Comparison

Lark vs Whereby

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Lark55
★Whereby86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Lark55 / 100low · 44%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Model
Price level
Wherebylow
Starting price
Lark–
Whereby$9.99
Transparent
Lark✗
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
Lark–
Whereby5
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Lark–
Whereby✓
Gdpr
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Hipaa
Lark–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Pci
Lark–
Whereby✓
Soc2
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Lark–
Whereby99.9
Status page
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Market
Content
Faq
Whereby6 items

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Video meetings
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Whiteboard
Lark-
Whereby✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Lark-
Whereby✓
Recording / transcription
LarkRecording
WherebyRecording
Security
End-to-end encryption
Lark-
Whereby✓
SSO / SCIM
Lark-
Whereby-
Access
Guest / external access
Lark-
Whereby✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Deployment
Hosting
LarkCloud only
WherebyCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Lark-
Whereby200
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Lark-
Whereby✗
Public API / bot framework
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Commercial
Free tier
Lark✓
Whereby✓

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

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

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 ↗

Whereby

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Lark✓
Whereby✓
iOS
Lark✓
Whereby✓
Android
Lark✗
Whereby✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lark✓
Whereby✓

Integrations

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

Lark

Not documented yet.

Whereby

Leader
7 total
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • YouTube
  • Slack
  • Chrome
Independently observed
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