How we compare.
Professional and Enterprise vs Slack, Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Zoho Desk and IRC.
Versus Slack, Teams and Zoho.
Every feature against every competitor.
| Feature | CR Professional$399/mo · 5,000 users | CR Enterprise$799/mo · 10,000 users | Slack | Microsoft Teams | Zoho Desk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where ConferenceRooms wins | |||||
| Live translation inside the chatCR Translation: the room itself is translated in real time, nothing to install, two languages at a time | ✗ | ✓Built in, live | ✗No built-in translation; third-party apps only | PartialTranslate message-by-message; cannot translate a whole conversation in real time | ✗Multilingual help center, not live chat translation |
| Automatic live chat logsCR Scribe saves every conversation to a web page as it happens; each day's log is sealed with a SHA-256 fingerprint | ✓ | ✓ | PartialCompliance exports and eDiscovery on top tiers | PartialeDiscovery and retention via Microsoft Purview | PartialTicket history and activity logs, not chat logs |
| Flat price, not per seat | ✓$399/month flat | ✓$799/month flat | ✗Per user | ✗Per user | ✗Per agent |
| Cost at 5,000 peopleConferenceRooms counts concurrent users; the others charge per named user or agent | $399 | $799Covers 10,000 | About $36,250Pro at $7.25/user/mo, annual | About $20,000Teams Essentials at $4/user/mo | Per agent$7-$40/agent/mo by plan |
| Runs inside your own wallsIntranet or extranet deployment, behind your firewall | ✗Hosted by ConferenceRooms.org | ✓ | ✗Vendor cloud only | ✗Vendor cloud only | ✗Vendor cloud only |
| Link your own servers into one network | ✗ | ✓Server-to-server linking | PartialSlack Connect shares channels between companies, on the cloud | PartialExternal access to other Teams tenants, on the cloud | ✗ |
| Open protocol, works in any IRC client | ✓ | ✓ | ✗Proprietary | ✗Proprietary | ✗Proprietary |
| Visitors join from a web linkNo account, no download, no install. A link or button on your own website | ✓ | ✓ | ✗Account required; guests are limited | PartialGuests can join meetings; chat needs an account | PartialSupport chat widget for customers, not open rooms |
| Auditorium Mode for large moderated eventsA big audience listens; only appointed speakers speak; questions are queued | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓Town Hall and webinars | ✗ |
| Your own server messages and network identityWelcome and goodbye messages, notices. Your words, your name, not the vendor's | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Head to head | |||||
| Your logo, colors, icons and emoji | ✓ | ✓ | PartialName, icon and themes | PartialLimited theming | ✓Help-center rebranding and custom domain |
| Built-in banned-word filterMessages containing your words are stopped before they reach the room | ✓ | ✓ | ✗Third-party apps only | PartialCommunication compliance in Purview, top tiers | ✗ |
| Phone support from the people who build it | ✓ | ✓ | PartialTiered support; faster on higher plans | PartialTiered support plans | ✓Phone support on paid plans |
| Where ConferenceRooms does not compete | |||||
| Video meetings | ✗ | ✗ | ✓Huddles | ✓ | ✗ |
| Voice calls | ✗ | ✗ | ✓Huddles | ✓ | PartialSupport telephony for agents |
| Apps and integrations marketplace | PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace | PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace | ✓Thousands of apps | ✓ | ✓Marketplace and Zoho suite |
| File sharing, documents and canvases | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓Office and SharePoint | ✓Attachments and knowledge base |
| Ticketing and helpdesk | ✗ | ✗ | ✗Add-ons and integrations | ✗Add-ons and integrations | ✓That is its core job |
Where ConferenceRooms wins
Live translation inside the chat
CR Translation: the room itself is translated in real time, nothing to install, two languages at a time
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✓ IncludedBuilt in, live
Slack
✗ Not offeredNo built-in translation; third-party apps only
Microsoft Teams
PartialTranslate message-by-message; cannot translate a whole conversation in real time
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offeredMultilingual help center, not live chat translation
Automatic live chat logs
CR Scribe saves every conversation to a web page as it happens; each day's log is sealed with a SHA-256 fingerprint
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
PartialCompliance exports and eDiscovery on top tiers
Microsoft Teams
PartialeDiscovery and retention via Microsoft Purview
Zoho Desk
PartialTicket history and activity logs, not chat logs
Flat price, not per seat
CR Professional
✓ Included$399/month flat
CR Enterprise
✓ Included$799/month flat
Slack
✗ Not offeredPer user
Microsoft Teams
✗ Not offeredPer user
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offeredPer agent
Cost at 5,000 people
ConferenceRooms counts concurrent users; the others charge per named user or agent
CR Professional
$399
CR Enterprise
$799Covers 10,000
Slack
About $36,250Pro at $7.25/user/mo, annual
Microsoft Teams
About $20,000Teams Essentials at $4/user/mo
Zoho Desk
Per agent$7-$40/agent/mo by plan
Runs inside your own walls
Intranet or extranet deployment, behind your firewall
CR Professional
✗ Not offeredHosted by ConferenceRooms.org
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
✗ Not offeredVendor cloud only
Microsoft Teams
✗ Not offeredVendor cloud only
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offeredVendor cloud only
Link your own servers into one network
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✓ IncludedServer-to-server linking
Slack
PartialSlack Connect shares channels between companies, on the cloud
Microsoft Teams
PartialExternal access to other Teams tenants, on the cloud
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offered
Open protocol, works in any IRC client
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
✗ Not offeredProprietary
Microsoft Teams
✗ Not offeredProprietary
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offeredProprietary
Visitors join from a web link
No account, no download, no install. A link or button on your own website
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
✗ Not offeredAccount required; guests are limited
Microsoft Teams
PartialGuests can join meetings; chat needs an account
Zoho Desk
PartialSupport chat widget for customers, not open rooms
Auditorium Mode for large moderated events
A big audience listens; only appointed speakers speak; questions are queued
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
✗ Not offered
Microsoft Teams
✓ IncludedTown Hall and webinars
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offered
Your own server messages and network identity
Welcome and goodbye messages, notices. Your words, your name, not the vendor's
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
✗ Not offered
Microsoft Teams
✗ Not offered
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offered
Head to head
Your logo, colors, icons and emoji
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
PartialName, icon and themes
Microsoft Teams
PartialLimited theming
Zoho Desk
✓ IncludedHelp-center rebranding and custom domain
Built-in banned-word filter
Messages containing your words are stopped before they reach the room
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
✗ Not offeredThird-party apps only
Microsoft Teams
PartialCommunication compliance in Purview, top tiers
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offered
Phone support from the people who build it
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Slack
PartialTiered support; faster on higher plans
Microsoft Teams
PartialTiered support plans
Zoho Desk
✓ IncludedPhone support on paid plans
Where ConferenceRooms does not compete
Video meetings
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Slack
✓ IncludedHuddles
Microsoft Teams
✓ Included
Zoho Desk
✗ Not offered
Voice calls
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Slack
✓ IncludedHuddles
Microsoft Teams
✓ Included
Zoho Desk
PartialSupport telephony for agents
Apps and integrations marketplace
CR Professional
PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace
CR Enterprise
PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace
Slack
✓ IncludedThousands of apps
Microsoft Teams
✓ Included
Zoho Desk
✓ IncludedMarketplace and Zoho suite
File sharing, documents and canvases
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Slack
✓ Included
Microsoft Teams
✓ IncludedOffice and SharePoint
Zoho Desk
✓ IncludedAttachments and knowledge base
Ticketing and helpdesk
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Slack
✗ Not offeredAdd-ons and integrations
Microsoft Teams
✗ Not offeredAdd-ons and integrations
Zoho Desk
✓ IncludedThat is its core job
Versus Discord, IRC and Google Chat.
Same rows, different rivals.
| Feature | CR Professional$399/mo · 5,000 users | CR Enterprise$799/mo · 10,000 users | Discord | IRC | Google Chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where ConferenceRooms wins | |||||
| Live translation inside the chatCR Translation: the room itself is translated in real time, nothing to install, two languages at a time | ✗ | ✓Built in, live | ✗Bots and apps only | ✗No built-in translation | PartialAuto-translates for each viewer, needs paid Gemini for Workspace, off by default |
| Automatic live chat logsCR Scribe saves every conversation to a web page as it happens; each day's log is sealed with a SHA-256 fingerprint | ✓ | ✓ | ✗Audit log covers admin actions, not messages | ✗Logs live in your client, if at all | PartialRetention and search via Google Vault |
| Flat price, not per seat | ✓$399/month flat | ✓$799/month flat | ✓Free | ✓Free networks | ✗Per user, inside Workspace |
| Cost at 5,000 peopleConferenceRooms counts concurrent users; the others charge per named user or agent | $399 | $799Covers 10,000 | $0Free servers; Nitro is optional | $0Free networks; running one costs hosting | Per-userSold only with Google Workspace |
| Runs inside your own wallsIntranet or extranet deployment, behind your firewall | ✗Hosted by ConferenceRooms.org | ✓ | ✗Vendor cloud only | ✓Self-host your own server | ✗Vendor cloud only |
| Link your own servers into one network | ✗ | ✓Server-to-server linking | ✗ | ✓Server linking is native to IRC | ✗ |
| Open protocol, works in any IRC client | ✓ | ✓ | ✗Proprietary | ✓It invented the idea | ✗Proprietary |
| Visitors join from a web linkNo account, no download, no install. A link or button on your own website | ✓ | ✓ | PartialInvite links, but an account is normally required | PartialWeb gateways vary by network | ✗Google account required |
| Auditorium Mode for large moderated eventsA big audience listens; only appointed speakers speak; questions are queued | ✓ | ✓ | ✓Stage Channels | PartialModerated channels, no question inbox | PartialVia Meet live streaming, not in Chat |
| Your own server messages and network identityWelcome and goodbye messages, notices. Your words, your name, not the vendor's | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | PartialMOTD and notices, operator-run | ✗ |
| Head to head | |||||
| Your logo, colors, icons and emoji | ✓ | ✓ | PartialServer icon and banner | ✗No branding | PartialLimited branding |
| Built-in banned-word filterMessages containing your words are stopped before they reach the room | ✓ | ✓ | ✓AutoMod keyword filters | PartialChannel bans; word filters need bots | PartialContent rules on higher Workspace tiers |
| Phone support from the people who build it | ✓ | ✓ | ✗No phone support | ✗Volunteer-run | PartialTiered support plans |
| Where ConferenceRooms does not compete | |||||
| Video meetings | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓Google Meet |
| Voice calls | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓Google Meet |
| Apps and integrations marketplace | PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace | PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace | ✓Bots and apps | PartialClient scripts, no store | ✓ |
| File sharing, documents and canvases | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗Rarely used, never built in | ✓Drive and Docs |
| Ticketing and helpdesk | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Where ConferenceRooms wins
Live translation inside the chat
CR Translation: the room itself is translated in real time, nothing to install, two languages at a time
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✓ IncludedBuilt in, live
Discord
✗ Not offeredBots and apps only
IRC networks
✗ Not offeredNo built-in translation
Google Chat
PartialAuto-translates for each viewer, needs paid Gemini for Workspace, off by default
Automatic live chat logs
CR Scribe saves every conversation to a web page as it happens; each day's log is sealed with a SHA-256 fingerprint
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✗ Not offeredAudit log covers admin actions, not messages
IRC networks
✗ Not offeredLogs live in your client, if at all
Google Chat
PartialRetention and search via Google Vault
Flat price, not per seat
CR Professional
✓ Included$399/month flat
CR Enterprise
✓ Included$799/month flat
Discord
✓ IncludedFree
IRC networks
✓ IncludedFree networks
Google Chat
✗ Not offeredPer user, inside Workspace
Cost at 5,000 people
ConferenceRooms counts concurrent users; the others charge per named user or agent
CR Professional
$399
CR Enterprise
$799Covers 10,000
Discord
$0Free servers; Nitro is optional
IRC networks
$0Free networks; running one costs hosting
Google Chat
Per-userSold only with Google Workspace
Runs inside your own walls
Intranet or extranet deployment, behind your firewall
CR Professional
✗ Not offeredHosted by ConferenceRooms.org
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✗ Not offeredVendor cloud only
IRC networks
✓ IncludedSelf-host your own server
Google Chat
✗ Not offeredVendor cloud only
Link your own servers into one network
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✓ IncludedServer-to-server linking
Discord
✗ Not offered
IRC networks
✓ IncludedServer linking is native to IRC
Google Chat
✗ Not offered
Open protocol, works in any IRC client
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✗ Not offeredProprietary
IRC networks
✓ IncludedIt invented the idea
Google Chat
✗ Not offeredProprietary
Visitors join from a web link
No account, no download, no install. A link or button on your own website
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
PartialInvite links, but an account is normally required
IRC networks
PartialWeb gateways vary by network
Google Chat
✗ Not offeredGoogle account required
Auditorium Mode for large moderated events
A big audience listens; only appointed speakers speak; questions are queued
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✓ IncludedStage Channels
IRC networks
PartialModerated channels, no question inbox
Google Chat
PartialVia Meet live streaming, not in Chat
Your own server messages and network identity
Welcome and goodbye messages, notices. Your words, your name, not the vendor's
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✗ Not offered
IRC networks
PartialMOTD and notices, operator-run
Google Chat
✗ Not offered
Head to head
Your logo, colors, icons and emoji
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
PartialServer icon and banner
IRC networks
✗ Not offeredNo branding
Google Chat
PartialLimited branding
Built-in banned-word filter
Messages containing your words are stopped before they reach the room
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✓ IncludedAutoMod keyword filters
IRC networks
PartialChannel bans; word filters need bots
Google Chat
PartialContent rules on higher Workspace tiers
Phone support from the people who build it
CR Professional
✓ Included
CR Enterprise
✓ Included
Discord
✗ Not offeredNo phone support
IRC networks
✗ Not offeredVolunteer-run
Google Chat
PartialTiered support plans
Where ConferenceRooms does not compete
Video meetings
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Discord
✓ Included
IRC networks
✗ Not offered
Google Chat
✓ IncludedGoogle Meet
Voice calls
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Discord
✓ Included
IRC networks
✗ Not offered
Google Chat
✓ IncludedGoogle Meet
Apps and integrations marketplace
CR Professional
PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace
CR Enterprise
PartialChannel agents (bots) built in; no marketplace
Discord
✓ IncludedBots and apps
IRC networks
PartialClient scripts, no store
Google Chat
✓ Included
File sharing, documents and canvases
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Discord
✓ Included
IRC networks
✗ Not offeredRarely used, never built in
Google Chat
✓ IncludedDrive and Docs
Ticketing and helpdesk
CR Professional
✗ Not offered
CR Enterprise
✗ Not offered
Discord
✗ Not offered
IRC networks
✗ Not offered
Google Chat
✗ Not offered
Everyone reads their own language.
CR Translation runs on our own servers. Each person reads the room in the language they think in. Only on Enterprise.
No calls. Nothing gets lost.
Sorry, I missed that. Every word stays on the screen, and CR Scribe writes it down.
No tickets. Just answers.
Visitors ask, your staff answer in real time. No queue numbers, no please-hold music.
Pick ConferenceRooms.org when
- You want branded rooms that open in a browser.
- Administrators must control rooms and filtering.
- You want CR Scribe to write everything down.
- You run large moderated text-chat events.
- You want linked servers and live translation (Enterprise).
Pick Slack or Teams when
- Your team lives in a broad app ecosystem.
- You need a full collaboration suite around chat.
- Video meetings, calls and screen sharing matter most.
Pick Zoho Desk when
- You need ticket management with queues and reports.
- Conversations must attach to support cases.
- Ticketing is the job, not a sideline.
Competitor prices checked October 2026 (annual billing where offered): Slack Pro $7.25/user/month; Microsoft Teams Essentials $4/user/month; Zoho Desk $7-$40/agent/month. ConferenceRooms prices and features are from Professional and Enterprise. Feature availability varies by plan and region.
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