
When you sign up for an account, you have two options: Twist Free and Twist Unlimited, which costs $6 per person per month. If you're searching for something that can replace email but that doesn't feel frenetic, Twist is a great candidate. If you prefer a fast-paced messaging app where you can quickly add all kinds of extras, Slack is the better option, and it's our Editors' Choice winner. It doesn't include audio or video calls, and the number of integrations and add-ons is limited. It doesn't have the same sense of immediacy as Slack, which can lead to more thoughtful-though perhaps longer-posts.

The layout and design don't encourage quick, pithy replies. It compartmentalizes conversations in much the same way email does, subject lines and all. In structure, Twist is closer to email than Slack or any other Slack alternative. As a result, Twist makes team communication efficient and sensible for people who often work asynchronously, as Doist employees do. It was built by a distributed, remote-first company called Doist, which also makes the task management app Todoist. Twist is the least conventional business messaging app we've seen. While Slack may be the best known of the bunch, and our Editors' Choice pick, it isn't necessarily the best fit for every team. Business messaging apps minimize the need for email in internal communication.
