Looking for a Coda alternative with real-time team chat?
Coda combines docs and spreadsheets but has no team messaging. Trilo gives you AI-enabled docs and sheets with built-in chat, video calls, and AI coworkers.
TL;DR
Coda blends documents with tables and automations but lacks real-time communication. Trilo offers docs and spreadsheets with built-in chat, video, tasks, and AI coworkers. Choose Coda for doc-embedded apps. Choose Trilo for docs with team communication.
Why teams leave Coda
No team messaging
Coda has doc comments but no real-time chat. Your team still needs Slack for conversations, splitting context across two tools.
Everything embedded in docs
Coda forces task lists, calendars, and databases inside documents. These are clever workarounds, not purpose-built features.
No video or meeting features
Coda has no video calls. You need Zoom for meetings, and meeting outcomes are disconnected from your documents.
Custom syntax learning curve
Coda uses its own formula language. Your team needs to learn a custom syntax rather than standard spreadsheet formulas.
What you get with Trilo
Docs plus chat
Real-time messaging alongside your documents
Video calls included
Discuss docs face-to-face without Zoom
AI coworkers
Autonomous agents across docs, chat, and tasks
Dedicated tasks
Real kanban boards, not doc-embedded tables
Quick comparison
How Trilo helps
Docs With Built-In Chat
Coda creates powerful documents but your team still discusses them in Slack. Trilo puts real-time chat alongside your docs and sheets. Discuss a document, make decisions in a thread, and the conversation stays connected to the content.
Dedicated Tools, Not Doc Workarounds
Coda embeds task lists, calendars, and databases inside documents. Trilo gives you dedicated kanban boards, a full calendar with booking links, and time tracking as proper features. You get purpose-built tools rather than clever document hacks.
AI Coworkers Across Your Workspace
Coda AI helps inside documents. Trilo AI coworkers work across your entire workspace: joining group conversations, transcribing video calls, creating tasks from meeting discussions, and editing docs. They are teammates that see the full picture.
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