Comparison

Lark vs Mattermost

On the evidence we track, Lark leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Lark77
Mattermost59
Score
Vioscale score
Lark77 / 100low · 43%
Mattermost59 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Lark
Mattermost
Model
Mattermostcommercial
Price level
Larklow
Mattermostlow
Transparent
Lark
Mattermost
Integrations
Count
Lark
Mattermost14
Security
Disclosure policy
Lark
Mattermost
Gdpr
Lark
Mattermost
Scorecard
Lark
Mattermost7.3
Reliability
Status page
Lark
Mattermost
Adoption
Dependent repos
Lark
Mattermost371
Github stars
Lark
Mattermost38,909
Activity
Commits last 30d
Lark
Mattermost100
Release
Cadence days
Lark
Mattermost1
History
Lark
Mattermost20 items
Language
Primary
Lark
MattermostTypeScript

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Lark
Mattermost
Video meetings
Lark
Mattermost
Whiteboard
Lark-
Mattermost
Meetings
Screen sharing
Lark-
Mattermost
Recording / transcription
Lark-
Mattermost-
Security
End-to-end encryption
Lark-
Mattermost-
SSO / SCIM
Lark-
Mattermost
Access
Guest / external access
Lark-
Mattermost-
Compliance
Compliance controls
Lark-
Mattermost
Deployment
Hosting
LarkCloud only
MattermostCloud + self-hosted
Scale
Max participants
Lark-
Mattermost-
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Lark-
Mattermost
Public API / bot framework
Lark
Mattermost
Commercial
Free tier
Lark
Mattermost

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Lark

Leader

A single platform where teams can communicate, hold meetings, collaborate on documents, manage projects, and leverage AI to automate workflows and generate content.

Independently observed

Mattermost

Mattermost is an open-source messaging and collaboration platform designed for organizations requiring data sovereignty, self-hosting control, and mission-critical availability. It integrates with external tools and workflows, supports high-availability deployments, and serves government, defense, and enterprise customers needing secure, compliant operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Lark

Leader
from $6/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to $12/user/month. Free Starter tier. Annual billing saves 16.6%.

  • StarterFree
    • Team collaboration
    • 20 users max
    • 100 GB storage
    • 1-on-1 video meetings
    • 18 months message history
    • +4 more
  • Basic$6/user/month billed annually
    • Team collaboration
    • 500 users max
    • 5 TB storage (expandable)
    • 1-on-1 video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +4 more
  • ProContact sales
    • Team collaboration
    • 500 users max
    • 15 TB storage (expandable)
    • 500-participant video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Team collaboration
    • Unlimited users
    • 15 TB + 30 GB per user storage (expandable)
    • 500-participant video meetings
    • Unlimited message history
    • +10 more
as of verify ↗

Mattermost

HybridFree tier

Free open-source tier available; commercial E10 and E20 enterprise editions

  • Open SourceFree
  • Enterprise E10-
  • Enterprise E20-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Lark
Mattermost
iOS
Lark
Mattermost
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lark
Mattermost
Self-hosted
Lark
Mattermost
On-premise
Lark
Mattermost
Hybrid
Lark
Mattermost

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Lark

Leader

Not documented yet.

Mattermost

14 total
  • Slack
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • GitHub
  • Twitter
  • Bugzilla
  • RSS
  • Gerrit
  • Redmine
  • Mercurial
  • SVN
  • Threema
  • Pexip
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.