Typetalk

Business chat from Nulab (same company as Backlog/Cacoo). Topic-based threads and Backlog/Cacoo integration attract Japanese engineering teams.

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Editor

Positioned as a Japanese Slack alternative, but adoption is modest. Worth looking at if you're already in the Nulab suite.
— Crewtool Editor

Key Features

• Topic-based message threads • @mentions and emoji reactions • Backlog/Cacoo/Git push notifications • Slack/Webhook bots • iOS and Android mobile apps

Pricing

Free (1 topic), Standard $6/user/mo, Premium $10/user/mo.

FAQ

Complete Slack replacement?

Feature-similar but app integration ecosystem is far smaller.

Free 1 topic enough?

Paid plan needed for full team use.

JPY billing?

Yes, via Nulab account.

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