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Hasarak vs Twist
Twist is calm, thread-first messaging for async teams. Hasarak pairs channels and threads with an inbox, pages for docs and an MCP server for your AI tools.
Side by side
| Hasarak | Twist | |
|---|---|---|
| Threaded conversations | ✓ | Threads first |
| Inbox for what needs you | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time chat | ✓ | Secondary |
| Docs next to chat | Pages, co-edited, with Mermaid | — |
| MCP server for any MCP client | ✓ | — |
| Desktop and mobile apps | Not released yet | ✓ |
| Custom integrations | One HTTP endpoint | Integrations, webhooks |
Why teams switch from Twist
Async and real time in one place
Threads and an inbox for considered discussion, channels for quick back-and-forth.
Specs and runbooks as pages
Tables, images and Mermaid diagrams, edited together and linked from the conversation.
Made for engineers
A built-in MCP server, @ai in threads, Vim keys in the Minimal style and connectors that are one URL.
Who should pick Twist
Twist, from the makers of Todoist, is deliberately calm. Every conversation is a titled thread in a channel, and the inbox shows what changed since you last looked. It suits distributed teams that work mostly asynchronously and want less real-time pressure. Its free plan keeps the last month of history visible, and the paid plan unlocks the rest. It also has desktop and mobile apps.
Who should pick Hasarak
Engineering teams usually need both modes: quick back-and-forth during an incident, considered threads for design discussions, and somewhere to write the spec. Hasarak has channels, threads and an inbox for mentions, thread replies and DMs, plus pages with Mermaid diagrams for docs, and an MCP server so your AI tools can work in the same place.
Moving from Twist
There is no Twist importer. Recreate your channels, turn long-lived reference threads into pages, and invite the team.
Questions
What is a good Twist alternative?
Teams that like Twist's calm, thread-first style often look at Zulip (topics within channels) or Hasarak (channels, threads and an inbox, with pages for docs).
Twist vs Slack for async teams?
Twist is built for async, organized threads; Slack is built for real-time chat. Hasarak gives you both: threads and an inbox for async work, channels for quick back-and-forth.
Does Twist have a terminal client?
Not that we know of. Hasarak's terminal client is in development and not released yet.
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