet: 100 people on Business Starter, 150 on Standard, 500 on Plus |
| File storage | 5 GB on Free, 10 GB per person on Business | 30 GB pooled per user on Business Starter, 2 TB on Standard, 5 TB on Plus |
| Business phone system | Phone system add-on, $8 per person a month, billed yearly ($10 month to month), on any paid plan | Google Voice add-on from $10 per user a month, on a Workspace plan |
| Sign in with Google | Every plan | Google account |
| Email, Docs, Drive | Not included; use yours | Included with Workspace |
| Booking pages | Business, Corporate and Enterprise | Appointment scheduling in Google Calendar on Workspace plans |
| Import from Slack | Business, Corporate and Enterprise | Not listed on the pricing page |
As of November 2, 2026. Sources: Google Workspace pricing, Google Voice for Google Workspace. Google Chat and the other names on this page belong to their owners; Freesbe isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.
The help guide shows every screen and setting. Channels and messages
Try Freesbe free with up to 10 people, no card and no time limit, or book a 20-minute demo with the people who make it.