Comparison

Lark vs Mattermost

On the evidence we track, Mattermost leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Lark55
★Mattermost67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Lark55 / 100low · 44%
Mattermost67 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Lark✓
Mattermost✓
Model
Mattermostfreemium
Price level
Mattermostlow
Transparent
Lark✗
Mattermost✗
Integrations
Count
Lark–
Mattermost700
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Lark–
Mattermost✓
Gdpr
Lark✓
Mattermost✓
Iso27001
Lark✓
Mattermost–
Scorecard
Lark–
Mattermost7.3
Soc2
Lark✓
Mattermost–
Reliability
Status page
Lark✓
Mattermost✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Lark–
Mattermost371
Github stars
Lark–
Mattermost39,264
Activity
Commits last 30d
Lark–
Mattermost100
Release
Cadence days
Lark–
Mattermost1
History
Lark–
Mattermost20 items
Language
Primary
Lark–
MattermostTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Mattermost7 items

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
LarkRecording
MattermostRecording + AI notes
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

An all-in-one collaboration platform integrating chat, meetings, document management, and project tools, enhanced with AI-powered workflows and automation capabilities.

Independently observed

Mattermost

Leader

Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises.

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

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

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • Enterprise Edition E10-
  • Enterprise Edition 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✓
Android
Lark✗
Mattermost✓
macOS
Lark✗
Mattermost✓
Windows
Lark✗
Mattermost✓
Linux
Lark✗
Mattermost✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lark✓
Mattermost✓
Self-hosted
Lark✗
Mattermost✓
On-premise
Lark✗
Mattermost✓
Air-gapped
Lark✗
Mattermost✓

Integrations

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

Lark

Not documented yet.

Mattermost

Leader
26 total
  • Slack
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • GitHub
  • Twitter
  • Bugzilla
  • RSS
  • Gerrit
  • Redmine
  • Mercurial
  • SVN
  • Threema
  • Pexip
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Matrix
  • XMPP
  • Trello
  • ServiceNow
  • PagerDuty
  • Splunk
  • Nagios
  • +2 more
Independently observed
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Lark or Mattermost: which one depends on you

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