Free collaboration software

Best free collaboration software

Need totally free collaboration software? Bitrix24 is it. Available in cloud or on premise with 35+ free collaboration tools, Bitrix24 lets you discuss ideas, share files, create workgroups, set team tasks, chat individually or in groups, hold videoconferences and do much more.

What makes Bitrix24 the best free online collaboration software? First, you can have an unlimited number of users even in the free plan, and 12 of those users will have access to business tools absolutely free of charge. Second, there are open source collaboration software editions, that can be used in order to install Bitrix24 on your own servers. Finally, we have free mobile collaboration apps for Android and iOS, that make it easy to collaborate on the go.

Our collaboration platform was launched in 2012, and more than 3 million businesses have signed up since. If you’d like to see Bitrix24 in action, please watch this webinar. The following collaboration tools are covered in depth – calendars, workgroups, tasks, projects, group chat, intranet, time management and CRM. Happy collaboration!

* Please note that the information may have changed since the publication. For current prices and features please visit Bitrix24 pricing page.

Basic features

Social network for social collaboration

Private social network
Likes
Conversations
Mandatory posts
Badges
Company pulse (employee engagement)

Real time collaboration - chat

Private chat
Group chat
Searchable chat history
Likes
File sharing
Image embedding
GIF support

Real time collaboration - video

Video calls
Videoconferencing
Browser based
PC to PC, Mobile to Mobile, PC to Mobile
WI-FI, 3G, LTE support
Audio calls

Online document collaboration

Cloud storage or your server
Online editing/offline editing
Real time multiuser editing
Group file sync
File sharing
File locking
Version history

Project collaboration

Workgroups
Unlimited projects, tasks, subtasks
Group todo lists
Gantt chart
Checklists
External users

Shared calendars

Private and group calendars
Event scheduler
Public and private events
Absence calendars
Daily planner
Meeting room booking
Calendar following

Worktools for workplace collaboration

Please read Bitrix24 manual, if you'd like to know how different collaboration work. And if you want to buy on premise editions of Bitrix24 that come with API, CMS and source code, please download trial version here.