7 Best No Meeting Tools

ByEditor Team

In the last couple of years, the remote work scene has become more and more popular. Because of the pandemic, most of the offices closed and entire teams were forced to work remotely. This has caused no little friction and many employers or entrepreneurs are finding themselves moving from one call conference meeting to another all day long without being able to actually have time to work.

The new year is right around the corner and many software and application companies have started to follow the example of the likes of Twist by Doist implementing new features to encourage asynchronous communication or at least an easier way to collaborate with your team without having to spend your days in meetings.

In this article, we’ll share with you the best no meeting tools to add to your arsenal.

1. Twist

Pioneering on the asynchronous communication side of remote work, Twist by Doist is a team communication tool that promotes a healthier way to work. Without demanding notification dots, monitoring presence indicators and a cluttered interface, you can catch up with the work conversations on your time.

With a newly redesigned interface, Twist advertises the lack of need for endless meetings and promotes deep work by replacing real-time calls with async threads.

Pricing:

  • FREE
  • Unlimited: $5/month per user

2. Slack

Twist direct competitor, Slack is a messaging tool for teams and individuals. It has recently introduced a new feature that allows to record and share video messages directly in Slack channels or private messages.

Thanks to this new clips feature, people in the same Slack channels will be able to reply with text, images, audio or video files to each other decreasing considerably the immediate need to jump on a meeting.

Pricing:

  • FREE
  • Pro: €6.25/month per user
  • Business+: €11.75/month per user
  • Enterprise Grid

3. Loom

Loom is an application that allows you to record quick videos of your screen and camera and easily share them via link or in your preferred application. The videos are instantly ready to be watched everywhere to whoever will get access to them.

The wide range of integrations will allow you to embed Loom videos in chats, notes and more.

Pricing:

  • Starter: FREE
  • Business: $8/month per user
  • Enterprise

4. CloudApp

A valid alternative to Loom, CloudApp is the right tool for team communication and will also help you to avoid meeting fatigue. The application allows you to record your screen as a video with your voice and face, or as an image or a GIF and to instantly share it through a link.

The annotation feature is useful to add deeper context to your screenshots and make your communication clearer.

Pricing:

  • FREE
  • Individual: $9.95/month
  • Team: $8/month per user
  • Enterprise

5. Yac

Yac is a software advertised for asynchronous meetings for remote teams. Its main feature consists in recording voice messages to share with your team members, but you can also record your screen and share video feedback instantly to collaborate.

Yac will allow you to create more content and work more efficiently without wasting time in multiple meetings across your working day.

Pricing:

  • FREE
  • Teams: $3/months per user

6. Droplr

Another alternative is Droplr. This application lets you communicate with your colleagues recording your screen or taking screenshots that will get automatically saved in the cloud and be accessible from every device. They can be easily shared with the provided link.

Additionally, you can also use Droplr to store and share files in the cloud and organize them into shareable boards.

Pricing:

  • Pro Plus: $6/month
  • Team: $7/month per user
  • Enterprise

7. ClickUp

ClickUp is a project and task manager for teams and it has introduced a feature called Clip that allows you to record and send quick and clear video messages, avoiding email chains or additional meetings with your team.

The seamless integration of the Clip feature allows you to also create tasks directly from the recordings, add descriptions and assign them to other team members making your messages instantly actionable.

Pricing:

  • FREE
  • Unlimited: $5/month per user
  • Business: $9/month per user
  • Business Plus: $19/month per user
  • Enterprise

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