About
Stoat is an open-source group chat application for friends and communities. It provides servers, channels, voice chat, file sharing, markdown support, role-based permissions, moderation tools, bots, and a public API. The service is available on desktop, web, Android, iOS, and iPadOS, with self-hosting support for users who want to run their own server.
The free offering includes custom emojis, a 20 MB file upload limit, server-specific profile pictures, animated avatars, profile banners, themes, and group DMs with up to 50 members. The pricing page does not describe a time-limited trial; it presents these limits as part of the ongoing free service.
- Servers and channels
- Voice chat and file sharing
- 20 MB file upload limit
- Group DMs up to 50 members
- Role-based permissions and moderation tools
- Public API and bots support
Free Tier Value
This free tier appears to be a perpetual, capped offering with no credit-card requirement and no published paid plans on the page to anchor against. Because it includes real usable functionality — including core chat features and several premium-like basics such as custom emojis, file uploads, and profile customization — it should be worth more than a token amount, but the lack of any concrete quota or pricing ladder keeps the estimate conservative at about $1/month.
What's included in the free tier
Details aren't itemized for this entry yet - check the pricing page below for the latest.
See Stoat pricing for current limits.
