TeamSpeak

Voice chat with free client and free 32-slot self-hosted servers

About TeamSpeak

TeamSpeak is a VoIP platform for low-latency group voice communication, long favoured by gaming communities and teams, with self-hosted servers, a hierarchical permissions system, AES-based encryption, screen sharing and global text chat. The client and a 32-slot self-hosted server are free, while larger Gamer and Commercial licences are paid.

TeamSpeak website preview

Live preview of teamspeak.com via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

TeamSpeak: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers voice chat, voip, gaming, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 619 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

TeamSpeak pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	teamspeak.com

TeamSpeak key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: voice chat, voip, gaming, self hosted
Official site: teamspeak.com

TeamSpeak FAQ

How much does TeamSpeak cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (teamspeak.com).

What is TeamSpeak used for?

Voice chat with free client and free 32-slot self-hosted servers Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: voice chat, voip, gaming, self hosted.

Where can I try TeamSpeak?

On its official site, teamspeak.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

TeamSpeak vs alternatives

	TeamSpeak	FreeSWITCH	Mumble	3CX
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas	voice chat, voip, gaming, self hosted	telephony, voip, open source, sip, self hosted	voice chat, voip, gaming, open source	pbx, voip, business phone, video
Official site	teamspeak.com	freeswitch.org	mumble.info	3cx.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 619 tools. Alongside TeamSpeak, it includes MXroute, Mailfence, Soverin, Runbox.

FreemiumCommunication & Collaborationvoice chatvoipgamingself-hosted

Alternatives to TeamSpeak

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with TeamSpeak — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

FreeSWITCH

Open-source telephony platform for real-time voice and video

Freemiumtelephonyvoipopen-sourcesip

Communication & Collaboration

Mumble

Free, open source, low-latency, high-quality voice chat

Freevoice-chatvoipgamingopen-source

Communication & Collaboration

3CX

Business phone system with video and live chat

Freemiumpbxvoipbusiness-phonevideo

Communication & Collaboration

Akkoma

Magically expressive federated social media server software

Freefediverseactivitypubmicrobloggingself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

Anveo

VoIP platform with visual call flow builder

Freemiumvoipivrsipcall-flow

Communication & Collaboration

Apache OpenMeetings

Open-source video conferencing, whiteboard and groupware from Apache

Freevideo-conferencingwhiteboardgroupwareself-hosted

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: MXroute — Flat-rate email hosting priced by storage, not per user; Mailfence — Belgian secure email suite with OpenPGP encryption; Soverin — Dutch privacy-first email on your own domain.