Relay is the calm, fast, beautifully restrained team chat for product teams who care about craft. Channels, threads, search — done right.
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Why teams use Relay
Relay removes the noise of legacy chat tools so your team can think clearly, decide quickly, and ship more often.
Side-by-side threads keep deep conversations from drowning out the channel.
Find a message, file, or person in milliseconds. Filters that respect your context.
Smart muting and grouped activity. Quiet by default, loud when it matters.
Optimistic everything. Keyboard-first. No spinners between you and your team.
Subtle indicators, focus mode, and typing signals that don't feel like surveillance.
Switch contexts without losing state. Threads stay where you left them.
Built for craft
From the way messages group together, to the typing indicator that knows when to disappear, to the keyboard shortcuts you'll never have to look up — Relay is a chat tool engineered like a product, not a feature dump.
Loved by teams
“Relay finally got chat right. Threads stay where you left them and the keyboard shortcuts are addictive.”
“We replaced two tools with Relay in a week. The thing actually feels fast — like, desktop-app fast.”
“Calm by default, loud when it matters. The notification model is exactly what a busy team needs.”
How Relay compares
| Feature | Relay | Slack | Discord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calm-by-default notifications | — | — | |
| Threads in side-panel (no context loss) | — | — | |
| Sub-50ms message delivery | |||
| Native command palette (⌘K) | — | — | |
| Unlimited message history (Pro) | — | ||
| End-to-end encrypted private channels | — | — | |
| Built-in workspace switcher | — |
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