Google-searchableSlack alternativefor Communities
Linen is a real-time chat platform built for communities. We are SEO friendly while providing a modern chat experience.
Backed by Y Combinator
Open community
Benefits of a forum and a real-time chat
Information gets lost in real-time chat. Linen solves this by letting Google find your content. Our advanced threading model let you drag and drop messages and threads to reorganize your content.
- Lightweight - 500KB
Linen is 1000x more lightweight than alternatives. This means that we load faster, use less bandwidth and are more responsive
- Unlimited history
Move beyond 90 days of history retention. Linen has no limits on history retention for free public communities.
- Grow your community
Linen is Google indexable. This means that your community will show up in search results and you can grow your community organically.
Existing communities
Already have a community?
Linen suports two way sync between Slack and Discord so you can gradually transition your community to Linen.
- Two way real-time sync
- You can sync all of your existing conversations from Slack and Discord. This means that any messages that gets sent in Linen will show up in Slack or Discord and vice versa in realtime.
- Anonymize your users
- Linen can anonymize your users with a click of a button. We will hide their names and profile pictures from your community
- Import entire history
- You can import your entire community history. Linen will save and publically archive your conversations beyond 90 days. We even can access your Slack history beyond 90 days without upgrading Slack
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Pricing
Upgrade for branded community
Hosting your own branded community on your website can boost your online presence through SEO and ease the load on your support team by encouraging members to find answers on Google.
Community
Free/month
The perfect plan for non profits and hobbyists who don't need a custom domain
- Google indexable
- Unlimited history retention
- Hosted under Linen.dev
- Community support
- Import Slack and Discord conversations
- Unlimited members
Starter
Most popular
$10/month
Up 100 members with increase of $5/month per 100. Perfect for those who want a small or private community
- Google Indexable
- Private communities
- Unlimited history retention
- Branded commmunity
- Private channels
- Custom domain
- Sitemap generation
Business
$150/month
Up to 5,000 members with increase of $50/month per 5,000
- Google Indexable
- Unlimited history retention
- Branded commmunity
- Private channels
- Priority Support
- Custom domain
- Sitemap generation